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← THE SUSTAINABLE LIVING CENTER

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE SUSTAINABLE LIVING CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$847,802
Total expenses
$875,267
Contributions and grants received
$757,624
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$90,178
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,235
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,279
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$2,044
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$863,601
Management and general expenses
$11,666
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$863,601

Program services were 98.7% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $626,781

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $130,843

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $74,554

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $90,178 · related or exempt $90,178

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $74,554

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $74,554

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $81,071 · program services $75,845 · management and general $5,226

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $272,713 · program services $272,713

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,083 · program services $1,083

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $32,993 · program services $30,683 · management and general $2,310

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $39,169 · program services $39,169

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $7,401 · program services $7,401

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,754 · program services $1,579 · management and general $175

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $47,638 · program services $45,732 · management and general $1,906

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $27,634 · program services $27,634

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,997 · program services $5,757 · management and general $240

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,030 · program services $4,221 · management and general $1,809

  • 24a · Other expenses: CEEP/UTILITY INCENTIVES

    total $346,659 · program services $346,659

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP

    total $2,520 · program services $2,520

  • 24c · Other expenses: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE

    total $500 · program services $500

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,105 · program services $2,105

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $26,888 · end of year $1,235

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year -$5 · end of year $0

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

    $23,555

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

    $23,555

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,462 · end of year $3,279

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $25,421 · end of year -$2,044

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO CONSERVE RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE BY ENCOURAGING AND FACILITATING SUSTAINABLE LIVING PRACTICES IN OUR COMMUNITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CONSERVE RESOURCES BY ENCOURAGING & FACILITATING SUSTAINABLE LIVING PRACTICES IN OUR COMMUNITY.

  • COMMUNITY ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM: PROVIDES FREE OR LOW COST ENERGY ASSESSMENTS AND AUDITS FOR CUSTOMERS. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY UPGRADES. FINANCIAL INCENTIVES CAN BE PROVIDED TO OFFSET A PORTION OF THE COST FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED BY LICENSED CONTRACTORS. THE PROGRAM PERFORMED 100 ENERGY AUDITS, 133 FINAL INSPECTIONS AND 126 ENERGY EFFICIENCY UPGRADES IN 2023.

    Expenses $577,104

  • BUILDERS RESUPPLY: A RETAIL STORE WHICH ACCEPTS DONATIONS OF NEW OR USED REUSABLE BUILDING SUPPLIES AND RESELLS THEM AT A SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS FROM REGULAR RETAIL. BUILDERS RESUPPLY DIVERTED 41.07 TONS OF USABLE MATERIALS FROM THE LANDFILL IN 2023. THE BUILDERS RESUPPLY PROGRAMED SERVED APPROXIMATELY 5,000 CUSTOMERS IN 2023.

    Expenses $78,149

  • WALLA WALLA VALLEY FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAM (WWVF2S): WWVF2S INSPIRES HEALTHY COMMUNITIES THROUGH FOOD, FARM AND GARDEN EXPERIENCE. WWVF2S SERVES ELEMENTARY CHILDREN AT FOUR AREA SCHOOLS WITH GARDEN MAINTENANCE, LESSONS AND PROCUREMENT ASSISTANCE AND RESOURCES. IN 2023, THE PROGRAM SERVED 9 GARDENS IN FOUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE WALLA WALLA VALLEY. THE PROGRAM SERVED STUDENTS WITH INFORMATION AND RESOURCES AS WELL AS DIRECT SERVICE TO 3,960 STUDENTS.

    Expenses $178,876 · Revenue $50,788

  • BUILDING PERFORMANCE PROGRAM IS AUDITS, FINAL INSPECTIONS, INCOME VERIFICATIONS AND BUILDING PERFORMANCE TESTING PERFORMED BY SUSTAINABLE LIVING CENTER STAFF AND NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMMUNITY ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM. SEVENTY-SEVEN INSPECTIONS WERE COMPLETED IN 2023 FOR THE BUILDING PERFORMANCE TESTING PROGRAM AND 1,387 INCOME VERIFICATIONS.

    Expenses $11,318 · Revenue $39,390

  • PROVIDES FREE BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION ADVISORY SERVICE TO HELP REDUCE ENERGY, WATER, WASTE AND MATERIALS. IN 2023, THE PROGRAM PROVIDED INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO OVER 100 BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS AND CONDUCTED OVER 30 SITE VISITS.

    Expenses $18,154

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Todd Blackman

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Betsy Russell Carroll

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas Osborn

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Yager

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Erendira Cruz

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $81,707
    From this org
    $81,707
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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
2023
Filed
27 March 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202420999349300727

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