Sustain Socal

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Irvine, CA501(c)(6)Community DevelopmentEIN 27-1818457Revenue $452K in FY2024

On file with the IRSsustainoc.org5270 California Ave Ste 100, 92617-3231 · Irvine, CATax-exempt since Apr 2010

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Sustain Socal is a trade association promoting economic growth in the clean technology industry and developing sustainability in orange county and job growth in this section. The association is a collaboration of academic institutions, local governments, and private companies based or operating in southern california. We host educational seminars and conferences, networking events, and worh with companies to connect them to resources.

Run by 35 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $686 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$215K
to officers and key staff · 47% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 97% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 47% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$125K
125% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 125% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
29
of 30 voting members
Looks good: 29 of 30 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$452K
+74% vs prior year
Spent
$457K
Net assets
−$25K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$452K
FY2024▲ +74%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$333K
FY2021$198K
FY2022$267K
FY2023$259K
FY2024$452K
Expenses
$457K
FY2024▲ +76%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$285K
FY2021$238K
FY2022$266K
FY2023$260K
FY2024$457K
Net assets
−$25K
FY2024▼ -165%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$77K
FY2021$37K
FY2022$38K
FY2023$39K
FY2024−$25K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2010.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

31 people listed on the 990; $215K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$214,591Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer Thru 09/30/2024
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Kitcher’s $215K as President is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M community development 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Scott Kitcher$214,591$168,378$173,371$168,070$170,490

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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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

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Promotes clean tech growth and sustainability through education, networking, and resource connections.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Water Solutions 7

To take a close look at the hottest topics and evolving water technologies and the solutions they provide to public and private organizations. The session concluded with a discussion on the growing oc water cluster and where we go from here.

Pt IX · col B
02

15TH annual energy conference energy infrastructure,a conference focused on exploring innovations that create a resilient energy infrastructure capable of supporting a wide range of sustainability initiatives in southern california and beyond.

Pt IX · col B
03

Sustainability Private Capital Event

A day focused on bringing high caliber early stage cleantech companies together with top cleantech investors in a one-on-one format.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$452K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$452K
Money outPt IX
$457K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
−$25K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$100K
Total assetsLn 16$100K
LiabilitiesLn 26$125K
PeoplePt VI, VII
31
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a30
IndependentVI 1b29
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$452K
Total revenueLn 12$452K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$100K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$100K
Total assetsLn 16$100K
LiabilitiesLn 26$125K
Net assetsLn 32−$25K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$164K$100K
Total assetsLn 16$164K$100K
LiabilitiesLn 26$125K$125K
Net assetsLn 32$39K−$25K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$256K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$66K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K
Accounting feesLn 11c$895
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K
Office expensesLn 13$435
Information technologyLn 14$3K
OccupancyLn 16$15K
TravelLn 17$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$40K
InterestLn 20$6K
InsuranceLn 23$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$457K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $452K$457K−$6K−$25K 990 PDF
FY2023 $259K$260K−$635$39K 990 PDF
FY2022 $267K$266K$2K$38K 990 PDF
FY2021 $198K$238K−$40K$37K 990 PDF
FY2020 $333K$285K$48K$77K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $451,607 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $259,297$451,607
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $259,297$451,607
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $235,002$373,609
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $24,930$83,581
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $259,932$457,190
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$635−$5,583
Part VI · Governance 29 of 30 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body30
VI-1b Independent voting members29
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $451,607 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $451,607$451,607
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $451,607 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$451,607
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $457,190 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$256,366
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$66,177
IX-9 Other employee benefits$12,686
IX-10 Payroll taxes$38,380
IX-11c Accounting fees$895
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$1,574
IX-13 Office expenses$435
IX-14 Information technology$2,632
IX-16 Occupancy$14,741
IX-17 Travel$1,071
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$40,298
IX-20 Interest$6,432
IX-23 Insurance$7,397
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$8,106
IX-25 Total functional expenses$457,190
Part X · Balance sheet $100,195 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $163,998$100,195
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $163,998$100,195
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $125,400$125,400
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $125,400$125,400
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $38,598−$25,205
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $163,998$100,195
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$25,205 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$451,607
XI-2 Total expenses$457,190
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$5,583
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$38,598
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$58,220
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$25,205

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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