The Gaia-Movement Living Earth Green World Action USA Inc

EIN: 364284332 501(c)(3) Environment

Chicago, IL

Total Revenue
$1,171,285
Total Expenses
$1,137,182
Total Assets
$866,342
Net Assets
$696,455
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1999
Legal Domicile
DE
Principal Officer
Eva Nielsen
Phone
7736517870
Tax Period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

The Gaia-Movement Living Earth Green World Action USA Inc, founded in 1999, is a community nonprofit in the Environment sector that reported $1.2M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024.

Mission

To protect the environment through reuse and recycling clothes and shoes and keeping them out of the landfills to reduce the environmental impact of textiles. To educate the general public about the environment and to help mitigate and adapt to climate change for those hardest affected in the world.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $953,391

Recycling program locally in USA: Collected, reused and recycled 2.2 million pounds of clothes and shoes. Gaia's largest program is the reuse and recycle of clothes & shoes. The textile industry a...

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Recycling program locally in USA: Collected, reused and recycled 2.2 million pounds of clothes and shoes. Gaia's largest program is the reuse and recycle of clothes & shoes. The textile industry a significant contributor to Global Warming & Climate Change. Gaia's mission is to help increase the percentage of reused and recycled clothes & Shoes in USA. Through an average of 500 clothes drop off boxes conveniently placed in local business areas in 2 states, Gaia diverted from the landfills 2.2 million pounds. Approximately 30,000 Americans have donated an average of 80 pounds of clothes in the Gaia boxes. Handling of the collected clothes and shoes have provided green jobs for 12 Americans and helped hundreds of families in Central America to start a small second clothes and shoes business. Gaia donated winter coats and toys for December events at community centers in Chicago.

Program 2

Education program locally in USA: provided an educational website with articles about Global Warming and Climate Change, textile recycling and its role in worldwide pollution and Climate Change. We...

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Education program locally in USA: provided an educational website with articles about Global Warming and Climate Change, textile recycling and its role in worldwide pollution and Climate Change. We have created content and design for 20 educational stations at our facility in Chicago, for school classes and other groups to learn from, when they start volunteering with Gaia again after the period with Covid-19 restrictions. We have created a climate center with a solar system learning garden, educational posters, water collection system and bird habitat. We have had students visit our learning center on field trips.

Program 3

Global Programs programs outside of USA: The Gaia Movement USA supports Farmers' Clubs in Zimbabwe in two different regions - Mutasa with 750 farmers and Chivi with 1500 farmers and their families...

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Global Programs programs outside of USA: The Gaia Movement USA supports Farmers' Clubs in Zimbabwe in two different regions - Mutasa with 750 farmers and Chivi with 1500 farmers and their families. They are all smallholder farmers. The support started in September 2021 and will continue for 2 and 3 years respectively. Gaia supports smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe. The climate crisis the planet is facing is already affecting many smallholder farmers as they experience drought, heavy rain falls and changing climate pattern. They cannot grow food as they used to do. They need new methods.More than 90% of all farms in the world are run by an individual or a family and rely primarily on family labor. Family farms occupy a large share of the world's agricultural land and produce about 80% of the world's food.Smallholder farmers are the frontline response to the world's environmental and social crisis.It is important to support them.

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

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Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $29,174
Program Service Revenue $1,140,039
Investment Income $2,072
Other Revenue $0
TOTAL REVENUE $1,171,285

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $87,243
Salaries & Benefits $541,598
Fundraising Expenses $45,467
Program Expenses $953,391
Other Expenses $508,341
TOTAL EXPENSES $1,137,182

Year-over-Year Comparison

2024 2023 Change
Revenue $1,171,285 $1,205,742 0.0%
Expenses $1,137,182 $1,293,000 -0.1%
Net Income $34,103 $-87,258 -1.4%
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Grants to Organizations Grants to Individuals Lobbying Political Activity Foreign Activities Donor Advised Fund Schedule B Required
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Governance

Voting Members
4
Independent Members
3
Employees
19
Volunteers
N/A

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
3
$96,000
Total Directors
4
$36,000
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
0
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Eva Nielsen President 40.00
Officer Director
$36,000 $0 $36,000
Else Marie Pedersen Treasurer 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Eric Newman Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Josefin Jonsson Chair 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Marianne Thomsen Clerk/Secretary 40.00
Officer
$60,000 $0 $60,000
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
2025 No data No data No data No data
2024 $1,171,285 $1,137,182 $866,342 $34,103
2023 $1,205,742 $1,293,000 $880,768 $-87,258
2022 $1,424,775 $1,070,196 $962,435 $354,579
2021 $1,085,840 $969,659 $684,512 $116,181
2020 $752,694 $747,888 $589,124 $4,806
2019 $1,076,799 $1,251,536 $477,802 $-174,737
2018 $1,909,985 $1,464,181 $662,387 $445,804
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