CLOUD FOREST INSTITUTE: Form 990EZ, tax year 2017

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Organization
CLOUD FOREST INSTITUTE (EIN 77-0480093)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-05-02
IRS object ID
201831239349200208
Schema version
2017v2.0
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-05-02T20:05:01-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN770480093EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1CLOUD FOREST INSTITUTEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCLOUBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7078953243PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 1435AddressLine1Txt
CityUkiahCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95482ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonJenny BurnstadPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone7078953243PhoneNum
Signature2018-05-02SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website Addresswww.cloudforest.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$59,689GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$56,306ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$3,383ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$0InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$0SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$59,689TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$49,638GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$0SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$5,740FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$2,000OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$822PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$1,601OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$59,801TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$112ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$77,771NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$77,659NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$77,771BOYAmt
EOY$77,659EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

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Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

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BOY$77,771BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeCloud Forest Institute is an educational and scientific non profit corporation. Through environmental education, forest conservation and community development Cloud Forest Institute (CFI) encourages communities to regain balance within ecological systems.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram 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.$20,147$180
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$5,109
The Anderson Valley Foodshed works toward a vibrant, healthy local food system for our community. We celebrate our local foods, farmers and gardeners. We aim to increase our capacity to grow a diverse, year-long supply of food for all who live here. We work toward these goals through education, connecting people to each other, and creating new opportunities to grow, process and enjoy locally grown food.$11,270$1,461
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$6,750TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
Charles Payne
Director1$0
Lynda McClure
Secretary1$0
Jenny Burnstad
Treasurer5$0
Dara Zimmerman
President1$0
Govinda Dalton
Director0.5$0
Michael Garver
Director0.5$0
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Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
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Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
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Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonJenny BurnstadPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 1435AddressLine1Txt
CityUkiahCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95482ZIPCd
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Phone7078953243PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$135,751CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$49,127CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$67,086CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$98,496CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$56,306CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$406,766TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,818CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,116CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,241CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,241CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,383CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$32,799TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$144,569CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$54,243CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$71,327CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$109,737CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$59,689CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$439,565TotalAmt
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Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$71,327CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$109,737CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$59,689CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$439,565TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10Anderson Valley FoodShed 11,270 Mendocino Environmental Education Fund 1,290 Noyo Headlands Unified Design Group 11,700 Project North Woods 1,065 SherpaCares 20,228 Ukiah Bicycle Kitchen 338 National Lawyers Guild Foundation 500 Blue Mountain Coalition 650, Good Farm Fund, 1,200 Understanding Homelessness 717 Fundacion Cambugan 680
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Non Profit Insurance 1,250 licenses and fees 351

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