Inspires youth and communities through hands-on science, nature, and environmental learning.
For fiscal year 2024 it reported $292K in revenue, $291K in expenses, and $50K in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$292K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$291K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$50K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $1K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
82%
18%
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.18
Program efficiency
82%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
0%
revenue over expenses, this year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$292K
FY2024▲ +97%
$408K$204K$0
FY2021FY2025
Expenses
$291K
FY2024▲ +78%
$322K$161K$0
FY2021FY2025
Total assets
$54K
FY2024▲ +8%
$147K$73K$0
FY2021FY2025
Total liabilities
$5K
FY2024▲ +146%
$30K$15K$0
FY2021FY2025
Total revenue
$292K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$291K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$50K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$1K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$54K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B82%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $239K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01
Community science workshops provided more than 700 hands-on science learning experiences to over 2500 students at 7 schools, our newly created contra costa science workshop, located in the boys & girls martinez clubhouse and through several steam fairs and community events.
$85Kprogram expense
02
Our earth ambassadors program expanded summer camp offerings and community events. Eco-kids workshops and national park camps provided nature-based environmental experiences to 97 students, 19 of whom we granted scholarships to increase access for youth.
$78Kprogram expense
03
Community garden workshops provided nature-based educational experiences to over 760 students in contra costa county. 600 seedlings were planted by crockett and rodeo youth in their community garden and native pollinator- friendly plants were planted and cared for in the martinez unified community garden.
Ellen Concepcion’s $82K as Executive Di
is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M education 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII
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.
Individual Ellen Concepcion · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $37K · Total expenses $291K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $236K · Total expenses $291K
81%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
82%
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Overhead ratio
18%
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Fundraising cost ratio
0%
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Revenue growth
97%
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Accounting fee ratio
3%
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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.
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Sources
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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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