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Ecological Options Network EIN 54-2100414

Ecological Options Network FY2020 filing

EIN  54-2100414 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Bolinas, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects and shares knowledge among groups building a just, equitable, and sustainable global society.
Leadership
Mary Beth Brangan · President · $7K
Money in and out
$225K revenue, $201K expenses
Bottom line
97% program efficiency

Connects and shares knowledge among groups building a just, equitable, and sustainable global society. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $225K in revenue, $201K in expenses, and $52K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$225K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$201K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$52K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $24K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.97 Management & general $0.02 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
97%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
3.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+11%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$225K
FY2020
Expenses
$201K
FY2020
Total assets
$63K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$11K
FY2020
Total revenue
$225K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$201K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$52K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$24K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$63K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B97%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $195K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Research, documentation, policy analysis, consulting, media production, education and training, networking and demonstration

$195Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CEcological Options Network
EINHdr · item D54-2100414
Principal addressHdr · item CBolinas, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.eon3.net
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2006

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
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
$6,842Pt VII · Sec A
James Heddle
Secretary
$6,842Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
James Turner
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Beth Brangan’s $23K as President is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1981 $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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mary Beth Brangan$22,934$34,598$12,877$12,342$6,842
James Heddle$22,934$34,598$12,877$11,342$6,842

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$223K · 99%
Program service revenue$2K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$223K
Program service revenue1%$2K
Total revenueLn 12$225K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.97 Management & general $0.02 Fundraising $0.00
Program services97%$195K
Management & general2%$5K
Fundraising$492
Total functional expensesLn 25$201K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$56K
Total assetsLn 16$63K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$11K
Total net assetsLn 32$52K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $56K · Operating expenses/yr $201K
3.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $195K · Total expenses $201K
97%
Management & General
Management & general $5K · Total expenses $201K
2%
Fundraising
Fundraising $492 · Total expenses $201K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $492 · Solicited contributions $223K
$0.00 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $223K · Total revenue $225K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $225K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $2K · Total revenue $225K
1%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $225K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $2K · Total expenses $201K
1%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $225K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $52K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $225K · Expenses $201K
+11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $63K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $52K · Total assets $63K
82%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $63K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mary Beth Brangan · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $7K · Total expenses $201K
3%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $65K · Total expenses $201K
32%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 97%——
Overhead ratio 2%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 1%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——

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 · FY2023
The Klungness Family Foundation INCFY2023$5K
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2023$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$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
FY2024 (Latest)$245K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$398K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$183K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$525K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$225K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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