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TEN STRANDS: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
TEN STRANDS (EIN 27-4118171)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-10-05
IRS object ID
202002799349300635
Schema version
2019v5.1
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)
Return2020-10-05T13:40:15-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm EIN680037990PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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CitySACRAMENTOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN274118171EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1TEN STRANDSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlTENSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5105927370PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 150869AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN RAFAELCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
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Signature2020-08-11SignatureDt
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Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address50.250.160.149IPv4AddressTxt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CitySAN RAFAELCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2010FormationYr
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Activity Or MissionTEN STRANDS IS A SAN FRANCISCO BASED NONPROFIT WHOSE MISSION IS TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN THE PARTNERSHIPS AND STRATEGIES THAT WILL BRING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY TO ALL OF CALIFORNIA'S 6.2 MILLION K-12 STUDENTS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Total Expenses$2,573,799CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$424,660PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$190,712TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$107,326TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTEN STRANDS IS A SAN FRANCISCO BASED NONPROFIT WHOSE MISSION IS TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN THE PARTNERSHIPS AND STRATEGIES THAT WILL BRING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY TO ALL OF CALIFORNIA'S 6.2 MILLION K12 STUDENTS. TEN STRANDS WORKS IN PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH STATE AGENCIES, COUNTY OFFICES OF EDUCATION, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND NONFORMAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS (E.G. SCIENCE MUSEUMS, OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS) 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
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,237,527ExpenseAmt
DescCALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY INITIATIVE (CAELI) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION: LED AND MANAGED 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 FROM THE STATE'S BLUEPRINT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY. PARTNERED WITH MORE THAN 20 GOVERNMENT, NON-GOVERNMENT, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS TO MOVE THE WORK FORWARD, SOUGHT INPUT FROM A 30-PERSON LEADERSHIP COUNCIL IN ADDITION TO A WIDE ARRAY OF OTHER EDUCATORS, SCIENTISTS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS, ALL FOCUSED ON ADVANCING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY THROUGH PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, NEW INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, AND PLANNING. ENGAGED SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS THE UNIT OF CHANGE WITH SUPPORT FROM COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AS BACKBONES. MANAGED PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS. PRESENTED AT STATEWIDE CONFERENCES PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY. FORGED NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE UC AND CSU SYSTEMS, THE CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION SECTOR, AND THE NETWORK OF RESIDENTIAL OUTDOOR SCHOOLS IN THE STATE.Desc

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DescCALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY INITIATIVE (CAELI) PROJECT MANAGEMENT: FUNDRAISED FOR, CO-CHAIRED, AND SERVED AS PROJECT DIRECTOR AND FISCAL SPONSOR OF CAELI AND ITS LEADERSHIP COUNCIL. THE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL IS COMPRISED OF APPROX. 30 PROMINENT EDUCATIONAL LEADERS AND NONPROFIT STAKEHOLDERS, AND INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CALRECYCLE, STATE PARKS, AND THREE DIRECTORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA'S SUBJECT MATTER PROJECT. THE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL WORKED FOR THE FOURTH 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 6.2 MILLION K12 STUDENTS. A NEW WEBSITE WAS LAUNCHED AND CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.CA-ELI.ORG.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$106,812ExpenseAmt
DescENVIRONMENTAL PRINCIPLES & CONCEPTS (EP&CS) INTEGRATION: PROVIDED THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (CDE) A CONSULTANT WHO OFFERED EXPERTISE, GUIDANCE, AND ORIGINAL CONTENT FOR THE HEALTH (2019) AND VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS FRAMEWORKS (2020). ADDED TO A BODY OF WORK THAT STARTED WITH THE SCIENCE FRAMEWORK (2016) AND HISTORY-SOCIAL SCIENCE FRAMEWORK (2016), LEADING TO THE INCLUSION OF THE EP&CS IN THE STATE'S NEW INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR ALL FOUR SUBJECTS. PRESENTED ON EP&CS DURING CDE'S NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS (NGSS), HISTORY-SOCIAL SCIENCE, AND HEALTH ROLLOUTS ACROSS THE STATE.Desc

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Expense$331,615ExpenseAmt
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DescENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING COLLABORATIVE: PROJECT-MANAGED THE FIFTH ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING COLLABORATIVE (ELC) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SAN MATEO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND THE FIRST ELC WITH MARIN COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION. CONNECTED TEACHERS, CURRICULUM EXPERTS, LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, TO CREATE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS (NGSS)- AND ENVIRONMENT-BASED UNITS OF STUDY FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN THE CLASSROOM. TEACHERS PARTICIPATED IN TWO FOUR-DAY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING INSTITUTES AND RECEIVED ONGOING COACHING AND SUPPORT IN DEVELOPING THEIR UNITS OF STUDY, EXPOSING THEIR STUDENTS TO INTEGRATED, INTERACTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES USING THEIR LOCAL ENVIRONMENT AS THE CONTEXT.PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT: MANAGED ADVOCACY WORK TO BUILD ON THE PASSAGE OF CALIFORNIA SENATE BILL 720 (2018; ALLEN, THURMOND). SENATE BILL 720 INTEGRATES CALIFORNIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL PRINCIPLES & CONCEPTS INTO THE STATE'S EDUCATION CODE. OUR WORK IN 2019 INCLUDED SEEKING PUBLIC FUNDING TO SUPPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY PLANNING AND TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THESE ADVOCACY EFFORTS WILL CONTINUE IN 2020. WE ALSO LOBBIED FOR SUPPORT OF CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY BILL (AB) 1111 OUTDOOR RECREATION: OFFICE OF OUTDOOR RECREATION (FRIEDMAN, GARCIA); CALIFORNIA AB 556 OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES: COMMUNITY ACCESS GRANT PROGRAM (CARRILLO, BROUGH, GARCIA, GONZALEZ, HERTZBERG, JONES, STERN); CALIFORNIA AB 209 PARKS: OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM (LIMN, GARCIA, GONZALEZ, STONE); AND A $10M FEDERAL REQUEST IN FY 2020 FOR THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ACT. COMMUNITY OUTREACH: MANAGED MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS FOR TEN STRANDS RESULTING IN APPROXIMATLEY 30 ORIGINAL ARTICLES PUBLISHED AT WWW.TENSTRANDS.ORG/NEWS. DEVELOPED THE ORGANIZATION'S FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT, MANAGED THE TEN STRANDS WEBSITE, ATTENDED SEVERAL COMMUNITY AND PARTNER EVENTS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA HIGHLIGHTING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY, AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CALIFORNIA HISTORY-SOCIAL SCIENCE PROJECT AT UC DAVIS PUBLISHED AN ISSUE OF THE SOURCE MAGAZINE DEDICATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY. EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENT INITIATIVE CURRICULUM SUPPORT: STRATEGIC CONSULTANT TO THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT (OEE) AT CALRECYCLE TO GENERATE DEMAND FOR AND MANAGE DISSEMINATION OF THE EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENT INITIATIVE (EEI) CURRICULUM. ASSISTED WITH MANAGEMENT OF THE TEACHER AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, WHICH ENLISTS MASTER TEACHERS TO LEAD EEI CURRICULUM WORKSHOPS AROUND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AS OF 12/31/19, TEN STRANDS' SUPPORT OF OEE HAS RESULTED IN APPROXIMATELY 10 MILLION ENVIRONMENT-BASED LESSONS BEING DELIVERED TO STUDENTS, MORE THAN 26,688 TEACHERS TRAINED, REPRESENTING OVER 5,000 SCHOOLS, SINCE THE PARTNERSHIP STARTED IN 2013.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CitySAN RAFAELCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

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JOHN MERGENDOLLER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATE RIDGWAY
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT SHEFFIELD
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM PARISH
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$120,000$0$11,195Yes (X)
MICHAEL M HOWE
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JAKE SCHATZ
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SHEILA NAHI
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
KAREN COWE
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KIRK ANNE TAYLOR
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

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STATE EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENT ROUNDTAB
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UC REGENTS LAWRENCE HALL OF SCIENCE
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THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFOR
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$114,432TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$37,186ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,709,364SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,699,954SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$9,410SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$9,410ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$46,596ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$363,163TotalAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$338,669TotalAmt
Program Services$241,387ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,335ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$65,947FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,973TotalAmt
Program Services$6,644ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,215ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,114FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,988TotalAmt
Program Services$19,684ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,100ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,204FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,446TotalAmt
Program Services$32,584ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,578ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,284FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,488TotalAmt
Management And General$48,488ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$103,106TotalAmt
Management And General$66,131ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36,975FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,701TotalAmt
Management And General$48,229ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$472FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,782TotalAmt
Management And General$8,782ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,969TotalAmt
Management And General$1,969ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION$1,276,685$1,276,685
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING$98,593$98,593
COMMUNICATIONS$85,122$85,122
CONTENT DEVELOPMENT$84,114$84,114

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,573,799TotalAmt
Program Services$2,062,151ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$318,550ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$193,098FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,601,588BOYAmt
EOY$460,443EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,008,476BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$554,431BOYAmt
EOY$429,934EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$49,658EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$10,707LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$4,277LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,677BOYAmt
EOY$6,430EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$2,048,045EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,171,172BOYAmt
EOY$2,994,510EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$190,712BOYAmt
EOY$107,326EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$190,712BOYAmt
EOY$107,326EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$745,431BOYAmt
EOY$1,241,215EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,235,029BOYAmt
EOY$1,645,969EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,980,460BOYAmt
EOY$2,887,184EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,171,172BOYAmt
EOY$2,994,510EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,091,709ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$1,567NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,455,673CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,811,978CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,143,145CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,178,269CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,321,062CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,910,127TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,455,673CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,811,978CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,143,145CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,178,269CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,321,062CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,910,127TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,955,914SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$7,954,213PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,685CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,721CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$37,186CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$50,592TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$10,960,719TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$263,078GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.72570PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.79630PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$61,202FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$61,202FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,512,597FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,573,799FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$278,690FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$69,673FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2$237,030CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$242,600CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$278,690CurrentYearAmt
Total$758,320TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,137,480LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2$115,077CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$64,258CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$61,202CurrentYearAmt
Total$240,537TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2$59,258CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$60,650CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$69,673CurrentYearAmt
Total$189,581TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$284,372GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-A, LINE 1BFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTEN STRANDS MANAGED ADVOCACY WORK TO BUILD ON THE PASSAGE OF CALIFORNIA SENATE BILL 720 (2018; ALLEN, THURMOND). SENATE BILL 720 INTEGRATES CALIFORNIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL PRINCIPLES & CONCEPTS INTO THE STATE'S EDUCATION CODE. OUR WORK IN 2019 INCLUDED SEEKING PUBLIC FUNDING TO SUPPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY PLANNING AND TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THESE ADVOCACY EFFORTS CONTINUE IN 2020. WE ALSO LOBBIED FOR SUPPORT OF CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY BILL (AB) 1111 OUTDOOR RECREATION: OFFICE OF OUTDOOR RECREATION (FRIEDMAN, GARCIA); CALIFORNIA AB 556 OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES: COMMUNITY ACCESS GRANT PROGRAM (CARRILLO, BROUGH, GARCIA, GONZALEZ, HERTZBERG, JONES, STERN); CALIFORNIA AB 209 PARKS: OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM (LIMON, GARCIA, GONZALEZ, STONE); AND A $10M FEDERAL REQUEST IN FY 2020 FOR THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ACT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,707OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,277DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,430BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$6,430TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,519,522TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$1,567NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$38,999DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$37,432RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,482,090RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,482,090TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,612,798TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$38,999DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$38,999ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,573,799ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,573,799TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKAREN COWEPersonNm
TitleCEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$175,754BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$15,818DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$11,050NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$202,622TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BN/A - NO SUCH COMMITTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA 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 12CTHE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES ITS BOARD MEMBERS TO ANNUALLY SUBMIT WRITTEN CONFIRMATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ACOMPENSATION SURVEY WAS COMPLETED AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD COMPLETED COMPENSATION REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CNO AUDIT COMMITTEE IN 2018. AUDIT COMMITTEE WAS FORMED IN 2019 TO OVERSEE THE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.