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EARTHWATCH INSTITUTE INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
EARTHWATCH INSTITUTE INC (EIN 23-7168440)
Tax period
2013-10-01 to 2014-09-30
Filed
2015-05-13
IRS object ID
201531339349303623
Schema version
2013v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2015-05-13T13:35:44-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN042571780PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALEXANDER ARONSON FINNING & CO PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line121 EAST MAIN STREETAddressLine1
CityWESTBOROUGHCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code01581ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN237168440EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name ControlEARTBusinessNameControlTxt
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CityBOSTONCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02134ZIPCode

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PersonLAWRENCE MASONPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6175222766PhoneNum
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Preparer PersonMATTHEW TROIANO CPAPreparerPersonNm
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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerLAWRENCE MASONPrincipalOfficerNm

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Gross Receipts$9,641,183GrossReceiptsAmt
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Website AddressWWW.EARTHWATCH.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1972FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionEARTHWATCH INSTITUTE IS A LEADER IN CITIZEN SCIENCE AND ENGAGES PEOPLE WORLDWIDE IN SCIENTIFIC FIELD RESEARCH AND EDUCATION TO PROMOTE THE UNDERSTANDING AND ACTION NECESSARY FOR A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT. SINCE 1971, EARTHWATCH HAS EMPOWERED PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND WALKS OF LIFE TO CONTRIBUTE TO HUNDREDS OF CRUCIAL, HANDS-ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROJECTS AROUND THE GLOBE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Liabilities EOY$1,229,571TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionEARTHWATCH INSTITUTE IS A LEADER IN CITIZEN SCIENCE AND ENGAGES PEOPLE WORLDWIDE IN SCIENTIFIC FIELD RESEARCH AND EDUCATION TO PROMOTE THE UNDERSTANDING AND ACTION NECESSARY FOR A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT. SINCE 1971, EARTHWATCH HAS EMPOWERED PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND WALKS OF LIFE TO CONTRIBUTE TO HUNDREDS OF CRUCIAL, HANDS-ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROJECTS AROUND THE GLOBE.MissionDesc
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Grant$2,528,307GrantAmt
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DescEARTHWATCH'S PROGRAMS INVOLVE A GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF RESEARCHERS, CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS, EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, NGO'S AND BUSINESSES WORKING TOGETHER TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT. THROUGH ITS EXPEDITIONS, EARTHWATCH ENGAGES INDIVIDUALS IN HANDS-ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH ALONGSIDE LEADING SCIENTISTS WHERE THEY ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES. ITS PROGRAMS SUPPORT OVER 50 FIELD RESEARCH PROJECTS ACROSS OVER 25 COUNTRIES. APPROXIMATELY 2,500 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED ON EARTHWATCH FIELD PROJECTS DURING THE 12 MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014. THESE INDIVIDUALS CONTRIBUTED OVER 60,000 HOURS TO RESEARCH DATA COLLECTION. THIS HAS ENABLED OUR AFFILIATED SCIENTISTS TO PRODUCE 88 PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES AND CONTRIBUTE TO 14 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLANS AND POLICIES. EARTHWATCH IS DEDICATED TO CREATING AN ENVIRONMENTAL LEGACY THROUGH ITS RESEARCH PROJECTS, EXPERIMENTAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND HANDS-ON VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN FIELD RESEARCH.PARTICIPANTS TO OUR PROGRAM INCLUDE TEACHERS, STUDENTS, CORPORATE EMPLOYEES AND MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014, APPROXIMATELY 87 TEACHERS AND 64 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED ON OUR PROGRAMS. SURVEYS CONDUCTED ON BEHALF OF EARTHWATCH INDICATE THAT THESE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WERE PROFOUNDLY IMPACTED BY THEIR EARTHWATCH EXPERIENCE. IN ONE SURVEY OVER 60% OF STUDENTS REPORTED THAT THE EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANTLY OR VERY SIGNIFICANTLY "CHANGED THE WAY THEY THINK ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF THEIR LIFE". THIS SAME SURVEY FOUND THAT OVER 70% OF STUDENT PARTICIPANTS BECAME MUCH MORE INTERESTED IN SCIENCE OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM, A MAJORITY PURSUED ADDITIONAL SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY RELATED COURSE WORK IN BOTH HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE AND 46% CHOSE A SCIENCE MAJOR. A SURVEY OF TEACHERS FOUND THAT MORE THAN HALF THE TEACHERS REPORTED THAT THEIR PARTICIPATION ON THE PROJECTS HAS VERY SIGNIFICANTLY: -INCREASED THEIR SENSE OF PERSONAL CONNECTION TO THE NATURAL WORLD -INCREASED THEIR COMMITMENT TO TAKE POSITIVE ACTION TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT OR COMMUNITY -MOTIVATED THEM TO INCLUDE MORE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THEIR DAY TO DAY DECISION MAKINGEARTHWATCH INSTITUTE HAS PARTNERSHIPS WITH SEVERAL CORPORATE DONORS INCLUDING HSBC, ALCOA, UPS AND ERNST AND YOUNG ENABLING THEM TO SEND THEIR STAFF ON EARTHWATCH FIELD RESEARCH PROGRAMS WORLDWIDE FOR HANDS ON EXPERIENCE AND ENGAGEMENT IN ISSUES OF ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY AND INCORPORATING SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES INTO THEIR COMPANY'S CULTURE IN ORDER TO MEET THEIR INTERNALLY DRIVEN SUSTAINABILITY GOALS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014, EARTHWATCH ENGAGED OVER 850 CORPORATE EMPLOYEES WORLDWIDE ON ITS PROGRAMS.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LARRY STAUBBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9784501211PhoneNum

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Address Line1114 WESTERN AVENUEAddressLine1
CityBOSTONCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02134ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

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WHITNEY L JOHNSON
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY RUTH BORUN
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
RICHARD M BURNES JR
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE A EBERSTADT
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
G KEITH FUNSTON JR
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
GARY F GOLDRING
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONALD R KENDALL JR
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR MARGARET D LOWMAN
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR WILLIAM R MOOMAW
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR DANIEL I RUBENSTEIN
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT J STACK
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUTH C SCHEER
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ALEXANDRA GOELET
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN J ANTON
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAMUEL M HAMILL JR
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ARCOTT MAHESH
INTERNATIONAL CFO20.00$70,827$0$3,541Yes (X)
LISA CAMPBELL
SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE AS40.00$10,277$0$3,832Yes (X)
LAWRENCE MASON
PRESIDENT/CEO40.00$250,520$0$8,524Yes (X)
MARK CHANDLER
INT'L DIR. OF RESEARCH40.00$118,284$0$3,240Yes (X)
JAMES FRY
DIR. INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS40.00$124,621$0$7,067Yes (X)
BRETT RUDY
DIR. FOR DIRECT MARKETING40.00$114,178$0$0Yes (X)
MARSHA O'DOHERTY
INT'L DIR. OF HUMAN RESOURCES40.00$105,421$0$7,698Yes (X)
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Compensation From Other SrcsYes (1)CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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AMAZONECO EIRL
MALECON TARAPACA 332IQUITOS LORETOPESCIENTIST$165,142
MICHAEL L JOHNSON LLC
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TZELL NEW ENGLAND TRAVEL
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UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM DAWSON BUILDING
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Securities$1,729,797SecuritiesAmt

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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$40,160ProgramServicesAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$75,372ProgramServicesAmt
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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$24,527ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,829FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Program Services$9,519ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,938ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$137,701ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$8,685FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$384,627ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$147,125ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Interest InterestGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$3,916ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,075FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$61,327ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,413ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,568FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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PROGRAM EXPENSES$466,458$464,577$509$1,372
BAD DEBTS$67,500$67,500
MISCELLANEOUS$36,711$35,652$545$514
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$7,258$5,910$1,348

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,273,360TotalAmt
Program Services$6,952,101ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,058,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$263,259FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$650,020BOYAmt
EOY$273,082EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,739BOYAmt
EOY$3,740EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,552,949BOYAmt
EOY$2,335,952EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$142,993BOYAmt
EOY$188,832EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$522,752LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$511,959LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$65,390BOYAmt
EOY$10,793EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,605,001BOYAmt
EOY$2,831,275EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$644,549BOYAmt
EOY$558,898EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,664,641BOYAmt
EOY$6,202,572EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$676,810BOYAmt
EOY$333,281EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$976,795BOYAmt
EOY$475,856EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$300,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$120,434EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,653,605BOYAmt
EOY$1,229,571EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$277,111BOYAmt
EOY-$478,041EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,708,994BOYAmt
EOY$3,864,532EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,579,153BOYAmt
EOY$1,586,510EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,011,036BOYAmt
EOY$4,973,001EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,664,641BOYAmt
EOY$6,202,572EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$215,068ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$44,790NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$256,823PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$35,000OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,952,618CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,668,454CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,308,689CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,730,524CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,810,033CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$42,470,318TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,952,618CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,668,454CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,308,689CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,730,524CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,810,033CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$42,470,318TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$9,035,434SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$33,434,884PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$47,052CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$70,066CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$46,597CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$78,016CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$98,136CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$339,867TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$109,570CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$44,269CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,452CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,804CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,217CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$179,312TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$42,989,497TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.77770PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.82380PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,824,675BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$200ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$116,521InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$61,718OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,879,678EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,719,904BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$4,926ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$147,524InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$47,679OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,824,675EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,531,078BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$188,826InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,719,904EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,075,698BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$495,074ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$29,904InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$9,790OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,531,078EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$966,935BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$108,763InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,075,698EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.84400PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.15600TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$30,083OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$24,496DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,587BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$363,600OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$360,237DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,363BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$129,069OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$127,226DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,843BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$10,793TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
LEASE DEPOSIT$25,000
INTANGIBLE ASSETS$66,895
INTEREST IN INSURANCE POLICY CONTRACTS$429,298
DUE FROM AFFILIATES$37,705
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$558,898TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE TO AFFILIATESDesc
Amt$120,434Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$120,434TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,088,271TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$44,790NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$109,769DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue-$35,000OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$29,979RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$8,058,292RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,058,292TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,383,129TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$109,769DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$109,769ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,273,360ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,273,360TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:EARTHWATCH'S ENDOWMENT ASSETS ARE INVESTED IN A MANNER THAT IS INTENDED TO PRODUCE LONG-TERM YIELDS WHILE ASSUMING A CONSERVATIVE RISK. THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS ARE USED TO GENERATE INCOME, BASED ON AN APPROVED SPENDING POLICY OF THE BOARD USED TO SUPPORT PROGRAM AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES OF EARTHWATCH.
PART X, LINE 2:EARTHWATCH ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASC TOPIC, INCOME TAXES. THIS STANDARD CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REGARDING A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. EARTHWATCH HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHICH QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2014. EARTHWATCH'S INFORMATION RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS AND GENERALLY REMAIN OPEN FOR THE MOST RECENT THREE YEARS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CANCELLATION OF GRANT -35,000.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN -11PROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH, EDUCATION, ENGAGEMENT$6,482
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA,16PROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH, EDUCATION, ENGAGEMENT$296,041
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices2SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees7SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office2TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee7TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$302,523SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$302,523TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA,PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR$294,026WIRE TRANSFER
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) -PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR$355,486WIRE TRANSFER
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA,PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR$151,610WIRE TRANSFER
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN -PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR$59,893WIRE TRANSFER
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUTPRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR$280,179WIRE TRANSFER
EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC / CHINAPRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR$162,461WIRE TRANSFER

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (4 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOREUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) -5$159,479WIRE TRANSFER
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORNORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT2$53,544WIRE TRANSFER
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORSOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA,1$7,580WIRE TRANSFER
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA,1$29,094WIRE TRANSFER
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation1. RECEIVE BOTH SOLICITED AND UNSOLICITED PRELIMINARY APPLICATIONS FROM THE SCIENCE COMMUNITY - APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING DRAFT BUDGET, ARE REVIEWED AND EVALUATED ON A ROLLING BASIS - INITIAL BUSINESS REVIEW BY FIELD MANAGEMENT, RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT/CORPORATE PROGRAMS, VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS, ENGAGEMENT, AND FINANCE DEPARTMENTS; RECOMMENDATION SUBMITTED WHICH IS ACCEPTED OR REJECTED BY THE EXECUTIVE TEAM. - IF DECISION IS TO INVITE FULL PROPOSAL, WE INVITE THE SCIENTIST TO SUBMIT A DETAILED PROPOSAL. - UPON RECEIPT OF PROPOSAL, IT IS SENT TO BE EXTERNALLY REVIEWED TO ESTABLISH SCIENTIFIC WORTH (SOME EXCEPTIONS) - BUDGET AND ALL FIELDING DETAILS ARE CONFIRMED - FINAL DETAILS APPROVED BY INTERNAL REVIEW COMMITTEE (IF RECOMMEND TO REJECT AT THIS POINT, MUST GO BACK TO THE EXECUTIVE TEAM) 2. SELECTED GRANTEES ARE NOTIFIED 3. PAYMENTS MADE TO GRANTEES PER BUDGET AND TIMELINE OF PROJECTS 4. AT END OF FIELD SEASON, GRANTEE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT RECEIPTS TO DOCUMENT SPENDING OF FUNDS 5. BUDGETS AND FIELDING DETAILS ARE RE-EVALUATED AND APPROVED ON A YEARLY BASIS. 6. PROJECTS RE-SUBMIT A SCIENTIFIC PROPOSAL EVERY 3-5 YEARS (SOME EXCEPTIONS)ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (20 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
ALLIANCE FOR THE GREAT LAKES
17 NORTH STATE STCHICAGOIL60602237104524$27,024PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUT
19 FLAGGY MEADOW RDGORHAMME02038010515381$49,220PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
CAPE ELEUTHERA FOUNDATION
P O BOX 5910PRINCETONNJ08543311591503$31,853PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
CAPE ELEUTHERA INSTITUTE
P O BOX 5910PRINCETONNJ08543311591503$80,449PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
2002 CAMPUS DELFORT COLLINSCO80523846000545$12,000PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
615 WEST 13 STNEW YORKNY10027135598093$14,046PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
CROW CANYON ARCHAEOLOGICAL CTR
23390 ROAD KCORTEZCO81321840631786$22,634PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
DENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION
2300 STEELE STDENVERCO80205840502539$62,236PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
INSTITUTE OF ECOTECHNICS
1 BLUE BIRD COURTSANTE FECA87508743177755$7,945PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
MAMMOTH SITE
P O BOX 692HOTSPRINGSSD57747460337824$22,728PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
MICHAEL L JOHNSON LLC
632 CANTRILL DRDAVISCA95618205147757$73,285PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
2101 E COLISEUM BLVDFORT WAYNEIN46805356002041$52,000PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY
P O BOX 2392HUNTSVILLETX77341746001430$16,440PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
SOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZENS LEAG
313 RAILROAD AVENEVADA CITYCA95959680171371$18,000PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH
400 HARVEY MITCHELL PKWYCOLLEGE STATIONTX77845746000541$43,458PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF NY
P O BOX 9ALBANYNY12201141368361$70,440PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
THINK ELEPHANTS INTERNATIONAL
P O BOX 905NEW YORKNY12484800754268$76,532PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS
1200 E COLTON AVEREDLANDSCA92373951643389$45,390PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
70 LOWER COLLEGE RDKINGSTONRI02881223011455$14,904PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
1000 E UNIVERSITY AVELARAMIEWY82071836000331$45,188PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypePRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORGrantTypeTxt
Recipient3RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$183,621CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation1. RECEIVE BOTH SOLICITED AND UNSOLICITED PRELIMINARY APPLICATIONS FROM THE SCIENCE COMMUNITY - APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING DRAFT BUDGET, ARE REVIEWED AND EVALUATED ON A ROLLING BASIS - INITIAL BUSINESS REVIEW BY FIELD MANAGEMENT, RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT/CORPORATE PROGRAMS, VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS, ENGAGEMENT, AND FINANCE DEPARTMENTS; RECOMMENDATION SUBMITTED WHICH IS ACCEPTED OR REJECTED BY THE EXECUTIVE TEAM. - IF DECISION IS TO INVITE FULL PROPOSAL, WE INVITE THE SCIENTIST TO SUBMIT A DETAILED PROPOSAL. - UPON RECEIPT OF PROPOSAL, IT IS SENT TO BE EXTERNALLY REVIEWED TO ESTABLISH SCIENTIFIC WORTH (SOME EXCEPTIONS) - BUDGET AND ALL FIELDING DETAILS ARE CONFIRMED - FINAL DETAILS APPROVED BY INTERNAL REVIEW COMMITTEE (IF RECOMMEND TO REJECT AT THIS POINT, MUST GO BACK TO THE EXECUTIVE TEAM) 2. SELECTED GRANTEES ARE NOTIFIED 3. PAYMENTS MADE TO GRANTEES PER BUDGET AND TIMELINE OF PROJECTS 4. AT END OF FIELD SEASON, GRANTEE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT RECEIPTS TO DOCUMENT SPENDING OF FUNDS 5. BUDGETS AND FIELDING DETAILS ARE RE-EVALUATED AND APPROVED ON A YEARLY BASIS. 6. PROJECTS RE-SUBMIT A SCIENTIFIC PROPOSAL EVERY 3-5 YEARS (SOME EXCEPTIONS)ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLAWRENCE MASONPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT/CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$250,520BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$8,524NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$259,044TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR REVIEW AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND THE HEAD OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE CEO WILL THEN SIGN OFF FOR ELECTRONIC FILING OF THE FORM 990. A COPY OF THE FINAL SIGNED 990 WILL BE SENT TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MONITOR AND ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO ENSURE THAT ALL APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL HAVE SIGNED THE FORMS FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AT THE EXECUTIVE LEVEL. AFTER EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS ARE APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW AND APPROVE THE COMPENSATION CONTRACTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19EARTHWATCH MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CANCELLATION OF GRANT -35,000.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CEARTHWATCH INSTITUTE DID NOT CHANGE ITS OVERSIGHT OR SELECTION PROCESS FOR THE AUDIT OF THEIR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DURING THE TAX YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A:EARTHWATCH INSTITUTE, INC. AND EARTHWATCH EUROPE (AN UNRELATED U.K. NON-PROFIT ENTITY) ORGANIZED AND INCORPORATED EARTHWATCH INTERNATIONAL, INC. (EARTHWATCH INTERNATIONAL). EARTHWATCH INTERNATIONAL HAS NO ASSETS AND HAD NO ACTIVITY AS OF AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF EARTHWATCH INTERNATIONAL CONSISTS OF THE BOARD MEMBERS OF EACH OF THE INCORPORATORS, WITH EACH INCORPORATOR HAVING EQUAL VOTING POWER. EARTHWATCH INTERNATIONAL'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE INTERNATIONALLY COORDINATED GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD THAT USE EARTHWATCH TRADEMARKS AND BRAND. EACH PARTY MAINTAINS ITS OWN INDEPENDENT GOVERNANCE AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY. CERTAIN COSTS, KEY EXECUTIVES AND PROGRAM AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF SERVE BOTH EARTHWATCH US AND EARTHWATCH EUROPE AND COSTS ARE SHARED UNDER A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATIONS. AS SUCH, THE EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE SHARED BETWEEN EARTHWATCH U.S. AND EARTHWATCH EUROPE, THAT ARE PAID BY EARTHWATCH U.S., ARE LISTED ON FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, AT THEIR FULL COMPENSATION AMOUNTS. ADDITIONALLY, EARTHWATCH U.S. REIMBURSED EARTHWATCH EUROPE FOR THE SERVICES OF THEIR CFO. THE AMOUNT LISTED ON FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A REPRESENTS THE REIMBURSEMENT OF 50% OF HIS SALARY THAT IS BEING PAID TO HIM BY EARTHWATCH EUROPE.

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