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Selva International

Tax-deductible

Venice, CA501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 26-2023845Revenue $49K in FY2020

On file with the IRS740 Brooks Ave, 90291-3425 · Venice, CATax-exempt since Aug 2008Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Selva's mission is to empower people to protect the enviroment. We DO this by building alliances that support education and on the ground projects that arescientifically and economically

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2020
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2020, 6 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$49K
Spent
$48K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$25K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2020. IRS ruling in Aug 2008.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $48K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Alison Lipman
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rudi Mattoni
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ron Carroll
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers people to protect the environment through education and science-based projects.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $48K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Ecogardens is a southern california sustainable landscaping program

$48Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin INCFY2025$8K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$49K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$49K
Money outPt IX
$48K
Ln 25
Programscol B$48K
Owns and owesPt X
$25K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$25K
Total assetsLn 16$25K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$49K
Total revenueLn 12$49K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$25K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$25K
Total assetsLn 16$25K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$25K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23K$25K
Total assetsLn 16$23K$25K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$23K$25K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$396$396$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$11K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$35K$35K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$48K$48K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2020 Latest Viewing $49K$48K$1K$25K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $49,013 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $104,216$49,013
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $104,216$49,013
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $97,754$47,564
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $97,754$47,564
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,462$1,449
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $49,013 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$49,013
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$49,013
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$49,013
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $47,564 across 4 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,500 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,500
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $396 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$396
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,567 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,567
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $35,101 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$35,101
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $47,564 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$47,564
Part X · Balance sheet $24,904 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,456$24,904
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $23,456$24,904
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $23,456$24,904
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $23,456$24,904
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $23,456$24,904
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $24,904 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$49,013
XI-2 Total expenses$47,564
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,449
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$23,456
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$24,904

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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