Civic Intelligence

Blue Earth Alliance

EIN 91-1682270 • 501(c)3 • Seattle, WA

Profile

Blue Earth believes documentary photography can inspire positive change. We support visual storytelling on critical environmental and social issues through direct assistance to photographers and a collaborative community of professionals.The link between compelling documentary photography and our collective motivation to change attitudes, behavior, even policies is strong. Eddie Adamss Pulitzer Prizewinning photograph of a Vietcong execution in Saigon forever changed how the world viewed the Vietnam War. Brazilian photojournalist Sebastio Salgados images of the impoverished portray human life with fresh dignity and compassion. Maintaining this link is central to the mission of Blue Earth.Through our support of Photography that Makes a Difference, Blue Earth has helped raise almost a million dollars for important issues often overlooked by traditional media--The Arctic. Global warming. The loss of open space in Los Angeles. Racism suffered by farmers. Disappearing traditions of New Engl

4557 51st Place SWSeattle, WA 98116

www.blueearth.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

59th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

61st percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Net Margin

19th percentile

-28%

Higher net margin than 19% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Asset Growth

17th percentile

-53%

Faster asset growth than 17% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

25th percentile

-30%

Faster revenue growth than 25% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Assets

Down

$15,634

Down $17,778 (-53%) from 2022

Liabilities

Down

$0

Down $300 (-100%) from 2022

Net Assets

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue

Down

$61,484

Down $26,147 (-30%) from 2022

Expenses

Down

$78,962

Down $12,247 (-13%) from 2022

Net Income

Down

-$17,478

Down $13,900 (-388%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2010: $25,826Liabilities 2010: $1,608Net Assets 2010: $24,2182010Assets 2011: $38,295Liabilities 2011: $1,532Net Assets 2011: $36,7632011Assets 2012: $6,370Liabilities 2012: $1,484Net Assets 2012: $4,8862012Assets 2013: $23,736Liabilities 2013: $1,624Net Assets 2013: $22,1122013Assets 2014: $23,551Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $23,5512014Assets 2015: $18,112Liabilities 2015: $854Net Assets 2015: $17,2582015Assets 2016: $42,359Net Assets 2016: $42,3592016Assets 2017: $41,196Net Assets 2017: $41,1962017Assets 2018: $79,795Liabilities 2018: $34,292Net Assets 2018: $45,5032018Assets 2019: $46,892Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $46,8922019Assets 2020: $52,780Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $36,690Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $36,6902021Assets 2022: $33,412Liabilities 2022: $300Net Assets 2022: $33,1122022Assets 2023: $15,634Liabilities 2023: $02023

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$15,634
Liabilities$0
Net Assets-

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2010: $112,544Expenses 2010: $103,374Net Income 2010: $9,1702010Revenue 2011: $148,583Expenses 2011: $136,038Net Income 2011: $12,5452011Revenue 2012: $86,886Expenses 2012: $118,763Net Income 2012: -$31,8772012Revenue 2013: $208,453Expenses 2013: $191,227Net Income 2013: $17,2262013Revenue 2014: $349,928Expenses 2014: $348,489Net Income 2014: $1,4392014Revenue 2015: $199,914Expenses 2015: $206,207Net Income 2015: -$6,2932015Revenue 2016: $128,286Expenses 2016: $103,185Net Income 2016: $25,1012016Revenue 2017: $127,679Expenses 2017: $128,842Net Income 2017: -$1,1632017Revenue 2018: $283,436Expenses 2018: $279,129Net Income 2018: $4,3072018Revenue 2019: $138,340Expenses 2019: $136,951Net Income 2019: $1,3892019Revenue 2020: $164,559Expenses 2020: $158,471Net Income 2020: $6,0882020Revenue 2021: $94,418Expenses 2021: $100,796Net Income 2021: -$6,3782021Revenue 2022: $87,631Expenses 2022: $91,209Net Income 2022: -$3,5782022Revenue 2023: $61,484Expenses 2023: $78,962Net Income 2023: -$17,4782023

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$61,484
Expenses$78,962
Net Income-$17,478

Filings

Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.16$0.00$0.61$0.79$0.17
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.33$0.00$0.33$0.88$0.91$0.04
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.37$0.00$0.37$0.94$1.01$0.06
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.53$0.00$1.65$1.58$0.06
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.47$0.00$0.47$1.38$1.37$0.01
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.80$0.34$0.46$2.83$2.79$0.04
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.41$0.41$1.28$1.29$0.01
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.42$0.42$1.28$1.03$0.25
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.18$0.01$0.17$2.00$2.06$0.06
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.24$0.00$0.24$3.50$3.48$0.01
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.24$0.02$0.22$2.08$1.91$0.17
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.06$0.01$0.05$0.87$1.19$0.32
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.38$0.02$0.37$1.49$1.36$0.13
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.26$0.02$0.24$1.13$1.03$0.09
Latest Detailed Filing

The latest 2023 filing currently has summary financial data only. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2022 below.

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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Signed
Jun 29, 2023
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$87,631
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Blue earth believes documentary photography can inspire positive change. We support visual storytelling on critical environmental and social issues through direct assistance to photographers and filmmakers and by fostering a collaborative community of professionals.our sponsored projects have been at the forefront of issues affecting contemporary society and the environment; climate change, wildlife preservation, threats to ancient and emerging cultures, social injustices and healing the wounds of war-torn societies, are just a few representative projects.our project support includes:non-profit fiscal sponsorship for fundraisingmarketing consultationmentorshiptechnical resources like "shooting from the heart," a blue-earth published instructional book for personal projects an annual conference designed to educate and insprie our project photographers/filmmakers and other professionals in the non-profit, academic, communications and agency fields.

The mission of Blue Earth Alliance is to support visual storytelling on critical environmental and social issues through direct assistance to photographers and a collaborative community of professionals.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Blue Earth Alliance (BEA) is an organization to help photographers and filmmakers who are creating projects about critical environmental and social issues.. BEA provides sponsored project creatives with fiscal agency, grant writing support, public relations and media outreach, advice, and mentorship throughout the life of the project.$0$80,750
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Conor RischPresident-$0--
Juliana LavoriniSecretary-$0--
Andrew DukeTreasurer-$0--
Ondrea HidleyDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Blue Earth Alliance
EIN
91-1682270
Phone
2065698754
Address
4557 51st Place SW, Seattle, WA 98116

Signing Officer

Name
Conor Risch
Title
President
Phone
2065698754
Signed
2023-06-29
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Rising Sun Accounting
Address
PO Box 25726, Seattle, WA 98165
Preparer
Marci Nakano
Phone
2063543920
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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