Life Lab Science Program
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Teaches children to love learning, healthy food, and nature through gardens. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $2.4M in revenue, $1.2M in expenses, and $1.4M in net assets.Pt I
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Where the work happens
Local School Site Programs
Life Lab provides garden classroom instruction, design, garden care, curriculum, teacher training, and program leadership and advisory support to school districts and their public elementary schools in Santa Cruz County, particularly in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District through an extensive program partnership.
National Programs
Life Lab offers hands-on workshops on garden-based science, nutrition, and environmental education for educators from across the nation at its Garden Classroom in Santa Cruz, CA, and on demand around the U.S.
Local Community Site Programs
Life Lab provides school year field trips and summer day programs at its Garden Classroom and Blooming Classroom educational gardens located on farms in Santa Cruz and Watsonville, respectively. Gardens give children the chance to experience hands-on learning about science, nutrition, the environment and much more.
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Officers, Directors & Key Employees
Whitney Cohen’s $83K as Executive Dir. is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3393 $1–10M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitney Cohen | $83,036 | — | — | — | — |
| Judit Camacho | $56,312 | $82,836 | $82,367 | $80,427 | $77,954 |
| Don Burgett | $68,664 | $81,945 | $71,336 | $78,276 | — |
| Don Burgett | — | — | — | — | $64,658 |
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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Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
| Metric | This org | Peer median | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program ratio | 75% | — | — |
| Overhead ratio | 16% | — | — |
| Fundraising cost ratio | 5% | — | — |
| Revenue growth | -42% | — | — |
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.
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