EARTH LAW CENTER: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: EARTH LAW CENTER (EIN 32-0258388)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-11-14
IRS object ID: 202543189349309479
Schema version: 2024v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule F
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-11-14T12:03:58-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	320258388	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EARTH LAW CENTER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	EART	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5105661063	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	530 Main Ave Unit F	AddressLine1Txt
City	Durango	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	81301	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	GRANT WILSON	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5105661063	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-11-14	SignatureDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Grant Wilson	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	530 Main Ave Unit F	AddressLine1Txt
City	Durango	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	81301	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,655,850	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
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Website Address	www.earthlaw.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2008	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	Earth Law Center works to build a global force of advocates for the inherent rights of nature. Earth Law Centers goal is to ensure the laws of all governments recognize and protect the rights of ecosystems and species to exist thrive and evolve.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$280,583	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$289,863	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense	$61,402	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Total Expenses	$1,185,197	CYTotalExpensesAmt
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CY Revenues Less Expenses	$470,653	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$867,749	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,347,945	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$9,993	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$19,532	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,328,413	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,077,168	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$180,808	GrantAmt
Revenue	$6,266	RevenueAmt
Desc	Earth Law Center engaged in education advocacy and outreach in support of ecocentric legal paradigms including legal rights for Nature. Our efforts resulted in several lawsuit victories recognition of the Rights of Nature in numerous countries and education of thousands of lawyers and law students regarding ecocentric law.	Desc

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Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
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Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
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Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
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IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	5	EmployeeCnt
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
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DAF Excess Business Holdings	false	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonorInd
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Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GRANT WILSON	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	5105661063	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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City	Durango	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	81301	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

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ELVIR CAUSEVIC
TREASURER	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
FELIPE CLAVIJO OSPINA
TRUSTEE	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LEEANN LAHREN
BOARD CHAIR	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRANDON HUBBARD
TRUSTEE	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RACHELLE ADAM
SECRETARY	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CORINNE SANDERS
VICE PRESIDENT	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GRANT WILSON
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Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
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Total Contributions	$1,626,382	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$6,266	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Exclusion	$23,202	ExclusionAmt

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Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

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Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

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Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

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Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

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$0	$0	$0	$0
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion	$23,202	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	$180,809	ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

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Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Management And General	$21,529	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$27,998	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services	$6,227	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	$16,338	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,666	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,242	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	$539,413	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	$1,574	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,535	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$25,514	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,312	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	$12,622	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,112	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	$3,987	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$60	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$907	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	$15,686	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,959	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,395	TotalAmt
Program Services	$44,966	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,429	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	$43,658	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,509	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,509	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
LICENSES	$582	$0	$582	$0
	$0	$0	$0	$0
	$0	$0	$0	$0
	$0	$0	$0	$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,185,197	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,077,168	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$46,627	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$61,402	FundraisingAmt

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$867,749	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,342,638	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,307	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$0	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$0	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$867,749	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,347,945	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,993	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,532	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,993	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,532	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$680,984	BOYAmt
EOY	$594,098	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$176,779	BOYAmt
EOY	$734,318	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$857,763	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,328,416	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$867,756	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,347,948	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$470,653	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$0	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$0	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense	$0	InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$0	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	Yes (true)	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$395,313	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$900,707	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$765,202	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$736,630	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,626,381	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,424,233	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$395,313	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$900,707	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$765,202	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$736,630	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,626,381	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,424,233	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$402,764	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$4,021,469	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$114	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$773	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,728	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$11,639	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$23,201	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$37,455	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$4,461,688	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$6,266	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.9013	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.4094	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
South America	2	Program services	Education and Advocacy	$300,814
Europe Including Iceland and Greenland	2	Program services	Education and advocacy	$123,223
Sub-Saharan Africa	1	Program services	Education and advocacy	$20,360
Europe Including Iceland and Greenland	0	Grants to recipients	Education and advocacy	$28,820

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	5	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	5	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$473,217	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$473,217	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
South America	Casa Cultural	$141,988	Wire
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	The Ocean Race	$28,820	Wire
South America	Fundacion Social Gunneken	$10,000	Wire

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	3	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	3	TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	false	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, II, III and IV	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	\| PartandLinenumber:,Explanation:\| Part I Line 2,Earth Law Center conducts due diligence and maintains written agreements for all grants made outside the United States. Each agreement specifies the charitable purpose reporting requirements and prohibitions against political or non-charitable use of funds. Grant recipients are required to provide narrative and financial reports confirming that funds were spent for the intended charitable purposes. ELC staff review reports and supporting documentation and follow up directly with grantees by email or video conference. No grants are made through intermediaries without written authorization and verification of charitable status\|	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part VI, Line 11a	The executive director reviews the prepared 990 and circulates with the Board for review prior to submission
Part XII Line 1	\| Explanation:\| In 2024 the organization changed its method of accounting from cash basis to accrual basis to better reflect its financial position and operations.
Part X General	\| Explanation:\| As of December 31 2024 the organization held approximately $734,319 in donor-restricted funds for specific program purposes. These are temporarily restricted net assets; the organization does not maintain any permanent or board-designated endowments. Restricted funds are held in operating bank accounts and tracked internally by program.