2024-09-09T13:42:23-04:00 2024-06-30 Jean M Smith EA 2265 Vista La Nisa Carlsbad CA 92009 990 2023-07-01 330009949 SOLANA CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION SOLA 137 N EL CAMINO REAL ENCINITAS CA 92024 JESSICA TOTH DIRECTOR 7604367986 2024-09-01 true true Jean M Smith EA P00657518 7602134226 2024-09-09 X 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z RUSSELL LEVAN 1375980 false X WWW.SOLANACENTER.ORG X 1983 CA SOLANA CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATIONS MISSION IS TO EMPOWER INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH EDUCATION, COMMUNITY, ENGAGEMENT AND RESEARCH. 9 7 29 572 0 0 186787 242715 807360 1078340 496 14166 16288 3735 1010931 1338956 0 0 768688 1032827 11486 0 45545 130326 144345 910500 1177172 100431 161784 912757 1086973 159123 171555 753634 915418 SOLANA CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATIONS MISSION IS TO EMPOWER INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH EDUCATION, COMMUNITY, ENGAGEMENT AND RESEARCH. false false 478314 663921 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE CONSULTING: OUR EXPERTISE IN ORGANIC WASTE, COMPOSTING, SINGLE-USE PLASTICS, & STORMWATER POLLUTION AND OUR KNOWLEDGE OF RELATED STATE ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS HELPED US CREATE EFFECTIVE, ACCESSIBLE SOLUTIONS FOR LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO HELP BUSINESSES & RESIDENTS ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES & COMPLY WITH STATE & LOCAL LAWS. WE OFFER EXTENSIVE OUTREACH CAMPAIGNS, WEBINAR & VIDEO EDUCATION, TECHNICAL CONSULTING, & SECTOR-SPECIFIC RESOURCES & SURVEYS. WE PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND INSPECTIONS TO 180 BUSINESSES AND 31 FOOD RECOVERY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS 12 JURISDICTIONS. WE ALSO EDUCATED 333 BUSINESSES ON SB 1383 REGULATIONS EITHER IN PERSON (ON-SITE VISIT) OR ELECTRONICALLY (EMAIL COMMUNICATION). LASTLY, WE EVALUATED ABOUT 2,700 BUSINESSES DURING THE TIER IDENTIFICATION PROCESS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY ARE TIER 1 OR TIER 2 BUSINESSES. 323749 349066 EDUCATION: SOLANA CENTER, A SAN DIEGO COUNTY-WIDE RESOURCE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOCUSED ON COMPOSTING, WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, RECYCLING AND ZERO WASTE, REACHED OVER 12,000 SAN DIEGANS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, SCHOOL WORKSHOPS, AND BUSINESS INSTRUCTION. OUR EDUCATION PROGRAM TRAINED 25 MASTER COMPOSTERS AND 921 NEW COMPOSTERS AT WORKSHOPS, WEBINARS, AND FIVE-WEEK COURSES AND ANSWERED MORE THAN 460 COMPOST AND ZERO WASTE RELATED QUESTIONS OVER THE PHONE, BY EMAIL, AND AT THE OFFICE. SOLANA CENTER EXTENDED OUR EDUCATION AND INFORMATION THROUGH OUR QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER, ONGOING INFORMATIONAL EMAILS, WEBSITE, BLOG, SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS, AND MEDIA COVERAGE, REACHING MORE THAN 20,000 SAN DIEGO AREA RESIDENTS. 165052 84543 CLIMATE SOLUTIONS: WE OFFER PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS TO REDUCE THEIR CLIMATE FOOTPRINT, INCLUDING; WASTE REDUCTION EDUCATION; GREEN LIVING TOURS OF OUR HEADQUARTERS; E/U-WASTE - 2,950 DROP-OFFS FROM RESIDENTS OF ELECTRONIC WASTE, LIGHT BULBS, & BATTERIES, KEPT 28,750+ ITEMS FROM THE LANDFILL; RAIN BARRELS - SOLD 449 RAIN BARRELS, COLLECTING 89,000+ GALLONS OF RAINWATER; GREEN CONVENE DINNERWARE LOAN PROGRAM RENTED 800+ PLACE SETTINGS AT 18 EVENTS, DIVERTED 343 LBS. OF LANDFILL WASTE & AVOIDED 830 LBS. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; TEXTILE WASTE EDUCATION EVENT THAT OFFERED TEXTILE REPAIR AND REPURPOSING OPTIONS, AS WELL AS A CLOTHING SWAP COLLECTED 340 POUNDS OF TEXTILES & DIVERTED 83% FROM LANDFILL, PREVENTING 2539.8 POUNDS OF CO2; INDUCTION COOKTOP LOANER PROGRAM - 30 COMMUNITY MEMBERS BORROWED AND TESTED ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY ELECTRIC INDUCTION COOKTOPS. 967115 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true 2 0 true 29 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 9 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false CA X SUSAN RUIZ 7604367986 137 N EL CAMINO REAL ENCINITAS CA 92024 JESSICA TOTH DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 86627 0 0 AIMEE NEWMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CONNIE ADAMS DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NATALIE KNOPP DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS SPIELMAKER DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTIN LARSON DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID LEVY DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE HOBBS SECRETARY 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARY ANN STONE TREASURER 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RUSSELL LEVAN PRESIDENT 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 86627 0 0 0 false false false 11828 64831 166056 15184 242715 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION 562000 1078340 1078340 AND CONSULTING 1078340 14172 14172 3000 3000 3000 3000 1160 1166 -6 -6 -6 13911 11828 29366 -15455 -15455 22682 6492 16190 16190 1338956 1097530 0 -1289 94643 53949 33602 7092 808928 694249 88294 26385 56826 51947 2969 1910 72430 59976 9771 2683 1350 1350 8433 90 3376 4967 979 554 425 11789 5368 6181 240 16865 13965 2275 625 32878 27225 4435 1218 12002 12002 2878 2878 9225 9225 17244 7863 9381 PROGRAM MATERIALS 27343 27343 EVENT REGISTRATION 1084 1084 2275 2275 1177172 967115 164512 45545 171930 103730 501005 786398 177368 149312 7014 4917 10704 7105 169614 134103 44736 35511 912757 1086973 55840 73086 103283 98469 159123 171555 X 753634 915418 753634 915418 912757 1086973 161784 0 X false false false X 81965 87900 350717 186787 242715 950084 527302 523653 854201 837057 1117933 3860146 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 609267 611553 1204918 1023844 1360648 4810230 1324 1732 3599 5521 7668 19844 0 0 0 0 0 0 1324 1732 3599 5521 7668 19844 4790386 189 355 258 1398 15332 17532 0 0 0 0 0 0 189 355 258 1398 15332 17532 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 609456 611908 1205176 1025242 1375980 4827762 0.99230 0.99560 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 86018 60103 25915 16726 16610 116 66870 57390 9480 35511 GALA 37271 23360 13911 2101 15126 800 11339 37271 23360 13911 2101 15126 800 11339 29366 -15455 ERIN STONE FAMILY MEMBER OF TREASURER 47577 COMPENSATION AS AN EDUCATOR false Governing body meeting documentation Part VI line 8a SOLANA CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION HAS MONTHLY MEETINGS THAT ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED. Committee meeting documentation Part VI line 8b SOLANA CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION HAS MONTHLY MEETINGS THAT ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 THE SOLANA CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATIONS TREASURER AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEW THE FORM 990 TAX RETURN IN DETAIL AND THEN PROVIDE A COPY TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR FURTHER REVIEW BEFORE FILING THE TAX RETURN. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c THE BOARD REVIEWS AND DISCUSSES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. EACH BOARD MEMBER SIGNS A FORM ANNUALLY DISCLOSING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE DISCUSSED IN EACH BOARD MEETING IF THEY ARISE AND DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a THE BOARD REVIEWS SALARY DATA FROM COMPARABLE NON-PROFITS TO ENSURE THAT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS SALARY IS REASONABLE. THE DISCUSSION AND DECISIONS TAKE PLACE IN A BOARD MEETING WITHOUT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRESENT. THE DATA REVIEWED AND THE DECISION REGARDING SALARY ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MEETING MINUTES. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 THE ORGANZATIONS TAX RETURN IS POSTED ON THEIR WEBSITE. ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, GIVEN SUFFICIENT AND REASONABLE ADVANCE NOTICE.