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Ecoeducate INC

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Bristow, VA501(c)(3)Since 2023EducationEIN 88-2495196Revenue $259K in FY2025

On file with the IRSecoeducar.org12234 Scones Hill CT, 20136-1903 · Bristow, VATax-exempt since May 2023Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Ecoeducate transforms education in ecologically fragile islands and coastal areas of latin america by bridging learning to local contexts. We support educators with innovative, experiential strategies to equip students in developing the knowledge, skills, and mindset to build a resilient and sustainable future.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $350K a year · 54% 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
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$140K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 94% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
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
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$259K
-75% vs prior year
Spent
$484K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$743K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$259K
FY2025▼ -75%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$85K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$259K
Expenses
$484K
FY2025▲ +377%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$101K
FY2025$484K
Net assets
$743K
FY2025▼ -23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$42K
FY2024$967K
FY2025$743K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2023.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $358K Management & general 8% · $38K Fundraising 18% · $87K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $140K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Richard Knab
Executive Director
$140,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Katie Burdick
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Richard Knab’s $140K as Executive Director is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024
Richard Knab$140,000$35,090

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Transforms education in fragile Latin American areas by connecting learning to local contexts.

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3 programs · $287K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Teacher leaders programthe teacher leaders program develops a cadre of local instructional coaches across the galpagos islands school district (20 public schools) to provide sustained instructional support and professional development to approximately 430 k12 teachers.

$138Kprogram expense
02

New program site initiativethe new program site initiative supports strategic expansion into underserved regions through participatory diagnostic studies conducted in partnership with local organizations.

$81Kprogram expense
03

Network for school improvements (nsi) initiativethe network for school improvements (nsi) initiative strengthens the technical, organizational, and fundraising capacity of local nonprofit partners to serve as long-term champions of educational improvement.

$68Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $10K · 2025–2025
Oikonos-Ecosystem KnowledgeHI · FY2025$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$259K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Money outPt IX
$484K
Ln 25
Programscol B$358K
Managementcol C$38K
Fundraisingcol D$87K
Owns and owesPt X
$743K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$740K
Total assetsLn 16$745K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Total revenueLn 12$259K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$8K
SavingsLn 2$732K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$740K
Total assetsLn 16$745K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$743K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$962K$740K
Total assetsLn 16$967K$745K
LiabilitiesLn 26$467$2K
Net assetsLn 32$967K$743K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$10K$10K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$48K$48K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$179K$114K$8K$57K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$97K$90K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$100$300$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$7K$1K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$49$49
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$50K$44K$390$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$5K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$133$4K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$862$2K$4K
TravelLn 17$43K$40K$849$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$484K$358K$38K$87K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $259K$484K−$224K$743K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$101K$924K$967K 990 PDF
FY2023 $85K$42K 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $259,440 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,025,500$238,929
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$20,511
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,025,500$259,440
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $33,100$57,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $48,730$289,486
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $19,520$136,529
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $101,350$483,515
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $924,150−$224,075
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $259,440 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$238,929
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$238,929
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $20,511$20,511
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $20,511$259,440
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $483,515 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $10,000$10,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $47,500$47,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $113,832 · Management $7,867 · Fundraising $56,916$178,615
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $90,055 · Management $6,918$96,973
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $100 · Management $300 · Fundraising $2,588$2,988
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,546 · Management $1,090 · Fundraising $3,274$10,910
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $49$49
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,955$11,955
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $44,251 · Management $390 · Fundraising $5,783$50,424
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,000 · Fundraising $12,021$17,021
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $133 · Management $4,418 · Fundraising $1,189$5,740
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $862 · Management $2,175 · Fundraising $3,953$6,990
IX-17 TravelPrograms $40,167 · Management $849 · Fundraising $1,567$42,583
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,767$1,767
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $358,446 · Management $37,778 · Fundraising $87,291$483,515
Part X · Balance sheet $744,738 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $961,747$8,196
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$732,011
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$998
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $5,300$3,533
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $967,047$744,738
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $467$2,233
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $467$2,233
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $966,580$742,505
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $966,580$742,505
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $967,047$744,738
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $742,505 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$259,440
XI-2 Total expenses$483,515
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$224,075
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$966,580
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$742,505

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

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