2021-10-06T10:54:44-05:00 2020-12-31 251644159 BROWN SCHULTZ SHERIDAN & FRITZ 205 EAST MAIN STREET WESTMINSTER MD 21157 990 2020-01-01 200231609 CARBONFUNDORG FOUNDATION INC CARB 2402470630 853 MAIN STREET EAST AURORA NY 14052 SUZANNE KAUFMAN FINANCE MANAGER 2402470630 2021-10-06 true SUZANNE KAUFMAN 999009999 WANDA K LYNN CPA P00726749 4108763990 2021-10-06 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z ERIC CARLSON 853 MAIN STREET EAST AURORA NY 14052 5031382 false X CARBONFUND.ORG X 2003 DE REDUCING THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH REDUCTION OF CO2 EMISSIONS, EDUCATION, RENEWABLE AND EFFICIENT ENERGY, AND FORESTRY PROJECTS FOR A CLEANER AND HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT. 4 3 17 0 3645107 3622874 1019580 0 168950 151497 540188 562442 5373825 4336813 0 0 1391972 1301974 0 72054 1269239 1441926 2661211 2743900 2712614 1592913 13268129 15899226 644073 661854 12624056 15237372 X OUR MISSION IS TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH THE REDUCTION OF CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ISSUES OF CLIMATE CHANGE, SUPPORT RENEWABLE ENERGY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AND FORESTRY PROJECTS, AND SEEK WAYS TO HAVE A CLEANER AND HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT. false false 1999545 CARBONFUND.ORG SUPPORTED THE REDUCTION OF OVER 538,000 CARBON OFFSETS, THE PLANTING OF 265,000 TREES, IN ADDITION TO NUMEROUS CARBONFREE CERTIFIED PRODUCTS, WATER RESTORATION CREDITS, AND RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATES. 434836 CAMP QUINEBARGE IN MOULTONBOROUGH, NEW HAMPSHIRE FOCUSES ON HELPING CHILDREN DEVELOP AN APPRECIATION FOR NATURE, THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE OUTDOORS, ALONG WITH AN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE. CAMP QUINEBARGE WAS NOT OPEN FOR THE 2020 CAMPING SEASON DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. CARBONCO, A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF THE FOUNDATION, CONTINUED TO ADVISE AND ASSIST WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FOUR REDD+ CARBON REDUCTION PROJECTS IN THE ACRE, BRAZIL, HELPING TO PRESERVE 750,000 ACRES, VERIFYING THE CARBON REDUCTIONS, ALONG WITH THE COMMUNITY AND BIODIVERSITY BENEFITS TO THE HIGHEST INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, INCLUDING VCS AND CCBS WITH GOLD LEVEL DISTINCTION. 2434381 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true 15 0 true 17 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 4 3 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true false false AK AL AR CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY MA MD ME MI MN NC NH NJ NM NY OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WI WV X X X SUZANNE KAUFMAN FINANCE MANAGER 2402470630 853 MAIN STREET EAST AURORA NY 14052 ERIC CARLSON PRESIDENT 45.00 X X 447582 0 54985 BRIAN MCFARLAND SR. VP OF PR 40.00 X 180058 0 3947 JARETT EMERT VP OF PARTNE 40.00 X 158148 0 20867 LINDA KELLY VP OF PARTNE 40.00 X 144611 0 14905 NICHOLAS HERCULES CAMP DIRECTO 40.00 X 108915 0 21851 SUZANNE KAUFMAN FINANCE MANA 32.00 X 74269 0 0 W PAUL ROWLAND CHAIRMAN 4.00 X X 4752 0 0 L HUNTER LOVINS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK REES DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 REED SPELLMAN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 1118335 116555 5 false true false CAMP PROFILES LLC 829 STUDIOS 300 MASSACHUSETTS AVE BOSTON MA 02155 WEBSITE 109849 1 457215 3165659 3622874 144367 144367 7130 7130 7130 7130 1210378 694569 515809 459259 56550 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 46633 46633 46633 4336813 505892 208047 582524 472075 68171 42278 596944 596944 7872 7872 45948 45948 68686 62776 3546 2364 9792 9792 20705 20705 70000 70000 181272 92839 88433 99223 99223 6302 6302 79303 39139 20553 19611 57008 57008 26552 24779 1773 41281 41281 27215 15128 12087 RETIREMENT OF CARBON OFFS 747353 747353 BAD DEBT EXPENSES 34765 34765 CAMP Q ACTIVITIES & MEALS 15914 15914 LICENSES AND PERMITS 14802 2986 4015 7801 10439 8351 2088 2743900 2434381 237465 72054 2086477 1842194 308036 295574 486671 192250 606516 28539 919658 1097134 2940 1393 2527 1547 8339078 11930120 91721 84423 427445 427445 13268129 15899226 487071 176784 157002 306218 178852 644073 661854 X 10472612 13722581 2151444 1514791 12624056 15237372 13268129 15899226 X 1592913 1342097 -321694 X false true X false false X 1675231 2006578 2280871 3645107 3622874 13230661 1675231 2006578 2280871 3645107 3622874 13230661 1328923 11901738 117518 136672 154833 173756 144367 727146 8110 56550 64660 14022467 6438787 0.84880 0.80720 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false true false false false false true 70000 false false 70000 false SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1 CARBONFUND.ORG FOUNDATION, INC. WORKED WITH AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTING GROUP TO OBTAIN INSIGHT INTO LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS REGARDING CARBON CREDITS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. THE GROUP ALSO HAS HELPED THE ORGANIZATION COMMUNICATE THEIR MESSAGE TO KEY DECISION MAKERS, IN TERMS OF PROMOTING CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND THE SPECIFIC ROLE CARBON REDUCTION CAN PLAY IN THE EFFORTS. 2940 1393 1547 1547 X 5221695 1342097 1342097 3879598 457215 457215 4336813 2516612 213000 213000 2303612 440288 440288 2743900 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE FOUNDATION IS INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE AS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. THE FOUNDATION HAS ELECTED UNDER PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND STATE INCOME TAX STATUES TO BE EXCLUDED FROM TAXES ON EXEMPT FUNCTION INCOME. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 170(B) (1)(A) AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(1). THEREFORE, NO PROVISION IS MADE FOR TAXES ON INCOME. THE SUBSIDIARY HAS ELECTED UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE TO BE TAXED AS A DISREGARDED ENTITY FOR FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX PURPOSES. AS A DISREGARDED ENTITY, ITS EXISTENCE WILL BE IGNORED FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES AND ALL OF THE PROFITS, LOSSES, CREDITS AND DEDUCTIONS OF THE ENTITY ARE PASSED THROUGH TO THE FOUNDATION. THEREFORE, NO PROVISION OR LIABILITY FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THESE CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FOUNDATION FILES TAX RETURNS FOR UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME AS NECESSARY. THE FOUNDATION AND SUBSIDIARY GENERALLY HAVE NO SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME AS THE SUBSIDIARY'S ACTIVITIES RELATE TO THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE FOUNDATION. FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019, THE FOUNDATION INCURRED NO INCOME TAX EXPENSE. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4B REVENUE FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS 457,215 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D LOSS ON UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGE 213,000 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4B EXPENSES FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS 440,288 SOUTH AMERICA 1 PROGRAM SERVICES CARBON CREDIT PRODUC 533894 1 1 533894 533894 false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 SOUTH AMERICA 533,894 0 X X X false false false false false false false true false ERIC CARLSON PRESIDENT 367358 80224 25230 29755 502567 BRIAN MCFARLAND SR. VP OF PROJECTS 151697 28361 3947 184005 JARETT EMERT VP OF PARTNERSHIPS 128605 29543 5035 15832 179015 LINDA KELLY VP OF PARTNERSHIPS 130582 14029 5367 9538 159516 SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 7 ALL EMPLOYEES ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE YEAR-END BONUSES ANNUALLY. THESE BONUSES ARE DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT, WHILE THE PRESIDENT'S BONUS IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD. SCHEDULE J, PART III THE FOLLOWING FIGURES REPRESENT AMOUNTS REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J WHICH WERE REIMBURSED BY CARBONCO, LLC, A DISREGARDED ENTITY OF CARBONFUND.ORG FOUNDATION, FOR RELATED WORK PERFORMED: ERIC CARLSON: BASE - 83,520; BONUS - 50,112 BRIAN MCFARLAND: BASE - 26,791; BONUS - 16,200 JARETT EMERT: BASE - 10,059; BONUS - 16,200 LINDA KELLY: BASE - -0-; BONUS - 3,240 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OUR MISSION IS TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH THE REDUCTION OF CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ISSUES OF CLIMATE CHANGE, SUPPORT RENEWABLE ENERGY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AND FORESTRY PROJECTS, AND SEEK WAYS TO HAVE A CLEANER AND HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT. FORM 990 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT WERE COMMITTED TO SELLING CAMP QUINEBARGE TO A BUYER WHO WOULD RETAIN THE CAMP'S CURRENT MANAGEMENT AND RELATED OPERATIONS. THE SALE OF THE CAMP WAS FINALIZED IN APRIL 2021. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE DRAFT 990 IS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE FINANCE MANAGER, TREASURER, AND PRESIDENT BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE FOUNDATION ADDRESSES CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON A REGULAR BASIS FOR BOTH THE GOVERNING BODY AS WELL AS EMPLOYEES. THIS IS TYPICALLY DONE DURING SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND BOARD MEETINGS, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOUNDATIONS WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND PROCEDURES. BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO EXCUSE THEMSELVES FROM A DISCUSSION OR VOTE IF THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ALL NEW EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO READ THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF IT BY SIGNING IT. THE HANDBOOK CONTAINS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE SALARY OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS DETERMINED USING AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR WHO DETERMINES A SALARY RANGE WHICH IS ON PAR INDUSTRY PEERS. THE BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SETTING THE SALARY WITHIN THIS RANGE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17 MASSACHUSETTS, MARYLAND, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, UTAH, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, WISCONSIN, WEST VIRGINIA FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE FOUNDATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE FOUNDATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THEIR WEBSITE AS WELL AS UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 IMPAIRMENT LOSS ON CAMP Q -108,694 LOSS ON UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGE -213,000 TOTAL -321,694 CARBONCO LLC 853 MAIN STREET EAST AURORA NY 14052 275046022 CONSULTING DE 507658 3323404 CARBONFUND CARBONFUNDORG FOUNDATION INC