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COOL EARTH ACTION USA INC
Brooklyn, NY · EIN 263688173 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE C30 · Environment · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$1.1M
expenses
$1.4M
net assets
$2.6M
employees
0
program ratio
0%
mission · from form 990

COOL EARTH IS A CHARITY THAT WORKS ALONGSIDE INDIGINOUS VILLAGES TO HALT RAINFOREST DESTRUCTION. BY DEVELOPING LOCAL LIVELIHOODS, OUR MISSION IS TO END THE CYCLE OF DEFORESTATION ENTRENCHING VILLAGES

profile · synthesized from sources

Cool Earth Action USA Inc is a nonprofit organization dedicated to halting rainforest destruction by partnering with Indigenous villages. The organization focuses on developing sustainable local livelihoods to break the cycle of deforestation. Its work is centered on environmental conservation through community-based solutions in tropical rainforest regions.

named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Community-Led Monitoring
Equips Indigenous partners with tools and training to monitor forest cover and report threats in real time using satellite data and mobile technology
Forest Protection Partnerships
Collaborates with Indigenous communities to establish agreements that protect rainforests from deforestation by supporting local governance and land stewardship
Local Livelihood Development
Supports sustainable income-generating activities such as agroforestry, eco-tourism, and non-timber forest product enterprises to reduce reliance on destructive logging
activities · 1 group

What they do

  • Indigenous-Led Ecosystem Stewardship 1 activity
    • Supports Indigenous communities to halt rainforest destruction through local livelihood development
      Partners with Indigenous villages to prevent deforestation by advancing sustainable, community-led economic alternatives that reduce reliance on destructive practices.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$1.10M
Contributions & grants$00%
Program service revenue$1.10M100%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$1.43M
Program expenses0%
Admin / overhead0%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$1.42M
Largest expense lineProfessional Fees
balance sheet
Total assets$2.59M
Cash$2.59M
Investments$0
Liabilities$0
Net assets$2.59M
Liquid reserves21.7 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -10.9%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 3
  • JED FREEDLANDER — trustee
  • MATTHEW OWEN — director
  • STEPHEN BRODBAR — director/trustee
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Community-Led Livelihood Development
    methodology: community-led_livelihood_development
    By supporting the development of local livelihoods in Indigenous villages, the organization produces forest conservation outcomes because sustainable economic alternatives reduce reliance on deforestation-driven income sources.