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Ecolife Conservation EIN 20-0147505

Ecolife Conservation

EIN  20-0147505 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Carlsbad, CA
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Verified accurate 9/14/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Builds fuel-efficient stoves and aquaponics systems to protect wildlife, resources, and people.
Leadership
William Toone · Founder · $90K
Money in and out
$1.6M revenue, $1.5M expenses
Bottom line
81% program efficiency

Builds fuel-efficient stoves and aquaponics systems to protect wildlife, resources, and people. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $1.6M in revenue, $1.5M in expenses, and $765K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$1.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$765K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $54K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
81%
of spending reaches programs▲ +5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
6.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +9% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+3%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -82% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2024▼ -18%
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2024▼ -3%
Total assets
$981K
FY2024▼ -21%
Total liabilities
$216K
FY2024▼ -62%
Total revenue
$1.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$765K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$54K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$981K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B81%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $1.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Sustainable Agriculture

The organization provides aquaponic systems to communities for the purpose of reducing food insecurity, developing localized food distribution networks, and providing education on sustainable agriculture methods.

$1.2Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CEcolife Conservation
EINHdr · item D20-0147505
Principal addressHdr · item CCarlsbad, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.ecolifeconservation.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2004

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$90,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fred Wollman
Chair/CFO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Aj Van De Ven
Chair/Secretary (until 8/2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

William Toone’s $90K as Founder is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1843 $1–10M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Anne Middleton—$70,056$93,402$98,499
William Toone$90,000$87,577$90,001$97,525

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.4M · 88%
Other revenue$175K · 11%
Investment income$11K · 1%
Contributions & grants88%$1.4M
Other revenue11%$175K
Investment income1%$11K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.07
Program services81%$1.2M
Management & general11%$176K
Fundraising7%$114K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$180K
Total assetsLn 16$981K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$216K
Total net assetsLn 32$765K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $802K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $1.5M · Less non-cash grants $11K · Cash operating expenses/yr $1.5M
6.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.2M · Total expenses $1.5M
81%
Management & General
Management & general $176K · Total expenses $1.5M
11%
Fundraising
Fundraising $114K · Total expenses $1.5M
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $148K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.5M
$0.10 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.4M · Total revenue $1.6M
88%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.6M
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $1.6M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $11K · Total revenue $1.6M
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $1.5M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.6M · Prior year $1.9M
-18%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $765K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.6M · Expenses $1.5M
+3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $981K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $765K · Total assets $981K
78%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $623K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $981K
63%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual William Toone · Reported title FOUNDER · Highest reported compensation $90K · Total expenses $1.5M
6%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $579K · Total expenses $1.5M
38%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 81%——
Overhead ratio 11%——
Fundraising cost ratio 8%——
Revenue growth -18%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 3%——
Fundraising fee ratio 1%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Witman Family FoundationFY2025$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$1.6M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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