EARTH DISCOVERY INSTITUTE: Form 990EZ, tax year 2011
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- Organization
- EARTH DISCOVERY INSTITUTE (EIN 26-2288903)
- Tax period
- 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
- Filed
- 2012-11-14
- IRS object ID
- 201213199349201141
- Schema version
- 2011v1.2
- 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
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2012-11-14T10:13:11-08:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2011-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Walter L Weisman CPA | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 8911 La Mesa Blvd Ste 201 | AddressLine1 |
| City | La Mesa | City |
| State | CA | State |
| ZIP Code | 919429032 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2011-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 262288903 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Earth Discovery Institute | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | EART | NameControl |
| Phone | 6192773605 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 120 North Park Drive | AddressLine1 |
| City | Crest | City |
| State | CA | State |
| ZIP Code | 92021 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Cathleen Chadwick | Name |
| Title | President | Title |
| Date Signed | 2012-11-13 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | true | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Walter L Weisman CPA | Name |
| Phone | 6196977878 | Phone |
| Self Employed | X | SelfEmployed |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2011 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | X | MethodOfAccountingCash |
| Schedule B Not Required | X | ScheduleBNotRequired |
| Web Site | www.earthdiscovery.org | WebSite |
| Organization501c3 | X | Organization501c3 |
| Gross Receipts | 139679 | GrossReceipts |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | X | InfoInScheduleOPartI |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | 139679 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtc |
| Cost Other Basis And Sales Expenses | 0 | CostOtherBasisAndSalesExpenses |
| Fundraising Gross Income | 0 | FundraisingGrossIncome |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | 0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpenses |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | 0 | CostOfGoodsSold |
| Total Revenue | 139679 | TotalRevenue |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Benefits | 17302 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBenefits |
| Fees And Oth Pymt To Ind Contractors | 500 | FeesAndOthPymtToIndContractors |
| Other Expenses Total | 90351 | OtherExpensesTotal |
| Total Expenses | 108153 | TotalExpenses |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | 31526 | ExcessOrDeficitForYear |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 96672 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 128198 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 96672 | BOY |
| EOY | 128198 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 96672 | BOY |
| EOY | 128198 | EOY |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 96672 | BOY |
| EOY | 128198 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | The Mission of the Earth Discovery Institute is to build environmental stewardship through innovative, effective science education and community outreach programs that are directly integrated with ecological conservation. | PrimaryExemptPurpose |
Program Service Accomplishment ProgramServiceAccomplishment
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Service Accom | The specific purpose of this corporation is to oversee and implement the management plan for and to deliver educational and recreational programming at Crestridge Ecological Reserve through projects such as habitat restoration, trail system design and construction, environmental education and stewardship, youth job training, installation of public art, interpretation of natural and cultural history, ongoing community outreach and public education. | DescriptionProgramServiceAccom |
| Grants And Allocations | 94575 | GrantsAndAllocations |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | 94575 | TotalProgramServiceExpenses |
Officer Director Trustee Key Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl (6 entries)
| Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1 | CityAddressUS/City | StateAddressUS/State | ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode | TitleTitle | Avg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition | CompensationCompensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Olow | ||||||
| 120 North Park Drive | Crest | CA | 92021 | Director | 0 | 0 |
| Dena Rosenberger | ||||||
| 275 Lilac Lane | El Cajon | CA | 92021 | Director | 1.00 | 0 |
| Linda Chase | ||||||
| 360 Cordoniz | El Cajon | CA | 92021 | Secretary | 7.00 | 0 |
| Kevin Mortiensen | ||||||
| 120 North Park Drive | Crest | CA | 92021 | Director | 2.00 | 0 |
| Cathleen Chadwick | ||||||
| 1821 Suncrest Blvd | El Cajon | CA | 92021 | President | 20.00 | 17302 |
| Diana Griffin | ||||||
| 120 North Park Drive | Crest | CA | 92021 | Treasurer | 5.00 | 0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part V | X | InfoInScheduleOPartV |
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRpt |
| Made Changes To Orgnzng Etc Doc | false | MadeChangesToOrgnzngEtcDoc |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBI |
| Organization Filed990 T | false | OrganizationFiled990T |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTax |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtc |
| Did Org File Form1120 POL This Year | false | DidOrgFileForm1120POLThisYear |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficers |
| Initiation Fees And Capital Contri | 0 | InitiationFeesAndCapitalContri |
| Gross Receipts For Public Use | 0 | GrossReceiptsForPublicUse |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTrans |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | Cathy Chadwick | NamePerson |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 120 North Park Drive | AddressLine1 |
| City | Crest | City |
| State | CA | State |
| ZIP Code | 92021 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Telephone Number | 6194474615 | TelephoneNumber |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOffice |
| Maintain Any Donor Advised Funds | false | MaintainAnyDonorAdvisedFunds |
| Does Org Have Hospital | false | DoesOrgHaveHospital |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvided |
| Form720 Filed | false | Form720Filed |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | false | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Transaction With Control Entity | false | TransactionWithControlEntity |
| Engage Political Cmpgn Activities | false | EngagePoliticalCmpgnActivities |
| Engage In Lobbying Activities | false | EngageInLobbyingActivities |
| Operating School | false | OperatingSchool |
| Trnsfrs Exempt Non Char Related Org | false | TrnsfrsExemptNonCharRelatedOrg |
| Related Org Section527 Org | false | RelatedOrgSection527Org |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Highest Paid Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHighestPaidEmpl |
| Part VIA Hghst Paid Cntrct Prof Ser | NONE | PartVIAHghstPaidCntrctProfSer |
| Filed Schedule A | true | FiledScheduleA |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi | X | PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi |
Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 92750 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 262267 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 212203 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 139680 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 706900 | Total |
Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit170 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Value Srvc Fclts Furnished By Govt ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Total170 Total170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 92750 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 262267 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 212203 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 139680 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 706900 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Amounts Subst Contributors Total | 0 | AmountsSubstContributorsTotal |
| Public Support Total170 | 706900 | PublicSupportTotal170 |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Net UBI NetUBI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | 706900 | TotalSupport |
| First5 Years170 | X | First5Years170 |
| Public Support Pertcentage170 | 0.00000 | PublicSupportPertcentage170 |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (11 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|---|
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.9 | Other Expenses.9 | Licenses $60 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.8 | Other Expenses.8 | Chula Vista Nature Center $300 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.7 | Other Expenses.7 | Fundraising $2182 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.6 | Other Expenses.6 | Busses $3083 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.5 | Other Expenses.5 | Field Journals $3099 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.4 | Other Expenses.4 | Program supplies & materials $5158 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.3 | Other Expenses.3 | Transnet $6112 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.2 | Other Expenses.2 | Program operating expenses $6342 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.1 | Other Expenses.1 | Field coordinators & instructo $56743 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.1012 | Other Expenses.1012 | Insurance $2778 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.1002 | Other Expenses.1002 | Office Expenses $4494 |