Ecocity Builders: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 68-0285073)

Kirstin Miller’s $78K as Executive Director is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 135 <$100K 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Kirstin Miller	$78,460	$115,060	$120,000	$120,000	$120,000

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.

See Ecocity Builders executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes ecological design through education and resources.

Questions for Ecocity Builders

Tap to ask. Ecocity Builders sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Ecocity Builders answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

3 programs · $160K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Ecocity World Summit

Ecocity world summit addresses the way humanity builds its home. It promotes the understanding and development of cities that are ecologically healthy and sustainable, economically prosperous and fair, and socially just and caring.

$70Kprogram expense

02

Consulting

Ecocity builders provides a diverse range of consulting services to individuals and organizations committed to cultivating ecologically, economically and socially healthy cities, towns and neighborhoods in balance with natural systems.

$60Kprogram expense

03

Focus Labs/Ecocity Forum

Sister series to ecocity world summit. This sister series is meant to provide a forum and opportunity to explore new ecocity ideas, different approaches, and innovative ecocity projects in more depth and detail.

$30Kprogram 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 · FY2024

Helen & William Mazer FoundationFY2024$48K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$48K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

Download 990

from philanthropy.org

1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$193K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$127K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$47K

Other incomeLn 4–11$18K

Money outPt IX

$213K

Ln 25

Programscol B$160K

Managementcol C$28K

Fundraisingcol D$25K

Owns and owesPt X

$28K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$52K

Total assetsLn 16$52K

LiabilitiesLn 26$24K

PeoplePt VI, VII

7

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a7

IndependentVI 1b7

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$47K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$127K

Investment incomeLn 3$1

Other incomeLn 4–11$18K

Total revenueLn 12$193K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$47K

SavingsLn 2$5K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$52K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0

Other assetsLn 15$0

Total assetsLn 16$52K

LiabilitiesLn 26$24K

Net assetsLn 32$28K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 51

VolunteersI 60

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$54K	$52K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$333	$0
Total assetsLn 16	$54K	$52K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$6K	$24K
Net assetsLn 32	$48K	$28K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$120K	$90K	$16K	$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$10K	$7K	$2K	$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$3K	$25	$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$26K	$20K		$6K
OccupancyLn 16	$16K	$12K	$3K	$2K
TravelLn 17	$3K	$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$252		$252
InterestLn 20	$16		$16
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$333	$221	$56	$56
InsuranceLn 23	$1K	$761	$418
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$29K	$26K	$2K	$1K
All other expensesLn 24e	$4K	$472	$2K	$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$213K	$160K	$28K	$25K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$77K	$131K	−$54K	$37K	990 PDF
FY2023	$272K	$219K	$53K	$90K	990 PDF
FY2022	$264K	$292K	−$28K	$38K	990 PDF
FY2021	$292K	$255K	$37K	$65K	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$193K	$213K	−$20K	$28K	990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)

Part I · Summary $192,638 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $47,632$47,443

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $185,932$126,880

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$1

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $27,449$18,314

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $261,013$192,638

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 $105,661$129,950

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $145,472$82,877

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $251,133$212,827

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $9,880−$20,189

Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7

VI-1b Independent voting members7

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

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $192,638 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$47,443

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$47,443

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $126,880$126,880

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1$1

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $18,314$18,314

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $145,194 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1$192,638

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $212,827 across 12 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $89,620 · Management $16,287 · Fundraising $14,093$120,000

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,297 · Management $1,575 · Fundraising $1,078$9,950

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $25 · Management $3,109$3,134

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $20,495 · Fundraising $5,797$26,292

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,799 · Management $2,550 · Fundraising $1,700$16,049

IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,000$3,000

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $252$252

IX-20 InterestManagement $16$16

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $221 · Management $56 · Fundraising $56$333

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $761 · Management $418$1,179

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,999 · Management $1,632 · Fundraising $1,262$28,893

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $472 · Management $1,903 · Fundraising $1,354$3,729

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $159,689 · Management $27,798 · Fundraising $25,340$212,827

Part X · Balance sheet $51,997 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $52,640$47,087

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,003$4,910

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $333$0

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $500$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $54,476$51,997

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year −$222$2,921

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $6,268$20,835

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,046$23,756

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $48,430$28,241

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $48,430$28,241

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $54,476$51,997

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $28,241 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$192,638

XI-2 Total expenses$212,827

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$20,189

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$48,430

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$28,241

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

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

Ecocity Builders FY2020 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid