At Regenerative Education Centers (rec), we envision successful stewardship of the environment by implementing Regenerative farming practices that cultivate change and ignite transformation in our local community and around the world. We are committed to meeting the changing needs of our community here in lahaina by providing food security through Regenerative farming Education and addressing housing needs through off grid homestead solutions.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 300 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $156K a year · 33% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $100K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 3 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 3 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$204K
-72% vs prior year
Spent
$360K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$316K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$204K
FY2024▼ -72%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$735K
FY2024$204K
Expenses
$360K
FY2024▲ +35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$267K
FY2024$360K
Net assets
$316K
FY2024▼ -33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$472K
FY2024$316K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2019.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $310K Management & general 10% · $37K Fundraising 4% · $13K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Pres/Executi
$39,800Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Tr
$22,500Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Edward Garcia’s $40K as Pres/Executi is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $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

NameFY2024FY2023
Edward Garcia$39,800$19,472
Samantha Garcia$22,500—

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Teaches regenerative farming and off-grid living to build food security and housing solutions.

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2 programs · $310K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Maui wildfire recovery. The maui wildfire recovery program is a dynamic program that focuses on addressing both the immediate and long-term needs of those affected by the lahaina fires. Our goal is to provide essential resources, innovative solutions, and thousands of pounds of fresh food grown onsite to rebuild and strengthen our…

$307Kprogram expense
02

Maui seatrees. Regenerative education centers now stewards the land in launiupoko and olowalu, setting an example for what sustainable watershed restoration looks like. Continued on schedule o

$3Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$100K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$204K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$204K
Other incomeLn 4–11$65
Investment incomeLn 3$18
Money outPt IX
$360K
Ln 25
Programscol B$310K
Managementcol C$37K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$316K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$255K
Total assetsLn 16$316K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$204K
Investment incomeLn 3$18
Other incomeLn 4–11$65
Total revenueLn 12$204K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$255K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$255K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$61K
Total assetsLn 16$316K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$316K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6300
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$470K$255K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$61K
Total assetsLn 16$472K$316K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$472K$316K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$62K$25K$25K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$192K$192K$230
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$652$652
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$71K$71K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$12K$3K$709
Total functional expensesLn 25$360K$310K$37K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $204K$360K−$156K$316K 990 PDF
FY2023 $735K$267K$468K$472K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $203,725 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $732,059$203,642
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9$18
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,817$65
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $734,885$203,725
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $19,472$62,300
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $247,353$297,862
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $266,825$360,162
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $468,060−$156,437
Part VI · Governance 1 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members1
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $203,725 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$203,642
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$203,642
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $18$18
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $65$65
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $83$203,725
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $360,162 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,920 · Management $24,920 · Fundraising $12,460$62,300
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,568$1,568
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $191,694 · Management $230$191,924
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,350$3,350
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,226 · Management $1,226$2,452
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $652$652
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,467$1,467
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,467$8,467
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,457$1,457
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $70,532$70,532
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,033 · Management $3,251 · Fundraising $709$15,993
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $310,339 · Management $36,654 · Fundraising $13,169$360,162
Part X · Balance sheet $315,717 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $469,654$254,684
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$61,033
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $472,154$315,717
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $52,473$196,341
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $419,681$119,376
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $472,154$315,717
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $472,154$315,717
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $315,717 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$203,725
XI-2 Total expenses$360,162
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$156,437
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$472,154
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$315,717

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