Communities for a Better Environment FY2020 filing

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Huntington Pk, CA501(c)(3)Since 1987EnvironmentEIN 94-2998086

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To promote clean air, clean water, and the development of toxin-free Communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$161K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.0M a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$161K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
37
named funders · $4.4M
Looks good: 37 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$828K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% 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
$4.7M
Spent
$3.3M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$4.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.7M
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.7M
FY2021$4.8M
FY2022$7.4M
FY2023$5.8M
FY2024$8.1M
Expenses
$3.3M
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$7.9M
Net assets
$4.4M
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$8.1M
FY2023$8.0M
FY2024$8.3M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1988.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $2.4M Management & general 16% · $519K Fundraising 12% · $399K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $161K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$86,990Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Fin & Ops
$74,084Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (until 04/20)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Darryl Molina Sarmiento’s $158K as Executive Director is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Darryl Molina Sarmiento$158,087$108,770$103,170$89,614$86,990
Iliana Alvarado$110,891$92,490$87,776$76,292$74,084

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

Advocates for clean air, water, and toxin-free communities.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Program services included conducting research, analysis, advocacy and litigation with the purpose of achieving environmental protection and public health advocacy. This is achieved through community education programs and various publications with the interest of promoting awareness of environmental protection and public health issues.

$2.4Mprogram 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
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $151K · 2020–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$150,862

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$430K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Money outPt IX
$3.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$519K
Fundraisingcol D$399K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.2M
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$828K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$430K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$4.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$74K
Other assetsLn 15$14K
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$828K
Net assetsLn 32$4.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 569
VolunteersI 6100
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$3.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$92K$74K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$308K$828K
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M$4.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$151K$151K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$197K$50K$103K$44K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.0M$1.5M$267K$222K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$238K$198K$17K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$166K$125K$22K$18K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$73K$53K$12K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$91K$43K$6K$42K
OccupancyLn 16$175K$132K$23K$20K
TravelLn 17$13K$10K$3K$524
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$23K$18K$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$139K$99K$24K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$5K$915$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.3M$2.4M$519K$399K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $8.1M$7.9M$180K$8.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.8M$6.0M−$175K$8.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.4M$4.8M$2.6M$8.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.8M$3.6M$1.1M$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $4.7M$3.3M$1.3M$4.4M 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $4,656,695 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,196,264
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,196,264
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $430,500$430,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $18,518$18,518
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $9,036$9,036
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,377$2,377
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $430,500 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $29,931$4,656,695
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,320,849 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $150,862$150,862
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $49,802 · Management $103,100 · Fundraising $43,655$196,557
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,517,290 · Management $267,389 · Fundraising $222,202$2,006,881
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $198,425 · Management $16,782 · Fundraising $22,916$238,123
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $125,196 · Management $22,063 · Fundraising $18,334$165,593
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,485$1,485
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,087$22,087
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $53,174 · Management $12,485 · Fundraising $7,258$72,917
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $43,443 · Management $5,777 · Fundraising $41,934$91,154
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $131,599 · Management $22,977 · Fundraising $20,155$174,731
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,315 · Management $2,635 · Fundraising $524$13,474
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,578 · Management $3,069 · Fundraising $2,692$23,339
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $15,803$15,803
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $98,650 · Management $23,866 · Fundraising $16,620$139,136
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,669 · Management $915 · Fundraising $3,123$8,707
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,402,488 · Management $518,948 · Fundraising $399,413$3,320,849
Part X · Balance sheet $5,219,234 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,540,056$3,226,702
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,568,514$1,588,312
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $110,544$272,156
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $38,340$43,825
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $92,377$74,349
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $13,888$13,890
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,363,719$5,219,234
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $228,065$393,187
X-18 Grants payable$363,546
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $79,935$70,936
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $308,000$827,669
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $647,750$861,616
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,407,969$3,529,949
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,055,719$4,391,565
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,363,719$5,219,234
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,391,565 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,656,695
XI-2 Total expenses$3,320,849
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,335,846
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,055,719
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,391,565

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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