CLOUD FOREST INSTITUTE: Form 990EZ, tax year 2014

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Organization
CLOUD FOREST INSTITUTE (EIN 77-0480093)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-05-11
IRS object ID
201511319349202176
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-05-11T14:57:42-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN770480093EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1CLOUD FOREST INSTITUTEBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlCLOUBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7078953243PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CityUkiahCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonJenny BurnstadPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone7078953243PhoneNum
Signature2015-05-11SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

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$54,243GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
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Program Service Revenue$5,116ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
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Total Revenue$54,243TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$92,914GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$0SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$6,250FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$998OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$305PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$2,087OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$102,554TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$48,311ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$93,009NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
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BOY$93,009BOYAmt
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Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeEducational and scientificPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomCloud Forest Institute works with Fundacion Cambugan in Ecuador to conserve virgin Andes Wilderness in the Choco Darien biological hotspot to insure a continuous wildlife migration corridor. It is the destination for post graduate students to do research in biodiversity.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$22,110GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
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Total Program Service Expenses$22,110TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Charles Payne
President1$0$0$0
Lynda McClure
Secretary2$0$0$0
Jenny Burnstad
Treasurer5$4,000$0$0
Dara Zimmerman
Director1$0$0$0
Govinda Dalton
Director1$0$0
Megan Watson
Director1$0$0$0
Lucy Neeley
Director1$0$0$0
Leo Buc
Director1$0$0$0
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Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
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Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10Common Vision 31886 Chadwick Legacy Project 733 Fundacion Cambugan 22110 La Mica Biological Reserve 16405 Mendocino Environmental Center 66 CoRenewal 1161 Noyo Headlands Unified Design Group 8034 SherpaCares 6160 Tap Into Abundance 2820 Ukiah Bicycle Kitchen 3539
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Non Profit Insurance 1417 Advertising 600 Public Speaking Training 70

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