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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THE SUSTAINABLE LIVING CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,256,272
Total expenses
$2,176,422
Contributions and grants received
$2,118,533
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$137,739
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$79,402
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$79,402
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,135,549
Management and general expenses
$40,873
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,135,549

Program services were 98.1% 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)

    $1,966,479

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $152,054

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $61,665

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $137,739 · related or exempt $137,739

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $61,665

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $61,665

  • 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 $91,826 · program services $91,388 · management and general $438

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $265,240 · program services $265,240

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,828 · program services $3,828

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $31,414 · program services $31,399 · management and general $15

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $47,829 · program services $30,711 · management and general $17,118

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $10,602 · program services $6,808 · management and general $3,794

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,046 · program services $2,163 · management and general $1,883

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $17,559 · program services $15,419 · management and general $2,140

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $28,016 · program services $23,517 · management and general $4,499

  • 17 · Travel

    total $11,097 · program services $10,503 · management and general $594

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,029 · program services $2,029

  • 24a · Other expenses: CEEP/UTILITY INCENTIVES

    total $1,651,696 · program services $1,645,696 · management and general $6,000

  • 24b · Other expenses: TAXES AND LICENSES

    total $8,758 · program services $4,925 · management and general $3,833

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $1,833 · program services $1,833

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $649 · program services $90 · management and general $559

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,235 · end of year $79,402

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

    $20,231

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

    $20,231

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,279 · end of year $0

  • 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 -$2,044 · end of year $79,402

Mission and programs · 2024

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 256 ENERGY AUDITS, 167 FINAL INSPECTIONS AND 165 ENERGY EFFICIENCY UPGRADES IN 2024.

    Expenses $1,898,458 · Revenue $50,488

  • BUILDERS RESUPPLY: A RETAIL STORE WHICH ACCEPTS DONATIONS OF NEW OR USED REUSABLE BUILDING SUPPLIES AND RESELLS THEM TO THE PUBLIC. BUILDERS RESUPPLY DIVERTED 32.84 TONS OF USABLE MATERIALS FROM THE LANDFILL IN 2024. THE BUILDERS RESUPPLY PROGRAM SERVED APPROXIMATELY 3,600 CUSTOMERS IN 2024.

    Expenses $75,599 · Revenue $850

  • WALLA WALLA VALLEY FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAM (WWVF2S): WWVF2S INSPIRES HEALTHY COMMUNITIES THROUGH FOOD, FARM AND GARDEN EXPERIENCE. WWVF2S PROVIDES SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY GARDENS WITH INFORMATION, RESOURCES, MAINTENANCE, LESSONS AND SCHOOL MEAL PROCUREMENT ASSISTANCE. IN 2024, THE PROGRAM SERVED 9 GARDENS IN FOUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE WALLA WALLA VALLEY. THE PROGRAM SERVED STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY WITH DIRECT SERVICE TO 3,680 STUDENTS.

    Expenses $137,436 · Revenue $34,224

  • 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. SIXTY-FIVE INSPECTIONS WERE COMPLETED IN 2024 FOR THE BUILDING PERFORMANCE TESTING PROGRAM AND 1,255 INCOME VERIFICATIONS.

    Expenses $14,528 · Revenue $52,177

  • SMART BUSINESS PARTNERS PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION ADVISORY SERVICE TO HELP REDUCE ENERGY, WATER, WASTE AND MATERIALS. IN 2024, THE PROGRAM PROVIDED INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS AND CONDUCTED SEVERAL SITE VISITS.

    Expenses $9,528

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Erendira Cruz

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $91,826
    From this org
    $84,962
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,864
    Hours/week
    40

  • Todd Blackman

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Betsy Russell Carroll

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William Gatchel

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Thomas Osborn

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Karen Yager

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andy Gomez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dave Stockdale

    DIRECTOR

    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
9 July 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202521919349300012

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