2014-08-12T17:37:26-07:00 2013-12-31 Le Ho & Company LLP 251 Lake Merced Blvd Daly City CA 94015 990 2013-01-01 942889684 EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE INC EART 5108599113 2150 Allston Way Berkeley CA 94704 JOHN KNOX Co-Exec Director 2014-08-12 true CARL T HO P00044659 6507581222 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z JOHN KNOX 2150 Allston Way Suite 460 Berkeley CA 94704 13058017 false false X www.earthisland.org 1982 CA Earth Island's Mission is to develop and support projects that counteract threats to the biological and cultural diversity that sustains the environment. Through education and activism, these projects promote the conservation, preservation, and restoration of the Earth. 10 10 180 750 3670 -963 10298721 9936764 1101364 1066354 198259 89653 732891 464826 12331235 11557597 1202234 841826 0 5575171 5965341 0 991086 4179357 5336854 10956762 12144021 1374473 -586424 11346143 11017260 1885668 1747037 9460475 9270223 Earth Island's Mission is to develop and support projects that counteract threats to the biological and cultural diversity that sustains the environment. Through education and activism, these projects promote the conservation, preservation, and restoration of the Earth. false false 9822565 841826 1066354 Earth Island Institute provides a unique and interrelated mix of core programs that Grow Environmental Leadership across the constituencies that we serve. Project Support provides fiscal sponsorship for some 65 projects. Public Education/Publishing serves our membership and the public with the print Earth Island Journal as well as extensive news and perspective on the internet. New Leaders Initiative serves emerging youth environmental leaders with recognition, mentoring, funding, and other resources. Restoration Initiatives supports wetlands and other environmental restoration leaders with funding and mentorship. 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However, tax-exempt organizations are subject to Federal income and California franchise taxes for unrelated business taxable income and provision for income taxes is provided for the unrelated business taxable income, if any.Earth Island is required to file annual informational returns and business income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Services and the California Franchise Tax Board. Management has considered its tax positions taken and believes that all the positions taken in the federal and state tax returns are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination. The tax returns are subject to examination by the taxing authorities generally for three years and four years for federal and state, respectively, starting with the date of filing or the due date of the tax return, whichever is later. false Russia & the newly Indepe 0 0 Grant Making 48000 North America 0 0 Grant making 74000 East Asian & the Pacific 0 0 Grant making 9000 South Asia 0 0 Grant making 64000 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Grant making 70000 Central America & Carribean 0 0 Grant Making 64000 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Program Services Supplemental info 6000 335000 335000 Central America Gen. Support 64000 Wire East Asia & The Gen. Support 8634 Wire Middle East & N Gen. Support 5000 WIRE North America Gen. Support 10000 Wire North America Gen. Support 64000 Wire Russia & Neighb Gen. Support 37708 Wire Russia & Neighb Gen. Support 5750 Wire South Asia Gen. Support 5000 Wire South Asia Gen. Support 5000 Wire South Asia Gen. Support 5000 Wire South Asia Gen. 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Part I #3 Method of Accounting - Accounting method used on this schedule is the same method used in the organization's financial statements which is on accrual basis.The following are programs that have activities in foreign countries:Altai Project works to protect the natural and cultural heritage of the Altai a uniquely diverse, mountainous region of southern Siberia through small grants, professional exchanges, and joint projects with indigenous partners. AlterTerra takes an innovative approach to addressing the environmental and socioeconomic effects of unplanned urbanization by promoting initiatives that reduce poverty, create jobs, and improve general health of neighborhoods that lack sanitation and healthcare. Focusing on biodiversity and watershed-based planning, it creates locally specific solutions for economic conservation in impoverished regions of Americas. Armenia Environmental Network has a dual mission: To increase information sharing and distribution among Armenians in Armenia, the Armenian Diaspora and the wider conservation community; and to facilitate partnerships between these communities to promote sustainable development in Armenia. Baikal Watch promotes international activities for the permanent protection of biologically unique Lake Baikal in Siberia, as well as related initiatives throughout Russia and northern Asia. Borneo Project works to support indigenous rights, rain forest protection, and community development in Borneo. Center for Safe Energy works to provide knowledge, American contacts, skills, technical assistance and financial resources to non-profit partners in the former Soviet Union that are strengthening democratic society and improving environmental conditions. Climate Wise Women is a global platform for the promotion of womens leadership on climate change. Through powerful personal narratives, Climate Wise Women gives a human face and voice to an issue that sits squarely at the nexus of the conversation on gender equality, environmental justice, food security, the eradication of extreme poverty, and public health. CoalSwarms mission is to assist the movement of grassroots groups fighting Big Coal, and to mobilize support for that movement outside the current framework of environmental groups and outside the boundaries of directly impacted states. To accomplish that mission, CoalSwarm is building a Wikipedia-style information base on coal at http://coalswarm.org. Ethical Traveler is a global community through which tourists and travelers can understand their economic and political power of travel and use it to benefit both the human community and planetary environment. Friends of Muonde supports the Muonde Trust to foment locally-driven creativity and development in the Mazvihwa and neighboring areas of south central Zimbabwe. Through educational, agricultural and community extension programs, and a healthy dose of action research, they back local development efforts that maintain the connections between spirit, community and ecology. Global Service Corps provides opportunities for adult volunteer participants to live and work on environmental and social justice projects in Africa and Thailand. International Marine Mammal Project is leading the international effort to stop the slaughter of dolphins, end commercial whaling, end the use of drift nets and other destructive fishing practices, end commercial exploitation of cetaceans by aquariums and sea parks, and protect key whale and dolphin habitats.Project Survival Media is a global youth journalism network dedicated to broadcasting stories of survival and ingenuity in the face of climate change. Resilience Fund is a nonprofit social venture that links coffee roasting companies and their customers with their farming partners at origin. The Fund provides financial investment and knowledge sharing to support projects that help farmers and their communities adapt and survive the impacts of climate change. Sacred Land Film Project produces a variety of media and educational materials films, videos, DVDs, articles, photographs, school curricula materials, and Web site content to deepen public understanding of sacred places, indigenous cultures, and environmental justice. SAVE International (Spoonbill Action Voluntary Echo) seeks to protect the critically endangered Black-faced Spoonbill and its Asian habitat throughout its flyway by promoting alternative economic development and long-term sustainability of the ecosystems and local communities.Serengeti Watch (formerly Save The Serengeti) is building a strong coalition of support, advocacy, and funding for the Serengeti ecosystem, the people living near it, and adjacent reserves and protected areas. The project seeks lasting protection to the Serengeti ecosystem. Viva Sierra Gorda (formerly Friends of Sierra Gorda) is a support organization to a coalition of local organizations working together for a high impact public-private partnership to guarantee long term sustainability in a sacred and priority natural sanctuary, the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve, Mexico. Womens Earth Alliance (WEA) strengthens and unites grassroots women-led environmental initiatives around the world. WEAs mission is to unite grassroots women environmental advocates around the world and to provide the connections, resources and training they need to enact effective, lasting change in their communities. 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Earth Island institute does make general support grants to established 501(c)(3) agencies. Earth island projects are responsible for tracking the grants that they award. Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et Barbara and Ken Brower are board members and sister and brother. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process A copy of the draft tax return is e-mailed to members of the Board for review before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts We require our Board and executive directors to update their declarations relative to conflict of interest annually or when their status changes, whichever comes first. If a conflict becomes evident in the operations of the organization, our procedures provide for the Board president to act to assure that any potential conflict is recognized and minimized where possible. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Governing docs, policies and financial statements are available upon request at our administrative office. David Brower Center 2150 Allston Way Suite 100 Berkeley CA CA 94704 943385643 Office rental to other NPOs CA 501(c)(3) 11a N/A false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false