Earth Force

Earth Force is an environmental advocacy organization that partners with schools to help increase awareness to children of how to take “civic action” towards environmental issues. 1 The organization was founded in 1989 by donations from the PEW Charitable Trusts. 1

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Issue Areas: Environmental Policy
Website: earthforce.org
Formation:

1977

President and CEO:

Vince Meldrum

Board Chair:

Jesse Sutz

Location: Denver, CO View on map
Tax ID: 52-1830873
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2025): Assets: $1,171,082 Revenue: $1,020,828 Expenses: $1,024,511

 

 

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2025 $1,171,082 $1,020,828 $1,024,511
2024 $1,124,106 $918,500 $971,835 View
2023 $1,178,081 $989,931 $1,010,502 View
2022 $1,189,957 $1,031,806 $973,497 View
2021 $1,131,917 $1,496,527 $836,102 View
2020 $605,040 $854,119 $866,706

Prior year filings: 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Revenue Detail

Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

  • Number of Employees: 9

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Vince MeldrumPresident$126,862
Sarah PachecoSecretary$89,064

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $3,438,961
  • Number of Grants: 109
  • Number of Funders: 53

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$200,0002023 Charities Aid Foundation of AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION
$120,7552023 NORTH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROJECTS
$119,2842022 NORTH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROJECTS
$109,9902020 National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationAlexandria youth action for the bay (ayab)
$100,0002024 Cedar Tree FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$100,0002023 Cedar Tree FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$100,0002023 Jacques M Littlefield FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT
$100,0002022 Cedar Tree FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$100,0002021 Cedar Tree FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$94,1752024 NORTH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROJECTS
$82,9652021 NORTH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROJECTS
$75,0002022 Jacques M Littlefield FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT
$71,0932020 NORTH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROJECTS
$50,0002021 Jacques M Littlefield FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT
$43,0002020 Cedar Tree FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$25,0402022 Charities Aid Foundation of AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION
$25,0002024 Land Family Foundation TrustENVIRONMENTAL ACTION CIVICS PROGRAM
$23,0002021 The Telluray FoundationRISE CHALLENGE
$20,0002024 Mars Hq Regional FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$20,0002023 Llhlhm Foundation Margaret Baird TrusteeENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
$20,0002022 Llhlhm Foundation Margaret Baird TrusteeENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
$20,0002022 Land Family Foundation TrustENVIRONMENTAL ACTION CIVIC ACADEMY PROGRAM
$20,0002021 Llhlhm Foundation Margaret Baird TrusteeENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
$15,0002024 Llhlhm Foundation Margaret Baird TrusteeENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
$15,0002024 The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment IncDELMARVA STUDENT CIVIC ACTION

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $564,657
  • Number of Grants: 27
  • Number of Recipients: 17

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$46,9902023 Environmental Education Assn of IllinoisRISE Challenge subaward
$42,8472023 Brightways LearningRISE Challenge subaward
$40,8202024 Environmental Education Assn of IllinoisRISE Challenge subaward
$38,2542024 Brightways LearningRISE Challenge subaward
$33,4772021 Brightways LearningRISE Challenge subaward
$33,0612022 Brightways LearningRISE Challenge subaward
$25,0002020 Brightways LearningRISE Challenge subaward
$23,5552022 Environmental Education Assn of IllinoisRISE Challenge subaward
$23,5552021 Environmental Education Assn of IllinoisRISE Challenge subaward
$16,6862022 Manchester Academic Charter SchoolChipotle Sustainability Challenge a
$9,9522024 Utah Society for Environmental EducationRISE Challenge subaward
$9,3932020 Environmental Education Assn of IllinoisRISE Challenge subaward
$7,2452022 Bella Mente Charter SchoolChipotle Sustainability Challenge a

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References

1. “About Us.” Earth Force, Accessed March 12, 2024. https://earthforce.org/about-us/