NonprofitsEarth University Foundation

International Affairs

Earth University Foundation

ATLANTA, GA

Total revenue

$8.8M

Total expenses

$9.7M

Net assets

$87.2M

Grants received

$15.4M

156 grants

EIN

382920639

Tax year

2024

Mission

To provide financial assistance and other support for the education of students attending EARTH University and for EARTH's programs and initiatives in support of that education.

Programs

1 program

Most students attending EARTH University come from rural parts of developing countries principally in Latin America but also including Africa and the Caribbean. EARTH University offers a four-year undergraduate degree in Agricultural Sciences. Our international faculty focuses on providing an education with a solid scientific and technical foundation, which emphasizes ethical values, entrepreneurship, and environmental and social commitment. EUF undertakes to help secure funds for the University's financial aid program. In 2024, EARTH University had an average enrollment of 405 students from 38 countries. Of these students, around 49% were women, representing more than 32 countries within the student body.

Expenses: $5.3MGrants: $6.1M

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$7.0M
Program service revenue
Investment income$1.8M
Other revenue$176
Total revenue$8.8M

Expenses

Grants paid$8.2M
Salaries & benefits$1.2M
Fundraising$672K
Other expenses$317K
Total expenses$9.7M
Total assets$87.6M
Net assets$87.2M

People

22 listed

NameRoleCompensation

KEVIN DUFFY

Executive Director

Board

$220K

40 hrs/wk

Kathryn Flores

Director of Institutional

Board

$137K

40 hrs/wk

Elma Goduto

Sr Director of Finance

Board

$83K

40 hrs/wk

Erika Gonzalez-Akre

Trustee

Board

10 hrs/wk

Adrienne Meisel

Trustee

Board

10 hrs/wk

Mark J Ohrstrom

Trustee

Board

10 hrs/wk

Tracy Hoover

Trustee

Board

10 hrs/wk

Andros Bracamontes

Trustee

Board

10 hrs/wk

Gustavo Manrique

Trustee

Board

10 hrs/wk

Georgie Benardete

Trustee

Board

10 hrs/wk

Jane Cocke Black

Trustee

Board

10 hrs/wk

Julia Novy

Trustee

Board

10 hrs/wk

Sonia Medina

Trustee

Board

10 hrs/wk

Gustavo Puente

Trustee

Board

10 hrs/wk

Mark Brouse

Trustee

Board

10 hrs/wk

Mark McGahan

Trustee

Board

10 hrs/wk

Claire Yum Arnold

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

H Ross Arnold III

Trustee

Board

10 hrs/wk

Ian Davidson

Trustee

Board

10 hrs/wk

Victor Sanchez

Sr. Philanthropy Advisor

Staff

$159K

40 hrs/wk

Kerry McArdle

Philanthropy Officer

Staff

$133K

40 hrs/wk

Stephen Arellano

Philanthropy Officer

Staff

$123K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 156 of 156

FromAmountPurposeYear
$1.5M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$700K
PEOPLE IN SUPPLY CHAINS
2024
$314K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$291K
MULTIPLE GRANTS AWARDED
2024
$195K
SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS
2024
$147K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$140K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2024
$100K
Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarships for EARTH University in Costa Rica
2024
$36K
IN SUPPORT OF THE JMD ENTREPRENEURIAL PROGRAM
2024
$30K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING
2024
$4K
MATCHING GIFT FOR BOARD MEMBERS & EMPLOYEES
2024
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING
2024
$1.5M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$300K
AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2023
$204K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$182K
MULTIPLE GRANTS AWARDED
2023
$175K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$140K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$118K
SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS
2023
$117K
CHARITABLE SUPPORT
2023
$100K
Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarships for EARTH University in Costa Rica
2023
$35K
IN SUPPORT OF THE JMD ENTREPRENEURIAL PROGRAM
2023
$35K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$30K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$23K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$9K
TRIP FOR STUDENTS TO HULT PRIZE REGIONAL COMPETITION
2023
$5K
SCHOLARSHIPS
2023
$5K
FOR THE USE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION
2023
$5K
General operating support
2023
$4K
MATCHING GIFT FOR BOARD MEMBERS & EMPLOYEES
2023
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
2023
$1.5M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$700K
PEOPLE IN SUPPLY CHAINS
2022
$147K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$100K
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECEIPIENT
2022
$100K
Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarships for EARTH University in Costa Rica
2022
$91K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$65K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$37K
SUPPORT FOR 3 STUDENTS
2022
$35K
IN SUPPORT OF THE JMD ENTREPRENEURIAL PROGRAM
2022
$33K
Grants to students to launchscale their business
2022
$32K
CHARITABLE SUPPORT
2022
$30K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$29K
SCHOLARSHIP
2022
$20K
2022 UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
2022
$15K
2022 GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$13K
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$10K
ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2022
$8K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2022
$5K
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
2022
$5K
FOR THE USE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION
2022
$5K
SCHOLARSHIPS
2022
$5K
Special Initiatives
2022
$4K
MATCHING GRANT
2022
$4K
MATCHING GIFT FOR BOARD MEMBERS & EMPLOYEES
2022
$3K
Education to aid in sustainable development
2022
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
2022
$2K
EDUCATION: PREPARING YOUNG PEOPLE FROM LATIN AMERICAN & OTHER REGIONS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR COUNTRIES
2022
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
2022
$168K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$122K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$122K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$75K
contribute to the sustainable development of the Mexican micro-regions by supporting the leadership development of students responding to food insecurity and environmental regeneration through the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis
2021
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
$35K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$30K
EARTH Scholarship Fund
2021
$29K
SCHOLARSHIP
2021
$25K
COVID RELIEF
2021
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$15K
EARTH SCHOLARSHIP FUND
2021
$10K
General operating support - in response to Ron Hoge
2021
$10K
General operating support - in response to Ron Hoge
2021
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
2021
$2K
General Unrestricted
2021
$200
matching grant
2021
$1.5M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$143K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$128K
GRANT FOR ONE FULL-YEAR SCHOLARSHIP FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDENTS
2020
$101K
SUPPORT FOR 3 STUDENTS
2020
$100K
TO EDUCATE ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERS FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
2020
$75K
Scholarship support for EARTH University, located in Costa Rica, for Education in Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Contributing to Sustainable Development of the Humid Tropics.
2020
$62K
CHARITABLE SUPPORT
2020
$50K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
$50K
EARTH SCHOLARSHIP FUND
2020
$35K
IN SUPPORT OF THE JMD ENTREPRENEURIAL PROGRAM
2020
$31K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2020
$29K
Scholarship Fund
2020
$29K
SCHOLARSHIP
2020
$25K
STUDENT SOLIDARITY FUND
2020
$17K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$15K
ENHANCED COVID RESPONSE FOR STUDENTS
2020
$13K
Educational
2020
$7K
EDUCATION: PREPARING YOUNG PEOPLE FROM LATIN AMERICAN & OTHER REGIONS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR COUNTRIES
2020
$6K
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
2020
$5K
GENERAL USE AND/OR SPECIAL FUND/PROJECT
2020
$4K
SUPPORT RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$3K
Matching Grant
2020
$3K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
2020
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$372K
promote youth leadership in the Highlands of Chiapas and the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, by providing access to professional education and linking them to implementation opportunities in their regions
2019
$200K
contribute to the sustainable development of the Mexican micro-regions by supporting the leadership development of students responding to food insecurity and environmental regeneration through the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis
2019
$50K
Scholarship support for EARTH University (located in Costa Rica) for Education in Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Contributing to Sustainable Development of the Humid Tropics.
2019
$46K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$36K
SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING
2019
$28K
TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS.
2019
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING
2019
$36K
Blackwell Williams Scholarship Fund
2018
$30K
TO INCREASE SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND
2018
$29K
Scholarship Fund
2018
$25K
EDUCATION
2018
$25K
Wendy Judy and Daniel Sherrard Endowment fund
2018
$12K
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
2018
$10K
President's Discretionary Fund
2018
$8K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$448K
promote youth leadership in the Highlands of Chiapas and the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, by providing access to professional education and linking them to implementation opportunities in their regions
2017
$293K
enable a cadre of young leaders to become change agents and engage in community development in Chiapas and the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, by providing access to a professional education at EARTH University in Costa Rica
2017
$146K
increase access to higher education and leadership training in agriculture and community development by providing scholarships to Haitian students to study Agronomy at EARTH University in Costa Rica
2017
$20K
FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
2017
$13K
General Support
2017
$1K
Earth Fund
2017

Funded by

$15.4M from 54 funders · 156 grants · 2017–2024

Escuela De Agricultura De La Region

$6.0M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

WK Kellogg Foundation

$1.5M · 8 grants · 2017–2021

Wal-Mart Foundation

$1.4M · 2 grants · 2022–2024

Five Together Foundation

$746K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

$632K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Grand Rapids Community Foundation

$472K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

The Anne Hendricks Bass Foundation

$450K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$428K · 7 grants · 2018–2023

Details

EIN382920639
NTEE codeQ115
Subsection03
Ruling date1990-07
Formed1989
Employees17
Volunteers16
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