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Central Oregon Environmental Center INC

Tax-deductible

Bend, OR501(c)(3)Environment EIN 94-3098623Revenue $1.6M in FY2024Latest return filed Oct 30, 2025

On file with the IRS16 Nw Kansas Ave, 97703-3202 · Bend, ORTax-exempt since May 1993Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Our mission is to embed sustainability into daily life in Central Oregon. We help individuals, businesses and local government translate their desire for a healthy environment into practical action that makes a difference for people and the planet.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 125 volunteers and 15 employees.
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $245K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$89K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 82% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $394K
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$56K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$3.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$957K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$3.1M
FY2024▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.1M

From the FY2024 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 May 1993.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $1.1M Management & general 18% · $272K Fundraising 12% · $182K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $89K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Mike Riley
Executive Director
$88,667Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Allen Engle
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin Doner
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Howe
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steve Rooney
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nicole Potter
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mike Riley’s $89K as Executive Director is at the 18th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mike Riley$88,667$84,961$94,535$77,863$73,751

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

Promotes sustainability through practical action for individuals, businesses, and government.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Organized environmental education and outreach projects and provided other community services that support a healthy environment. Provided meeting facilities for its member groups and the general public.

$1.1Mprogram 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
The Oregon Community FoundationFY2024$172K
United States Energy FoundationFY2024$50K
American Endowment FoundationFY2024$30K
Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation 091898FY2024$26K
The Chicago Community TrustFY2024$25K
Aria Foundation INCFY2024$24K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$18K
Gray Family FoundationFY2024$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 15 funders$394K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$127K
Investment incomeLn 3$78K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$272K
Fundraisingcol D$182K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$733K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$226K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$127K
Investment incomeLn 3$78K
Other incomeLn 4–11$31K
Gains on assetsLn 7$442
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$733K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$733K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$91K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$429K
Other assetsLn 15$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 6125
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY24FY23FY22FY21FY20
End of yearLn 1g$91K$82K$75K$87K$74K
SpentLn 1d–1f$806$720$4K$3K$617
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$922K$733K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$82K$91K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$391K$429K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$77K$56K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M$3.1M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$89K$89K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$837K$592K$123K$121K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$113K$83K$20K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$77K$57K$10K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$43K$4K$39K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$116K$73K$28K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$18K$70$312
Office expensesLn 13$8K$4K$275$3K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$15K$2K$397
TravelLn 17$8K$8K$135$448
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$5K$1K$884
InsuranceLn 23$13K$1K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$138K$101K$19K$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$39K$19K$17K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.1M$272K$182K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 30, 2025 $1.6M$1.5M$51K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 $1.4M$1.3M$29K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2023 $1.3M$1.1M$159K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 10, 2022 $1.7M$1.2M$512K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 11, 2021 $1.4M$957K$475K$2.3M 990 PDF

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 $1,573,603 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,126,383$1,338,168
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $139,672$126,761
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $60,794$77,827
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $32,293$30,847
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,359,142$1,573,603
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,012,012$1,115,646
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $317,935$407,421
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,329,947$1,523,067
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $29,195$50,536
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $1,573,603 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$226,382
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,111,786
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,338,168
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $126,761$126,761
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $77,385$77,385
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $442$442
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $23,897$23,897
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,950$6,950
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $133,711 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $101,724$1,573,603
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,523,067 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $88,667$88,667
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $592,289 · Management $123,351 · Fundraising $120,904$836,544
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $83,465 · Management $19,783 · Fundraising $10,155$113,403
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $56,697 · Management $9,551 · Fundraising $10,784$77,032
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,350 · Management $39,148$43,498
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $73,022 · Management $28,190 · Fundraising $14,560$115,772
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,750 · Management $70 · Fundraising $312$18,132
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,419 · Management $275 · Fundraising $3,026$7,720
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,608 · Management $2,239 · Fundraising $397$17,244
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,590 · Management $135 · Fundraising $448$8,173
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,156 · Management $1,326 · Fundraising $884$7,366
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,309 · Management $11,778$13,087
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $101,061 · Management $18,710 · Fundraising $17,772$137,543
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $18,884 · Management $17,083 · Fundraising $2,919$38,886
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,069,267 · Management $271,639 · Fundraising $182,161$1,523,067
Part X · Balance sheet $3,130,604 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $921,779$732,559
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $180,546$130,634
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $159,979$112,528
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $391,299$428,903
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $82,211$90,978
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,354,781$1,635,002
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,090,595$3,130,604
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,349$40,784
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $71,250$15,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $76,599$55,784
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $883,366$1,137,199
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,130,630$1,937,621
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,013,996$3,074,820
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,090,595$3,130,604
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,074,820 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,573,603
XI-2 Total expenses$1,523,067
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$50,536
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,013,996
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$10,288
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,074,820

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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