Ecological Building Network EIN 20-2986662 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Ecological Building Network FY2023 filing

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Shares knowledge on eco-friendly building to combat climate change. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $279K in revenue, $258K in expenses, and $59K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Science & Technology
Location
San Rafael, CA
Website
www.ecobuildnetwork.org
Filings
3 on file (2020–2023)
Revenue
$279KFY2023
Expenses
$258K
Net assets
$59K
People
2
Filings
3
Updates
0
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EIN  20-2986662 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Rafael, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Shares knowledge on eco-friendly building to combat climate change.
Leadership
Bruce King · Director · $39K
Money in and out
$279K revenue, $258K expenses
Bottom line
99% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$279K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$258K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$59K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $22K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.01
Program efficiency
99%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+8%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$279K
FY2023▲ ×43
Expenses
$258K
FY2023▲ +795%
Total assets
$59K
FY2023▲ +166%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2023
Total revenue
$279K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$258K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$59K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$22K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$59K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B99%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CEcological Building Network
EINHdr · item D20-2986662
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Rafael, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.ecobuildnetwork.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFScience & Technology (U010)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2006

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$39,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary Treas
$3,000Pt VII · Sec A

Bruce King’s $39K as Director is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 311 $100K–1M science & technology 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

NameFY2023FY2020
Bruce King$39,000$13,000
Sarah King$3,000$3,000

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $254K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Buildwell Media Project

includes expenses related to development of video content. This includes project management consultants brand development videographers editors stock footage animation and other expenses. Direct expenses $1954. Professional consultants $248,284

$250Kprogram expense
02

Maintenance of web-based resources including software updates web hosting $547: Doodle account $83; email marketing; collaboration tools $713; Web development tools $120 software subscriptions $1519

$3Kprogram expense
03

Networking event expenses. EBNet periodically hosts gatherings of design and building professionals to learn share assist each other and inform us of latest practices

$851program expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$277K · 99%
Investment income$2K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$277K
Investment income1%$2K
Program service revenue$141
Total revenueLn 12$279K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.01
Program services99%$255K
Management & general1%$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$258K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$59K
Total assetsLn 16$59K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$59K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $59K · Operating expenses/yr $258K
2.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $255K · Total expenses $258K
99%
Management & General
Management & general $3K · Total expenses $258K
1%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $258K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $277K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $277K · Total revenue $279K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $279K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $141 · Total revenue $279K
0.05%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $279K
+0.8%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $141 · Total expenses $258K
0.05%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $279K · Prior year $6K
Prior-year revenue below floor — showing dollar change
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $59K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $279K · Expenses $258K
+8%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $59K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $59K · Total assets $59K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $59K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Bruce King · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $39K · Total expenses $258K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $258K
0%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 99%
Overhead ratio 1%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth ×43
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$263K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024not on file
FY2023$279K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022not on file
FY2021not on file
FY2020$6K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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