CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $138K · expenses $98K · assets $209K

EIN
31-1074237
Address
PO BOX 1665, BLOOMINGTON, IN 47402-1665
NTEE code
C20Z
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 2020 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated May 15, 2019 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2019 IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Megan Sullivan (its 2013 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2013 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

To promote public interest in the general improvement of the environment;initiate and direct projects that make our communities environmentally healthy with attractive places to live; conduct ongoing educational programs to further these purposes and to provide support to groups with similar purposes

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 17 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

17 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Stephen Hale Board President2020-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Woodrow Bessler Board Treasurer2019-2024 6 $0 reported 1
Erin R Beach Board Secretary2019-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Anne Hedin Board Member2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Sura Tala Board Member2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Hugh Farrell Board Member2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Natalie Levinite Board Member2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Hannah Airriess Board Member2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Ashley Beeler Board Member2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jessika Griffin Board Member2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Marjorie Hershey Board Member2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Orion Day (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Brynn Parkinson (former) BOARD MEMBER2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Majorie Hershey (former) BOARD MEMBER2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Lynn Greenfield (former) BOARD MEMBER2020 5 $0 reported 1
Amber Buening (former) BOARD MEMBER2020 5 $0 reported 1
Jack Cathcart (former) BOARD MEMBER2020 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 11 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 312 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Stephen Hale Board President3 $0$0$0 $01
Woodrow Bessler Board Treasurer6 $0$0$0 $01
Erin R Beach Board Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Anne Hedin Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Sura Tala Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Hugh Farrell Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Natalie Levinite Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Hannah Airriess Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Ashley Beeler Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Jessika Griffin Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Marjorie Hershey Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Stephen Hale President3 $0-$0 $01
Woodrow Bessler Treasurer6 $0-$0 $01
Erin R Beach Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
Anne Hedin Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Sura Tala Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Hugh Farrell Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Natalie Levinite Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Hannah Airriess Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Ashley Beeler Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Jessika Griffin Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Marjorie Hershey Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WOODROW BESSLER 2021 TREASUR5 $0-- $01
ERIN R MIA BEACH 2021 SECRETA2 $0-- $01
ORION DAY BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
ANNE HEDIN BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
STEPHEN HALE BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
SURA TALA BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
HUGH FARRELL BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
BRYNN PARKINSON BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
MAJORIE HERSHEY BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
ASHLEY BEELER BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
JESSIKA GRIFFIN BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
2021 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WOODROW BESSLER 2021 TREASUR8 $0-- $01
ERIN R BEACH 2021 SECRETA2 $0-- $01
ORION DAY 2019 PRESIDE2 $0-- $01
ANNE HEDIN BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
STEPHEN HALE BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
SURA TALA BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
HUGH FARRELL BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
BRYNN PARKINSON BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
MAJORIE HERSHEY BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
ASHLEY BEELER BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
JESSIKA GRIFFIN BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
2020 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WOODROW BESSLER 2021 TREASUR40 $0-- $01
ERIN R BEACH 2021 SECRETA10 $0-- $01
ORION DAY 2019 PRESIDE10 $0-- $01
ANNE HEDIN BOARD MEMBER5 $0-- $01
STEPHEN HALE BOARD MEMBER5 $0-- $01
LYNN GREENFIELD BOARD MEMBER5 $0-- $01
HUGH FARRELL BOARD MEMBER5 $0-- $01
AMBER BUENING BOARD MEMBER5 $0-- $01
JACK CATHCART BOARD MEMBER5 $0-- $01
ASHLEY BEELER BOARD MEMBER5 $0-- $01
JESSIKA GRIFFIN BOARD MEMBER5 $0-- $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WOODROW BESSLER 2021 TREASUR40 $0-- $01
ERIN R BEACH 2021 SECRETA10 $0-- $01
ORION DAY 2019 PRESIDE15 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$137,853$97,930 $209,194$208,844 $141,424$6,114 -0312
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$84,570$117,281 $168,956$168,920 $84,190$2,930 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$73,412$81,781 $201,641$201,620 $61,270$1,713 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$87,870$83,688 $210,018$210,002 $85,142$26,070 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$50,201$42,828 $205,984$205,856 $47,986$100 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$125,724$111,221 $198,569$198,483 $107,187$8,997 ---

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $56,069 in all, tax years 2021 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
SMITHVILLE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Center for Sustainable Living” 2024 1$24,000 2024$24,000
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BLOOMINGTON AND MONROE COUNTY INC DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2022 2$23,762 2022$17,800
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$8,281 2023$8,281
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING INC” 2021-2023 3$26 2023$16
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $97,930 spent · pay $0 · grants $708 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Program Materials and Expenses $48,925$48,925$0$0 50.0%
Occupancy $31,952$31,952$0$0 32.6%
Information technology $2,879$0$2,879$0 2.9%
Fees: other services $2,749$2,749$0$0 2.8%
Insurance $2,622$0$2,622$0 2.7%
Depreciation and depletion $2,526$0$2,526$0 2.6%
Other (as described)Bank & Merchant Fees $2,338$0$2,338$0 2.4%
Fees: accounting $1,213$0$1,213$0 1.2%
Advertising and promotion $1,049$1,049$0$0 1.1%
Office expenses $852$0$852$0 0.9%
Grants to US organizations and governments $708$708-- 0.7%
Other (as described)Subscriptions & Dues $92$0$92$0 0.1%
Fees: legal $25$0$25$0 0.0%
Total$97,930100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $117,281 spent · pay $0 · grants $450 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $88,750 75.7%
Fees to independent contractors $14,951 12.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $12,925 11.0%
Grants and similar amounts paid $450 0.4%
Printing, publications, postage $205 0.2%
Total$117,281100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $81,781 spent · pay $0 · grants $457 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $56,241 68.8%
Fees to independent contractors $13,932 17.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $10,966 13.4%
Grants and similar amounts paid $457 0.6%
Printing, publications, postage $185 0.2%
Total$81,781100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $83,688 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,064 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $50,489 60.3%
Fees to independent contractors $17,191 20.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $12,738 15.2%
Grants and similar amounts paid $3,064 3.7%
Printing, publications, postage $206 0.2%
Total$83,688100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $42,828 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $23,095 53.9%
Fees to independent contractors $10,208 23.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $9,288 21.7%
Printing, publications, postage $237 0.6%
Total$42,828100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $111,221 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $160
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $76,972 69.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $18,974 17.1%
Fees to independent contractors $15,123 13.6%
Printing, publications, postage $152 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$160reported apart
Total$111,221100%

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