Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing we have: FY2021.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
12 people listed on the 990; $149K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2022 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Bennett | $139,375 | $148,971 |
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 Ecodistricts executive salaries →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
Empowering urban innovators to speed up neighborhood regeneration and sustainable change.
Questions for Ecodistricts
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Collaboration
Collaboration defines ecodistricts line of consulting and philanthropically supported technical assistance services, designed to support urban development leaders actively shaping or re-shaping urban neighborhoods and districts, whether from the public, private or civic led sectors.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 80-0407220) · Dispute this lineAccreditation
Ecodistricts accredited professional (ap) program launched in 2017 and is the worlds only professional credential marking expertise in district-scale sustainable development. A one-day training course is required to sit for the ecodistricts ap exam and complements professional planning, design and sustainability credentials such as leed…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 80-0407220) · Dispute this lineCertification
Ecodistricts certified was launched in 2018 and is a first-of-its-kind, process-based recognition system that empowers practitioners at all stages of neighborhood and district-scale project planning, design and implementation to achieve scalable outcomes in equity, resilience, and climate protection.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 80-0407220) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $322K | $227K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $0 | |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $28K | $3K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $473K | $265K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $82K | $110K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $391K | $155K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $0 | |||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $0 | |||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $0 | |||
| Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4 | $0 | |||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $166K | $127K | $24K | $15K |
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $0 | |||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $92K | $69K | $15K | $8K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $0 | |||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $8K | $7K | $313 | $880 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $21K | $16K | $3K | $2K |
| Management feesLn 11a | $0 | |||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $0 | |||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $0 | |||
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $0 | |||
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $0 | |||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $0 | |||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $74K | $13K | $50K | $11K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $113 | $85 | $18 | $10 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $28K | $20K | $5K | $2K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $11K | $8K | $2K | $887 |
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $0 | |||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $7K | $5K | $961 | $540 |
| TravelLn 17 | $3K | $3K | $3 | $3 |
| Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18 | $0 | |||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $0 | |||
| InterestLn 20 | $0 | |||
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $0 | |||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $0 | |||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $4K | $3K | $660 | $371 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $828 | $230 | $580 | $18 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $0 | |||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $414K | $272K | $101K | $41K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 9, 2022 | $4 | $0 | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2021 | Not on file | ||||
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 13, 2021 | $179K | $414K | −$236K | $155K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990
Part I · Summary $178,677 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $178,677 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $414,472 across 31 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $265,154 assets, 22 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $155,121 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2020 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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