CLOUD FOREST INSTITUTE: Form 990EZ, tax year 2018
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- Organization
- CLOUD FOREST INSTITUTE (EIN 77-0480093)
- Tax period
- 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
- Filed
- 2019-05-08
- IRS object ID
- 201911299349200006
- Schema version
- 2018v3.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2019-05-08T18:28:37-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2018-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2018-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 770480093 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | CLOUD FOREST INSTITUTE | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | CLOU | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 7078953243 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 1435 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Ukiah | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 95482 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Jenny Burnstad | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Treasurer | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 7078953243 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2019-05-08 | SignatureDt |
Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation
IP Address IPAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| I Pv4 Address | 75.54.124.245 | IPv4AddressTxt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2018 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Website Address | www.cloudforest.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $102,407 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $93,971 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $7,361 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Membership Dues | $0 | MembershipDuesAmt |
| Investment Income | $0 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Sale Of Assets Gross | $0 | SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets | $0 | GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt |
| Gaming Gross Income | $0 | GamingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $0 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | $0 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | $1,075 | GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $600 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $475 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $0 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $101,807 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | $53,842 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt |
| Benefits Paid To Or For Members | $0 | BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $7,200 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $2,240 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $1,919 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $212 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $1,250 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $66,663 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $35,144 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $77,659 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $112,803 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $77,659 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $112,803 | EOYAmt |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $77,659 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $112,803 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $77,659 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $112,803 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Cloud Forest Institute is an educational and scientific non profit corporation. CFI encourages bioregional endeavors to re-establish balance within ecological systems by way of environmental education, forest reciprocity and resilient community development | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (6 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
|---|---|---|
| CFI sponsors the campaign to raise funds to rebuild the Himalayan English Boarding School that was demolished by earthquakes shortly after it opened in 2014. The boarding school serves up to 200 children, some of them orphans. It will help stem the tide of language and cultural extinction of the Sherpa people of Tibetan descent living in the Himalayan region of Nepal. The only school located in rural Lukla it gives parents in the region the option of keeping the children home rather then sending them away to boarding schools in Kathmandu where they assimilate into modern western culture and lose their local language, customs, and family connections. The Himalayan English Boarding School will help prevent the Sherpa language from disappearing by the end of this generation as predicted. | $26,703 | $7,200 |
| The Noyo Headlands Unified Design Group endeavors to foster the planning and implementation of an integrative and viable natural restoration of the Georgia Pacific mill site in Fort Bragg, California. Following the Hanover Principles, which includes creating long term value, eliminating waste and relying on natural energy flows, the group is dedicated to creating a diverse, multi-use public/private project to serve as a model development for communities around the world. | $7,200 | $5,444 |
| Forest Reciprocity Group. FRoG seeks to work collaboratively to unburden forestlands of overcapacity fire fuel load small diameter poles. This burden can become our solution. When we tend our forests for regenerative health, we are reciprocated with an abundance of valuable raw material that can provide economic incentives to revitalize local economies. Small diameter poles are a practical choice for framing fire-safe, earthen encased affordable housing and a plethora of other uses. In November 2018 FRoG received a seed grant from the Rose Foundation for public outreach. FRoG is actively giving educational presentations and demonstrations throughout fire affected regions of Northern CA during 2019. | $20,000 | $1,675 |
| Project Northwoods works to conserve the ecology and culture of the Wisconsin Northwoods through education, research and global outreach. Our programs educate students of all ages, including early learners, K-12, college students and adults. Research projects utilize the knowledge of locals and long-time seasonal visitors and benefit the many threatened and endangered species of flora and fauna that are found in the Northwoods, some of which have geographic ranges no larger than the boundaries of these specific forests. Outreach programs educate people from around the world, especially focusing on tourists to the area, about the importance of these forests, the native species and the rich cultures found throughout the area. Any opportunity to get people outside and appreciating the out-of-doors will be utilized to teach about our local environment and its role in the global ecological community. | $8,726 | $8,600 |
| Ometepe Sustainability Group develops and implements sustainable solutions to poverty, hunger, and social injustice to children and families on Ometepe Island, Nicaragua. Three related projects will raise the ability of the people on the island to create their own abundance and reduce their severe poverty. Children and families on this double-volcano island of Ometepe, now devastated by political unrest and tropical storms, have few resources with which to develop their amazing work ethic and cultural strengths. This project works in partnership with local communities to sustainably develop markets that can feed families help them to educate their children thereby creating a pathway to increased prosperity while respecting local cultural values and social institutions. The Group has started three support projects, a local farmer's market program, Market Money coupons (30 cents each) are distributed to children to buy food and school supplies at the market. These coupons also guarantee some money to the vendors in a cash-poor economy, as they learn marketing skills. Transportation is provided to and from outlying villages so that buyers and sellers can get to the market and back in one day. Organic and sustainable agricultural practices are mentored and supported, which will provide more food and will increase the products they can sell. Partnering with schools to teach business skills. Liaisons will assist teachers to develop courses in marketing, basic accounting, English classes and hospitality management, using the farmer's market as a classroom. The first step is to providing solar reading lights to each child and books to encourage learning. | $6,300 | $3,761 |
| Donations to evacuees of the catastrophic fire in Paradise California specifically at an event called the Spirit of Christmas Dinner. Food, clothing and gift cards were given to approximately 750 people | $5,980 | $5,980 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $32,660 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Payne | ||||
| Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lynda McClure | ||||
| Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jenny Burnstad | ||||
| Treasurer | 5 | $7,200 | $0 | $0 |
| Dara Zimmerman | ||||
| President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Govinda Dalton | ||||
| Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Garver | ||||
| Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | 0 | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | 0 | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | 0 | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | 0 | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | 0 | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend | $0 | DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | 0 | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | 0 | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4911 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4912 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4955 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | 0 | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr | $0 | TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt |
| Tax Reimbursed By Organization | $0 | TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | CA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Jenny Burnstad | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 1435 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Ukiah | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 95482 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 7078953243 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | 0 | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | 0 | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | 0 | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | 0 | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | 0 | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | 0 | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | 0 | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | 0 | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | 0 | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | 0 | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | 0 | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (1) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | Yes (X) | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind |
Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $49,127 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $67,086 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $98,496 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $56,306 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $95,047 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $366,062 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $5,116 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $4,241 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $11,241 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $3,383 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $7,361 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $31,342 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $54,243 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $71,327 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $109,737 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $59,689 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $102,408 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $397,404 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $397,404 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $54,243 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $71,327 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $109,737 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $59,689 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $102,408 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $397,404 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support CY509 | 1 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Public Support PY509 | 1 | PublicSupportPY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
| Investment Income PY | 0 | InvestmentIncomePYPct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 | Anderson Valley Foodshed 1618, Fundacion Cambugan 90, Mendocino Environmental Center 675, Noyo Headlands Unified Design Group 5444, Ometepe Sustainability Project 3761, Paradise Fire Evacuees 5979, Project Northwoods 8600, Himalayan English Boarding School 26703, Space Treaty Project 356, Ukiah Bicycle Kitchen 616, Forest Reciprocity Group 1675 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Non Profit Insurance |
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