2021-11-03T14:09:01-07:00 2021-06-30 460796445 Shining Star Consulting LLC 2320 Oak St Berkeley CA 94708 990 2020-07-01 237064937 Acterra Action for a Healthy Planet ACTE 6509629876 3921 E Bayshore Blvd 210 Palo Alto CA 94303 Lauren Weston Executive Director 2021-11-03 true Lauren Weston 999009999 Monte Meyers P01067312 5109996712 X 0 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Lauren Weston 3921 E Bayshore Blvd 210 Palo Alto CA 94303 1645889 false X www.acterra.org X 1970 CA To bring people together to create local solutions for a healthy planet 18 18 12 150 0 640781 1630300 227698 4462 16469 9404 588 1723 885536 1645889 0 0 614703 669582 0 62064 286386 406414 901089 1075996 -15553 569893 1148736 1836744 305984 311270 842752 1525474 X To bring people together to create local solutions for a healthy planet false false 359058 Our Beneficial Electrification (BE) program prioritizes and accelerates the adoption of all-electric appliances, buildings, and vehicles that operate on clean energy instead of fossil fuels. Acterra develops and shares materials and strategies to encourage the wider adoption of fossil-free devices and technologies in both the commercial and residential sectors. Specifically, Acterra facilitates outreach to residents and professionals on the benefits of fossil-free devices in construction and educates residents on the benefits of fossil-free devices in homes. 212751 The organization also acted as a fiscal sponsor for exempt purpose programs. Donkey project, Sage and other programs include the environmental library and resource center which provides residents, businesses and students with educational materials via print and the web, and presents public lectures on environmental topics 129281 436 Our Education Program includes the Public Lecture Series, which invites leading voices from academia, business, and policy to discuss global change issues; and the new You(th) Be the Change climate-based education and leadership program. In September 2020, Climate Resilient Communities, which had been under the Education umbrella, became its own Fiscally Sponsored Project. 111901 2872 812991 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 16 0 true 12 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 18 18 false false true false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false CA X Rachel Freidland 6509629876 3921 E Bayshore Blvd 210 Palo Alto CA 94303 Lauren Weston Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 154500 0 16000 Philip Brosterhous President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Alyssa Morrison Bonnette President-Elect 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Rex Northen Vice President & Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Michael Hindery Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Ann Blankenship Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Eddie Cha Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Peter Cross Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Barbara Erny Chairman 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Katie Excoffier Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bruce Hodge Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Suds Jain Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Geoff Nicholls Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Josue Ramirez Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Maria Saltz Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Josh Schein Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Steidle Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jonathan Taylor Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bill Weihl Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 154500 16000 1 false true false 0 466161 1164139 79072 1630300 Program Fees 561499 4462 4462 4462 9404 9404 0 0 0 0 0 0 1723 1723 1723 0 1645889 6185 9404 X 0 0 0 0 165225 71047 41306 52872 0 413206 394023 33568 -14385 9566 7519 1384 663 35205 28697 6784 -276 46380 37736 5843 2801 0 5256 5000 256 28203 458 27745 0 0 2988 1301 1687 198246 172701 20905 4640 26748 14760 11290 698 93730 58591 25094 10045 11500 2671 8452 377 0 15481 11646 2787 1048 1267 450 716 101 0 11969 4555 6318 1096 3151 3151 0 0 7875 3137 4041 697 0 1075996 812991 200941 62064 155601 670704 378323 267857 112500 250000 5000 85939 0 0 0 0 5840 9108 35167 35167 0 491472 549810 0 0 0 3326 1148736 1836744 22888 61643 121957 283096 127670 305984 311270 X 181379 633299 661373 892175 842752 1525474 1148736 1836744 X 569893 75329 37500 X false false false X 829692 1030969 891318 640781 1630300 5023060 0 0 829692 1030969 891318 640781 1630300 5023060 394559 4628501 18777 22330 16574 16469 9404 83554 0 31059 19100 58518 588 109265 5215879 2469979 0.88740 0.85580 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 491472 81567 23229 549810 499542 25050 33120 491472 487704 35633 23795 499542 496435 9283 18014 487704 457322 47347 18234 486435 0.89390 0.10610 false false false 9601 9601 6727 6727 18839 18839 PPP Loan 127670 127670 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. The organization's endowment consists of donor restricted funds established to support the organization's library, website, e-newsletters, social media, communication materials and information technology support. Earnings generated on such donor contributions may be used to support the operations of the organization's environmental library and resource center and related communication activities. false false false false false false false false false Lauren Weston Executive Dir. 154500 16000 170500 84064 X 2 78918 FMV 2 false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: The organization also acted as a fiscal sponsor for exempt purpose programs. Donkey project, Sage and other programs include the environmental library and resource center which provides residents, businesses and students with educational materials via print and the web, and presents public lectures on environmental topics Form 990, Part VI, Line 4: Description of Significant Changes to Organizational Documents Significant changes during the year to the audit policy to reflect the following. When Acterras fiscal year revenue is less than $2 million, Acterra will conduct a financial audit/review no less often than every three years. When Acterra's fiscal year revenue exceeds $2 million, Acterra will conduct a financial audit every year. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The Board of Directors reviews the 990 and any questions are answered before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts The organization regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with its policy by holding periodic Board meetings. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management Compensation levels for the Acterra Executive Director were set within a specific range by the Board during its search for a new Executive Director in 2014. Those levels were set with professional guidance by an executive search consultant. Since then, the Board has considered and at times awarded modest increases in that compensation, in keeping with the range established at the time of hire. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available The governing board provides its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements to anyone making a reasonable request Furthermore, the California Attorney General maintains a publicly viewable website with scanned copies of the organization's 990 information returns. Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases Net asset released from a prior year gift = $37500