2024-11-15T17:13:23-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 810540796 SUSTAINABLE OBTAINABLE SOLUTIONS SUST 4064593486 204 South Oak Street Unit 1013 Colville WA 99114 Gloria Flora Executive Director 4064593486 2024-11-15 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X www.s-o-solutions.org X X 75662 X 51100 2285 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21137 12624 8513 1140 63038 48784 0 8592 564 1950 689 2727 63306 -268 37817 0 37549 37817 37549 0 0 0 0 37817 37549 0 0 37817 37549 Our purpose is to ensure the sustainability of public lands and the sustainability of the plant, animal, and human communities that depend on them, and to augment the public understanding thereof. This non-profit corporation is a Public Benefit corporation and organized exclusively for charitable, educational and scientific purposes. Biochar Education: Promoting the sustainable production and use of biochar from forest management thinning slash by answering questions, providing resources, presenting demonstrations, participating in biochar educational webinars, editing articles, and providing input to land management agencies. Selling biochar cone kilns to individuals, farms, and organizations to encourage sustainable land management and the responsible use and application of biochar to soils to enhance productivity, carbon sequestration, and resilience in drought. Note: SOS is the sole provider of this type and size of affordable kiln in North America. Serving as fiscal sponsor to Wilson Biochar Fund to use grants to provide heavily discounted large-scale kilns to other forest restoration organizations in exchange for use and production data. 47500 47600 Permaculture: Promoting permaculture design for land regeneration and climate mitigation. Provided fiscal sponsorship, and management services for education and a convergence on sustainable practices related to our mission; gave presentations on mitigating natural risks on forests and farms through holistic design; sustainable production and use of biochar; permaculture applications in soil and forest restoration; and biological carbon sequestration for climate change. 1135 1729 Forest Restoration Education: SOS engaged in forest management education and outreach to the public; collaborated with the US Forest Service through and with the non-profits Northeast WA Forest Coalition and Coalition to Protect the Rocky Mountain Front; conducted and participated in conservation education and public outreach; website management, and, provided meetings facilitation and subject-matter expertise. Assisted in project evaluation through NEPA and monitoring of collaborative projects. 2250 2132 51461 Dr Richard Freeman President 0.25 0 0 0 Ralph Yaeger Sec - Treasurer 0.25 0 0 0 Dr A Gayle Hudgens Vice President 0.25 0 0 0 Marc Flora Board Member 0.25 0 0 0 Gloria Flora Executive Director 4 8592 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WA Gloria Flora 204 South Oak Street Unit 1013 Colville WA 99114 4064593486 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 21172 6254 51961 74826 54525 208738 21172 6254 51961 74826 54525 208738 208738 0 6200 6835 7188 8513 28736 237474 0 0.87899 0.9077 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other Income: This is net income from the sale of biochar cone kilns, provided as a tool for education in the sustainable production and use of biochar. SOS is the sole source of this type and size of affordable biochar kilns in North America. Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 Other Income: This is net income from the sale of biochar cone kilns, provided as a tool for education in the sustainable production and use of biochar. SOS is the sole source of this type and size of affordable biochar kilns in North America. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 Description;Amount^Reimbursed Travel;962|Refunds and Credits;178^Total;1140^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 Contributions to other non-profits - 159.00. Fiscal Sponsor Pass Through - Wilson Biochar Fund $47,500.00 Global Earth Repair Foundation - $1125.00 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Education;250|Website;389|Travel;1653|Fundraising;435^Total;2727^