Financial and Impact Report July 2023 to June 2024
Introduction
Earth.fm is a nonprofit with the mission of helping people reconnect with nature by acquiring, curating and streaming high-quality, highly immersive nature sounds.
Subscription fees contribute to developing and maintaining the Earth.fm web and app, growing our library of nature sounds, research into topics like noise pollution and the connection between nature and mental wellbeing, as well as funding grants that support emerging nature sound recordists from underprivileged communities.
However, fees alone are not enough to cover all the expenses. We also need support from Sponsors, Funders and Philanthropists. Likewise, we are truly thankful for the in-kind donations provided by dozens of nature sound recordists who donate some of their nature sounds to us.
Financial Report
Summary
Earth.fm is currently 90% self-funded, showcasing our strong commitment and dedication. Help us ensure the long-term sustainability and growth of our project:
- Become a member to help us become financially self-sufficient.
- Get in touch to learn more about sponsorship opportunities.
Revenue
Expenses
Impact Report
In this section, we report on the effectiveness of our actions. While we have started collecting and analyzing some data about our impact, we are still working on enhancing our impact measurement systems. If you wish to delve deeper into our impact, let us know.
Number of recordings available
Number of signups
Earth.fm Members listen, on average, to 152 minutes of nature sounds per month. Typically distributed across six sessions, each averaging 25 minutes.
Our audience by country
Earth.fm Grants
We strive to serve a diverse population from throughout the world, supporting the work of nature sound recording artists from diverse backgrounds. In our effort to support diversity within the nature sound recording community, we have created the Earth.fm grants.
Earth.fm Grants is the first Field Recording Program supporting people from underrepresented regions of the world to become professional field recordists. The participants get field recording gear, training and coaching sessions with our professional field recordists, and some funds to cover field trip expenses.
Since the grants were launched, our first cohort of grantees has accomplished numerous successful field trips, resulting in high-quality recordings.
Number of high-quality recordings by our grantees published on Earth.fm: 34
The great progress achieved by our grantees has also been recognised by the prestigious Sound Of The Year Awards, where Martha was a finalist in the Disappearing Sound of The Year category, and won the award in the Unpleasant Sound of The Year category, with her sound titled “A wild Feast in Maasai Mara Game Reserve”, recorded while hyenas and jackals were feasting on the carcass of a Maasai giraffe that had died of old age.
