EARTH SANGHA INC: Form 990, tax year 2012
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- Organization
- EARTH SANGHA INC (EIN 54-1868546)
- Tax period
- 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
- Filed
- 2013-05-07
- IRS object ID
- 201331279349300523
- Schema version
- 2012v2.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2013-05-07T07:22:09-07:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2012-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Bay Business Group | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 105 E Annandale Road Suite 215 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Falls Church | City |
| State | VA | State |
| ZIP Code | 22046 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2012-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 541868546 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Earth Sangha | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | EART | NameControl |
| Phone | 7037644830 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 10123 Commonwealth Blvd | AddressLine1 |
| City | Fairfax | City |
| State | VA | State |
| ZIP Code | 22032 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Chris Bright | Name |
| Title | President | Title |
| Date Signed | 2013-05-07 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | true | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | David Bradsher | Name |
| PTIN | P00290229 | PTIN |
| Phone | 7035330888 | Phone |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2012 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Of Principal Officer Person | Chris Bright | NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson |
Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 10123 Commonwealth Blvd | AddressLine1 |
| City | Fairfax | City |
| State | VA | State |
| ZIP Code | 220322707 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | 288722 | GrossReceipts |
| Group Return For Affiliates | false | GroupReturnForAffiliates |
| All Affiliates Included | false | AllAffiliatesIncluded |
| Organization501c3 | X | Organization501c3 |
| Web Site | www.earthsangha.org | WebSite |
| Type Of Organization Corporation | X | TypeOfOrganizationCorporation |
| Year Formation | 1997 | YearFormation |
| State Legal Domicile | VA | StateLegalDomicile |
| Activity Or Mission Description | Socially engaged Buddhism & ecological restoration. | ActivityOrMissionDescription |
| Nbr Voting Members Governing Body | 9 | NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody |
| Nbr Independent Voting Members | 7 | NbrIndependentVotingMembers |
| Total Nbr Employees | 9 | TotalNbrEmployees |
| Total Nbr Volunteers | 600 | TotalNbrVolunteers |
| Total Gross UBI | 0 | TotalGrossUBI |
| Contributions Grants Current Year | 219969 | ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear |
| Program Service Revenue CY | 68307 | ProgramServiceRevenueCY |
| Investment Income Current Year | 291 | InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear |
| Other Revenue Current Year | 140 | OtherRevenueCurrentYear |
| Total Revenue Current Year | 288707 | TotalRevenueCurrentYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts CY | 0 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY |
| Benefits Paid To Members CY | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersCY |
| Salaries Etc Current Year | 136160 | SalariesEtcCurrentYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpCY |
| Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year | 9334 | TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear |
| Other Expenses Current Year | 104192 | OtherExpensesCurrentYear |
| Total Expenses Current Year | 240352 | TotalExpensesCurrentYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses CY | 48355 | RevenuesLessExpensesCY |
| Total Assets BOY | 124563 | TotalAssetsBOY |
| Total Assets EOY | 180327 | TotalAssetsEOY |
| Total Liabilities BOY | 2913 | TotalLiabilitiesBOY |
| Total Liabilities EOY | 10322 | TotalLiabilitiesEOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 121650 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 170005 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Info In Schedule O Part III | X | InfoInScheduleOPartIII |
| Mission Description | Socially engaged Buddhism & ecological restoration. | MissionDescription |
| Significant New Program Services | false | SignificantNewProgramServices |
| Significant Change | false | SignificantChange |
| Expense | 78952 | Expense |
| Revenue | 5941 | Revenue |
| Description | Tropical Agroforestry: Operation of a community tree nursery and associated forest-conservation programs on the Dominican side of a portion of the Dominican Republic Haiti border, to slow deforestation and help impoverished farmers increase their incomes. By the end of 2012 about 40 farms were participating. The nursery produced about 23,000 local-ecotype native tree seedlings, representing 11 species. Our Forest Credit program, in which our local independent partner organization makes low-cost credit available to small-holder farmers in exchange for forest conservation easements, made 19 loans, amounting to approximately $9,600, in exchange for easements over about 62 acres. On one of our poorest farms, we installed our first Parcela Agro-Ecolgica, a sophisticated, polyculture system designed to increase soil fertility on about one acre, in exchange for additional conservation easements. Our Rising Forests Coffee program, which buys small-holder native-shade coffee, is protecting about 20 acres of forest; in 2012, Rising Forests paid our farmers about twice the usual Fair Trade rate. We also built a coffee warehouse and community center in the village that serves as the base of our operations. Finally, we launched a water security project to help stabilize streams and provide parasite-free drinking water for our project area. As first steps, we repaired a local reservoir and installed a sand filter at the local elementary school to provide safe water to students and staff. | Description |
Activity2 Activity2
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | 67220 | Expense |
| Revenue | 62366 | Revenue |
| Description | Wild Plant Nursery:Propagation from the wild of about 250 plant species native to the greater Washington, DC, region for use in local ecological restoration projects. All stock is local ecotype (propagated directly from local wild native-plant populations). Our plants are used in our own projects and in those of other nonprofits, friends of groups, individual restorationists, and government agencies. During 2012, about 15,500 native trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants were distributed from the nursery to local natural areas. | Description |
Activity3 Activity3
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | 31207 | Expense |
| Description | Meadow Restoration:Collaboration with the Bureau of Land Management and the Fish and Wildlife Service on native-meadow restoration. At the BLMs Meadowood Recreation Area, we worked with BLM staff to devegetate 4.25 acres of a 17-acre field dominated by exotic fescue grass; we then replanted with about 20 native meadow species. We direct-sowed some species, using local, wild-collected seed; we also installed about 4,400 plants from our nursery. At the FWSs Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, we hand-pulled invasives on our 12.5-acre restoration site; we also organized herbicide application for about 2.5 acres of the site, and conducted repeated hand-mowing of another 2.5 acres, in a regimen designed to favor the natives over the invasives. | Description |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Other Program Service Exp | 36078 | TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp |
| Total Program Service Expense | 213457 | TotalProgramServiceExpense |
| Described In501 C3 | true | DescribedIn501C3 |
| Schedule B Required | true | ScheduleBRequired |
| Political Activities | false | PoliticalActivities |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivities |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTax |
| Donor Advised Funds | false | DonorAdvisedFunds |
| Conservation Easements | false | ConservationEasements |
| Collections Of Art | false | CollectionsOfArt |
| Credit Counseling | false | CreditCounseling |
| Term Or Permanent Endowments | false | TermOrPermanentEndowments |
| Report Land Bldg Equip | true | ReportLandBldgEquip |
| Report Invest Oth Securities | false | ReportInvestOthSecurities |
| Report Prog Rel Invest | false | ReportProgRelInvest |
| Report Other Assets | false | ReportOtherAssets |
| Report Other Liabilities | false | ReportOtherLiabilities |
| Report Fin48 Footnote | false | ReportFin48Footnote |
| Independent Audit Financial Stmt | false | IndependentAuditFinancialStmt |
| Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt | false | ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt |
| School | false | School |
| Foreign Office | true | ForeignOffice |
| Foreign Activities | true | ForeignActivities |
| More Than5000 K To Organizations | false | MoreThan5000KToOrganizations |
| More Than5000 K To Individuals | false | MoreThan5000KToIndividuals |
| Professional Fundraising | false | ProfessionalFundraising |
| Fundraising Activities | false | FundraisingActivities |
| Gaming | false | Gaming |
| Hospital | false | Hospital |
| Grants To Organizations | false | GrantsToOrganizations |
| Grants To Individuals | false | GrantsToIndividuals |
| Schedule J Required | false | ScheduleJRequired |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | false | TaxExemptBonds |
| Invest Tax Exempt Bonds | false | InvestTaxExemptBonds |
| Escrow Account | false | EscrowAccount |
| On Behalf Of Issuer | false | OnBehalfOfIssuer |
| Excess Benefit Transaction | false | ExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Prior Excess Benefit Transaction | false | PriorExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Loan To Officer Or DQP | false | LoanToOfficerOrDQP |
| Grant To Related Person | false | GrantToRelatedPerson |
| Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization | false | BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization |
| Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member | true | BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember |
| Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp | false | OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp |
| Deductible Non Cash Contributions | false | DeductibleNonCashContributions |
| Deductible Contributions Of Art | false | DeductibleContributionsOfArt |
| Terminated | false | Terminated |
| Partial Liquidation | false | PartialLiquidation |
| Disregarded Entity | false | DisregardedEntity |
| Related Entity | false | RelatedEntity |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | false | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Transaction Related Entity | false | TransactionRelatedEntity |
| Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org | false | TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg |
| Activities Conducted Partnership | false | ActivitiesConductedPartnership |
| Schedule O Required | true | ScheduleORequired |
| Info In Schedule O Part V | X | InfoInScheduleOPartV |
| Number Forms Transmitted With1096 | 0 | NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096 |
| Number W2 G Included | 0 | NumberW2GIncluded |
| Compliance With Backup Witholding | false | ComplianceWithBackupWitholding |
| Number Of Employees | 9 | NumberOfEmployees |
| Employment Tax Returns Filed | true | EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled |
| Unrelated Business Income | false | UnrelatedBusinessIncome |
| Form990-T Filed | false | Form990-TFiled |
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| Taxable Party Notification | false | TaxablePartyNotification |
| Non Deductible Contributions | false | NonDeductibleContributions |
| Quid Pro Quo Contributions | false | QuidProQuoContributions |
| Form8282 Property Disposed Of | false | Form8282PropertyDisposedOf |
| Number Of8282 Filed | 0 | NumberOf8282Filed |
| Funds To Pay Premiums | false | FundsToPayPremiums |
| Premiums Paid | false | PremiumsPaid |
| Form8899 Filed | false | Form8899Filed |
| Form1098 C Filed | false | Form1098CFiled |
| Excess Business Holdings | false | ExcessBusinessHoldings |
| Taxable Distributions | false | TaxableDistributions |
| Distribution To Donor | false | DistributionToDonor |
| Filed Lieu1041 | false | FiledLieu1041 |
| Licensed More Than One State | false | LicensedMoreThanOneState |
| Indoor Tanning Services | false | IndoorTanningServices |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | X | InfoInScheduleOPartVI |
| Nbr Voting Governing Body Members | 9 | NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers |
| Number Independent Voting Members | 7 | NumberIndependentVotingMembers |
| Family Or Business Relationship | true | FamilyOrBusinessRelationship |
| Delegation Of Management Duties | false | DelegationOfManagementDuties |
| Changes To Organizing Docs | false | ChangesToOrganizingDocs |
| Material Diversion Or Misuse | false | MaterialDiversionOrMisuse |
| Members Or Stockholders | false | MembersOrStockholders |
| Election Of Board Members | false | ElectionOfBoardMembers |
| Decisions Subject To Approval | false | DecisionsSubjectToApproval |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | true | MinutesOfGoverningBody |
| Minutes Of Committees | false | MinutesOfCommittees |
| Officer Mailing Address | false | OfficerMailingAddress |
| Local Chapters | false | LocalChapters |
| Form990 Provided To Governing Body | false | Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | true | ConflictOfInterestPolicy |
| Annual Disclosure Covered Persons | true | AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons |
| Regular Monitoring Enforcement | true | RegularMonitoringEnforcement |
| Whistleblower Policy | false | WhistleblowerPolicy |
| Document Retention Policy | true | DocumentRetentionPolicy |
| Compensation Process CEO | false | CompensationProcessCEO |
| Compensation Process Other | false | CompensationProcessOther |
| Investment In Joint Venture | false | InvestmentInJointVenture |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed | VA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled |
| Own Website | X | OwnWebsite |
| Other Website | X | OtherWebsite |
| Upon Request | X | UponRequest |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | Chris Bright | NamePerson |
| Telephone Number | 7037644830 | TelephoneNumber |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 10123 Commonwealth Blvd | AddressLine1 |
| City | Fairfax | City |
| State | VA | State |
| ZIP Code | 22032 | ZIPCode |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (9 entries)
| TitleTitle | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek | Average Hours Per Week RelatedAverageHoursPerWeekRelated | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector | Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization | Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs | Other CompensationOtherCompensation | OfficerOfficer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Jordan | |||||||
| Director | 1.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robert Weigl | |||||||
| Director | 4.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ashley Mattoon | |||||||
| Director | 1.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cynthia Irmer | |||||||
| Director | 1.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Richard Haeuber | |||||||
| Director | 1.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elizabeth Burke | |||||||
| Director | 3.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruce Engelbert | |||||||
| Director | 1.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lisa Bright | |||||||
| Exec Dir/Treas | 50.00 | 0.00 | X | 37546 | 0 | 2006 | X |
| Chris Bright | |||||||
| President | 55.00 | 0.00 | X | 56701 | 0 | 2662 | X |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | 94247 | TotalReportableCompFromOrg |
| Total Other Compensation | 4668 | TotalOtherCompensation |
| Number Individuals GT100 K | 0 | NumberIndividualsGT100K |
| Formers Listed | false | FormersListed |
| Total Comp GT150 K | false | TotalCompGT150K |
| Compensation From Other Sources | false | CompensationFromOtherSources |
| Number Of Contractors GT100 K | 0 | NumberOfContractorsGT100K |
| Info In Schedule O Part VIII | X | InfoInScheduleOPartVIII |
| Government Grants | 91255 | GovernmentGrants |
| All Other Contributions | 128714 | AllOtherContributions |
| Total Contributions | 219969 | TotalContributions |
Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn | Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
|---|---|---|
| Native Plant Sales | 62366 | 62366 |
| Forest Coffee Sales | 5941 | 5941 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Revenue | 68307 | TotalProgramServiceRevenue |
Investment Income InvestmentIncome
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 306 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $306 | ExclusionAmount |
Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 15 | Other |
Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other | -15 | Other |
Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | -15 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | -15 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | 140 | GrossSalesOfInventory |
Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 140 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $140 | ExclusionAmount |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Other Revenue | 0 | TotalOtherRevenue |
Total Revenue TotalRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 288707 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 68292 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
| Exclusion | $446 | ExclusionAmount |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part IX | X | InfoInScheduleOPartIX |
Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Foreign Grants ForeignGrants
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 98915 | Total |
| Program Services | 80976 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 11935 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 6004 | Fundraising |
Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 27902 | Total |
| Program Services | 22880 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 3348 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 1674 | Fundraising |
Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 9343 | Total |
| Program Services | 7661 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 1121 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 561 | Fundraising |
Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 2778 | Total |
| Program Services | 2500 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 139 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 139 | Fundraising |
Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 15389 | Total |
| Program Services | 15193 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 120 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 76 | Fundraising |
Advertising Advertising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 265 | Total |
| Program Services | 258 | ProgramServices |
| Fundraising | 7 | Fundraising |
Office Expenses OfficeExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 2178 | Total |
| Program Services | 2065 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 58 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 55 | Fundraising |
Information Technology InformationTechnology
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 510 | Total |
| Program Services | 486 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 11 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 13 | Fundraising |
Royalties Royalties
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Occupancy Occupancy
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1473 | Total |
| Program Services | 1457 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 8 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 8 | Fundraising |
Travel Travel
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Interest Interest
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 8000 | Total |
| Program Services | 7112 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 580 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 308 | Fundraising |
Insurance Insurance
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 3815 | Total |
| Program Services | 3815 | ProgramServices |
Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | TotalTotal | Program ServicesProgramServices |
|---|---|---|
| Field Misc Supplies | 3724 | 3724 |
| Farmer Support Forest Credit | 4218 | 4218 |
| Coffee Construction Supplies | 8943 | 8943 |
| Farmer Support Coffee Payments | 14883 | 14883 |
All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 38016 | Total |
| Program Services | 37286 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 241 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 489 | Fundraising |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 240352 | Total |
| Program Services | 213457 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 17561 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 9334 | Fundraising |
Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 8976 | BOY |
| EOY | 61660 | EOY |
Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 99917 | BOY |
| EOY | 101024 | EOY |
Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Land Buildings Equipment Basis | 55770 | LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis |
| Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec | 39198 | LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec |
Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 14855 | BOY |
| EOY | 16572 | EOY |
Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 815 | BOY |
| EOY | 1071 | EOY |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 124563 | BOY |
| EOY | 180327 | EOY |
Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 2913 | BOY |
| EOY | 10322 | EOY |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 2913 | BOY |
| EOY | 10322 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Do Not Follow SFAS117 | X | DoNotFollowSFAS117 |
Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 121650 | BOY |
| EOY | 170005 | EOY |
Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 121650 | BOY |
| EOY | 170005 | EOY |
Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 124563 | BOY |
| EOY | 180327 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Reconcilation Revenue Expenses | 48355 | ReconcilationRevenueExpenses |
| Method Of Accounting Cash | X | MethodOfAccountingCash |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | false | AccountantCompileOrReview |
| FS Audited | false | FSAudited |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | false | FederalGrantAuditRequired |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi | X | PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi |
Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 116844 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 186811 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 151255 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 139519 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 219969 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 814398 | Total |
Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit170 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Value Srvc Fclts Furnished By Govt ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Total170 Total170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 116844 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 186811 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 151255 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 139519 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 219969 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 814398 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Amounts Subst Contributors Total | 122444 | AmountsSubstContributorsTotal |
| Public Support Total170 | 691954 | PublicSupportTotal170 |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 4012 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 2128 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 1229 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 472 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 306 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 8147 | Total |
Net UBI NetUBI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 132 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 190 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 174 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 20 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 140 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 656 | Total |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | 823201 | TotalSupport |
| Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc | 146436 | GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc |
| Public Support Pertcentage170 | 0.84060 | PublicSupportPertcentage170 |
| Public Support Pertcent Prior Year | 0.76060 | PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear |
| Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170 | X | ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170 |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Info ContributorInfo
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor Number | RESTRICTED | ContributorNumber |
Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Aggregate Contributions | RESTRICTED | AggregateContributions |
Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD
Equipment Equipment
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 55770 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 39198 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 16572 | BookValue |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Book Value Land Buildings | 16572 | TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings |
Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF
Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Region | Central Amer/Caribbean | Region |
| Number Of Offices | 0 | NumberOfOffices |
| Number Of Employees | 1 | NumberOfEmployees |
| Type Of Activities Conducted | Program Services | TypeOfActivitiesConducted |
| Specific Services Provided | Forest Conservation | SpecificServicesProvided |
| Total Expenditures | 48182 | TotalExpenditures |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Subtotal Number Of Employees | 1 | SubtotalNumberOfEmployees |
| Total Number Of Employees | 1 | TotalNumberOfEmployees |
| Subtotal Amount Spent | 48182 | SubtotalAmountSpent |
| Total Amount Spent | 48182 | TotalAmountSpent |
| Transfer To Foreign Corp | false | TransferToForeignCorp |
| Interest In Foreign Trust | false | InterestInForeignTrust |
| Own Foreign Corp | false | OwnForeignCorp |
| Passive Foreign Invest Co | false | PassiveForeignInvestCo |
| Foreign Partnership | false | ForeignPartnership |
| Boycott Countries | false | BoycottCountries |
Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Identifier | Additional Supplemental Information | Identifier |
| Explanation | Operation of a community tree nursery and associated forest-conservation programs on the Dominican side of a portion of the Dominican Republic Haiti border, to slow deforestation and help impoverished farmers increase their incomes. By the end of 2012 about 40 farms were participating. The nursery produced about 23,000 local-ecotype native tree seedlings, representing 11 species. Our Forest Credit program, in which our local independent partner organization makes low-cost credit available to small-holder farmers in exchange for forest conservation easements, made 19 loans, amounting to approximately $9,600, in exchange for easements over about 62 acres. On one of our poorest farms, we installed our first Parcela Agro-Ecolgica, a sophisticated, polyculture system designed to increase soil fertility on about one acre, in exchange for additional conservation easements. Our Rising Forests Coffee program, which buys small-holder native-shade coffee, is protecting about 20 acres of forest; in 2012, Rising Forests paid our farmers about twice the usual Fair Trade rate. We also built a coffee warehouse and community center in the village that serves as the base of our operations. Finally, we launched a water security project to help stabilize streams and provide parasite-free drinking water for our project area. As first steps, we repaired a local reservoir and installed a sand filter at the local elementary school to provide safe water to students and staff. | Explanation |
Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL
Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV
Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | Matthew Bright | NamePerson |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Relationship | Officer Son | Relationship |
| Amount Of Transaction | 11250 | AmountOfTransaction |
| Description Of Transaction | Employed in 2012 | DescriptionOfTransaction |
| Sharing Of Revenues | false | SharingOfRevenues |
Form990 Schedule L Part V Form990ScheduleLPartV
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Explanation | The son of the President and Executive Director/Treasurer was an employee of the organization during 2012. | Explanation |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (52 entries)
| Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation | IdentifierIdentifier |
|---|---|---|
| Statement on the Value of In-Kind Donations | During 2012, volunteers contributed approximately 11,000 hours of service to our Wild Plant Nursery and DC-area ecological restoration sites. We value this effort at $24.64 per hour, which is the 2012 Virginia Average Hourly Value of Volunteer Time, set by the Virginia Department of Social Services. The total value of our 2012 volunteer effort was therefore $271,040.During 2012, Fairfax County, Virginia, donated improvements to the access road that serves our Wild Plant Nursery, and built a gravel truck ramp at the nursery. We value these improvements at $2,000. | |
| Part VIII Line 2 | Business codes for program service revenue:Line 2a:110000 (Agriculture)LIne 2b:110000 (Agrigulture) | |
| Part V, Line 3 | The Organization had income of $62,352 from sales of native plants grown in the Wild Plant Nursery and $5,955 from sales of coffee grown through the Tropical Agroforestry program. This income is reported on line 9 of Part I. These sales are directly related to the Organization's tax-exempt purpose. See Part III line 4b and Schedule O description of Part III line 4a.The Organization had income of $140 from occasional sales of t-shirts bearing the Earth Sangha logo, reported on line 11 of Part I. This income is not reported as unrelated business income under the exclusion for income from activities that are not regularly carried on (IRC 512(a)(1)). The t-shirts are sold at or near cost; the entire cost of t-shirt purchases is recorded as an expense at the time of purchase by the Organization. | |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | Tree bank transportation: Column (A) - Total = $1909; Column (B) - Program Services = $1909; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | Tree bank other travel: Column (A) - Total = $744; Column (B) - Program Services = $744; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | Tree bank misc fees: Column (A) - Total = $345; Column (B) - Program Services = $345; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | Research Expenses: Column (A) - Total = $429; Column (B) - Program Services = $234; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $195 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | Printing and Publications: Column (A) - Total = $2567; Column (B) - Program Services = $2323; Column (C) - Management & General = $18; Column (D) - Fundraising = $226 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | Postage and Shipping: Column (A) - Total = $1515; Column (B) - Program Services = $1392; Column (C) - Management & General = $65; Column (D) - Fundraising = $58 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | Miscellaneous Fees: Column (A) - Total = $299; Column (B) - Program Services = $136; Column (C) - Management & General = $158; Column (D) - Fundraising = $5 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | Meditation Supplies: Column (A) - Total = $101; Column (B) - Program Services = $101; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | Field Watering Equipment: Column (A) - Total = $69; Column (B) - Program Services = $69; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | Field Volunteer Refreshments: Column (A) - Total = $1186; Column (B) - Program Services = $1186; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | Field Tools: Column (A) - Total = $617; Column (B) - Program Services = $617; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | Field Soil and Sand: Column (A) - Total = $2586; Column (B) - Program Services = $2586; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | Field Signage: Column (A) - Total = $323; Column (B) - Program Services = $323; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | Field Misc Field Equipment: Column (A) - Total = $2158; Column (B) - Program Services = $2158; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | Field Landscaping Materials: Column (A) - Total = $388; Column (B) - Program Services = $388; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | Field Greenhouse Supplies: Column (A) - Total = $142; Column (B) - Program Services = $142; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | Field Fuel: Column (A) - Total = $1797; Column (B) - Program Services = $1797; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | Field Equipment & supplies: Column (A) - Total = $589; Column (B) - Program Services = $589; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | Field Containers: Column (A) - Total = $2322; Column (B) - Program Services = $2322; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | Field Construction Materials: Column (A) - Total = $225; Column (B) - Program Services = $225; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | Farmer Support PAE: Column (A) - Total = $1495; Column (B) - Program Services = $1495; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | Events: Column (A) - Total = $1047; Column (B) - Program Services = $1042; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $5 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | Equipment R and M: Column (A) - Total = $375; Column (B) - Program Services = $375; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | DR Water: Column (A) - Total = $401; Column (B) - Program Services = $401; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | DR Visiting: Column (A) - Total = $393; Column (B) - Program Services = $393; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | DR Truck Other: Column (A) - Total = $2571; Column (B) - Program Services = $2571; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | DR Truck Fuel: Column (A) - Total = $1685; Column (B) - Program Services = $1685; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | DR Telephone Internet & Fax: Column (A) - Total = $657; Column (B) - Program Services = $657; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | DR School: Column (A) - Total = $217; Column (B) - Program Services = $217; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | DR Nursery Other Supplies: Column (A) - Total = $601; Column (B) - Program Services = $601; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | DR Motorcycle Other: Column (A) - Total = $130; Column (B) - Program Services = $130; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | DR Motorcycle Fuel: Column (A) - Total = $864; Column (B) - Program Services = $864; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | DR Misc: Column (A) - Total = $95; Column (B) - Program Services = $95; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | DR Housing: Column (A) - Total = $26; Column (B) - Program Services = $26; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | DR Farmer Stem Payments: Column (A) - Total = $566; Column (B) - Program Services = $566; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | DR Farmer Planting Maintenance: Column (A) - Total = $700; Column (B) - Program Services = $700; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | Coffee Transport: Column (A) - Total = $2546; Column (B) - Program Services = $2546; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | Coffee Supplies: Column (A) - Total = $438; Column (B) - Program Services = $438; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | Coffee Supplies: Column (A) - Total = $130; Column (B) - Program Services = $130; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | Coffee Storage: Column (A) - Total = $734; Column (B) - Program Services = $734; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | Coffee Roasting: Column (A) - Total = $845; Column (B) - Program Services = $845; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | Coffee Processing: Column (A) - Total = $309; Column (B) - Program Services = $309; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses | Coffee Equipment: Column (A) - Total = $880; Column (B) - Program Services = $880; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | Appropriate documents will be made available upon request. | Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | Relevant personnel must sign an annual disclosure. | Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | Form 990 is reviewed by the President, on behalf of the Board, and by our accountant. | Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 8: Explanation of No Contemporaneously Documentation of Meetings | Line 8b: No such committees were in place during 2012. | Form 990, Part VI, Line 8 |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et | The President and Executive Director/Treasurer of Earth Sangha are married; Two of the volunteer directors are also married to each other. | Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description | OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Meadow Restoration:Collaboration with the Bureau of Land Management and the Fish and Wildlife Service on native-meadow restoration. At the BLMs Meadowood Recreation Area, we worked with BLM staff to devegetate 4.25 acres of a 17-acre field dominated by exotic fescue grass; we then replanted with about 20 native meadow species. We direct-sowed some species, using local, wild-collected seed; we also installed about 4,400 plants from our nursery. At the FWSs Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, we hand-pulled invasives on our 12.5-acre restoration site; we also organized herbicide application for about 2.5 acres of the site, and conducted repeated hand-mowing of another 2.5 acres, in a regimen designed to favor the natives over the invasives. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Tropical Agroforestry: Operation of a community tree nursery and associated forest-conservation programs on the Dominican side of a portion of the Dominican Republic Haiti border, to slow deforestation and help impoverished farmers increase their incomes. By the end of 2012 about 40 farms were participating. The nursery produced about 23,000 local-ecotype native tree seedlings, representing 11 species. Our Forest Credit program, in which our local independent partner organization makes low-cost credit available to small-holder farmers in exchange for forest conservation easements, made 19 loans, amounting to approximately $9,600, in exchange for easements over about 62 acres. On one of our poorest farms, we installed our first Parcela Agro-Ecolgica, a sophisticated, polyculture system designed to increase soil fertility on about one acre, in exchange for additional conservation easements. Our Rising Forests Coffee program, which buys small-holder native-shade coffee, is protecting about 20 acres of forest; in 2012, Rising Forests paid our farmers about twice the usual Fair Trade rate. We also built a coffee warehouse and community center in the village that serves as the base of our operations. Finally, we launched a water security project to help stabilize streams and provide parasite-free drinking water for our project area. As first steps, we repaired a local reservoir and installed a sand filter at the local elementary school to provide safe water to students and staff. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Meditation: The practice of traditional Buddhist meditation in a nondenominational format, in the Washington, DC, area. During 2012, sessions were generally conducted once a week. About 40 people attended at least one sitting; there were about 20 regular attendees. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: Non-Buffer Forest Restoration:Suppression of invasive alien vegetation covering about one acre of forest floor in the Marie Butler Leven Preserve, in Fairfax County, Virginia. Our 2012 invasives-control effort included both the complete devegetation of heavily infested areas, as well as careful handweeding of areas where invasives were growing amidst valuable natives. Thus far, we have suppressed invasives over about six acres of this 20-acre park. We also replanted portions of the forest floor with a selection of appropriate native local-ecotype plants. | Form 990, Part III, Line 4d |
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