Turning Green

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Sausalito, CA501(c)(3)Since 2002Medical ResearchEIN 75-3106659Revenue $1.5M in FY2025

On file with the IRSturninggreen.org2330 Marinship Way Ste 205, 94965-2858 · Sausalito, CATax-exempt since Sep 2003Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To educate and inpspire young adults to promote environmentally conscious & socially responsible choices.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $85K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$202K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 58% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $30K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$726K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$790K
FY2022$605K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$932K
FY2022$769K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$726K
FY2025▲ +49%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$602K
FY2021$462K
FY2022$297K
FY2023$336K
FY2024$487K
FY2025$726K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2003.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $982K Management & general 20% · $251K Fundraising 0% · $4K

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; $202K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$202,490Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary Resigned 1625
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Judi Shils’s $202K as Executive Director is at the 58th percentile of top reported officer pay among 360 $1–10M medical research 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Judi Shils$202,490$208,504$155,400$155,400$136,800$127,300

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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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 15aYes

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Educates and inspires young adults to make environmentally conscious and socially responsible choices.

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2 programs · $982K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Conscious Kitchen

Conscious kitchen addresses food equity, education, and access by shifting the paradigm around school food service, while cultivating a local, ecological food system, and building nutrition literacy into meals. CK created the first organic school district in the country shortly after launching in 2013, which thrives to this day.

$773Kprogram expense
02

Turning green informs, inspires and mobilizes emerging leaders focused on climate justice,environmental sustainability and public health. Driven by student leaders with purpose and passion, our non-profit is building a global movement to cultivate a healthy, just, resilient future through education, advocacy and climate action, including…

$209Kprogram expense

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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$30K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $719K · 2020–2025
Sausalito Marin County School DistrFY2025$40,000
Rise Up 94965 FoundationCA · FY2022$30,000
Highlands Associates INCFY2021$119,366
Passport Resorts LLCFY2021$20,482
Highlands Associates INCFY2020$416,250
Passport Resorts LLCFY2020$90,550
Play MarinCA · FY2020$500
Marin Performing StarsCA · FY2020$500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$982K
Managementcol C$251K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$726K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$727K
Total assetsLn 16$729K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$439K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$126K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$415
SavingsLn 2$727K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$727K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$729K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$726K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 650
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$488K$727K
Total assetsLn 16$489K$729K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$487K$726K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$40K$40K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$50$50
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$202K$152K$51K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$378K$309K$69K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$8K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K$27K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$30K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$161K$138K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$34K$10K$23K$198
Information technologyLn 14$7K$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$55K$28K$28K
TravelLn 17$45K$42K$139$3K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$217K$214K$2K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$982K$251K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.2M$239K$726K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.1M$151K$487K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$1.0M$38K$336K 990 PDF
FY2022 $605K$769K−$165K$297K 990 PDF
FY2021 $790K$932K−$142K$462K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$1.4M$389K$602K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,476,472 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,234,546$1,480,516
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $50$1,726
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$8,860−$5,770
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,225,736$1,476,472
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$40,050
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $503,386$632,009
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $571,223$565,275
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,074,609$1,237,334
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $151,127$239,138
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $1,476,472 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$31,417
VIII-1e Government grants$438,697
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,010,402
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$125,814
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,480,516
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,726$1,726
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$7,332−$7,332
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,562$1,562
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$4,044$1,476,472
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,237,334 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $40,000$40,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $50$50
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $151,868 · Management $50,622$202,490
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $308,598 · Management $69,342$377,940
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,439 · Management $6,777$15,216
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,258 · Management $9,105$36,363
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $10,580$10,580
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,650$29,650
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $138,087 · Management $22,655$160,742
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,280 · Management $23,095 · Fundraising $198$33,573
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,600 · Management $3,522$7,122
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,529 · Management $27,560$55,089
IX-17 TravelPrograms $41,783 · Management $139 · Fundraising $2,895$44,817
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,696$6,696
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $214,193 · Management $1,754 · Fundraising $1,059$217,006
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $982,265 · Management $250,917 · Fundraising $4,152$1,237,334
Part X · Balance sheet $728,562 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $51$415
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $487,812$726,956
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,220$1,191
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $489,083$728,562
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,896$2,237
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,896$2,237
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $426,291$426,291
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $60,896$300,034
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $487,187$726,325
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $489,083$728,562
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $726,325 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,476,472
XI-2 Total expenses$1,237,334
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$239,138
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$487,187
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$726,325

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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