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COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT (EIN 94-2998086)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-14
IRS object ID
201843189349313039
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2018-11-14T18:31:46-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 BLVD STE 700AddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP900243783ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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 NO 300AddressLine1Txt
CityHUNTINGTON PARKCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90255ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDARRYL MOLINA SARMIENTOPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone3238269771PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonNAZANIN BENYAMINIPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00666808PTIN
Phone3104773924PhoneNum
Preparation2018-11-12PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address206.169.119.90IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-11-13IPDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDARRYL MOLINA SARMIENTOPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16325 PACIFIC BLVD NO 300AddressLine1Txt
CityHUNTINGTON PARKCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90255ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
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Website AddressWWW.CBECAL.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1987FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
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CY Total Expenses$2,209,414CYTotalExpensesAmt
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MissionTO PROMOTE CLEAN AIR, CLEAN WATER, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOXIN-FREE COMMUNITIES. IT SEEKS TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL THROUGH TECHNICAL RESEARCH, LITIGATION, PUBLIC ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION.MissionDesc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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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
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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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
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

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BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TORRI ESTRADA
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
OSCAR GUTIERREZ
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROYE LOVE
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LIZETTE RUIZ
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRISTIN URQUIZA
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLINE FARRELL
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ADRIAN MARTINEZ
VICE PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SUMA PEESAPATI
PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
YADIRA HERNANDEZ HERRERA
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BYRON RAMOS GUDIEL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL 7/31/17)50.00$58,251$0$0Yes (X)
DARRYL MOLINA SARMIENTO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AS OF 7/1/17)50.00$65,459$0$11,815Yes (X)
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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PROGRAM FEES900099$8,313$8,313
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$315,381TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$2,795RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$2,795RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCOST SHARING REIMBURSEDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$99,422OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$203,430TotalAmt
Program Services$63,023ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$84,839ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$55,568FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$962,619ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$95,081ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$164,591FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$142,028ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,528ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,307FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$127,920TotalAmt
Program Services$100,744ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,951ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,225FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,679TotalAmt
Program Services$9,679ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,413TotalAmt
Management And General$25,413ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,614TotalAmt
Program Services$45,521ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,973ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,120FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$44,409TotalAmt
Program Services$43,760ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$292ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$357FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$132,924TotalAmt
Program Services$98,130ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,472ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,322FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$49,888TotalAmt
Program Services$49,377ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$131FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$925TotalAmt
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Management And General$88ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$124FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,747TotalAmt
Program Services$5,695ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$872ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,180FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,833TotalAmt
Program Services$10,275ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,430ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,128FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
TRAINING$40,209$35,836$4,373
OTHER PROGRAM COSTS$33,938$31,224$2,714
PRINTING & POSTAGE$26,570$18,723$5,178$2,669
PAYROLL PROCESSING$25,107$19,362$3,362$2,383

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,654TotalAmt
Program Services$3,229ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$657ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,768FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,209,414TotalAmt
Program Services$1,639,938ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$261,028ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$308,448FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$704,611BOYAmt
EOY$972,190EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,627,518BOYAmt
EOY$1,776,440EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$112,610BOYAmt
EOY$163,103EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,487BOYAmt
EOY$26,816EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$100,465LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$84,016LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,187BOYAmt
EOY$16,449EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$180,872BOYAmt
EOY$108,310EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,667,285BOYAmt
EOY$3,063,308EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$197,053BOYAmt
EOY$185,956EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$264,223BOYAmt
EOY$80,914EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,141BOYAmt
EOY$10,422EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$477,417BOYAmt
EOY$277,292EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,711BOYAmt
EOY$271,427EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,130,157BOYAmt
EOY$2,514,589EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,189,868BOYAmt
EOY$2,786,016EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,667,285BOYAmt
EOY$3,063,308EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$596,148ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$1,697,621CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,682,270CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,606,877CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,352,798CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,268,470TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,697,621CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,682,270CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,606,877CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,352,798CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,268,470TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,445,359SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$5,823,111PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$21,061CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,740CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15,205CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,539CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$37,961CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$101,506TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$20,625CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,500CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,500CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$35,800TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$10,405,776TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,222,904GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.55960PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.51710PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 7,175. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 20,625. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 2,500. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 5,500.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,253OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,253DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$98,212OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$81,763DepreciationAmt
Book Value$16,449BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$16,449TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CAPITAL LEASES$7,618
DEFERRED RENT$2,804
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$10,422TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,805,562TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,805,562RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,805,562TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,209,414TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,209,414ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,209,414TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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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 15THE 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. A SIMILAR PROCEDURE WAS FOLLOWED FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR OTHER MANAGEMENT POSITIONS.
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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