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COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT (EIN 94-2998086)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-11-11
IRS object ID
202233159349303658
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-11-11T11:13:20-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN952302617PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SINGERLEWAK LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110960 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD 7TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP900243783ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN942998086EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOMMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3238269771PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16325 PACIFIC BLVD 300AddressLine1Txt
CityHUNTINGTON PARKCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90255ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonILIANA ALVARADOPersonNm
Person TitleDIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATPersonTitleTxt
Phone3238269771PhoneNum
Signature2022-11-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Person LastALVARADOPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLIOR TEMKINPreparerPersonNm
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Phone3104773924PhoneNum
Preparation2022-11-10PreparationDt

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Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDARRYL MOLINA SARMIENTOPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16325 PACIFIC BLVD 300AddressLine1Txt
CityHUNTINGTON PARKCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90255ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,750,010GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.CBECAL.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1987FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
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PY Investment Income$18,518PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$12,544CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$11,413PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$63,416CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$4,750,010CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,335,846PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,137,360CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Grant$299GrantAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee69EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd
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State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

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TORRI ESTRADA
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
OSCAR GUTIERREZ
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADRIAN MARTINEZ
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LIZETTE RUIZ
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLINE FARRELL
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JASON A DOUGLAS PHD
PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ILIANA ALVARADO
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DARRYL MOLINA SARMIENTO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR50.00$89,614$0$20,132Yes (X)
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Total Contributions$3,980,706TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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LITIGATION INCOME541900$235,664$235,664
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$693,344TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$9,336RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$54,080OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$40,232ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$299TotalAmt
Program Services$299ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,155,904TotalAmt
Program Services$1,673,086ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$252,207ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$230,611FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$276,709ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,826ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,014FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$198,013TotalAmt
Program Services$153,668ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,164ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,181FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,208TotalAmt
Program Services$4,208ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,282TotalAmt
Management And General$27,282ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$134,883TotalAmt
Program Services$90,570ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,307ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,006FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$72,659ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,216ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,195FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$7,100ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,582ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,896FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Program Services$145,839ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,754ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,686FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$6,405ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$439FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Management And General$365ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$169FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$16,447ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,792ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,446FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,528TotalAmt
Management And General$18,528ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
TRAINING$98,536$74,174$10,217$14,145
PAYROLL PROCESSING$45,162$30,314$6,754$8,094
PRINTING & POSTAGE$42,656$32,354$5,491$4,811
OTHER PROGRAM COSTS$21,952$17,110$3,716$1,126

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,051TotalAmt
Program Services$5,206ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,285ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,560FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,612,650TotalAmt
Program Services$2,658,276ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$544,258ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$410,116FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,226,702BOYAmt
EOY$4,486,120EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,588,312BOYAmt
EOY$1,183,927EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$272,156BOYAmt
EOY$121,110EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,825BOYAmt
EOY$49,442EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$206,280LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$153,616LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,349BOYAmt
EOY$52,664EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,890BOYAmt
EOY$13,888EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,219,234BOYAmt
EOY$5,907,151EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$393,187BOYAmt
EOY$325,568EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$363,546BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,936BOYAmt
EOY$52,658EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$827,669BOYAmt
EOY$378,226EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$861,616BOYAmt
EOY$2,420,772EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,529,949BOYAmt
EOY$3,108,153EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,391,565BOYAmt
EOY$5,528,925EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,219,234BOYAmt
EOY$5,907,151EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,137,360ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,272,608CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,767,584CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,196,264CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,980,706CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,569,960TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,272,608CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,767,584CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,196,264CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,980,706CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,569,960TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$94,706SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$15,475,254PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$53,394CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$33,218CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$27,554CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$21,880CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$174,007TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,377CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$18,352CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,729TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$15,764,696TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,793,252GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.98160PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.57670PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISC INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 2,377. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 18,352.ExplanationTxt

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

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$76,659OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$37,564DepreciationAmt
Book Value$39,095BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$129,621OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$116,052DepreciationAmt
Book Value$13,569BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$52,664TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CAPITAL LEASES$14,820
DEFERRED RENT$37,838
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$52,658TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,750,010TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,750,010RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,750,010TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,612,650TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,612,650ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,612,650TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501(C)(3) AND CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE 23701(D). THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE IMPACT OF TAX POSITIONS IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IF THOSE POSITIONS WILL MORE LIKELY THAN NOT BE SUSTAINED ON AUDIT, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES OR NOT SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO RECOGNIZED/DERECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR TAX PENALTIES OR INTEREST.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BCOMMUNITIES FOR BETTER ENVIRONMENT UTILIZES THE SERVICES OF AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE THE FORM 990, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE STAFF. ONCE THE FORM 990 HAS BEEN PREPARED, THE RETURN IS THEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS. THE FORM 990 IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCOMMUNITIES FOR BETTER ENVIRONMENT ("CBE") REQUIRES ALL EMPLOYEES TO DISCLOSE, AT LEAST ANNUALLY, ALL SOURCES OF INCOME FROM COMPENSATION OR FROM OWNERSHIP OF EVERY OUTSIDE ENTITY THAT (A) SOLD, SUPPLIED OR PROVIDED SERVICES (B) OPERATED A COMPETING ENTERPRISE OR (C) PROVIDED GOODS OR SERVICES TO CBE IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. CBE ALSO REQUIRES ALL DIRECTORS TO ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT AFFIRMING (A) RECEIPT OF CBE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY (B) UNDERSTANDING OF THE POLICY AND (C) AGREEMENT WITH THE POLICY. THE CBE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY DESCRIBES HOW CBE WILL RESOLVE POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE BOARD REVIEWED COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION BASED ON COMPENSATION DATA FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED NONPROFIT EXECUTIVES. THE OCCURRENCE OF THESE DELIBERATIONS IS NOTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION ON WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG AND CHARITY NAVIGATOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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