2018-02-09T05:11:46-08:00 2017-09-30 HAYNIE AND COMPANY CPAS 1785 West 2300 South Salt Lake City UT 841192065 990 2016-10-01 521830873 Earth Force Inc EART 3034330016 PO Box 1228 Denver CO 80201 VINCE MELDRUM CURR CEO/PRES 2018-02-09 true Brian S Jacobson CPA P00668876 8019724800 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z 1013262 false false X www.EarthForce.org X 1993 CO Earth Force engages young people who improve the environment and their communities. 14 13 15 350 0 945880 967636 0 143 156 48825 37739 994848 1005531 58122 44075 0 637745 716395 0 89635 271456 241793 967323 1002263 27525 3268 530431 520521 129123 115945 401308 404576 X Earth Force engages young people as active citizens who improve the environment and their communities now and in the future. true false 785587 32680 Earth Force envisions a nation where young people from all walks of life are actively making positive change to the environment at their schools, in their neighborhoods and in partnership with their communities. To accomplish this, Earth Force works with partners and educators in communities to engage young people in opportunities to lead change efforts there and provides professional development and support around our Earth Force 6 step problem solving process which builds skills critical to long-term educational and career success. Earth Force works in over 50 communities around the U.S. 58520 10000 River Watch is a water quality monitoring program whose mission is to work with voluntary stewards to monitor water quality and other indicators of watershed health and utilize this high quality data to educate citizens and inform decision makers about the condition of Colorado's waterways. 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During 2017, the Organization had no unrelated business activities and believes that it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements. The Organization's federal tax return (Form 990) for 2017 is subject to examination by the IRS, generally for three years after the return is filed. Canada 0 0 Program Services See Part V 60001 60001 60001 false false false false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 2: New Services Earth Force took on the River Watch program starting July of 2017. River Watch is a water quality monitoring program whose mission is to work with voluntary stewards to monitor water quality and other indicators of watershed health and utilize this high quality data to educate citizens and inform decision makers about the condition of Colorado's waterways. River Watch provides a hands-on real science experience learning the value and function of Colorado's river and water ecosystems while generating quality aquatic habitat data over space and time for use in federal, state, and local decision making processes. Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et Vince Meldrum is an investor in the company owned by Michael Evans. Form 990, Part VI, Line 4: Description of Significant Changes to Organizational Documents Significant changes include: the age of the Youth Representatives on our Board was changed from not more than twenty-five (25) to between the ages of twelve (12) and eighteen (18), and the Conflict of Interest and Whistleblower policies were updated. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The 990 is provided to all board members for comment prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts The Organization has an explicit conflict of interest policy in its employee handbook and for board members. Issues raised around a conflict of interest are taken to the person's supervisor for determination, or to the board. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management At the close of fiscal year 2017, the executive committee reviewed the CEO's past performance, self-evaluation, and salary history, along with a compensation review from a public study of non-profit CEOs nationally. Based on this information and a discussion with the CEO, the executive committee unanimously approved a one-time increase in the CEO salary of 5%. The decision was contemporaneously documented. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Documents are available on the Organizations website or upon request by email or on-site.