TEN STRANDS: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: TEN STRANDS (EIN 27-4118171)
Tax period: 2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed: 2024-04-25
IRS object ID: 202411169349302351
Schema version: 2022v5.0
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-04-25T16:13:57-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	680037990	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GILBERT CPAS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2880 GATEWAY OAKS DR STE 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	SACRAMENTO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95833	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	274118171	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TEN STRANDS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	TENS	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5105927370	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 150869	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN RAFAEL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	949150869	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JOEL A GINGOLD	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5105927370	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-04-23	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	JOEL	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	GINGOLD	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JENNIFER Z IWATA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01310188	PTIN
Phone	9166466464	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-04-23	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	KAREN COWE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 150869	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN RAFAEL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	949150869	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$5,552,691	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.TENSTRANDS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2010	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TEN STRANDS IS A CALIFORNIA BASED NONPROFIT WHOSE MISSION IS TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN THE PARTNERSHIPS AND STRATEGIES THAT WILL BRING ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE LITERACY TO ALL OF CALIFORNIA'S 5.8 MILLION K12 STUDENTS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	12	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	110	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,459,421	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,683,337	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$100,044	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$2,285,132	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$2,681	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$109,153	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,069	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,562,146	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,078,691	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,143,629	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,554,484	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$289,527	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$576,428	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,603,744	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,720,057	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$4,158,228	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$842,089	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$79,537	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$6,236,978	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$6,638,366	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$3,008,870	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$3,460,456	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,228,108	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,177,910	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TEN STRANDS IS A CALIFORNIA BASED NONPROFIT WHOSE MISSION IS TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN THE PARTNERSHIPS AND STRATEGIES THAT WILL BRING ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE LITERACY TO ALL OF CALIFORNIA'S 5.8 MILLION K-12 STUDENTS. TEN STRANDS WORKS IN PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH STATE AGENCIES, COUNTY OFFICES OF EDUCATION, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (E.G., SCIENCE MUSEUMS, OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS, ETC.) TO ENSURE THAT TEACHERS HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY STANDARDS- AND ENVIRONMENT-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS THAT WILL HELP THEM ADVANCE CORE SUBJECT CONTENT STANDARDS AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY OF THEIR STUDENTS. WE ALSO SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND OUTDOOR EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, SO TEACHERS CAN PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH ENGAGING ENVIRONMENT-BASED EDUCATION BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	Yes (1)	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,234,393	ExpenseAmt
Desc	CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROGRAM (CCEJP). CCEJP WILL DEVELOP K-12 STANDARDS-BASED CURRICULAR RESOURCES FOCUSED ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. THE PROGRAM IS LED BY SAN MATEO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. TEN STRANDS IS THE LEAD CONSULTANT ON THE PROJECT, AND IS WORKING WITH COMMUNITY WRITING TEAMS AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM WILL LAUNCH IN SPRING 2025 AS A FREE RESOURCE FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.CCEJP.NET.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$562,058	ExpenseAmt
Desc	CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY INITIATIVE (CAELI) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION: LED AND MANAGED CAELI, A COLLECTIVE ACTION NETWORK, AND CAELI'S LEADERSHIP COUNCIL. WORKED TO IMPLEMENT A SYSTEM OF SUPPORT IN CALIFORNIA THAT ENABLES ALL STUDENTS TO HAVE LOCAL, STANDARDS- AND ENVIRONMENT-BASED EXPERIENCES THAT ENHANCE THEIR LEARNING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM, BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE STATE'S BLUEPRINT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY. PARTNERED WITH GOVERNMENT, NON-GOVERNMENT, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS TO MOVE THE WORK FORWARD, SOUGHT INPUT FROM A 80-PERSON LEADERSHIP COUNCIL IN ADDITION TO MANY OTHER EDUCATORS, SCIENTISTS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS, ALL FOCUSED ON ADVANCING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY THROUGH PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, AND CAPACITY BUILDING. ENGAGED SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS THE UNIT OF CHANGE WITH SUPPORT FROM COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATIONS AS BACKBONES. MANAGED PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS. PRESENTED AT STATEWIDE CONFERENCES PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY. FORGED PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION SECTOR, AND THE NETWORK OF RESIDENTIAL OUTDOOR SCHOOLS IN THE STATE. FUNDRAISED FOR, CO-CHAIRED, AND SERVED AS PROJECT DIRECTOR AND FISCAL SPONSOR OF CAELI AND ITS LEADERSHIP COUNCIL. THE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL WORKED FOR THE EIGHTH YEAR IN A ROW TO IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE STATE'S BLUEPRINT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY TO SUPPORT SCHOOL DISTRICTS, TEACHERS, AND LOCAL PROGRAM PROVIDERS WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF ACHIEVING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY FOR ALL OF CALIFORNIA'S 5.8 MILLION PUBLIC SCHOOL K12 STUDENTS. CAELI'S WEBSITE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.CA-ELI.ORG.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$312,969	ExpenseAmt
Desc	ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE CHANGE LITERACY PROJECTS (ECCLPS): PARTNERED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (UC) AND CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY (CSU) SYSTEMS TO RE-LAUNCH ECCLPS AS A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. ALSO, PROVIDED PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT. ECCLPS WILL FOCUS ON PRE-SERVICE AND IN-SERVICE TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, RESEARCH, AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE LITERACY GOALS OF ECCLPS. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.ECCLPS.NET. SAN MATEO ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONARY TEACHER FELLOWSHIP (ESTF): PARTNERED WITH SAN MATEO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION FOR THE NINTH YEAR TO SUPPORT TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOCUSED ON INTEGRATING CALIFORNIA'S EP&CS INTO STANDARDS-BASED INSTRUCTION IN SCIENCE, HISTORY-SOCIAL SCIENCE, AND OTHER SUBJECTS, WITH A FOCUS ON SOLUTIONARY UNITS OF STUDY. CALIFORNIA HUB FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING AND ACTION (CHELA): PARTNERED WITH THE CALIFORNIA GEOGRAPHIC ALLIANCE AND THE CALIFORNIA GLOBAL EDUCATION PROJECT TO LAUNCH THE CHELA INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL ATLAS OF CALIFORNIA, WHICH USES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY TO ORGANIZE AND PRESENT ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION TO LEARN ABOUT CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THE SOFTWARE IS FREE TO ALL K12 SCHOOLS, AND EDUCATORS HAVE ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP THEM USE THE TECHNOLOGIES IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. THIS YEAR'S PROGRAM FOCUSED ON THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OF EDUCATORS. CLIMATE READY SCHOOL COALITION: PARTNERED WITH UNDAUNTEDK12 TO LAUNCH AND BUILD THE CLIMATE READY SCHOOLS COALITION FOCUSED ON SCHOOL BUILDING DECARBONIZATION EFFORTS TO PROVIDE HEALTHY AND SAFE SCHOOL BUILDINGS FOR CALIFORNIA'S STUDENTS. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.CLIMATEREADYSCHOOLSCOALTION.ORG. DATA INITIATIVE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE ACTION IN CALIFORNIA'S TK-12 SCHOOLS: PARTNERED WITH UNDAUNTEDK12 TO CREATE A DATA-DRIVEN DASHBOARD FOR COUNTY AND DISTRICT LEADERS TO SUPPORT THEIR COMMITMENT/JOURNEY TO WHOLE SCHOOL SUSTAINABILITY (CURRICULUM, CAMPUS, COMMUNITY, AND CULTURE). TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO A NUMBER OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SUPPORT THEIR PLANNING FOR WHOLE SCHOOL SUSTAINABILITY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$576,572	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$2,286,201	RevenueAmt
Desc	CALIFORNIA YOUTH CLIMATE POLICY (CYCP) LEADERSHIP PROGRAM: WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SIERRA CLUB CALIFORNIA THIS PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON WORKING WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO INFLUENCE SCHOOL BOARD POLICIES RELATED TO WHOLE SCHOOL SUSTAINABILITY. CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY OUTREACH: MANAGED MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS FOR TEN STRANDS RESULTING IN THE TWICE-MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF A NEWSLETTER AND FEATURED ARTICLES (WWW.TENSTRANDS.ORG/NEWS) AND AN ACTIVE PRESENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. DEVELOPED THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL REPORT, MANAGED THE TEN STRANDS AND CAELI WEBSITES, AND ATTENDED SEVERAL COMMUNITY AND PARTNER EVENTS VIRTUALLY AND IN-PERSON HIGHLIGHTING ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE LITERACY. PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT: BUILT A BROAD COALITION TO SUPPORT SENATOR BEN ALLEN'S BUDGET REQUEST FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE EVENTUAL ROLLOUT OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROGRAM. WE WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL AT SECURING THE FUNDS THIS YEAR. ALSO, PARTNERED WITH UNDAUNTEDK12 AND THE CLIMATE READY SCHOOLS COALITION TO SUPPORT SENATOR LENA GONZALES' BILL (SB394) TO CREATE A STATEWIDE MASTER PLAN FOR CLIMATE READY SCHOOLS. THE BILL PASSED THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY AND WAS VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR. THE WORK ON THIS CONTINUES. CALIFORNIA SCHOOLYARD FOREST SYSTEM: THIS INITIATIVE WILL INCREASE TREE CANOPY ON PUBLIC SCHOOL GROUNDS ACROSS CALIFORNIA TO SHADE AND PROTECT K-12 STUDENTS FROM EXTREME HEAT AND RISING TEMPERATURES DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE. TEN STRANDS IS THE STRATEGIC PARTNER TO THE INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON CENTERING THE EXPERIENCE OF STUDENTS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$576,572	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$2,286,201	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,685,992	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	51	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	12	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JOEL A GINGOLD	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	4153062835	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 150869	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN RAFAEL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	949150869	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
WILLIAM PARISH
FOUNDER AND BOARD CHAIRMAN	50.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$73,846	$0	$4,431
SHEILA NAHI
BOARD CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KELLY LE
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CANDICE DICKENS-RUSSELL
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS ADAMS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATE RIDGWAY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT SHEFFIELD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ADRIAN HIGHTOWER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSANNA COOPER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KAREN COWE
CEO	50.00		Yes (X)	$192,280	$0	$26,432
JOEL GINGOLD
CFO	10.00		Yes (X)	$30,458	$0	$0
AMY FRAME
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS	50.00			$111,204	$0	$15,869	Yes (X)
JILLIANN RODRIGUEZ M'BARKI
CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER	50.00			$171,183	$0	$20,079	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$578,971	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$66,811	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
CHILDRENS ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY FD
100 SUMMIT LAKE DR STE 160	VALHALLA	NY	10595	CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT	$161,250
MYCELIUM YOUTH NETWORK
1633 54TH AVE	OAKLAND	CA	94601	CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT	$104,419

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$1,683,337	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,683,337	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CONSULTING SERVICES	Desc
Business	611710	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$2,285,132	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,285,132	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$2,285,132	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$109,153	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$109,153	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,474,000	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,474,000	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,069	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,069	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,069	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,078,691	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,286,201	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$109,153	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$331,447	TotalAmt
Program Services	$245,043	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$34,651	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$51,753	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$960,738	TotalAmt
Program Services	$710,287	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$100,438	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$150,013	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,122	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,881	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,508	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,733	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$122,760	TotalAmt
Program Services	$90,758	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,834	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$19,168	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$96,417	TotalAmt
Program Services	$71,282	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,080	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,055	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$64,368	TotalAmt
Program Services	$47,584	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,734	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,050	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$205,149	TotalAmt
Program Services	$203,810	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$537	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$802	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,599	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,057	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,829	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,713	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$87,048	TotalAmt
Program Services	$62,418	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,199	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$21,431	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,267	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,372	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$760	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,135	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,281	TotalAmt
Program Services	$947	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$134	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$200	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,174	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,740	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,377	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,057	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION	$1,986,372	$1,986,372
COMMUNICATIONS	$164,388	$164,338	$20	$30
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$21,845	$16,149	$2,285	$3,411
MEMBERSHIP DUES	$12,653	$9,354	$1,323	$1,976

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,600	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,600	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,158,228	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,685,992	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$182,709	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$289,527	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$722,434	BOYAmt
EOY	$95,607	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$813,202	BOYAmt
EOY	$690,991	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,000	BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$37,200	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$10,707	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$10,362	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,626	BOYAmt
EOY	$345	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,674,716	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,814,223	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,236,978	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,638,366	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$208,870	BOYAmt
EOY	$500,098	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,800,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,960,358	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,008,870	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,460,456	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,209,026	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,203,482	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,019,082	BOYAmt
EOY	$974,428	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,228,108	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,177,910	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,236,978	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,638,366	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$79,537	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$29,339	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,321,062	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,790,986	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$453,666	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,459,421	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,683,337	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,708,472	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,321,062	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,790,986	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$453,666	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,459,421	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,683,337	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,708,472	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$2,067,993	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$5,640,479	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$37,186	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$827	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,681	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$109,153	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$149,847	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$154	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,069	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,223	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$7,859,542	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$2,809,307	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.71770	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.64510	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II, SECTION A, LINES 1-13	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE AMOUNTS REPORTED IN COLUMN (C) 2020 ARE FOR THE SHORT TAX YEAR FROM 1/1/21 THROUGH 6/30/21 DUE TO THE ENTITY CHANGING ITS TAX YEAR END TO 6/30 FROM 12/31. THE TWO PRIOR TAX YEARS ARE REPORTED IN COLUMNS (A)-(B).	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$63,125	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$63,125	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$4,095,103	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$4,158,228	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$357,911	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$89,478	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$247,070	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$187,639	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$236,003	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$357,911	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$1,028,623	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$1,542,935	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$43,939	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$32,402	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$62,400	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$63,125	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$201,866	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$61,768	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$46,910	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$59,001	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$89,478	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$257,157	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$385,736	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-A, LINE 1B	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT: BUILT A BROAD COALITION TO SUPPORT SENATOR BEN ALLEN'S BUDGET REQUEST FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE EVENTUAL ROLLOUT OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROGRAM. WE WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL AT SECURING THE FUNDS THIS YEAR. ALSO, PARTNERED WITH UNDAUNTEDK12 AND THE CLIMATE READY SCHOOLS COALITION TO SUPPORT SENATOR LENA GONZALES' BILL (SB394) TO CREATE A STATEWIDE MASTER PLAN FOR CLIMATE READY SCHOOLS. THE BILL PASSED THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY AND WAS VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR. THE WORK ON THIS CONTINUES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$10,707	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$10,362	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$345	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$345	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,142,568	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$29,339	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$34,538	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$63,877	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,078,691	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,078,691	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,192,766	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$34,538	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$34,538	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$4,158,228	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$4,158,228	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
KAREN COWE
CEO	$192,280	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,764	$0	$14,668	$0	$218,712	$0	$0	$0
JILLIANN RODRIGUEZ M'BARKI
CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER	$166,183	$0	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$9,965	$0	$10,114	$0	$191,262	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2	TEN STRANDS LAUNCHED THREE NEW PROGRAMS. THE FIRST WAS THE CLIMATE READY SCHOOLS COALITION, FOCUSED ON SCHOOL BUILDING DECARBONIZATION. THE SECOND WAS THE DATA INITIATIVE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE ACTION IN CALIFORNIA'S TK-12 SCHOOLS, FOCUSED ON CREATING A DECISION-MAKING DASHBOARD FOR COUNTIES AND DISTRICTS RELATED TO WHOLE SCHOOL SUSTAINABILITY, AND THE THIRD WAS THE CALIFORNIA YOUTH CLIMATE POLICY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, FOCUSED ON WORKING WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO INFLUENCE SCHOOL BOARD POLICIES RELATED WHOLE SCHOOL SUSTAINABILITY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	N/A - NO SUCH COMMITTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	A DRAFT COPY OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION WHICH IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AFTER BOARD REVIEW, THE 990 IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES ITS BOARD MEMBERS TO ANNUALLY SUBMIT WRITTEN CONFIRMATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	FOR KEY EMPLOYEES AND OTHER OFFICERS COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE SURVEY DATA FROM FAIR PAY FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA NONPROFITS AND THIS WAS LAST DONE IN 2022.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.