BLACKSMITH INSTITUTE INC

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1999

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

RICHARD FULLER

Phone

2128703490

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

BLACKSMITH INSTITUTE INC, founded in 1999, is a community nonprofit in the International Affairs sector that reported $5.2M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue fell 46% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $7.0M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 34% operating deficit.

Mission

PURE EARTH PARTNERS WITH GOVERNMENTS, COMMUNITIES AND INDUSTRY LEADERS TO IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS THAT STOP TOXIC EXPOSURES, PROTECT HEALTH, AND RESTORE ENVIRONMENTS. WE PRIORITIZE ACTIONS TO PROTECT THE DEVELOPING BRAINS AND BODIES OF CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN LIVING IN TOXIC HOT SPOTS. WE WORK TO STOP THE MULTIGENERATIONAL CYCLE OF POISONING THAT IS ENDEMIC IN MANY LOW AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $5,871,725 Revenue: $0

OUR OBJECTIVELEAD AND MERCURY ARE TWO OF THE MOST PREVALENT POLLUTANTS IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES, AND POSE A GREATER RISK THAN ALL OTHER TOP TEN CHEMICALS OF CONCERN IDENTIFIED BY WHO...

OUR OBJECTIVELEAD AND MERCURY ARE TWO OF THE MOST PREVALENT POLLUTANTS IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES, AND POSE A GREATER RISK THAN ALL OTHER TOP TEN CHEMICALS OF CONCERN IDENTIFIED BY WHO. THROUGH 2030, PURE EARTH IS FOCUSING ON THESE POLLUTANTS THROUGH TWO CORE PROGRAMMATIC AREAS IN NINE COUNTRIES.THE OBJECTIVE OF OUR GLOBAL LEAD PROGRAM IS TO MEASURABLY AND SUSTAINABLY REDUCE LEAD POLLUTION AND POISONING USING A 5-PHASE APPROACH, WHICH INCLUDES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE, EXPOSURE SOURCE ANALYSIS, SOURCESPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, AND INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING.OUR GLOBAL MERCURY PROGRAM AIMS TO REDUCE MERCURY POLLUTION FROM THE LEADING SOURCE OF EMISSIONS - ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE GOLD MINING (ASGM). THE GOAL IS TO REDUCE MERCURY EXPOSURE AND POISONING, BY TARGETING THE MOST SEVERELY AFFECTED POPULATIONS: MINERS AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $5,095,591

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $179,117

Other Revenue $-43,899

TOTAL REVENUE $5,230,809

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $1,305,794

Salaries & Benefits $2,446,886

Fundraising Expenses $353,984

Program Expenses $5,871,725

Other Expenses $3,262,600

TOTAL EXPENSES $7,015,280

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$5,230,809	$9,646,852	-0.5%
Expenses	$7,015,280	$6,117,424	+0.1%
Net Income	$-1,784,471	$3,529,428	-1.5%

Key Indicators

✓ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✓ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$504,550

Total Directors

$205,206

Key Employees

$242,897

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
RICHARD FULLER	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	40.00	Officer Director	$200,000	$5,206	$205,206
ETHAN SAWYER	CHAIR	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
CONRAD MEYER III	CHAIR EMERITAS	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
RUBEN KRAIEM	VICE CHAIR, THRU 2023	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
PAUL ROUX	SECRETARY	0.40	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
PAUL BROOKE	DIRECTOR	0.20	Director	$0	$0	$0
FRANCOIS GUILLON	TREASURER	0.40	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
KATHRYN HUARTE	DIRECTOR	0.20	Director	$0	$0	$0
HOWARD HU	DIRECTOR	0.20	Director	$0	$0	$0
TROY HYSMTIH	DIRECTOR	0.20	Director	$0	$0	$0
TABASSUM INAMDAR	DIRECTOR	0.20	Director	$0	$0	$0
GLORIA JANATA	DIRECTOR	0.20	Director	$0	$0	$0
ANNA MUTOH	DIRECTOR	0.20	Director	$0	$0	$0
ALICIA OGAWA	DIRECTOR	0.20	Director	$0	$0	$0
ANGELOS SOURIADAKIS	DIRECTOR, THRU 2023	0.20	Director	$0	$0	$0
CHARLOTTE TRIEFUS	DIRECTOR	0.20	Director	$0	$0	$0
HOSSAM ABOU ZEID	DIRECTOR, THRU 2023	0.20	Director	$0	$0	$0
MARC WEINREICH	DIRECTOR, THRU 2023	0.20	Director	$0	$0	$0
ANDREW MCCARTOR	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	Officer	$175,000	$4,905	$179,905
RACHAEL KUPKA	VP, OPERATIONS	40.00	Officer	$117,077	$2,362	$119,439
CAROL SUMKIN	VP, DEVELOPMENT	40.00	Key Emp	$193,307	$49,590	$242,897
SHISHI ZHANG	DIRECTOR OF FINANCE	40.00	Highest	$120,159	$16,335	$136,494
ANGELA BERNHARDT	VP, COMMUNICATIONS	40.00	Highest	$120,000	$5,022	$125,022
MAGDALENE SIM	DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS	40.00	Highest	$112,500	$5,841	$118,341
LINA H GUTIERREZ	PROGRAM DIRECTOR., PROJECTS ADMIN	40.00	Highest	$104,938	$6,093	$111,031
EMILY NASH	DIRECTOR, RESEARCH	40.00	Highest	$104,494	$16,003	$120,497

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$5,230,809	$7,015,280	$15,738,894	$-1,784,471
2022	$9,646,852	$6,117,424	$17,537,165	$3,529,428
2021	$10,512,947	$5,966,870	$13,522,554	$4,546,077
2020	$10,382,675	$4,678,962	$10,267,828	$5,703,713
2020	$10,414,849	$4,746,196	$10,267,828	$5,668,653
2019	$3,829,102	$4,302,057	$4,805,952	$-472,955
2018	$5,140,899	$3,981,974	$5,082,288	$1,158,925