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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CENTER FOR ECOLITERACY.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,136,170
Total expenses
$1,957,539
Contributions and grants received
$1,994,593
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$125,325
Investment income
$16,252
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,160,366
Total liabilities, end of year
$456,806
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,703,560
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,732,009
Management and general expenses
$146,282
Fundraising expenses
$79,248
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,732,009

Program services were 88.5% 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)

    $703,003

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,291,590

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE INCOME

    total $125,086 · related or exempt $125,086

  • 2b · Program service revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $239 · related or exempt $239

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $16,252 · excluded $16,252

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $241,504 · program services $211,092 · management and general $19,247 · fundraising $11,165

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $928,127 · program services $811,248 · management and general $73,970 · fundraising $42,909

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $83,692 · program services $73,153 · management and general $6,670 · fundraising $3,869

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $100,106 · program services $87,500 · management and general $7,978 · fundraising $4,628

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $85,465 · program services $74,703 · management and general $6,811 · fundraising $3,951

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,401 · program services $1,224 · management and general $112 · fundraising $65

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $17,251 · program services $15,078 · management and general $1,375 · fundraising $798

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $218,190 · program services $198,418 · management and general $16,065 · fundraising $3,707

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $16,311 · program services $16,293 · management and general $11 · fundraising $7

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $735 · program services $642 · management and general $59 · fundraising $34

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $121,005 · program services $105,767 · management and general $9,644 · fundraising $5,594

  • 17 · Travel

    total $20,001 · program services $19,997 · fundraising $4

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,688 · program services $3,688

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $8,455 · program services $7,390 · management and general $674 · fundraising $391

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,962 · program services $5,211 · management and general $475 · fundraising $276

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $91,960 · program services $88,021 · management and general $2,493 · fundraising $1,446

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL

    total $7,012 · program services $6,129 · management and general $559 · fundraising $324

  • 24c · Other expenses: COMMUNICATION

    total $4,933 · program services $4,933

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $913 · program services $799 · management and general $73 · fundraising $41

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $828 · program services $723 · management and general $66 · fundraising $39

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $501,876 · end of year $287,090

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $417,625 · end of year $988,119

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $656,060 · end of year $465,630

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $16,371 · end of year $26,602

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

    $46,229

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

    $37,510

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $15,817 · end of year $8,719

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $9,912 · end of year $8,555

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $172,367 · end of year $375,651

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $99,447 · end of year $87,870

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $165,652 · end of year $368,936

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,350,369 · end of year $1,529,000

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $174,560 · end of year $174,560

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE CENTER FOR ECOLITERACY IS DEDICATED TO CULTIVATING EDUCATION FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF PEOPLE AND THE PLANET.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO CULTIVATE EDUCATION FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF PEOPLE AND THE PLANET.

  • THE CENTER FOR ECOLITERACY ADVANCES CHANGE IN TK-12 EDUCATION AND SCHOOL FOOD SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND THE PEOPLE WHO NOURISH THEM. WE CREATE ORIGINAL RESOURCES, COLLABORATE ON ADVOCACY, AND CULTIVATE A GROWING NETWORK OF LEADERS IN OUR CALIFORNIA FOOD FOR CALIFORNIA KIDS INITIATIVE. IN 2023, WE RECOGNIZED SCHOOL NUTRITION LEADERS WITH OUR BIANNUAL LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION AWARDS, SECURED STATE INVESTMENTS TO PROVIDE ALL STUDENTS WITH MORE FRESHLY-PREPARED AND LOCALLY-SOURCED MEALS, PUBLISHED A CULTURALLY RELEVANT FARM TO SCHOOL FRAMEWORK, SUPPORTED EDUCATORS WITH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND AMPLIFIED STUDENT VOICES. SEE SCHEDULE O - CONTINUATIONSCHOOL FOOD SYSTEMS CHANGE: THE CENTER FOR ECOLITERACY SUPPORTS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH FRESHLY-PREPARED, LOCALLY-SOURCED SCHOOL MEALS AND EXPERIENCES THAT CONNECT THE CLASSROOM, CAFETERIA, AND GARDEN. WE PROVIDE AN ARRAY OF PROGRAMS, RESOURCES, AND INSPIRATION FOR SCHOOL NUTRITION PROFESSIONALS, EDUCATORS, AND SCHOOL COMMUNITIES. IN 2023, OUR CALIFORNIA FOOD FOR CALIFORNIA KIDS NETWORK GREW TO 121 PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE, REACHING MORE THAN TWO MILLION STUDENTS AND IMPACTING MORE THAN A THIRD OF THE STATE'S SCHOOL MEALS SERVED ANNUALLY.ECOLOGICAL EDUCATION: WE EMPOWER EDUCATORS TO PROVIDE TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS ON THE FOOD SYSTEM AND SUSTAINABILITY. IN 2023, WE REACHED 150 EDUCATORS ACROSS THE US THROUGH OUR VIRTUAL "EATING, LEARNING, GROWING" WORKSHOPS ON CULTURALLY RELEVANT FARM TO SCHOOL EDUCATION. OUR NEW EATING LEARNING GROWING RESOURCES ARE DESIGNED TO HELP EDUCATORS EXTEND, ENHANCE, AND ENRICH FARM TO SCHOOL LESSONS TO BE MORE CULTURALLY RELEVANT AND ENGAGING FOR THE UNIQUE STUDENTS IN EACH LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.POLICY AND ADVOCACY: WE ADVANCE POLICY SOLUTIONS, STEWARD SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION AT SCHOOLS, AND ADVOCATE FOR SYSTEMS THAT CULTIVATE SUSTAINABLE SCHOOL COMMUNITIES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL COALITION, OUR ADVOCACY IN 2023 LED TO ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAMS AND PROTECTED THE CDFA FARM TO SCHOOL INCUBATOR GRANT PROGRAM. WE ARE PROUD TO SEE CALIFORNIA'S CONTINUED LEADERSHIP ON SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL AND COMPLEMENTARY INVESTMENTS TO SERVE MORE FRESHLY-PREPARED AND LOCALLY-SOURCED MEALS TO STUDENTS. IN THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR, THE FIRST YEAR OF THE STATE'S UNIVERSAL MEALS PROGRAM, CALIFORNIA OUTPACED OTHER STATES' DECLINING PARTICIPATION BY SERVING 826 MILLION MEALS - TWO MILLION MORE THAN IN THE LAST PRE-PANDEMIC SCHOOL YEAR.

    Expenses $1,732,009 · Revenue $125,325

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Alexa Norstad

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $241,504
    From this org
    $211,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,104
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $211,400
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $21,140
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,964
    Filer's total
    $241,504

  • Malo Hutson

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • Nancy Skinner

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 0.25 related

  • Wendy Williams

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andra Yeghoian

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Karen Brown

    CREATIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $190,048
    From this org
    $156,174
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,874
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,174
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,617
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,257
    Filer's total
    $190,048

  • James P Koulias

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $191,151
    From this org
    $142,790
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,361
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,790
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,107
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,254
    Filer's total
    $191,151

  • Anne Moertel

    DIR. OF OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $117,051
    From this org
    $117,051
    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. 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

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202433209349310843

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