2024-11-15T17:13:04-05:00 2023-12-31 990303190 CARBONARO CPAS & MANAGEMENT GROUP 1885 MAIN ST STE 408 WAILUKU HI 96793 990 2023-01-01 824555166 REGENERATIVE EDUCATION CENTERS INC REGE 8084466897 415 DAIRY ROAD STE E339 KAHULUI HI 96732 SAMANTHA GARCIA SECRETARY/TREASURER 8084466897 2024-11-15 true true GRETCHEN KREMEYER P00768528 8082425002 2024-11-15 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z EDWARD GARCIA 415 DAIRY ROAD KAHULUI HI 96732 734885 false X RECENTERS.ORG X 2018 HI AT REGENERATIVE EDUCATION CENTERS (REC), WE ENVISION SUCCESSFUL STEWARDSHIP OF THE ENVIRONMENT BY IMPLEMENTING REGENERATIVE FARMING PRACTICES THAT CULTIVATE CHANGE AND IGNITE TRANSFORMATION IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND AROUND THE WORLD. WE ARE COMMITTED TO MEETING THE CHANGING NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY HERE IN LAHAINA BY PROVIDING FOOD SECURITY THROUGH REGENERATIVE FARMING EDUCATION AND ADDRESSING HOUSING NEEDS THROUGH OFF GRID HOMESTEAD SOLUTIONS. 3 1 0 300 0 39224 732059 0 9 2817 39224 734885 0 0 10005 19472 0 17647 35968 247353 45973 266825 -6749 468060 4094 472154 0 4094 472154 X AT REGENERATIVE EDUCATION CENTERS (REC), WE ENVISION SUCCESSFUL STEWARDSHIP OF THE ENVIRONMENT BY IMPLEMENTING REGENERATIVE FARMING PRACTICES THAT CULTIVATE CHANGE AND IGNITE TRANSFORMATION IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND AROUND THE WORLD. WE ARE COMMITTED TO MEETING THE CHANGING NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY HERE IN LAHAINA BY PROVIDING FOOD SECURITY THROUGH REGENERATIVE FARMING EDUCATION AND ADDRESSING HOUSING NEEDS THROUGH OFF GRID HOMESTEAD SOLUTIONS. false false 238864 MAUI WILDFIRE RECOVERY. THE MAUI WILDFIRE RECOVERY PROGRAM IS A DYNAMIC PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON ADDRESSING BOTH THE IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM NEEDS OF THOSE AFFECTED BY THE LAHAINA FIRES. OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL RESOURCES, INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, AND THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF FRESH FOOD GROWN ONSITE TO REBUILD AND STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY. FOOD SOVEREIGNTY: CREATING A LIVING CLASSROOM AT OUR FARMS SO THAT THOSE IMPACTED BY THE LAHAINA FIRES HAVE A PLACE TO LEARN HOW TO GROW THEIR OWN FOOD, AND RECEIVE PRODUCE. REGENERATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE: SOURCE MATERIALS TO GIVE AWAY TO THOSE DISPLACED BY THE MAUI FIRES TO BUILD OFF-GRID TINY HOMESTEADS. IMPLEMENT REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES TO RESTORE THE LAND AND PROMOTE SELF- SUFFICIENCY. DEVELOP RESOURCE-EFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE FOR WATER, POWER, AND WASTE MANAGEMENT. COLLABORATIVE NETWORK: PARTNER WITH LOCAL NONPROFITS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND INFLUENCERS TO STREAMLINE RELIEF EFFORTS. COLLABORATE WITH PROFESSIONALS IN VARIOUS FIELDS TO PROVIDE HOLISTIC SUPPORT, FROM ELECTRICITY AND PLUMBING TO SOLAR EXPERTISE AND AGRICULTURE GUIDANCE. FUNDING AND RESOURCE MOBILIZATION: SEEK DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO FUND RELIEF EFFORTS AND ONGOING OPERATIONS. UTILIZE SOCIAL MEDIA, INFLUENCERS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO RALLY VOLUNTEERS, RESOURCES, AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT. LONG-TERM RECOVERY PLANNING: COLLABORATE WITH GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE COUNTY, TO SECURE RESOURCES FOR REBUILDING AND RECOVERY. DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE SUSTAINABLE RECONSTRUCTION OF AFFECTED AREAS. MAUI SEATREES. REGENERATIVE EDUCATION CENTERS NOW STEWARDS THE LAND IN LAUNIUPOKO AND OLOWALU, SETTING AN EXAMPLE FOR WHAT SUSTAINABLE WATERSHED RESTORATION LOOKS LIKE. THE RESTORATION EFFORTS FOCUS SPECIFICALLY ON REMOVING TRASH AND INVASIVE SPECIES (PLANT AND ANIMAL), AND GROWING NATIVE AND VOYAGING PLANT SPECIES (A MIX OF TREES, SHRUBS, AND GRASSES) IN CRITICAL AREAS WITHIN THE WATERSHED. THIS WILL IN TURN REDUCE SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION INTO THE STREAMS, RESULTING IN DIRECT IMPROVEMENTS AND PROTECTION OF THE REEF SYSTEMS THAT ARE LOCATED AT THE END OF THE WATERSHED. AFTER REMOVING INVASIVE SPECIES FROM THE RESTORATION SITES, REC REPLANTS THE AREA WITH NATIVE AND VOYAGING PLANTS. A FEW OF THESE NATIVE AND VOYAGING SPECIES USED IN THIS RESTORATION SITE INCLUDE: TREES: 'ULU (BREADFRUIT), NIU (COCONUT), PU HALA (PANDANUS), KOU, MILO, LOULU PALM, HAWAIIAN KAMANI SHRUBS: NAUPAKA (HELIOTROPES) AND POHINAHINA (VITEX) GRASSES: PILI, AND VETIVER 238864 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 7 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 3 1 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false HI X REGENERATIVE EDUCATION CENTERS INC 8084466897 415 DAIRY ROAD STE E339 KAHULUI HI 96732 EDWARD GARCIA PRES/EXECUTI 40.00 X X 19472 0 0 ADAM FISCHER VICE PRESIDE 0.50 X X 0 0 0 SAMANTHA GARCIA SECRETARY/TR 15.00 X X 0 0 0 19472 false false false 732059 732059 9 9 OTHER INCOME 900099 2817 2817 2817 734885 2826 X 19472 7789 7789 3894 42861 42861 695 346 349 1819 1819 1413 707 706 1684 1684 SUPPLIES 143966 143966 SEATREES 19616 19616 REIMBURSMENTS 15401 15401 BANK AND MERCHANT FEES 13404 13404 6494 6494 266825 238864 10314 17647 4094 469654 2500 4094 472154 0 0 X 4094 472154 4094 472154 4094 472154 468060 X false false false X 2369 9000 12162 39223 732059 794813 2369 9000 12162 39223 732059 794813 119115 675698 1 1 9 11 1817 1817 796641 0.84820 0.78270 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AT REGENERATIVE EDUCATION CENTERS (REC), WE ENVISION SUCCESSFUL STEWARDSHIP OF THE ENVIRONMENT BY IMPLEMENTING REGENERATIVE FARMING PRACTICES THAT CULTIVATE CHANGE AND IGNITE TRANSFORMATION IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND AROUND THE WORLD. WE ARE COMMITTED TO MEETING THE CHANGING NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY HERE IN LAHAINA BY PROVIDING FOOD SECURITY THROUGH REGENERATIVE FARMING EDUCATION AND ADDRESSING HOUSING NEEDS THROUGH OFF GRID HOMESTEAD SOLUTIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A MAUI WILDFIRE RECOVERY. THE MAUI WILDFIRE RECOVERY PROGRAM IS A DYNAMIC PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON ADDRESSING BOTH THE IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM NEEDS OF THOSE AFFECTED BY THE LAHAINA FIRES. OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL RESOURCES, INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, AND THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF FRESH FOOD GROWN ONSITE TO REBUILD AND STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY. FOOD SOVEREIGNTY: CREATING A LIVING CLASSROOM AT OUR FARMS SO THAT THOSE IMPACTED BY THE LAHAINA FIRES HAVE A PLACE TO LEARN HOW TO GROW THEIR OWN FOOD, AND RECEIVE PRODUCE. REGENERATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE: SOURCE MATERIALS TO GIVE AWAY TO THOSE DISPLACED BY THE MAUI FIRES TO BUILD OFF-GRID TINY HOMESTEADS. IMPLEMENT REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES TO RESTORE THE LAND AND PROMOTE SELF- SUFFICIENCY. DEVELOP RESOURCE-EFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE FOR WATER, POWER, AND WASTE MANAGEMENT. COLLABORATIVE NETWORK: PARTNER WITH LOCAL NONPROFITS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND INFLUENCERS TO STREAMLINE RELIEF EFFORTS. COLLABORATE WITH PROFESSIONALS IN VARIOUS FIELDS TO PROVIDE HOLISTIC SUPPORT, FROM ELECTRICITY AND PLUMBING TO SOLAR EXPERTISE AND AGRICULTURE GUIDANCE. FUNDING AND RESOURCE MOBILIZATION: SEEK DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO FUND RELIEF EFFORTS AND ONGOING OPERATIONS. UTILIZE SOCIAL MEDIA, INFLUENCERS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO RALLY VOLUNTEERS, RESOURCES, AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT. LONG-TERM RECOVERY PLANNING: COLLABORATE WITH GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE COUNTY, TO SECURE RESOURCES FOR REBUILDING AND RECOVERY. DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE SUSTAINABLE RECONSTRUCTION OF AFFECTED AREAS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B MAUI SEATREES. REGENERATIVE EDUCATION CENTERS NOW STEWARDS THE LAND IN LAUNIUPOKO AND OLOWALU, SETTING AN EXAMPLE FOR WHAT SUSTAINABLE WATERSHED RESTORATION LOOKS LIKE. THE RESTORATION EFFORTS FOCUS SPECIFICALLY ON REMOVING TRASH AND INVASIVE SPECIES (PLANT AND ANIMAL), AND GROWING NATIVE AND VOYAGING PLANT SPECIES (A MIX OF TREES, SHRUBS, AND GRASSES) IN CRITICAL AREAS WITHIN THE WATERSHED. THIS WILL IN TURN REDUCE SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION INTO THE STREAMS, RESULTING IN DIRECT IMPROVEMENTS AND PROTECTION OF THE REEF SYSTEMS THAT ARE LOCATED AT THE END OF THE WATERSHED. AFTER REMOVING INVASIVE SPECIES FROM THE RESTORATION SITES, REC REPLANTS THE AREA WITH NATIVE AND VOYAGING PLANTS. A FEW OF THESE NATIVE AND VOYAGING SPECIES USED IN THIS RESTORATION SITE INCLUDE: TREES: 'ULU (BREADFRUIT), NIU (COCONUT), PU HALA (PANDANUS), KOU, MILO, LOULU PALM, HAWAIIAN KAMANI SHRUBS: NAUPAKA (HELIOTROPES) AND POHINAHINA (VITEX) GRASSES: PILI, AND VETIVER FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 EDWARD GARCIA SAMANTHA GARCIA PRES./ED TREA/SEC MARRIED FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES WITH AN OUTSIDE PROFESSIONAL TO PREPARE THE FORM 990. A DRAFT OF THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW, AND IT IS DISCUSSED AT A BOARD MEETING TO ENSURE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACTIVELY MONITORS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY: 1. ANNUAL DISCLOSURES: REQUIRING ALL BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO COMPLETE AND SIGN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FORMS THAT DETAIL ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. 2. REGULAR REVIEWS: REVIEWING THESE DISCLOSURES TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. 3. MEETING DISCUSSIONS: ENSURING THAT ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE DISCLOSED DURING BOARD MEETINGS AND RECORDED IN THE MINUTES. 4. ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES: WE IMPLEMENT PROCEDURES TO MANAGE AND RESOLVE CONFLICTS, LIKE REQUIRING RECUSAL FROM DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS WHEN A CONFLICT EXISTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY REVIEW OF AN INDEPENDENT PARTY AND USING COMPARABLE DATA OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE FAIRNESS AND COMPETITIVENESS. COMPENSATION PACKAGES ARE SUBJECT TO A FULL BOARD APPROVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY REVIEW OF AN INDEPENDENT PARTY AND USING COMPARABLE DATA OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE FAIRNESS AND COMPETITIVENESS. COMPENSATION PACKAGES ARE SUBJECT TO A FULL BOARD APPROVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING THE FORM 990 ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. INDIVIDUALS MAY ALSO VIEW DOCUMENTS AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. 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