COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL INC (EIN 94-1728064)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-10-26
IRS object ID
202312999349301981
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Business Name Line1Stoltey & AssociatesBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Gross Receipts$6,394,306GrossReceiptsAmt
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Formation1970FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo conduct education, implementation and policy guidance on regional solutions to climate change.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Assets EOY$9,634,132TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$253,313TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,004,025TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,566,396NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionCEC WORKS TO IDENTIFY, RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT, AND SOLVE PRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AFFECTING THE CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST. OUR ENERGY, TRANSPORTATION, WASTE AND FOOD PROGRAMS PROVIDE REGIONAL SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE.MissionDesc
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Expense$772,218ExpenseAmt
Revenue$558,147RevenueAmt
DescEnergy, Transportation & Waste: Building on decades of work, CEC helps our region secure a rapid, equitable transition to 100% clean, renewable electricity and propel a rapid, equitable transition to clean, zero-emission transportation and buildings. Our efforts focus on ensuring that new construction is energy efficient and carbon-neutral; increasing access to electric vehicles (especially for low-to-moderate income and Spanish-speaking households); and advancing solar and energy efficient solutions for single and multi-family housing and nonprofit organizations. CEC also leads the Central Coast in pursuing a circular economy model that designs waste out of the food and plastic product systems.Desc

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DescClimate Policy & Education:CEC works to inform, unite, and engage a broad range of Central Coast residents to be stewards of the climate, building networks of diverse, engaged activists. Through our Climate Leadership and Climate Policy programs, CEC informs, energizes, and guides tens of thousands of individuals through webinars, political initiatives,meetings, hearings, events, and roundtable discussions. This includes producing Santa Barbaras annual Earth Day celebration in April, one of the oldest in the nation that typically draws 30,000 attendees each year.Desc

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Expense$642,360ExpenseAmt
DescClimate Resilience & Justice:CEC deploys bold, community-led solutions rooted in climate justice aimed at protecting against extreme weather and climate impacts. Our current work, outlined in our first-ever Resilience Action Plan, is centered on increasing resilience to extreme heat, wildfire, and other natural disasters. This work includes actively collaborating with underrepresented voices in planning and implementing community-led solutions.Desc
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Total Program Service Expenses$2,216,751TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Sigrid Wright
CEO40.000.00Yes (X)$147,235$0$18,255
Nicole Eads
Dir. of Developmen40.000.00$115,046$0$6,250
Kathi King
Dir of climate cha40.000.00$100,483$0$18,540
Barbara Lindemann
President6.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Charles Newman
Vice President2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Kathy Yeung
Treasurer6.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Christine DeVries
Secretary2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Geoff Green
Director2.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Chandler Buie
Director2.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Nadra Ehrman
Director2.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Carolyn Fitzgerald
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Laura Francis
Director2.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Elliot MacDougall
Director2.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Pat McElroy
Director2.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Jon Clark
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David Jackson
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Ivette Peralta
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Peter Schuyler
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Grants & Contracts$547,273$547,273
Solarize program$10,874$10,874
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Exclusion$12,116ExclusionAmt

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Securities$462,409SecuritiesAmt

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Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$165,490TotalAmt
Program Services$82,745ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$41,372FundraisingAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Management And General$251,916ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$243,210FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$940ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Program Services$100,350ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,783ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,075FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$87,180ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,045ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,521FundraisingAmt

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Total$84,195TotalAmt
Program Services$84,195ProgramServicesAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Fundraising$101,200FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$13,998ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Management And General$12,011ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$58,000FundraisingAmt

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Total$149,040TotalAmt
Program Services$74,537ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$74,503FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$101,382ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,952ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,226FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Management And General$44,477ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,055FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Management And General$415ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$587FundraisingAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Program Services$3,804ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,015ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37,303FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$1,540TotalAmt
Management And General$1,540ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Program Services$542ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$114ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$108FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Program Services$11,480ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,004ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,725FundraisingAmt

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Bad Debt$13,731$13,731
taxes, licenses and fees$11,756$528$4,917$6,311
Postage and Shipping$5,364$506$3,960$898

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Total$2,850TotalAmt
Management And General$2,850ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Management And General$498,373ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$652,861FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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EOY$3,105,030EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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EOY$1,538,254EOYAmt

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EOY$113,657EOYAmt

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EOY$0EOYAmt

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EOY$0EOYAmt

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,603BOYAmt
EOY$6,445EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,268,952LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$351,707LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$64,938BOYAmt
EOY$917,245EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,702,454BOYAmt
EOY$1,972,716EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$165,000BOYAmt
EOY$195,000EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$211,951BOYAmt
EOY$1,748,143EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,819,709BOYAmt
EOY$9,634,132EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$228,313BOYAmt
EOY$826,189EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,000BOYAmt
EOY$22,240EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$350,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$1,805,596EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$253,313BOYAmt
EOY$3,004,025EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,098,809BOYAmt
EOY$6,353,237EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$467,587BOYAmt
EOY$276,870EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,566,396BOYAmt
EOY$6,630,107EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,819,709BOYAmt
EOY$9,634,132EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,640,053ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$576,342NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$545,311CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$777,605CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,684,632CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,798,522CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,239,283CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,045,353TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$545,311CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$777,605CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,684,632CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,798,522CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,239,283CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,045,353TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$768,528SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$10,276,825PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$48,619CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$131,627CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$119,429CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,154CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,996CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$314,825TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$68,017CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$128,425CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$196,442TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15,101CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,880CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,981TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$11,573,601TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$3,129,368GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.88800PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.78970PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,062,675BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$446,614InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$435,603OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,180,458EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,900,746BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$373,122InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$211,193OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,062,675EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,820,687BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$326,708InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$246,649OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,900,746EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,580,037BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$490,942InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$250,292OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,820,687EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,917,222BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$51,260InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$285,925OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,580,037EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.94100BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.05900PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RfalseRelatedOrgListSchRInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$307,429OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$307,429DepreciationAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$19,376OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$19,370DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$942,147OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$24,908DepreciationAmt
Book Value$917,239BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$917,245TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Other Receivable$16,730
Right of Use Asset$1,731,413
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,748,143TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Lease Obligations$1,732,410
Retainage Payable$73,186
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,805,596TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,417,698TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$576,342NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$576,342RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,994,040RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$13,998InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$13,998RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,008,038TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,353,987TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,353,987ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$13,998InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$13,998ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,367,985TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.The intended use of the endowment fund is to support the programs of the Organization.
Part X : FIN48 FootnoteThe Organization evaluates uncertain tax positions, whereby the effect of the uncertainty would be recorded if the outcome was considered probable and reasonably estimable. As of December 31, 2022, the Organization had no uncertain tax positions requiring accrual.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (true)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Netzel Grigsby AssociatesBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15601 W Slauson Ave 270AddressLine1Txt
CityCulver CityCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90230ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityCampaign ConsultingActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of FundsfalseFundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Retained By Contractor$101,200RetainedByContractorAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$101,200TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Green GalaEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$194,422GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$100,259CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$94,163GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$3,500RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$1,028EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$49,406OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$194,422GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$100,259CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$94,163GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$3,500RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$1,028EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$49,406OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$53,934DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$40,229NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSigrid WrightPersonNm
TitleCEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$147,235BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$4,419DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$13,836NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$165,490TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Climate Smart Ag:CEC is focused on accelerating and bringing to scale climate-smart agriculture across San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties. Together with ranchers and farmers, we are working to ensure that agriculturalists build soil health, protect against drought, and promote biodiversity to reduce the impacts of climate change, sequestering greenhouse gas emissions and creating stronger, more resilient food systems.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE FORM 990 TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE ORGANIZATION. AFTER THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE 990, THE FORM 990 IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cAnnually the board of directors must sign a conflict of interest questionnaire that identifies and explains any conflict of interest that a board member may have. If a conflict of interest arises during the year to a matter requiring action by the board, the board member must immediately disclose this to the board, retire from the room in which the board is meeting and shall not participate in the final deliberation or decision regarding the matter under consideration. The minutes of the meeting shall reflect the conflict of interest and state that the board member was not present during the final discussion or vote and did not vote.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15aThe executive committee of the board of directors has contracted for a three year term with the CEO that determines her compensation and benefits package. However, the executive director is reviewed annually. The compensation is determined by looking at salary surveys in the area of similar size non-profits as well as at 990s of similar organizations nationwide. The contract is then approved by the full board of directors. All other compensation for employees is approved at the time the annual budget is approved and accepted by the board of directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19The Organization makes its governing documents available to the public upon request by writing to the address located on this return. In addition, the Organization's donor privacy policy can be found at www.cecsb.org/donate/financials.

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