2025-11-12T08:49:43-05:00 2024-12-31 474018663 VTA ADVISORS 10400 EATON PL STE 100 FAIRFAX VA 22030 990 2024-01-01 043265555 EARTHRIGHTS INTERNATIONAL INC EART 2024665188 1400 K STREET NW SUITE 750 WASHINGTON DC 20005 FERNANDA HOPENHAYM TREASURER-OUTGOING 2024665188 2025-11-11 true true MARGARET H MARTINEZ P00295352 7032184100 2025-11-11 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X ODESSA STA MARIA 11650306 false X WWW.EARTHRIGHTS.ORG X 1995 MA TO WORK WITH PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT 11 11 40 10 0 5825794 10591187 0 200396 261881 82630 1045 6108820 10854113 340608 265635 0 4518755 5733718 0 449645 2642837 2934715 7502200 8934068 -1393380 1920045 13555077 15714040 364682 436528 13190395 15277512 X TO WORK WITH PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT false false 1133395 137747 ADVOCACY AND CAMPAIGNS: EARTHRIGHTS SEEKS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND BUILD BROAD SUPPORT AMONG LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT THEIR RIGHTS AND RESOURCES, ADVOCATE FOR HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS, AND PROMOTE ACCOUNTABILITY AROUND THE WORLD. 3968830 15247 LEGAL: EARTHRIGHTS UNDERTAKES CHARITABLE IMPACT LITIGATION AND RELATED LEGAL ADVOCACY TO DEFEND HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS, ESTABLISH AND CLARIFY LEGAL STANDARDS, AND PROMOTE ACCOUNTABILITY AND DETER ABUSES AROUND THE WORLD. CASES ARE CHOSEN FOR THEIR PUBLIC SIGNIFICANCE AND BROADER CHARITABLE BENEFIT RATHER THAN TO ADVANCE PRIVATE INTERESTS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH 501(C)(3), THE ORGANIZATION'S LITIGATION FURTHERS EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND IS DESIGNED TO PRODUCE SYSTEMIC BENEFITS; ANY RELIEF OBTAINED FOR INDIVIDUAL PARTIES IS INCIDENTAL TO THESE OVERARCHING PUBLIC PURPOSES. 928840 112641 THE EARTHRIGHTS SCHOOLS: EDUCATES PEOPLE OF SOUTHEAST ASIA AND SOUTH AMERICA IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING AND ADVOCACY TECHNIQUES. 1278255 EARTHRIGHTS USES THE POWER OF LAW AND THE POWER OF PEOPLE IN DEFENSE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT 1278255 7309320 true true false true false false false false false true true false false false true false true false false true true true true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true true false true X 26 0 40 true false true TH false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false MA VA CA NY MD DC IL CO X X SELAM HAILU 2024665188 1400 K ST NW STE 750 WASHINGTON DC 20005 SHANNON YOUNG DEPUTY EXEC 40.00 X 197932 0 6088 RICHARD HERZ SR. 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SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 X X X false false false false false false false false false SHANNON YOUNG DEPUTY EXEC DIRECTOR 197932 6088 204020 RICHARD HERZ SR. LITIGATION ATTY 154902 29364 184266 ODESSA STA MARIA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 156575 21285 177860 SELAM HAILU FINANCE DIRECTOR 160318 14785 175103 MARISSA VAHLSING SUPERVISING ATTY 164412 4986 169398 MICHELLE HARRISON DEP. US LEGAL DIR 147397 16278 163675 MARCO SIMONS FORMER GEN COUNSEL 153762 4661 158423 FORM 990, PART III CASE SUMMARIES: EARTHRIGHTS INTERNATIONAL'S CASES SEEK TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE BY DEFENDING "HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS SECURED BY LAW." THAT IS, OUR PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE REPRESENTATION TO OTHERS IN CASES INVOLVING THE DEFENSE OF HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS, INCLUDING CIVIL, POLITICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS. DOE 1 V. CHIQUITA; DOE 1 V. HILLS; DOE 1 V. FREIDHEIM; DOE 1 V. CHIQUITA; DOE 29 V. FREIDHEIM; DOE 29 V. OLSON; DOE 8 V. CHIQUITA (COUNSEL FOR COLOMBIAN PLAINTIFFS CHALLENGING COMPLICITY OF BANANA COMPANY AND ITS EXECUTIVES IN PARAMILITARY KILLINGS OF PLAINTIFFS' DECEDENTS) DOE V. IFC (COUNSEL FOR HONDURAN FARMERS WHOSE FAMILY MEMBERS WERE MURDERED BY PALM OIL COMPANY FUNDED BY IFC) BOULDER COUNTY V. SUNCOR (COUNSEL FOR CO MUNICIPALITIES SUING OIL COMPANIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES) CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY V. CALGEM (COUNSEL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION SUING CALIFORNIA'S STATE OIL AND GAS REGULATOR OVER ITS FAILURE TO APPLY ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW TO DRILLING PERMITS) MAI V. THE COCA-COLA CO. (COUNSEL FOR CAMBODIAN VICTIMS OF LAND GRABBING BY A THAI SUGAR COMPANY SEEKING DOCUMENTS UNDER 28 U.S.C. 1782 RELATING TO COCA-COLA'S INVESTIGATION OF THE LAND-GRABBING INCIDENT) COUNSEL TO TRIBAL NATION BRINGING ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT AGAINST STATE ALLEGING VIOLATIONS OF CIVIL RIGHTS IN USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED BY HUD. INSTITUTO BRASILEIRO DE DEFESA DO CONSUMIDOR V. MEAD JOHNSON & COMPANY, LLC (COUNSEL FOR A BRAZILIAN CONSUMER RIGHTS ORGANIZATION SEEKING DISCOVERY FROM MEAD JOHNSON UNDER 28 U.S. 1782 IN SUPPORT OF LITIGATION IN BRAZIL CHALLENGING THE MISLEADING MARKETING OF POWDERED MILK-LIKE BEVERAGES FOR TODDLERS IN PACKAGING AND WITH LABELS EXTREMELY SIMILAR IN DESIGN TO INFANT FORMULA). EL PODER DEL CONSUMIDOR V. THE COCA-COLA COMPANY (COUNSEL FOR A MEXICAN CONSUMER RIGHTS ORGANIZATION SEEKING DISCOVERY FROM COCA-COLA UNDER 28 U.S. 1782 IN SUPPORT OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEALTH COMPLAINT FILED IN MEXICO RELATING TO THE DANGERS OF THE CONSUMPTION OF SWEETENED BEVERAGES). ZOZO ET ALL V. WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY (COUNSEL FOR 274 VICTIMS OF ALLEGED CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO SEEKING DISCOVERY FROM WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY UNDER 28 U.S. 1782 IN SUPPORT OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS IN THE DRC) EARTHRIGHTS ATTORNEYS ALSO LITIGATE CASES BEFORE THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE COURTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF PERU TO DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS AND PROTECT THEENVIRONMENT. EARTHRIGHTS ALSO FILES AMICUS CURIAE BRIEFS IN U.S., FOREIGN AND INTERNATIONAL COURTS ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS COUNSEL FOR OTHER AMICI. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D EARTHRIGHTS USES THE POWER OF LAW AND THE POWER OF PEOPLE IN DEFENSE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B THAILAND, PERU FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE 990 (IN PDF) IS SENT TO THE ORGANIZATION AND REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE DIRECTOR, FINANCE ASSOCIATE, INTERNAL COUNSEL AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT. ONCE THE DRAFT IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED, A COPY IS SENT (IN PDF FORMAT) TO THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR REVIEW. A FINAL COPY IS SENT (IN PDF FORMAT) FOR FINAL REVIEW AND SIGNATURE TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TO THE TREASURER PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE I.R.S.. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS SELF-POLICING. MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVE GUIDANCE AS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS TO THE BOARD OR THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. AGREEMENT TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS A REQUIRED CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT FOR ALL STAFF. ALL BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBERS MUST SIGN AN UPDATED CONFLICT OF INTEREST AGREEMENT, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT NO NEW RELATIONSHIPS HAVE BEEN STARTED WHICH MAY CAUSE ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION IS ANALYZED AND REVIEWED PERIODICALLY. SALARIES ARE COMMENSURATE WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OF COMPARABLE SIZE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.EARTHRIGHTS.ORG AS PART OF THE ANNUAL REPORT POSTING. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND A COPY OF THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS IS ALSO ON FILE WITH THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 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