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Earth Island Institute

CharityWatch report issued
August 2018

Top-Rated Charity
A
CharityWatch Grade
Our independent grade based
on a number of factors.
 
81%
Program Percentage
Amount spent on programs
relative to overhead.
 
$11
Cost to Raise $100
Amount spent to raise
$100 of contributions.
Ratings & Metrics

Contact Information

Earth Island Institute
2150 Allston Way
Suite 460
Berkeley, CA 94704

Other Names

1000 Fountains
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California Climate and Agriculture Network (CalCAN)
California Institute for Community, Art, and Nature
California Trade Justice Coalition
California Urban Streams Partnership
Castanea Fellowship
Children in Nature Collaborative
Climate Action Now!
Climate Wise Women
Conservation Kids
Covenant Solar Initiative
Cultivate Oregon
EcoEquity
Ecovet Global
EcoVillage Farm Learning Center
EnergieRich
Environmental Finance Center (EFC) West
Ethical Traveler
Food Shift
Friends of Muonde
Generation Waking Up
Global Women's Water Initiative
Green Life
Green Schoolyard America
Guias Unidos
Hempstead Project HEART
International Marine Mammal Project
John Muir Project
John Muir Trail Wilderness Conservancy
Junior Wildlife Rangers
Kelly Creek Protection Project
Kids for the Bay
Living Well Collaborative
Mississippi Farm to School Network
Nature in the City
Numi Foundation
Oakland Food Policy Council
PGM ONE
Planet Earth Arts
Plastic Pollution Coalition
Project Coyote
Public Lands Media
Raptors Are the Solution
Real Food Real Stories
Richmond Trees
Sacred Land Film Project
SAVE International
Save our Soil
Seeding Sovereignty
Serengeti Watch
Shark Stewards
South Coast Habitat Restoration
Stop Fish Bombing U.S.A.
Transition Earth
Ultimate Civics
Viva Sierra Gorda
West County DIGS
Wholly H2O
Wild Heritage
Wild Hope
Wild Oyster Project
WildFutures
Women for Wildlife
Women's Climate Centers International
Women's Earth Alliance
Youth Empowered Action Camp

Tax Status

501(c)3

Website

www.earthisland.org

Stated Mission

Develops & supports projects that counteract threats to the biological & cultural diversity that sustains the environment. Through education & activism, these projects promote the conservation, preservation, and restoration of the Earth.

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Ratings & Metrics

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Data based on Fiscal Year Ended 06/30/2017

Program Percentage: 81%

The percentage of Earth Island Institute's cash budget it spends on programs relative to overhead (fundraising, management, and general expenses).

$9,800,000

Calculated Total Expenses

(rounded)

 

Cost to Raise $100: $11

How many dollars Earth Island Institute spends on fundraising to raise each $100 of contributions.

$8,100,000

Calculated Total Contributions

(rounded)

Government Funding

0% to 24%

Percentage of cash revenue
coming from government sources

 

Financial Documents

Entity Document Type Tax ID
Earth Island Institute IRS Form 990 94-2889684
Earth Island Institute Audited Financial Statements 94-2889684
Entity: Earth Island Institute
Document Type: IRS Form 990
Tax ID: 94-2889684
Entity: Earth Island Institute
Document Type: Audited Financial Statements
Tax ID: 94-2889684

Governance & Transparency

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CharityWatch evaluates certain criteria related to a charity's Governance and Transparency. Donors may want to consider a charity's willingness to be open and transparent with CharityWatch to be a good litmus test for determining its commitment to public accountability.
This charity is Top-Rated
What does it mean to be Top-Rated?
 
Earth Island Institute
meets governance benchmarks.
 
Earth Island Institute
meets transparency benchmarks.
Transparency
Provides Financial Information
Audit Accessibility
Governance: Policies
Reports regularly & consistently monitoring & enforcing compliance with a written Conflict of Interest Policy
Reports required, annual disclosure by officers, directors, and key staff of interests that could give rise to conflicts
Reports having a written Whistleblower Policy
Reports having a written Document Retention and Destruction Policy
Governance: Financials
Reports providing copy of tax form to all board members prior to filing it with IRS
Reports that financial statements were audited by an independent accountant
Governance: Board of Directors
Reports at least 5 voting board members
51% or more of voting board members reported as independent
Reports documenting minutes of board and board committee meetings
Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy No Sharing  

Top Salaries

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  Name Title Compensation
1 Camilla Fox Project Director $140,833
2 David Phillips Executive Director $124,244
1
Name: Camilla Fox
Title: Project Director
Compensation: $140,833
2
Name: David Phillips
Title: Executive Director
Compensation: $124,244

Analysts' Notes

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