Ecocity Builders EIN 68-0285073

Ecocity Builders FY2020 filing

EIN  68-0285073 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Oakland, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
<$100K
What they do
Promotes ecological design through education and resources.
Leadership
Kirstin Miller · Executive Director · $120K
Money in and out
$193K revenue, $213K expenses
Bottom line
75% program efficiency

Promotes ecological design through education and resources. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $193K in revenue, $213K in expenses, and $28K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$193K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$213K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$28K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$20K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.12
Program efficiency
75%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-10%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$193K
FY2020
Expenses
$213K
FY2020
Total assets
$52K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$24K
FY2020
Total revenue
$193K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$213K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$28K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$20K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$52K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B75%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $160K of program spending, described in the organization's 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

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CEcocity Builders
EINHdr · item D68-0285073
Principal addressHdr · item COakland, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jecocitybuilders.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C500)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 1993

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
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 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kirstin Miller’s $78K as Executive Director is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 134 <$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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$127K · 66%
Contributions & grants$47K · 25%
Other revenue$18K · 10%
Program service revenue66%$127K
Contributions & grants25%$47K
Other revenue10%$18K
Investment income$1
Total revenueLn 12$193K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.12
Program services75%$160K
Management & general13%$28K
Fundraising12%$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$213K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$52K
Total assetsLn 16$52K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$24K
Total net assetsLn 32$28K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $52K · Operating expenses/yr $213K
2.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $160K · Total expenses $213K
75%
Management & General
Management & general $28K · Total expenses $213K
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $25K · Total expenses $213K
12%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $25K · Solicited contributions $47K
$0.53 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $47K · Total revenue $193K
25%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $193K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $127K · Total revenue $193K
66%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1 · Total revenue $193K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $127K · Total expenses $213K
60%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $193K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $28K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $193K · Expenses $213K
-10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $52K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $28K · Total assets $52K
54%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $52K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kirstin Miller · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $120K · Total expenses $213K
56%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $130K · Total expenses $213K
61%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 75%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 53%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$48K

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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)$77K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$272K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$264K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$292K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$193K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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