Earth Creative

What it reported doing in 2025

EDUCATION & ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: Earth Creative's Science & Education focus develops content into artistic and science-based educational resources for formal and informal education for students of all ages. It develops a network of participating schools and teachers and organizes future in-person and virtual/remote school visits by artists and scientists. We launched the new Student Climate Project as our most ambitious educational endeavor to date. Students, singly or in groups, will research an area of interest through the lens of climate change and propose a project which results in some sort of shareable product- a research paper, a presentation, an artistic creation or some other cumulative outcome. These projects can be pursued through school coursework with the guidance of a class and teacher, through a student club, or through an internship or other school-guided experience. The projects may focus more on the science side or the artistic side, as long as both are substantially included. "Science" may include the natural sciences and social sciences, as well as applied sciences such as architecture, construction, engineering, urban planning, wastewater management, water quality, wildlife and habitat management, pollution cleanup, recycling and policy making at various levels of government. "Arts" may include writing, music, visual art, theater, dance, storytelling, media or live performances of various kinds. It may also include the role of artists and arts organizations in the communication and expression of climate change information or their adaptation (greening) of their own organizations. Projects may include partnering with existing environmental organizations to participate in events or activities they already offer. In that case, funding might be used for transportation or fees, for example. Or projects may be developed by students, perhaps focusing on their own hyper-local place- school, community, neighborhood, etc. In that case, funding can also be used for materials, equipment, professional fees or services, etc. Students exercise skills including research, data collection and analysis, writing, interviewing, critical thinking, critical analysis of various forms of expression, and the generation of expressive responses to scientific findings. Environmental Justice is at the heart of the current climate crisis. Investigating local phenomena helps youth localize their climate research. When students center communities most affected by climate impact (human and other than human), they learn to engage in responsible research about mutual species reliance and environmental responsibility. Investigating social and environmental injustice cases can help youth broaden their understanding about interspecies reliance and environmental responsibility. These resources are designed to inspire students to gather and analyze data to create student-led climate action.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 96.3%; rating input score 96

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -47.5%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.32; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 73.4%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 11.9% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -19.6% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -22% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings