Liabilities / Assets
82nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 82% of similar nonprofits.
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
82nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 82% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
68th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 68% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
10th percentile
Higher net margin than 10% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
Score unavailable
This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.
Asset Growth
3rd percentile
Faster asset growth than 3% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
11th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 11% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$6,370
Down $31,925 (-83%) from 2011
Net Assets
Down$4,886
Down $31,877 (-87%) from 2011
Liabilities
Down$1,484
Down $48 (-3.1%) from 2011
Revenue
Down$86,886
Down $61,697 (-42%) from 2011
Expenses
Down$118,763
Down $17,275 (-13%) from 2011
Net Income
Down-$31,877
Down $44,422 (-354%) from 2011
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.
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