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THE EARTH ORGANIZATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2013

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Organization
THE EARTH ORGANIZATION (EIN 20-1832617)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-11-17
IRS object ID
201443219349204744
Schema version
2013v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2014-11-17T21:09:35-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN953387333PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GREENBERG AND JACKSON CPASBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12441 HONOLULU AVENUE SUITE 120AddressLine1
CityMONTROSECity
StateCAState
ZIP Code910201864ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN201832617EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE EARTH ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlEARTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8187693410PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14312 TALOFA AVEAddressLine1
CityTOLUCA LAKECity
StateCAState
ZIP Code91602ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBARBARA WISEMANPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone8187693410PhoneNum
Signature2014-11-13SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJIM FRANKEL CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01455623PTIN
Phone8182493230PhoneNum
Preparation2014-11-17PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$82,831GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$82,831ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Total Revenue$82,831TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$17,000SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$16,292FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage$627PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$46,952OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$80,871TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$1,960ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,720NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$5,680NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,720BOYAmt
EOY$16,900EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,720BOYAmt
EOY$16,900EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$11,220EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,720BOYAmt
EOY$5,680EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeAWARENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
TWO EDUCATIONAL ECO SAFARIS WERE CONDUCTED TO SOUTH AFRICA. OVER 10,000 ZULU CHILDREN RECEIVED EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON RECYCLING. HELPED TO PRESERVE OVER 84,000 ACRES OF CONSERVATION LAND. HELPED TO PRESERVE AND EXPAND ENDANGERED ELEPHANT AND RHINO POPULATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA. HELPED TO CONSERVE THE BIODIVERSITY AND ANIMAL POPULATIONS OF 2 LARGE GAME PRESERVES TOTALLING 96,000 ACRES.$11,262
SENT OIL SPILL RESPONSE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS OUT TO 1,500 OIL SPILL RESPONSE PROFESSIONALS, SCIENTISTS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OVERSEEING THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT. HELPED TO COMPILE DOCUMENTATION FOR A SCIENCE STUDY REGARDING THE IMPACT OF THE BP OIL SPILL ON THE GULF OF MEXICO. BROADLY PUBLICIZED THE INFORMATION IN THE PUBLISHED SCIENCE STUDY RESULTING IN 34,000 SCIENTISTS AND OTHER SUBSCRIBERS TO THE MARINE POLUTION BULLETIN DOWNLOADING THE STUDY. OVER 120 DIFFERENT ON-LINE AND PRINT MEDIA OUTLETS RAN STORIES TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE ON-GOING IMPACT OF THE SPILL ON THE HEALTH OF THE FISHERIES AND THE PUBLIC. CONDUCTED AN EXHAUSTIVE REVIEW OF INTERNAL EPA GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS, UNEARTHING FAULTY SCIENCE AND SUBMITTED CORRECTED, REWRITTEN GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS TO GOVERNMENT REGULATORS. RESEARCHED, WROTE AND PUBLISHED A 44-PAGE PAPER CALLED "A CALL FOR A 21ST CENTURY SOLUTION IN OIL SPILL RESPONSE". LAUNCHED AN EDUCATIONAL WEBSITE AT WWW.PROTECTMARINELIFENOW.ORG. EDUCATED 250 TRIBAL LEADERS ON CHEMICAL DISPERSANTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT. PROVIDED CONSULTING AND MANAGEMENT DIRECTION FOR ALASKA INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL AND TRIBAL ELDERS REGARDING STRATEGIES FOR MITIGATING ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS. INITIATED THE FORMATION OF THE CHANGE OIL SPILL RESPONSE ALLIANCE. PROVIDED SOLUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO CLEAN UP THE NIGER DELTA. PROVIDED GREENPEACE CHINA WITH EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR NON-TOXIC OIL SPILL RESPONSE METHODS.$63,821
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$75,083TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
BARBARA WISEMAN
TREASURER50.00$17,000
ROBERTA PERRY
SECRETARY0.25$0
RAY MCKAY
TREASURER0.25$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersYes (true)MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Loans To From Officers$7,000LoansToFromOfficersAmt
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBARBARA WISEMANPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line114640 VICTORY BLVDAddressLine1
CityVAN NUYSCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code91411ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8187693410PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$101,594CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$69,425CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$66,009CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$35,677CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$82,831CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$355,536TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$101,594CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$69,425CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$66,009CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$35,677CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$82,831CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$355,536TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$28,389SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$327,147PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$355,536TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.92020PublicSupportCY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROBERTA PERRYPersonNm
Relationship With OrgSECRETARYRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan To OrganizationYes (X)LoanToOrganizationInd
Original Principal$7,000OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$7,000BalanceDueAmt
DefaultfalseDefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (true)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementfalseWrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$7,000TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16EXPENSES PROMOTION 18,215 WEB SITE EXPENSES 167 MARKETING 2,591 CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE 1,135 POSTAGE 259 TELEPHONE 175 SUPPLIES 927 OFFICE EXPENSE 2,236 COMPUTER EXPENSES 445 TRAVEL 20,118 BANK CHARGES 381 MEMBERSHIPS AND DUES 45 MISCELLANEOUS 38 TAXES 220 TOTAL 46,952
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26UNSECURED NOTES AND LOANS PAYABLE 0 4,220 LOANS FROM OFFICERS 0 7,000
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28TWO EDUCATIONAL ECO SAFARIS WERE CONDUCTED TO SOUTH AFRICA. OVER 10,000 ZULU CHILDREN RECEIVED EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON RECYCLING. HELPED TO PRESERVE OVER 84,000 ACRES OF CONSERVATION LAND. HELPED TO PRESERVE AND EXPAND ENDANGERED ELEPHANT AND RHINO POPULATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA. HELPED TO CONSERVE THE BIODIVERSITY AND ANIMAL POPULATIONS OF 2 LARGE GAME PRESERVES TOTALLING 96,000 ACRES.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29SENT OIL SPILL RESPONSE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS OUT TO 1,500 OIL SPILL RESPONSE PROFESSIONALS, SCIENTISTS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OVERSEEING THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT. HELPED TO COMPILE DOCUMENTATION FOR A SCIENCE STUDY REGARDING THE IMPACT OF THE BP OIL SPILL ON THE GULF OF MEXICO. BROADLY PUBLICIZED THE INFORMATION IN THE PUBLISHED SCIENCE STUDY RESULTING IN 34,000 SCIENTISTS AND OTHER SUBSCRIBERS TO THE MARINE POLUTION BULLETIN DOWNLOADING THE STUDY. OVER 120 DIFFERENT ON-LINE AND PRINT MEDIA OUTLETS RAN STORIES TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE ON-GOING IMPACT OF THE SPILL ON THE HEALTH OF THE FISHERIES AND THE PUBLIC. CONDUCTED AN EXHAUSTIVE REVIEW OF INTERNAL EPA GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS, UNEARTHING FAULTY SCIENCE AND SUBMITTED CORRECTED, REWRITTEN GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS TO GOVERNMENT REGULATORS. RESEARCHED, WROTE AND PUBLISHED A 44-PAGE PAPER CALLED "A CALL FOR A 21ST CENTURY SOLUTION IN OIL SPILL RESPONSE". LAUNCHED AN EDUCATIONAL WEBSITE AT WWW.PROTECTMARINELIFENOW.ORG. EDUCATED 250 TRIBAL LEADERS ON CHEMICAL DISPERSANTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT. PROVIDED CONSULTING AND MANAGEMENT DIRECTION FOR ALASKA INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL AND TRIBAL ELDERS REGARDING STRATEGIES FOR MITIGATING ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS. INITIATED THE FORMATION OF THE CHANGE OIL SPILL RESPONSE ALLIANCE. PROVIDED SOLUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO CLEAN UP THE NIGER DELTA. PROVIDED GREENPEACE CHINA WITH EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR NON-TOXIC OIL SPILL RESPONSE METHODS.

Compensation Explanation CompensationExplanation

Compensation Explanation CompensationExplanationGrp (3 entries)

BARBARA WISEMAN
ROBERTA PERRY
RAY MCKAY

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