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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CENTER FOR ETHICAL LEADERSHIP.

Totals

Total revenue
$78,979
Total expenses
$134,680
Contributions and grants received
$55,699
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$23,280
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$9,978
Total liabilities, end of year
$18,736
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$8,758
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$110,886
Management and general expenses
$11,454
Fundraising expenses
$12,340
Program service expenses (Part III)
$110,886

Program services were 82.3% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $55,699

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES & OTHER

    total $23,280 · related or exempt $23,280

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $78,083 · program services $71,028 · management and general $4,551 · fundraising $2,504

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $8,280 · program services $6,790 · management and general $1,076 · fundraising $414

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $8,618 · program services $7,928 · management and general $431 · fundraising $259

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $750 · program services $500 · management and general $250

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $8,406 · program services $4,291 · management and general $3,882 · fundraising $233

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $215 · management and general $215

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $10,607 · program services $9,015 · management and general $796 · fundraising $796

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,822 · program services $4,463 · management and general $30 · fundraising $329

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $9,698 · program services $2,115 · fundraising $7,583

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,780 · program services $1,335 · management and general $223 · fundraising $222

  • 24a · Other expenses: FISCAL SPONSOR ACTIVITY

    total $3,421 · program services $3,421 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $42,043 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,181 · end of year $9,978

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $57,772

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $57,772

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $281 · end of year $18,736

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $46,943 · end of year -$8,758

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

CULTIVATES LEADERSHIP AND BUILDS CAPACITY FOR CHANGE, HELPING COMMUNITIES TAP COLLECTIVE WISDOM IN SERVICE OF THE COMMON GOOD.

  • CONSULTING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT - CEL CONTINUES TO CULTIVATE LEADERS WHO CHOOSE A "WE-ALL" WORLDVIEW. WE PROVIDE PEOPLE PRACTICAL AND PROVEN TOOLS TO CONVENE PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND MAKE DECISIONS ON BEHALF OF THE COMMON GOOD. OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES CONTINUE TO CULTIVATE AND INSPIRE LEADERS TO ADVANCE SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE THROUGH A VALUES-BASED LEADERSHIP APPROACH. THIS YEAR WE BUILD ON DEVELOPING LEADERS WHO SERVE IN COMMUNITY, PREK-12, ENVIRONMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND HIGHER EDUCATION. WE SPOKE ON SELF-CARE, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, STRATEGIC PLANNING, HEALING, TEAM DEVELOPMENT, AND WAYS TO CREATE SPACES WHERE THOSE WITH POLARIZING VIEWS CAN ENGAGE IN HEALTHY WAYS. WE GUIDE PEOPLE TO IDENTIFY THEIR CORE VALUES AND PRACTICE LIVING INTO THEM IN ALL PARTS OF THEIR LIVES. AND WE PROVIDED THEM WITH TOOLS TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE DEVELOPMENT, CONVENE DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES, HEAL/RESTORE RELATIONSHIPS, RESOLVE CHALLENGES, DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND STRENGTHEN TEAMS.

    Expenses $66,532 · Revenue $23,280

  • BUILDING COMMUNITY - AS LEADERS WE MODEL A WAY OF BEING TO INSPIRE AND LEAD THOSE AROUND US. WE ARE HUMBLED TO BE INVITED TO PRESENT OUR VALUES-BASED LEADERSHIP PRACTICES THAT ADVANCE THE COMMON GOOD AT CONFERENCES FOCUSING ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND PEACE. WE APPLY OUR APPROACH TO HELP INSTITUTIONS CREATE MORE EQUITABLE POLICIES IN EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS.

    Expenses $22,177

  • VALUES-BASED LEADERSHIP STEWARDS PROGRAM - SINCE CEL'S FOUNDING, ITS PURPOSE IS TO INSPIRE AND PREPARE LEADERS TO LEAD COLLABORATIVELY AND JOYFULLY WITH A COMMITMENT TO PERSONAL INTEGRITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR ALL. THE VALUES-BASED LEADERSHIP STEWARDS PROGRAM TAKES PARTICIPANTS ON A DEEP AND TRANSFORMING TWO-PART JOURNEY -- THE INTERNAL WORK OF PERSONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AND THE EXTERNAL WORK OF SOCIAL ACTION. IT PROVIDES LEADERS WITH PRACTICES AND AN APPROACH TO BRING PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES TOGETHER AND DEVELOP SOLUTIONS FOR THEIR PART OF THE COMMON GOOD.

    Expenses $22,177

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jp Peterson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    33
  • Scott Leonard

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Alice Fong

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $78,083
    From this org
    $70,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,083
    Hours/week
    40

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
11 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533159349306403

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