Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$1,746,136

Total expenses

$1,565,645

Contributions and grants received

$1,603,550

Grants paid

$100

Program service revenue

$155,085

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

-$12,499

Total assets, end of year

$1,585,390

Total liabilities, end of year

$682,615

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$902,775

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,439,841

Management and general expenses

$124,408

Fundraising expenses

$1,396

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,439,841

Program services were 92.0% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• ENERGY: IN 2024, ECOLIBRIUM3 HELPED OVER 150 HOUSEHOLDS REDUCE THEIR ENERGY COSTS THROUGH AN ENERGY AUDIT AND LOW-INCOME WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO UTILITY BILL CONSULTATIONS, A HOME ENERGY ANALYSIS, AND STEPS FOR INCREASING ENERGY EFFICIENCY, WE DEVELOPED AN IMPROVED AUDIT PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES AN ELECTRIFICATION ASSESSMENT, AUGMENTED WITH HEALTHY HOUSING, RAIN-READINESS, AND AGING-IN-PLACE RECOMMENDATIONS. THIS WILL IMPROVE HOUSING STOCK, ENHANCE HEALTH OUTCOMES, AND PROMOTE CLIMATE GOALS. ECOLIBRIUM3 ALSO ADVANCED LOCAL AND STATE APPROACHES TO LOWER CARBON ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE THROUGH THE ANALYSIS AND PLANNING OF AN INNOVATIVE GEO-EXCHANGE DISTRICT HEAT SYSTEM THAT COULD HEAT A LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOOD AND DOWNTOWN USING THE WASTE HEAT FOUND IN THE EFFLUENT OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IN ECOLIBRIUM3'S ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE LINCOLN PARK NEIGHBORHOOD. PLANNING WAS ALSO CONDUCTED WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE REPRESENTATIVES FOR ADVANCING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE DURING GRID OUTAGES. IN ADDITION, ECOLIBRIUM3 WORKED WITH THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO DESIGN AN ENERGY NAVIGATOR SYSTEM TO ASSIST HOUSEHOLDS IN REDUCING ENERGY BURDENS THROUGH APPLICATION OF EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY INCENTIVES. FINALLY, ECOLIBRIUM3 PARTNERED WITH THE NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LAB TO ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS REGARDING THE TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF INDUSTRIAL DECARBONIZATION, SPECIFICALLY THE POTENTIAL OF GREEN IRON/STEEL PRODUCTION IN NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.

  Expenses $644,622 · Revenue $70,569

• COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: ALTHOUGH ECOLIBRIUM3 WORKS AT MULTIPLE SCALES, OUR DEEPEST WORK IS CENTERED ON THE TRADITIONALLY DISADVANTAGED LINCOLN PARK NEIGHBORHOOD. ECOLIBRIUM3 SERVES AS THE LEAD COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION WORKING TO ADVANCE HEALTH, SAFETY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND CONNECTEDNESS. ECOLIBRIUM3 HAS PARTNERED WITH BUSINESSES, STUDIED CROSSWALKS AND PARKING, UPDATED A CONDEMNED PROPERTY, INCREASED FOOD ACCESS, AND PROVIDED CAPACITY BUILDING TO MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2024 WE COMPLETED DISTRICT ENERGY PLANNING WITH THE CITY OF DULUTH, LED STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE BUSINESS DISTRICT, BEGAN THE RENOVATION OF THE LINCOLN PARK COMMUNITY CENTER (LNPK HUB), AND CONSTRUCTION OF A GROCERY STORE. ECOLIBRIUM3 ALSO HOSTED NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH AT THE LNPK HUB FOR AN INNOVATIVE SUMMER VIDEO GAME COURSE TO TEACH COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SKILLS. THE ANNUAL ECOFEST CELEBRATION RESULTED IN OVER 200 VOLUNTEERS CLEANING OVER 5,000 POUNDS OF LITTER FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

  Expenses $335,006 · Grants $100 · Revenue $11,641

• CAPACITY BUILDING: OUR AMERICORPS VISTA PROGRAM SUPPORTED 25 AMERICORPS VISTA MEMBERS WHO SERVED FOR A YEAR BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF 13 LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES IN THE NORTHLAND. THE ECO3 VISTA CORPS FOCUSED ON ADDRESSING POVERTY HOLISTICALLY FROM VARIOUS ANGLES SUCH AS FOOD ACCESS AND SYSTEMS, GOVERNMENT POLICY, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH, CREATIVE PLACE MAKING, ENERGY SECURITY AND MORE. ECO3 VISTA MEMBERS WORKED WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE DEEPLY EMBEDDED IN COMMUNITY TO HELP DEVELOP SOLUTIONS TO COMMUNITY CHALLENGES THROUGH LEVERAGING RESOURCES, BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS, EXPANDING REACH AND IMPROVING ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY. MEMBERS RECRUITED 1325 VOLUNTEERS AND LEVERAGED $7.8 MILLION OF RESOURCES FOR THEIR AGENCIES. IN ADDITION, OVER 600 YOUTH AND ADULTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WERE AIDED BY MEMBER PROJECTS. ECOLIBRIUM3 ALSO REGIONAL CAPACITY BY ASSISTING OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES IN PROGRAM AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CENTERED ON ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION, AND INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION.

  Expenses $291,102 · Revenue $72,875

• FOOD ACCESS: ECO3 HAS A THREE-PRONGED APPROACH TO ADVANCING FOOD ACCESS AND HEALTH IN A LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOOD OF DULUTH, MN, INCLUDING OPERATING AN URBAN FARM, PROVIDING WHOLEFOOD-BASED WELLNESS PROGRAMMING, AND DEVELOPMENT OF A SMALL FOOTPRINT GROCERY IN DULUTH'S HIGHEST PRIORITY FOOD AREA, LINCOLN PARK. THE FARM IS PART OF OUR EFFORTS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES A COMMUNITY FOOD RESOURCE GUIDE, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND PRODUCTION OF FOOD THAT IS THEN DISTRIBUTED WITHIN DULUTH'S LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS. THE FARM ALSO PROVIDES PLANT MATERIAL FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS, YOUTH AND NONPROFIT PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS SO ADDITIONAL GARDENING AND FOOD PRODUCTION IS SUPPORTED. LOCATED ON THE CAMPUS OF LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE, THE ECO3 URBAN FARM WAS TRANSFORMED FROM UNDERUTILIZED INFRASTRUCTURE TO A THRIVING ECOSYSTEM. THIS PAST SUMMER AND FALL, COMMUNITY MEMBERS CONNECTED WITH THE LAND AND EACH OTHER. IN 2024, THE FARM PROVIDED 1,837 FREE PLANT SEEDLINGS, DISTRIBUTED FOOD TO SIX LOCAL OUTLETS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, HOSTED 20 FREE, ONSITE EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, HOSTED OVER 900 VISITORS, AND BUILT THE SKILLSETS OF OVER 350 VOLUNTEERS. ECO3 CONTINUED TO PRODUCE A QUARTERLY FOOD RESOURCE GUIDE TO ASSIST FOOD INSECURE INDIVIDUALS IN LOCATING SUPPORT. THIS GUIDE IS A POPULAR CARRY-OVER FROM THE PANDEMIC AND CONTINUES TO BE REQUESTED BY OVER A DOZEN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOLS. THE LINCOLN PARK HUB, HOST OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS CLASSES FOR NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS AND THE LNPK GROCERY WERE UNDER CONSTRUCTION DURING 2024 WITH OPENINGS IN 2025.

  Expenses $169,111

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

Listed in Part VII

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

28 July 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202522119349300917

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