Ecologistics INC FY2020 filing

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Los Osos, CA501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 27-2116150Revenue $287K in FY2020

On file with the IRSecologistics.org633 Ramona Ave Spc 103, 93402-2173 · Los Osos, CATax-exempt since May 2010Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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We collaborate with people and organizations around the world to create resilient and healthy communities that are environmentally and economically sustainable, and socially just.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$287K
Spent
$370K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$481K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$287K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$287K
FY2021$263K
FY2022$469K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$986K
Expenses
$370K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$370K
FY2021$513K
FY2022$372K
FY2023$829K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$481K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$481K
FY2021$231K
FY2022$329K
FY2023$634K
FY2024$678K
FY2025$595K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2010.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $356K Management & general 4% · $14K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Program Manager
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stacey Hunt’s $10K as CEO is at the 5th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M 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.

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Questions the 990 asks

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

Programs and updates

Builds resilient, healthy communities through global collaboration for environmental, economic, and social justice.

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1 program · $356K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Develop, teach, and disseminate practical and innovative solutions to ecological and ecosystem problems.

$356Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K
Grants paid · 91 grants · $3.6M · 2020–2025
Run on Climate Education FundFY2025$198,998
Individual RecipientFY2025$109,251
Ojai Law CorpFY2025$88,603
Individual RecipientFY2025$79,966
Individual RecipientFY2025$77,478
Individual RecipientFY2025$65,215
Individual RecipientFY2025$43,293
Central Coast Coaltion for UndocumeFY2025$32,247
Individual RecipientFY2025$30,317
Individual RecipientFY2025$24,070
Individual RecipientFY2025$21,914
Individual RecipientFY2025$15,930
The CambriacaFY2025$11,001
Illinois Food Scrap and CompostingFY2025$10,785
Individual RecipientFY2025$8,731
Asian American and Pacific IslanderFY2025$7,697
The Coastal AwakeningFY2025$7,437
Individual RecipientFY2025$6,689
See all 91 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$287K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$279K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Money outPt IX
$370K
Ln 25
Programscol B$356K
Managementcol C$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$481K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$482K
Total assetsLn 16$483K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$279K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$287K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$482K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$482K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$900
Total assetsLn 16$483K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$481K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 622
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$568K$482K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$569K$483K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$565K$481K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$334K$334K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$400$200$200
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$1K$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$416$208$208
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$16K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$712
Total functional expensesLn 25$370K$356K$14K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $986K$1.1M−$69K$595K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.1M$46K$678K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$829K$306K$634K 990 PDF
FY2022 $469K$372K$98K$329K 990 PDF
FY2021 $263K$513K−$250K$231K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $287K$370K−$83K$481K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $286,504 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $130,330$279,294
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,040$3,435
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,729$3,775
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $134,099$286,504
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $107,753$334,016
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $20,157$35,766
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $127,910$369,782
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,189−$83,278
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $286,504 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,435 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$279,294
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$279,294
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,775$3,775
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,775 · Excluded from tax $3,435$286,504
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $369,782 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $334,016$334,016
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $200 · Management $200$400
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,178 · Management $1,178$2,356
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $208 · Management $208$416
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,134 · Management $1,134$2,268
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,770 · Management $10,408$26,178
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,436 · Management $712$4,148
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $355,942 · Management $13,840 · Fundraising $0$369,782
Part X · Balance sheet $483,214 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $568,456$482,314
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $465$900
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $568,921$483,214
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,299$1,870
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,299$1,870
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $564,622$481,344
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $568,921$483,214
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $481,344 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$286,504
XI-2 Total expenses$369,782
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$83,278
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$564,622
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$481,344

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

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