Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by BUTTE ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $292,046
- Total expenses
- $224,056
- Contributions and grants received
- $266,771
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $25,259
- Investment income
- $16
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $182,334
- Total liabilities, end of year
- -$3,184
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $185,518
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $204,371
- Management and general expenses
- $19,685
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $204,371
Program services were 91.2% 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
$43,804
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$158,962
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$64,005
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2a · Program service revenue: Audubon Society Education
total $1,808 · excluded $1,808
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2b · Program service revenue: Chico Tree
total $5,000 · excluded $5,000
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2c · Program service revenue: Garden Income
total $18,451 · excluded $18,451
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3 · Investment income
total $16 · excluded $16
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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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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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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 $0
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $131,645 · program services $118,481 · management and general $13,164
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $4,647 · program services $4,182 · management and general $465
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $11,497 · program services $10,347 · management and general $1,150
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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 $6,452 · program services $5,807 · management and general $645
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $23 · program services $21 · management and general $2
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $932 · program services $839 · management and general $93
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13 · Office expenses
total $1,612 · program services $1,451 · management and general $161
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14 · Information technology
total $1,934 · program services $1,741 · management and general $193
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $23,887 · program services $21,498 · management and general $2,389
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17 · Travel
total $5,519 · program services $4,967 · management and general $552
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $730 · program services $630 · management and general $100
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20 · Interest
total $1 · program services $1
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $109 · program services $98 · management and general $11
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23 · Insurance
total $6,331 · program services $5,698 · management and general $633
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24a · Other expenses: grant and contract expenses
total $15,206 · program services $15,206
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24b · Other expenses: event expenses
total $8,795 · program services $8,795
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24c · Other expenses: garden expenses
total $2,746 · program services $2,746
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24d · Other expenses: fiscally sponsored project exp
total $592 · program services $592
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24e · All other expenses
total $1,398 · program services $1,271 · management and general $127
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $106,341 · end of year $160,750
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $4,985 · end of year $5,030
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $16,463 · end of year $16,117
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
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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
end of year $0
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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
$546
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$109
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $437
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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
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
end of year $0
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $10,260 · end of year -$3,184
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $113,784 · end of year $181,891
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,745 · end of year $3,627
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Butte Environmental Council's Mission is to protect and defend the land, air, and water of Butte County and the surrounding region through action, advocacy, and education.
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OCPSC: As a Trusted Messenger for the State of California, BEC conducted targeted outreach for statewide campaigns, reaching over 3,744 community members across Glenn, Butte, and Tehama Counties. BEC successfully completed this grant in June 2025.
Expenses $129,376 · Grants $149,958
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ReLeaf Treecovery: With support from the Treecovery program, BEC successfully planted 180 15-gallon shade trees across more than 15 parks, schools, and shared community spaces. Over 500 community volunteers and schoolchildren participated in educational sessions and hands-on tree planting events. Trees were thoughtfully placed in three counties, focusing on areas within disadvantaged and low-income communities identified as lacking shade. This initiative expanded local tree canopies, benefiting not only children and community members but also the surrounding plant and animal species that rely on healthy urban forests.
Expenses $13,649 · Grants $18,245
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Trees PLEASE (Planting Literacy in Environmental Action and Stewardship Education) is a tree planting program that aims to increase the urban canopy in Butte County and the surrounding region by planting shade trees on school campuses, in parks and community shared spaces. This program has planted a total of 273 shade trees with the final goal of 330 shade trees by the end of 2026. This program also aims to educate students and community members about the importance of trees, carbon sequestration, proper tree planting technique and tree care.
Expenses $10,284 · Grants $11,164
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Neighbor-to-Neighbor
Expenses $8,821 · Grants $9,281
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Gardens
Expenses $8,181 · Revenue $9,983
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Drop in the Bucket
Expenses $6,859 · Revenue $8,743
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RARE
Expenses $6,396 · Grants $5,120
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Education & Outreach
Expenses $5,093 · Revenue $6,808
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Endangered Earth Event
Expenses $4,518 · Revenue $5,294
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Park and Creek clean up
Expenses $4,414 · Revenue $5,140
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Other MISC programs
Expenses $3,739 · Grants $3,000
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Creek Watch
Expenses $1,799 · Grants $2,034
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CV Infrastructure
Expenses $1,242 · Grants $1,661
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Kenneth Scherer
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Olivia Henderson
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Cara Cannon
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Valarie Meza
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Jada Simone-White
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Will Spiess
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Susan Tchudi
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 8
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Rebecca Holden
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 8
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William Loker
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 8
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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 14 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202512889349302111
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