Form 990 for tax year 2022
Filed by ECO CENTER INC.
This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.
What the amendment changed
Compared with the latest return for 2022 , filed 15 November 2024. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.
- Total revenue
- $4,289,247 changed to $4,257,488
- Total expenses
- $4,219,348 changed to $4,260,531
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,945,834 changed to $2,778,729
- Program service revenue
- $800,473 changed to $805,164
- Investment income
- -$1,377 changed to $1,764
- Other revenue
- $544,317 changed to $671,831
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,265,802 changed to $6,976,961
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,142,694 changed to $4,929,936
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,123,108 changed to $2,047,025
- Program services expenses
- $3,012,042 changed to $2,274,364
- Management and general expenses
- $737,122 changed to $1,424,901
- Fundraising expenses
- $470,184 changed to $561,266
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,012,042 changed to $2,274,364
Totals
- Total revenue
- $4,289,247
- Total expenses
- $4,219,348
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,945,834
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $800,473
- Investment income
- -$1,377
- Other revenue
- $544,317
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,265,802
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,142,694
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,123,108
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,012,042
- Management and general expenses
- $737,122
- Fundraising expenses
- $470,184
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,012,042
Program services were 71.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1b · Membership dues
$111,916
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1c · Fundraising events
$131,515
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,702,403
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$37,000
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2a · Program service revenue: DESIGN PROGRAMS
total $156,265 · related or exempt $156,265
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2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION PROGRAMS
total $644,208 · related or exempt $644,208
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3 · Investment income
total -$1,377 · related or exempt -$1,377
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$131,515
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$3,583,464
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$3,039,147
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $544,317 · excluded $544,317
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $169,754 · program services $127,315 · management and general $33,951 · fundraising $8,488
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $2,013,901 · program services $1,510,426 · management and general $402,780 · fundraising $100,695
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $78,972 · program services $59,229 · management and general $15,794 · fundraising $3,949
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $180,792 · program services $135,594 · management and general $36,158 · fundraising $9,040
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $0
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $4,000 · fundraising $4,000
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $94,275 · program services $54,051 · management and general $9,828 · fundraising $30,396
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $226,330 · program services $33,950 · management and general $11,316 · fundraising $181,064
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13 · Office expenses
total $0
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $72,471 · program services $57,977 · management and general $7,247 · fundraising $7,247
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17 · Travel
total $18,447 · program services $16,602 · management and general $1,845
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $3,149 · management and general $3,149
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $132,409 · program services $105,927 · management and general $13,241 · fundraising $13,241
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23 · Insurance
total $162,426 · program services $129,940 · management and general $16,243 · fundraising $16,243
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24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES
total $268,045 · program services $241,241 · management and general $13,402 · fundraising $13,402
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24b · Other expenses: EVENTS AND MEETINGS
total $241,061 · program services $192,849 · management and general $12,053 · fundraising $36,159
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24c · Other expenses: OUTSIDE SERVICE
total $210,338 · program services $126,203 · management and general $52,584 · fundraising $31,551
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24d · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES
total $101,115 · program services $96,059 · management and general $5,056
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24e · All other expenses
total $241,863 · program services $124,679 · management and general $102,475 · fundraising $14,709
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $669,465 · end of year $1,948,421
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $931,713 · end of year $236,881
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $65,759 · end of year $8,863
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $125,279 · end of year $68,265
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$910,539
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$395,916
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $567,480 · end of year $514,623
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $18,834 · end of year $8,784
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $321,184 · end of year $479,965
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $456,151 · end of year $484,203
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19 · Deferred revenue
end of year $28,049
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $190,354 · end of year $630,442
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,240,081 · end of year $1,898,317
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $813,128 · end of year $224,791
Mission and programs · 2022
Mission
THE ECOLOGY CENTER IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND MATERIALS TO THE PUBLIC RELATED TO THE BENEFITS OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL, ECOLOGICAL DESIGN, AND THE STEWARDSHIP OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S ENVIRONMENT THROUGH SEMINARS, DEMONSTRATION GARDENS, AND PERMANENT AND TRANSITIONAL DISPLAYS.
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Community Engagement From our Seasonal Taste Festivals to weekend Farm Tours to our Membership Program, we are open to the public 7-days each week with a variety of educational, DIY, tours, speaker series, volunteerism, and deeper engagement opportunities.
Expenses $1,801,039 · Revenue $478,639
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Farm Stand/Farm Share Our Farm Stand is open daily to meet all of your culinary and household needs. Visit for a culinary tour of our local foodshed with an offering of local organic fruits and vegetables, artisan bread and tortillas, bulk organic pantry and homecare products, organic seedlings and kids gardening tools.
Expenses $491,650 · Revenue $130,660
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Capital Campaign - Development The Ecology Center's infrastructure build-out towards our forthcoming Eco-Village. This 5+ year program is designed to increase the educational and farming capacity of the property, creating more public engagement opportunities, improving infrastructure, and building necessary structures to accommodate our future farming, culinary, and educational needs.
Expenses $427,764 · Revenue $113,682
As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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EVAN MARKS
Executive Direc
- Total calculated
- $169,754
- From this org
- $169,754
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $169,754
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- not reported
- Filer's total
- $169,754
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ERIN BROWNE
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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ADAM HINER
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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KATIE COOPER
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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SARA LOWELL
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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MARCO GUIDO
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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RANDY HILD
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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CAITLIN WEGE
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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DAVE WINSLOW
VICE CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
None.
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2022
- Filed
- 15 November 2023
- IRS schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source object
- 202323199349326417
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