ATMOS LTD

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $1.4M · expenses $3.9M · assets $207K

EIN
85-1277916
Address
167 MADISON AVE RM 205 PMB 223, NEW YORK, NY 10016-5403
Website
HTTPS://ATMOS.EARTH
NTEE code
C60
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
November 2020 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Jake Sargent (its 2020 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

ATMOS, LTD. WAS CHARTERED IN 2020 TO PROMOTE THE EXPLORATION OF CLIMATE AND CULTURE THROUGH PRODUCTION OF A BIANNUAL MAGAZINE AND DIGITAL PLATFORM CURATED BY A GLOBAL ECOSYSTEM OF ARTISTS, ACTIVISTS, AND WRITERS DEVOTED TO ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, CREATIVE STORYTELLING, AND RE-ENCHANTMENT WITH THE NATURAL WORLD.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

8 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Willow Defebaugh SECRETARY, EDITOR IN CHIEF2021-2025 $228,317$809,062 1
Tessa Forrest ART DIRECTOR2024-2025 $155,715$293,376 1
Theresa Perez-Llado EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2025 $259,969$259,969 1
Nicole Caldwell SITE DIRECTOR2025 $172,335$172,335 1
Elise Braseth DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR2025 $154,940$154,940 1
Louisiana Gelpi CREATIVE PRODUCER2025 $125,237$125,237 1
Negar Tayyar DIRECTOR2021-2025 $5,000$25,000 1
Theresa Perez (former) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2024 $209,412$209,412 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
James Sargent PRESIDENT AND TREASURER2021-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Kim Turnbull Mccann (former) TREASURER (THRU 11/21)2021 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 8 people listed · 7 paid, $1.1M · 14 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THERESA PEREZ-LLADO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $215,278$0$44,691 $259,9691
WILLOW DEFEBAUGH SECRETARY, EDITOR IN CHIEF40 $204,593$0$23,724 $228,3171
NICOLE CALDWELL SITE DIRECTOR40 $139,908$0$32,427 $172,3351
TESSA FORREST ART DIRECTOR40 $135,376$0$20,339 $155,7151
ELISE BRASETH DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR40 $124,670$0$30,270 $154,9401
LOUISIANA GELPI CREATIVE PRODUCER40 $106,486$0$18,751 $125,2371
NEGAR TAYYAR DIRECTOR1 $5,000$0$0 $5,0001
JAMES SARGENT PRESIDENT AND TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 5 people listed · 4 paid, $539K · 12 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THERESA PEREZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $172,549$0$36,863 $209,4121
WILLOW DEFEBAUGH SECRETARY40 $174,236$0$12,323 $186,5591
TESSA FORREST ART DIRECTOR40 $120,288$0$17,373 $137,6611
NEGAR TAYYAR DIRECTOR1 $5,000$0$0 $5,0001
JAMES SARGENT PRESIDENT AND TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $153K · 10 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WILLOW DEFEBAUGH SECRETARY1 $147,648$0$0 $147,6481
NEGAR TAYYAR DIRECTOR1 $5,000$0$0 $5,0001
JAMES SARGENT PRESIDENT AND TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $149K · 5 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WILLOW DEFEBAUGH SECRETARY AND TREASURER1 $138,809$0$0 $138,8091
NEGAR TAYYAR DIRECTOR1 $10,000$0$0 $10,0001
JAMES SARGENT PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $108K · 8 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WILLOW DEFEBAUGH SECRETARY (AND TREASURER EFF 11/21)1 $107,729$0$0 $107,7291
JAMES SARGENT PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
KIM TURNBULL MCCANN TREASURER (THRU 11/21)1 $0$0$0 $01
NEGAR TAYYAR DIRECTOR (EFF 11/21)1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,362,963$3,909,404 $206,538$164,568 $1,132,579$230,384 $493,286143
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,531,192$3,518,522 $2,806,823$2,711,009 $5,399,668$131,524 $403,648123
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,647,969$2,193,170 $713,687$698,339 $2,600,000$47,969 $152,648103
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$834,248$1,659,916 $265,515$243,540 $800,000$34,248 $148,80953
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,480,192$1,410,984 $1,094,834$1,069,208 $2,451,798$27,894 $107,72984

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $11,068,977 in all, tax years 2021 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
IMPACTASSETS INC DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2024 4$10,813,827 2024$5,263,827
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RSF SOCIAL FINANCE INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$180,000 2024$100,000
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SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2025 1$50,000 2025$50,000
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PATAGONIAORG Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ATMOS LTD” 2022 1$20,000 2022$20,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$5,150 2024$5,150
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Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $3,909,404 spent · pay $2,288,193 · grants $0 · events $230,159
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $1,441,150$1,441,150-- 36.9%
Other (as described)ART AND DIGITAL MAGAZIN $652,418$652,418-- 16.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $493,286$483,286$10,000- 12.6%
Other (as described)MAGAZINE PRODUCTION COS $255,133$255,133-- 6.5%
Other (as described) EventEVENTS $230,159$230,159-- 5.9%
Payroll taxes $178,547$178,547-- 4.6%
Fees: other services $151,884$144,563$7,321- 3.9%
Other employee benefits $134,508$134,508-- 3.4%
Travel $81,518-$81,518- 2.1%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $73,929-$73,929- 1.9%
All other expenses $57,695$4,124$53,571- 1.5%
Fees: accounting $47,895-$47,895- 1.2%
Pension plan contributions $40,702$40,702-- 1.0%
Advertising and promotion $27,083$27,083-- 0.7%
Office expenses $20,365-$20,365- 0.5%
Fees: legal $15,449-$15,449- 0.4%
Insurance $5,492$4,207$1,285- 0.1%
Depreciation and depletion $2,191-$2,191- 0.1%
Total$3,909,404100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $3,518,522 spent · pay $1,806,426 · grants $0 · events $186,280
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $1,105,913$1,105,913-- 31.4%
Other (as described)ART AND DIGITAL MAGAZIN $590,830$590,830-- 16.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $403,648$388,648$15,000- 11.5%
Other (as described)MAGAZINE PRODUCTION COS $298,454$298,454-- 8.5%
Fees: other services $217,750$197,500$20,250- 6.2%
Other (as described) EventEVENTS $186,280$186,280-- 5.3%
Payroll taxes $156,553$156,553-- 4.4%
Other employee benefits $116,623$116,623-- 3.3%
Office expenses $100,833-$100,833- 2.9%
Travel $76,135-$76,135- 2.2%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $75,838-$75,838- 2.2%
Advertising and promotion $64,376$64,376-- 1.8%
Fees: accounting $42,407-$42,407- 1.2%
All other expenses $36,806-$36,806- 1.0%
Pension plan contributions $23,689$23,689-- 0.7%
Fees: legal $15,648-$15,648- 0.4%
Insurance $4,548$3,221$1,327- 0.1%
Depreciation and depletion $2,191-$2,191- 0.1%
Total$3,518,522100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $2,193,170 spent · pay $1,259,507 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $896,618$896,618-- 40.9%
Other (as described)ART AND DIGITAL MAGAZIN $351,670$351,670-- 16.0%
Fees: other services $216,187$173,600$42,587- 9.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $152,648$147,648$5,000- 7.0%
Payroll taxes $114,468$114,468-- 5.2%
Other employee benefits $95,773$95,773-- 4.4%
Advertising and promotion $75,533$75,533-- 3.4%
Other (as described)GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIV $64,417-$64,417- 2.9%
Travel $49,913-$49,913- 2.3%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $43,994-$43,994- 2.0%
Other (as described)MAGAZINE PRODUCTION COS $43,134$43,134-- 2.0%
Fees: accounting $35,247-$35,247- 1.6%
All other expenses $32,965$5,090$27,875- 1.5%
Fees: legal $9,815-$9,815- 0.4%
Insurance $5,996$3,006$2,990- 0.3%
Office expenses $3,969-$3,969- 0.2%
Depreciation and depletion $823-$823- 0.0%
Total$2,193,170100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $1,659,916 spent · pay $858,613 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $587,592$587,592-- 35.4%
Fees: other services $282,580$282,580-- 17.0%
Other (as described)ART AND DIGITAL MAGAZIN $245,072$245,072-- 14.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $148,809$138,809$10,000- 9.0%
Other (as described)MAGAZINE PRODUCTION COS $109,314$109,314-- 6.6%
Payroll taxes $71,778$71,778-- 4.3%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $57,234$21,755$35,479- 3.4%
Fees: accounting $53,957-$53,957- 3.3%
Other employee benefits $50,434$50,434-- 3.0%
Advertising and promotion $21,056-$21,056- 1.3%
Fees: legal $9,575-$9,575- 0.6%
Insurance $6,563$3,076$3,487- 0.4%
Travel $6,280-$6,280- 0.4%
Office expenses $6,212-$6,212- 0.4%
Other (as described)TAXES AND LICENSES $2,101-$2,101- 0.1%
All other expenses $809-$809- 0.0%
Depreciation and depletion $550-$550- 0.0%
Total$1,659,916100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $1,410,984 spent · pay $497,191 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $421,225$421,225-- 29.9%
Fees: other services $328,737$307,337$21,400- 23.3%
Other (as described)ART AND DIGITAL MAGAZIN $240,926$240,926-- 17.1%
Other (as described)MAGAZINE PRODUCTION COS $193,721$193,721-- 13.7%
Advertising and promotion $62,692$62,692-- 4.4%
Payroll taxes $47,939$47,939-- 3.4%
Other employee benefits $28,027$28,027-- 2.0%
Fees: accounting $22,011-$22,011- 1.6%
Fees: legal $21,379-$21,379- 1.5%
Other (as described)PROMOTIONAL FULFILLMENT $15,823$15,823-- 1.1%
All other expenses $8,907-$8,907- 0.6%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $8,613-$8,613- 0.6%
Insurance $4,731$2,747$1,984- 0.3%
Travel $3,917$3,131$786- 0.3%
Office expenses $2,107-$2,107- 0.1%
Depreciation and depletion $229-$229- 0.0%
Total$1,410,984100%

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