ECOLOGY ACTION OF THE MID PENINSULA: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
ECOLOGY ACTION OF THE MID PENINSULA (EIN 94-1733299)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-06-12
IRS object ID
201411639349300441
Schema version
2013v3.1
Source
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,242,654CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,535,119CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,598,767CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,602,249CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,661,025TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$7,661,025PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,456CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,026CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,575CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,352CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$370CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,779TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,210CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,090CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$750CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$8,050TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,666CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,026CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,665CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,102CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$370CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,829TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$45,722CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$36,861CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$33,417CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$39,308CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$83,347CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$238,655TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,734,624CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,284,541CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,572,201CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,640,177CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,685,966CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,917,509TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.96760PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.97270PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00230InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00420InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$19,912OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$17,791DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,121BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$62,245OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$56,200DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,045BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,185OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,692DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,493BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$9,659TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (9 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
AfghanistanAssistance$4,631Wires
KenyaAssistance$89,960Wires
MalawaiAssistance$3,993Wires
MexicoAssistance$58,258Wires
RussiaAssistance$3,290Check
RwandaAssistance$8,305Wires
SenegalAssistance$442Wires
SudanAssistance$3,782Wires
TanzaniaAssistance$3,975Wires
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org9TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (9 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
DonationAfghanistan6$10,000Cash
DonationAfghanistan6$23,751Wires
ScholarshipSenegal2$16,406Checks
ScholarshipSri Lanka4$17,245Checks
ScholarshipYap1$4,225Checks
ScholarshipsArgentina2$14,851Checks
ScholarshipsIndia1$3,630Checks
ScholarshipsKenya1$8,516Checks
ScholarshipsMexico2$12,306Checks
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyfalseAgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1Edible Landscaping TourNameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1$25,345GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$25,345GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$3,034OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$25,345GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$25,345GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$3,034OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$3,034DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$22,311NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeScholarshipsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient2RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$24,954CashGrantAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJohn JeavonsPersonNm
Relationship With OrgPresidenRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposePR taxesLoanPurposeTxt
Loan To OrganizationYes (X)LoanToOrganizationInd
Original Principal$257,361OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$175,313BalanceDueAmt
DefaultfalseDefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (true)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (true)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$175,313TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services DescriptionOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Urban Education Center open 7 days per week. Visited by 7,000 people a year. Gave almost weekly classes on organic and sustainable food production, herbs, edible landscaping, solar cooking, etc, for a total of 40 classes attended by an average of 20 people per class. Participated in community event collaborations relating to food production.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 9: Officer, Director, Trustee, Key Employee Mailing AddressBetsy Bruneau18001 Shafer Ranch Rd.Willits, CA 95490Patricia Becker4129 El Camino Way, Apt APalo Alto, CA 94306Steve Moore 209 Woodhaven DriveGoldsboro, NC 27530Dick Graham3720 2nd Gate Rd.Willits, CA 95490Stephanie Elson252 S. Huntington Ave.Jamaica Plain, MA 02130Geoffrey Thompson208 E. San Francisco Ave.Willits, CA 95490
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessReviewed by executive director.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available990 documents available upon request.

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