Earth Advantage
Earth Advantage reported $14.2 million in revenue and $14.6 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $91.97 went to program services, $8.03 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 57.7% of the total. Government grants made up 56.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $199,984 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 13 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 389% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $15MFor context, the median across 933 covered housing & shelter charities: $89.27 programs, $10.73 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $14MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 92.0% | 87.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.0% | 10.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 57.7% | 17.0% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 56.8% | 1.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 42.1% | 66.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $199,984 | $300,863 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.37% | 1.57% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 13 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.2 | 10.0 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 7 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe portland clean energy fund selected Earth Advantage to lead implementation of its cooling portland program. The goal is to help income-limited portlanders make their homes more energy efficient and provide energy-efficient cooling units for use during our increasingly hot summers.Earth Advantage was selected by the oregon department of energy to deliver the community heat pump deployment program. The program provides funding for heat pumps for qualifying existing homes in defined environmental justice communities
Home energy labeling: Earth Advantage works to establish best practices for energy performance scoring for north america. Earth Advantage performs consulting services policy development, program design, and implementation. These services include the integration of these home energy ratings into different energy efficiency program designs.Earth Advantage was selected by stopwaste to deploy the bay area home energy score program on behalf of bayren. Earth Advantage also partners with the city of portland and the oregon department of energy, to manage the authorization of home energy score…
Earth Advantage certification standards are some of the oldest and most respected green home certifications in the united states. They rely largely on field inspections to verify compliance with green building standards. Earth Advantage offers five possible levels of certification silver, gold and platinum, zero energy ready and zero energy. The most basic level ensures 10% improvement over code on energy performance. The Earth Advantage certification levels depend on points earned within five pillars of green building performance and onsite solar preparation and installation. Earth Advantage…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $193,500 | $0 | $6,484 | $199,984 |
| MANAGING DIRECTOR Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $153,836 | $0 | $10,899 | $164,735 |
| DIRECTOR OF CARBON FREE CONSTRUCTION Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $127,616 | $0 | $21,472 | $149,088 |
| SENIOR TECHNICAL ADVISOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $132,000 | $0 | $10,261 | $142,261 |
| HEAD OF RESIDENTIAL INNOVATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $117,617 | $0 | $20,899 | $138,516 |
| DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $127,831 | $0 | $10,149 | $137,980 |
| HEAD OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $117,500 | $0 | $10,083 | $127,583 |
13 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Earth Advantage (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $365K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b7 · 7 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 548
- Volunteers Part I, line 68
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| MORAVEC LABS LLC Software coding and it support | $592,722 |
| ENERCITY COLLABORATIVE Curriculum instruction, mentoring and wo | $170,169 |
| RAIN SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES Software coding and it support | $168,083 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to Earth Advantage totaling $179K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Earth Advantage's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Earth Advantage, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Earth Advantage's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Earth Advantage reported that 92.0% of its $14.6 million in expenses went to program services, 8.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Earth Advantage pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Earth Advantage reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $199,984, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Earth Advantage get its money?
Of $14.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 57.7% came from contributions and grants (including 56.8% from government grants) and 42.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Earth Advantage a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 20-2587074 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543119349302314 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433169349302768 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333179349310693 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243149349306644 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123199349324987 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043219349311124 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 20-2587074: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.