EarthSTARS.Earth

What EarthSTARS.Earth does

EarthSTARS.Earth is a Gen Z climate action movement and creative media platform operated as an initiative of sponsorKIDS Charities, a 501c3 nonprofit organization founded in 2000 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The organization engages young people globally through arts, music, film, storytelling, and creative activism under its trademarked 'Arts in Climate Action' program. Its product portfolio includes the EarthSTARS.Earth core community platform, the CanUDIGit.Earth docuseries, SongLAB songwriting retreats, the Regenerative Exchange city-to-city platform, the EarthSTARS Impact Awards, and a YouTube-hosted 13-episode Climate Action Docu-Series launching in 2026. The legacy PeaceJourney program has brought over 250 students to 15 countries since 2000, producing a Telly Award-winning co-production with BET TV.

The underlying technology is a Wix-hosted web platform with a free membership portal, multimedia content distribution across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn, and integration with 21 named alliance partners spanning UN agencies (UN Women, UNA-USA, PeaceBoat), climate NGOs (Climate Reality Project, Project Drawdown, Kiss the Ground), academic institutions (Berklee School of Music, Columbia Earth Institute), and youth movements (POP Movement). The organization is led by founder Jeannette Barcelos Kravitz with Chad Richardson as Music Curator supporting SongLAB programming.

The business model is donor-funded: revenue derives from individual tax-deductible donations processed via PayPal under sponsorKIDS Charities' 501c3 status, custom-quote corporate sponsorships and philanthropic partnerships, and in-kind contributions from corporate partners. The go-to-market is hybrid — community-led engagement of Gen Z activists through free membership and event activations, event-driven content cycles anchored on Climate Week and songwriting retreats, and enterprise-style sponsorship outreach to corporate brands seeking ESG and youth market alignment. The organization claims reach of 2 billion+ Gen Z audience, 195+ countries, 35+ active projects, and 12 alliance partners, though these figures are self-declared and unverified.

Name

EarthSTARS.Earth

Legal name

sponsorKIDS Charities

Website

https://earthstars.earth

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Short description

EarthSTARS.Earth is a Chicago-based 501c3 nonprofit initiative using arts, music, film, and storytelling to engage Gen Z globally in climate action through docuseries, songwriting retreats, and city-to-city exchanges.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Climate Education Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Education & Outreach (BPAGAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Education, Capacity Building & Community Engagement (BPADALAO), Community Environmental & Sustainability Events (Earth Day, Clean-Up Festivals) (MPAGAEAO)

Keywords

• Climate action movement
• Youth engagement programs
• Creative media services
• Arts education
• Nonprofit climate initiatives

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Tax-deductible donations through PayPal processed via sponsorKIDS Charities 501c3 non-profit status. Individual supporters can donate to support Gen Z climate action initiatives.
2. Corporate Sponsorship and Philanthropy: Custom-designed funding partnerships for brands including 'Brought To You By' messaging, event/contest branding, employee engagement programs, volunteer and matching grant programs, hackathons, celebrity/chef influencers, and philanthropy engagement.
3. In-Kind Donations: Corporate in-kind contributions including contest prizes, business services, travel, social media marketing, media, and public relations support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

EarthSTARS.Earth is a nonprofit arts-based climate action movement for Gen Z that operates a free-to-join global youth community and produces a docuseries (CanUDIGit.Earth), songwriting retreats (SongLAB), the EarthSTARS Impact Awards, a Youth Climate Songwriting Challenge, city-to-city exchanges, and an Education Ecosystem for schools. It is run as an initiative of sponsorKIDS Charities, a 501c3 nonprofit established in 2000, and offers separate corporate sponsorship (PartnerUp) and educational partnership programs alongside the consumer community.

Product overview

EarthSTARS.Earth is a Gen Z climate action movement and platform operated by sponsorKIDS Charities (a 501c3 nonprofit founded in 2000). The organization offers a multi-component portfolio centered on Arts in Climate Action, combining the core EarthSTARS.Earth platform with CanUDIGit.Earth docuseries, SongLAB songwriting retreats, the Regenerative Exchange Platform for city-to-city climate exchanges, EarthSTARS Impact Awards, and the legacy PeaceJourney student travel program. The ecosystem uses music, film, storytelling, and creative competitions to engage youth globally, with initiatives including the Youth Climate Action Docu-Series (13 episodes), Youth Songwriting Challenges, and Special Projects like EV Road Rallies and climate murals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SongLAB: Creative songwriting retreats bringing together global artists, storytellers, students and changemakers to create music inspired by real-world experience and nature.
• Arts in Climate Action
• EarthSTARS Impact Awards
• EarthSTARS Regenerative Exchange

Products and services

• CanUDIGit.Earth (Climate Action Docu-Series)

Quantifiable outcome

• 250+ students traveled to 15 countries through PeaceJourney program since 2000
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• ActNow.orgcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024World's Longest and Largest Online Climate Event. Jeannette hosted an online webinar for 50,000 youth in 2024. Partnership amplifies youth climate education and engagement.
• Berklee School of Music / ValenciacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBerklee School of Music wrote and co-produced the CanUDIGit.earth Theme Song, contributing musical expertise and creative production to the initiative.
• Climate Reality ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCertified Membership partnership with 60,000 Climate Action Members internationally. Affiliation provides credibility and access to global climate activist network.
• CoGenerate OrganizationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerBridging Generational Divides to Co-Create the Future. Partnership focuses on intergenerational collaboration for climate solutions.
• Community Arts NetworksupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerArt as a Force for Change. Partnership promotes arts-based community engagement for climate action.
• Kiss the GroundsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit film production company promoting regeneration and healthy soil as a viable solution for wellness, water, and climate crisis.
• PeaceBoat.uscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECOSOC Program of the United Nations. Promotes Peace, Human Rights and Sustainability through international exchange programs.
• Pop Movement (Protect Our Planet)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with 2.5 Million Gen Zs and Over 100 Climate Partner NGOs. Jeannette's support, platform, and commitment to youth voices helps amplify POP Movement's message.
• Project DrawdowncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe World's Leading Resource for Climate Solutions. Partnership provides climate science content and data for educational materials.
• RESTORsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld's Largest Platform for Nature Sites. Partnership supports nature restoration and ecological storytelling initiatives.
• We Don't Have TimesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe World's Largest Media Platform for Climate Action. Partnership amplifies climate content reach and audience engagement.
• UN Women United Nations Organization - ChicagocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN Women Chicago chapter partnership for gender-inclusive climate action programming and UN alliance.
• Photographers Without BorderssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supports visual storytelling through documentary photography for climate action campaigns.
• Global Voices InternationalsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational organization supporting global storytelling and cross-cultural dialogue initiatives.
• Global Youth Service DaysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership engages youth in volunteer climate action and community service programs.
• Guitars Over GunssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMusic mentorship organization providing artistic programming and youth development through music.
• Veterans Growing GardenssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization combining veteran services with sustainable agriculture and garden programs.
• Healing GardenerssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization promoting therapeutic gardening and horticultural wellness programs.
• Earth Institute Columbia CollegesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partnership for climate science education and academic programming.
• Simmons Center for Global ChicagosupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerChicago-based organization supported by EarthSTARS.earth, focusing on global initiatives.
• United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJeannette Kravitz serves as area membership director. Affiliation provides UN network access and global climate policy alignment.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Earth Guardians: Youth-driven climate and environmental organization led by Indigenous and Gen Z leaders. Comparable as a youth climate organization with creative expression and storytelling components overlapping with EarthSTARS.Earth's arts framing.
• Sunrise Movement: US-based youth-led climate movement focused on Gen Z political mobilization for climate action. Directly comparable as a youth-climate-engagement organization competing for the same donor and member pool, though with a policy-advocacy rather than arts orientation.
• Fridays for Future: Global youth-led climate movement founded by Greta Thunberg. Directly comparable as a Gen Z climate mobilization organization, with broader global brand recognition and grassroots scale that exceeds EarthSTARS.Earth.
• Zero Hour: Gen Z-led climate justice movement founded by youth organizers. Comparable as a youth-climate-advocacy organization focused on amplifying young voices and driving action, similar in mission to EarthSTARS.Earth.
• Earth Uprising: Youth-led climate advocacy organization training Gen Z climate leaders. Comparable as a Gen Z-focused climate NGO targeting the same demographic with leadership development and activism programming.
• Protect Our Planet (POP) Movement: Existing EarthSTARS.Earth partner and Gen Z climate organization with 2.5M claimed reach. Directly comparable as a youth climate NGO; the existing partnership suggests high overlap in audience and programming.

Others

• Kiss the Ground: Existing EarthSTARS.Earth partner focused on regenerative agriculture and soil health storytelling through film and media. Adjacent peer with comparable storytelling/film production approach to climate issues, though with a regenerative-agriculture thematic focus.

Broad incumbents

• 350.org: Established global climate movement focused on ending fossil fuels. Comparable as a climate advocacy organization targeting youth and grassroots mobilization, but with broader policy focus and significantly larger scale and funding.

Emerging players

• Climate Cardinals: Youth-led nonprofit translating climate documents and educating non-English-speaking communities. Comparable as a Gen Z climate education organization, though with a more translation-focused operational model.
• Future Coalition: Coalition of youth-led organizations working on climate, gun violence, and human rights. Comparable as a coordinating body for Gen Z activism with overlapping audience and complementary programming focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCLhDnYiqJiFHQNzU-lJrtLg
• Facebookfacebook.com/peacejourney
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/jeannette-barcelos-kravitz-founder-earthstars-earth-61763212
• Instagraminstagram.com/earthstars.earth
• TikToktiktok.com/@earthstarsearth

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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