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Taproot Earth

Public charity
DBA: % COLETTE PICHON BATTLE
Environment · SLIDELL, LA · EIN 87-1961840
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About

Taproot Earth works with communities to support strategies around the use of water, energy and land.

In care of Colette Pichon Battle

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Environment
Employees
34
Volunteers
30

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-12-31
Revenue
$9.6M
Expenses
$12.2M
Assets
$17.6M
Liabilities
$147K

Financial history

$32.8M$16.4M$0
222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $9.6M · Peak FY2023: $32.8M · Avg: $16.6M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$1.3M
Foreign employees2
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
Africa——
Central America——
Europe——

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
—
Lobbying
—
Grants Given
$212K
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Address

PO BOX 6270
Slidell, LA, 70469-627

Governance

Voting board members9
Independent members8
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyNo
Doc-retention policyNo
Audit committeeNo
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersNo
Gross fundraising receipts$9.6M
Net to org$9.4M
Retained by contractors$121K
ChannelsPhone · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
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