ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND ACTION FOUNDATION INC
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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $2.5M · expenses $9K · assets $2.7M
- Also known as
- INC
- EIN
- 84-1697939
- Address
- 3860 VIA DEL REY, BONITA SPGS, FL 34134-7556
- NTEE code
- C30
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- March 2007 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Private non-operating foundation
- Principal officer
- Quinn Ruelle (its 2023 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2023 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
4 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn Ruelle | PRESIDENT | 2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Heike Ruelle | TREASURER | 2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| David Boucher | DIRECTOR | 2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Brian Hood | DIRECTOR | 2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUINN RUELLE | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| HEIKE RUELLE | TREASURER | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DAVID BOUCHER | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BRIAN HOOD | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
State business registration
- ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND ACTION FOUNDATION, INC. FL, Domestic nonprofit corporation (DOMNP), Active, formed 2005-12-23
The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.
Who gave
Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.
2024 · 4 contributors · $2.5M
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI SMARTER WORLD | Organization or other | BONITA SPRINGS, FL | $2,199,214 | $2,199,214 | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing |
| 2 | QUINN RUELLE | Organization or other | BONITA SPRINGS, FL | $194,700 | $194,700 | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing |
| 3 | HCR PROPERTIES LLC Fuzzy 0.60 | Organization or other | BONITA SPRINGS, FL | $38,000 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing |
| 4 | BOVINE BREEZE LLC | Organization or other | BONITA SPRINGS, FL | $37,096 | $32,096 | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing |
Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $2,508,156 | $8,979 | $2,742,866 | $2,742,866 | $2,469,010 | - | $0 | - | - |
Funders of this organization
Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).
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| CALAID FOUNDATION | CA | C30 | $2,026,816 | $35,190 | C.E.O. | $0 | Same NTEE code C30, revenue within 2x |
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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 990PF · $8,979 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,341
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: other professional | $5,777 | 64.3% | |
| Travel, conferences and meetings | $1,341 | 14.9% | |
| Other expenses | $1,213 | 13.5% | |
| Fees: legal | $648 | 7.2% | |
| Total | $8,979 | 100% |
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