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EIN 47-2935807

The Earth Genome

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
18
City
Los Altos
State
California
Year formed
2015
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
U50: Biological, Life Science Research
Description
The Earth Genome exists to ensure that key decision makers consider the full value of nature and consequences of their activities to avoid economic and social disruptions from mismanagement. Its water program continued with work in multiple geographies and focus areas, including its groundwater recharge assessment tool (GRAT) project led by CA DWR. The Earthrise program aims to create social awareness of planetary change through the broad availability of satellite imagery, with recent work on global plastics watch and climate tracking. The organization is based in Los Altos, CA.
Total revenues
$2,760,115
2023
Total expenses
$4,940,317
2023
Total assets
$3,222,263
2023
Num. employees
18
2023

Program areas at The Earth Genome

The earthrise program focuses on ensuring The broad availability of satellite imagery to track environmental changes on The planet. It aims to create a new social awareness of planetary change. Recent work has included global plastics watch and climate trace.
The water program continued with work in multiple geographies and focus areas. Most notably, in 2023 we continued our grat (groundwater recharge assessment tool) work with The broader team led by ca dwr. The objective of grat is to define The best available locations (spatial) and timing (temporal) for The recharge of underlying groundwater aquifers. This type of groundwater recharge is a key solution within California to address The underlying drought conditions consistent with The sustainable groundwater management act.

Grants made by The Earth Genome

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
ASU FoundationGrant Made To Asu To Support Texas Envrionmental Flows Work.$52,500
ASU FoundationGrant Made To Asu To Support Texas Envrionmental Flows Work.$20,000
ASU FoundationGrant Made To Asu To Support Basit Work$12,500

Who funds The Earth Genome

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Watttime CorporationBuilding the Application Programming Interface and Website To Host An Open, Public Database of All Greenhouse Gas Emissions Worldwide As Part of the Climate Trace Project.$1,014,839
The Com Family FoundationTecnology$500,000
The Rockefeller FoundationIn Support of Developing Data Science Tolls, Including Satellite Imagery, To Monitor, Report, and Verify Environmental Harms at Scale.$500,000
...and 4 more grants received

Personnel at The Earth Genome

NameTitleCompensation
Steve McCormickFounder and Chief Executive Officer$92,210
Keith ArnoldPresident and Chief Operating Officer Linkedin$150,296
Glen LowFounder and Strategy$224,608
Daniel HammerChief Data Scientist$269,867
Steve BeganExecutive Director
...and 2 more key personnel

Financials for The Earth Genome

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$801,000
Program services$1,955,895
Investment income and dividends$3,220
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$2,760,115

Form 990s for The Earth Genome

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-09-28990View PDF
2021-122022-09-19990View PDF
2020-122021-11-15990View PDF
2019-122021-04-02990View PDF
2018-122020-01-31990View PDF
...and 4 more Form 990s

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Bionexus KCKansas City, MO$1,249,426
Gulf Specimen Marine LaboratoriesPanacea, FL$987,835
The Scintillon InstituteSan Diego, CA$4,040,729
Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL)Salisbury Cove, ME$11,998,788
Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI)Ithaca, NY$13,422,220
Vmi Research LaboratoriesLexington, VA$2,414,533
J Craig Venter InstituteLa Jolla, CA$1,132,512
Phoenix Bioinformatics CorporationNewark, CA$2,188,440
Data update history
January 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
December 23, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $250,000 from The Patrick J McGovern Foundation
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
November 25, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 4 new vendors, including , , , and
October 10, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Research centersCharities
Issues
Science and technologyEnvironmentPublic policy
Characteristics
Conducts researchTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
121 Pepper Dr
Los Altos, CA 94022
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
County
Santa Clara County, CA
Website URL
earthgenome.org/ 
Phone
(415) 203-7988
IRS details
EIN
47-2935807
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2015
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
U50: Biological, Life Science Research
NAICS code, primary
5417: Scientific Research and Development Services
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current - Reporting Incomplete
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
CT0218175
FTB Entity ID
3745581
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2024-10-16
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