ECODISTRICTS: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
ECODISTRICTS (EIN 80-0407220)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-07-25
IRS object ID
201632079349300548
Schema version
2015v2.0
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)
Return2016-07-25T12:14:08-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1Kern & Thompson LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Address Line11800 SW First Avenue Suite 410AddressLine1Txt
CityPortlandCityNm
State AbbreviationORStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN800407220EIN

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State AbbreviationORStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonROBERT BENNETTPersonNm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCheryl L Morgan CPAPreparerPersonNm
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Phone5032223338PhoneNum
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Build TS2016-12-15 16:53:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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DON EDWARDS
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PHIL WILLIAMS
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ANTWI AKOM
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ERIN BARNES
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UWE BRANDES
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ISMAEL GUERRERO
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JOHN KNOTT
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MELANIE NUTTER
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DAN SLONE
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JULIAN AGYEMAN
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM CARSON
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CLAIRE BONHAM-CARTER
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ROBERT BENNETT
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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PROGRAMS AND EVENTS$110,322$109,769$181$372
PRINTING AND POSTAGE$10,705$6,070$1,267$3,368
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Fundraising$39FundraisingAmt

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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$592,767BOYAmt
EOY$351,012EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$81,454BOYAmt
EOY$70,936EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,681BOYAmt
EOY$94,250EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$135,135BOYAmt
EOY$165,186EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,528BOYAmt
EOY$78,696EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$403,104BOYAmt
EOY$107,130EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$457,632BOYAmt
EOY$185,826EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$592,767BOYAmt
EOY$351,012EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$271,806ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$190,475CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$342,810CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$855,910CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$924,092CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$656,278CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,969,565TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$190,475CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$342,810CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$855,910CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$924,092CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$656,278CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,969,565TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,059,995SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$1,909,570PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$140CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$52CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$39CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$33CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$197CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$461TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$2,970,026TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,927,747GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.64290PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.66980PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,787OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,787DepreciationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,046,009TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$33,815DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$33,815RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,012,194RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,012,194TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,317,815TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$33,815DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$33,815ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,284,000ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,284,000TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption ProcfalseRebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROBERT BENNETTPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$129,387BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$7,333DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$17,226NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$153,946TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services DescriptionOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: TRAINING AND OTHER: THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS A HALF AND FULL DAY TRAINING PROGRAM TO PROMOTE DISTRICT-SCALE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE USE OF THE ECODISTRICTS FRAMEWORK IN PROJECTS. CLIENTS INCLUDE URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: PROTOCOL: ECODISTRICTS CORE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, THE ECODISTRICTS PROTOCOL, IS IN THE FINAL PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT FOR GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION IN APRIL 2016. THE PROTOCOL IS A PROCESS-BASED FRAMEWORK AND CERTIFICATION STANDARD DESIGNED TO CREATE EQUITABLE, RESILIENT, SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOODS AND DISTRICTS FOR ALL. THE PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION MODEL SETS THE CONDITIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE, SCALABLE OUTCOMES DIRECTLY TIED TO THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR DISTRICT THEY ARE DESIGNED TO SERVE. THE MODEL IS ALSO A FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINED ACCOUNTABILITY, MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND CLARIFICATION OF SHARED VALUES FOR COMMUNITY BENEFIT. THIS NEW OPERATING SYSTEM FOR URBAN REGENERATION HAS BEEN GUIDED BY THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT FRAMEWORK, DEVELOPED AS AN APPROACH TO SOLVE COMPLEX AND SEEMINGLY INTRACTABLE PROBLEMS. THE FIVE KEY CONDITIONS FOR LARGE SCALE SOCIAL CHANGE AS DEFINED BY COLLECTIVE IMPACT HAVE DIRECTLY INFORMED THE DESIGN OF THE PROTOCOL, WHICH PROMOTES A) A COMMON AGENDA, B) SHARED MEASUREMENT, C) MUTUALLY REINFORCING ACTIVITIES, D) CONTINUOUS COMMUNICATION, AND E) BACKBONE SUPPORT. OUR WORK ON THE PROTOCOL HAS BEEN MORE THAN FIVE YEARS IN THE MAKING, INVOLVING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, MULTIPLE PILOT PROJECTS, AND SUBSTANTIAL INPUT AND GUIDANCE FROM HUNDREDS OF LEADING URBAN THINKERS AROUND THE WORLD.EACH STEP OF THE ECODISTRICTS APPROACH IS BUILT AROUND AN INTERRELATED SET OF ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL PERFORMANCE AREAS: EQUITY, HEALTH AND WELLBEING, ENERGY, WATER, IDENTITY, ACCESS AND MOBILITY, HABITAT AND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION, AND MATERIALS MANAGEMENT. THE PROTOCOL IS INFORMED BY RIGOROUS RESEARCH PERFORMED BY ACADEMIC PARTNERS. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROTOCOL IS OVERSEEN BY AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF 57 EXPERTS IN EACH OF THE PERFORMANCE AREAS NOTED ABOVE.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessA DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY FINANCE MANAGER AND BOARD TREASURER, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AND PROVIDED TO ENTIRE BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsBOARD MEMBERS SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM AT THE START OF THEIR TERM AND ANNUALLY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO REMINDS BOARD MEMBERS THAT THEY MUST DISCLOSE CONFLICT OF INTEREST RELATED TO AGENDA ITEMS OR RESOLTIONS TO BE VOTED ON.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNUAL REVIEW CONDUCTED BY BOARD PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 18: Explanation of Other Means Forms Available For Public InspectionTHE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT GUIDESTAR.ORG.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableREASONABLE REQUESTS FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE FURNISHED UPON REQUEST AT THE OFFICES OF ECODISTRICTS.

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