2025-11-17T21:05:16-05:00 2024-12-31 475278347 ALLISON & GIBB LLP 31351 VIA COLINAS STE 202 WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 913624561 990 2024-01-01 812533082 INSTITUTE FOR ECOLOGICAL CIVILIZATION INST 9094472559 2358 UNIVERSITY AVENUE 2189 SAN DIEGO CA 92104 JEREMY LENT ACTING PRESIDENT 9094472559 2025-11-17 true true LISA A ALLISON P01971329 8183946689 2025-11-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z PHILIP CLAYTON 2358 UNIVERSITY AVENUE 2189 SAN DIEGO CA 92104 1509524 false X HTTP://ECOCIV.ORG/ X 2015 CA ECOCIV PROMOTES LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS FOR THE WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE AND THE PLANET. 12 11 20 12 0 650951 729187 221106 391433 14294 -9503 2294 0 888645 1111117 0 0 643093 715357 0 177724 307918 442242 951011 1157599 -62366 -46482 275110 225712 3671 802 271439 224910 X ECOCIV PROMOTES LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS FOR THE WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE AND THE PLANET. false false 812802 391433 (1) ECOCIVS WORK IN WATER SECURITY IS CENTERED AROUND THE W12+ PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE FIVE DISTINCT, YET COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES TO GLOBAL WATER SECURITY. ADMINISTERED JOINTLY BY THE U.S.-BASED NONPROFIT INSTITUTE FOR ECOLOGICAL CIVILIZATION (ECOCIV) AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN-BASED NONPROFIT SAVE OUR SCHOOLS NPO (SOS) SINCE 2019, W12+ CONTINUES TO 1) CONNECT LOCAL LEADERS WITH ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT PROVEN WATER SECURITY SOLUTIONS, 2) TO INCUBATE PILOT PROJECTS THAT PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF THOSE APPROACHES, AND 3) PROVIDE CAPACITY BUILDING FOR LOCAL, REGIONAL, COUNTRY-SPECIFIC AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ACHIEVE WATER SECURITY ACROSS THE GLOBE. WE ADDED 24 GLOBALLY RELEVANT CASE STUDIES TO THE W12+ BLUEPRINT AND HELD 7 CONVENINGS WITH OVER 120 PARTICIPANTS. (2) ECONOMIES SHOULD RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE AND THE PLANET, RATHER THAN PEOPLE AND THE PLANET SERVING THE ECONOMY. A WELLBEING ECONOMY IS ONE THAT PROMOTES THE FLOURISHING OF LIFE IN ALL ITS FORMS. IT IS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE RADICAL CONCENTRATION OF WEALTH, EXPLOITATION OF WORKERS, AND DEGRADATION OF THE PLANET THAT WE FIND IN CURRENT ECONOMIC SYSTEMS. AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS FOR ALL PEOPLE AND SUPPORTS LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY, A WELLBEING ECONOMY, IS A VITAL COMPONENT OF AN ECOLOGICAL CIVILIZATION. ECOCIV WORKS WITH THE WELLBEING ECONOMY ALLIANCE (WEALL), A UK-BASED CHARITY, TO HOST THE WEALL CALIFORNIA HUB. WE ARE CURRENTLY PILOTING WEALL'S POLICY DESIGN GUIDE IN POMONA, CALIFORNIA, WHERE WE ARE WORKING WITH A GROUP OF LOCAL LEADERS TO IMPLEMENT POLICY PROPOSALS AND TRIAL PROJECTS TOWARD ECONOMIC WELLBEING, SUCH AS A WORKER-OWNED COOPERATIVE MODEL. WE FACILITATED DISCUSSIONS AMONG OVER 120 EXPERTS, LEADERS, AND DECISION-MAKERS. (3) ECOCIVS IDEAS PROGRAM IS THE THOUGHT LEADERSHIP BRANCH OFBECOCIV. IT INCLUDES RESEARCHING THE PATHWAY TO A SUSTAINABLE, GENUINELY ECOLOGICAL CIVILIZATION, ECOCIVS LEARNING FOR IMPACT PROGRAM, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE IDEAS PROGRAM WORKS WITH NETWORKS OF VISIONARY LEADERS ACROSS THE ECOLOGICAL CIVILIZATION COMMUNITY; RUNS ECOCIVS MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND LEARNING INITIATIVE; AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC THROUGH PODCASTS AND DIALOGUES PROGRAMS. 812802 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false 11 0 true 20 true false false false false false false false false X 12 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X X X SAM MOON 3174908952 2358 UNIVERSITY AVENUE 2189 SAN DIEGO CA 92104 PHILIP CLAYTON PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 92885 0 0 TREVOR BRISBIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN BUCHANAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN COBB DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL DENG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JON D ERICKSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN FAHEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOUIS KIM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN KNAPP BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BEN LASSER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMY LENT ACTING PRESI 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SANDRA WADDOCK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WM ANDREW SCHWARTZ EX. VICE PRE 20.00 X 0 0 0 92885 false false false 729187 306292 729187 PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE 541610 391433 391433 391433 4010 4010 384894 398407 -13513 -13513 -13513 1111117 391433 -9503 X 92885 61304 13933 17648 536740 358542 81585 96613 25714 11571 11057 3086 60018 37811 11404 10803 120 120 356030 307291 20482 28257 3405 3405 3144 3144 12305 554 11751 3561 3561 47198 30679 4720 11799 7837 1489 235 6113 6032 6032 BANK & MERCHANT FEES 1631 1631 SUPPLIES 659 659 TAXES & LICENSES 320 320 1157599 812802 167073 177724 178512 124989 446 1539 96152 99184 275110 225712 3671 802 3671 802 X 84149 69832 187290 155078 271439 224910 275110 225712 -46482 -47 X false false X 128738 481370 551436 650951 729187 2541682 128738 481370 551436 650951 729187 2541682 1716269 825413 813 139 3867 3868 4010 12697 2294 2294 2556673 1254611 0.32280 0.20520 X THE FOLLOWING FACTS DEMONSTRATE THAT THE ORGANIZATION SATISFIES THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST OF REGULATION 1.170A-9(E)(3) AND QUALIFIES AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER SECTIONS 509(A)(1) AND 170(B)(1)(A)(VI). - 10% OF SUPPORT LIMITATION. THE ORGANIZATIONS PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE PREVIOUS 4-YEAR PERIOD IS IN EXCESS OF THE 10% REQUIREMENT, CLEARLY QUALIFYING IT UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST. - ATTRACTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT: THE ORGANIZATION HAS PURSUED A FUNDRAISING PROGRAM THAT RELIES ON DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, FOUNDATIONS, AND TRUSTS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS INSTITUTED AN ANNUAL GIVING FUNDRAISING PROGRAM AND A PLANNED GIVING PROGRAM FOCUSED ON DONATIONS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. - PERCENTAGE OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT: THE PUBLIC SUPPORT IS IN EXCESS OF THE 10% FLOOR, BUT SHORT OF THE 33.33% WHICH WOULD HAVE MADE THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES DISCUSSION UNNECESSARY. - SOURCES OF SUPPORT: THE ORGANIZATION'S IMPORTANT WORK HAS ATTRACTED A BROAD RANGE OF SUPPORT FROM BUSINESS, TRUSTS, FOUNDATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS. THAT SUPPORT HAS RANGED FROM SMALL ONE-TIME AND MONTHLY GIFTS TO LARGER INDIVIDUAL GIFTS AND FOUNDATION GRANTS. CONCLUSION: BASED ON THE FOREGOING, THE ORGANIZATION SATISFIES THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST AND QUALIFIES AS A PUBLIC CHARITY. ITS PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE IS IN EXCESS OF THE 10% REQUIREMENT. IN ADDITION TO THE TRACK RECORD ON FUNDRAISING, THE BOARD CONTINUES TO BROADEN THE SOURCES OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT, AND THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADDED ADDITIONAL STAFF POSITIONS IN SUPPORT OF FUNDRAISING EFFORTS TO INCREASE THE EXISTING SUPPORT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE ORGANIZATION HAS RECEIVED PUBLIC SUPPORT, AND CONTINUES TO RECEIVE SUPPORT, FROM A WIDE RANGE OF DONORS. PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 2,294 PART II, LINE 17A THE FOLLOWING FACTS DEMONSTRATE THAT THE ORGANIZATION SATISFIES THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST OF REGULATION 1.170A-9(E)(3) AND QUALIFIES AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER SECTIONS 509(A)(1) AND 170(B)(1)(A)(VI). - 10% OF SUPPORT LIMITATION. THE ORGANIZATIONS PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE PREVIOUS 4-YEAR PERIOD IS IN EXCESS OF THE 10% REQUIREMENT, CLEARLY QUALIFYING IT UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST. - ATTRACTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT: THE ORGANIZATION HAS PURSUED A FUNDRAISING PROGRAM THAT RELIES ON DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, FOUNDATIONS, AND TRUSTS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS INSTITUTED AN ANNUAL GIVING FUNDRAISING PROGRAM AND A PLANNED GIVING PROGRAM FOCUSED ON DONATIONS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. - PERCENTAGE OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT: THE PUBLIC SUPPORT IS IN EXCESS OF THE 10% FLOOR, BUT SHORT OF THE 33.33% WHICH WOULD HAVE MADE THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES DISCUSSION UNNECESSARY. - SOURCES OF SUPPORT: THE ORGANIZATION'S IMPORTANT WORK HAS ATTRACTED A BROAD RANGE OF SUPPORT FROM BUSINESS, TRUSTS, FOUNDATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS. THAT SUPPORT HAS RANGED FROM SMALL ONE-TIME AND MONTHLY GIFTS TO LARGER INDIVIDUAL GIFTS AND FOUNDATION GRANTS. CONCLUSION: BASED ON THE FOREGOING, THE ORGANIZATION SATISFIES THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST AND QUALIFIES AS A PUBLIC CHARITY. ITS PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE IS IN EXCESS OF THE 10% REQUIREMENT. IN ADDITION TO THE TRACK RECORD ON FUNDRAISING, THE BOARD CONTINUES TO BROADEN THE SOURCES OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT, AND THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADDED ADDITIONAL STAFF POSITIONS IN SUPPORT OF FUNDRAISING EFFORTS TO INCREASE THE EXISTING SUPPORT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE ORGANIZATION HAS RECEIVED PUBLIC SUPPORT, AND CONTINUES TO RECEIVE SUPPORT, FROM A WIDE RANGE OF DONORS. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED CREDIT CARD PAYABLE 802 802 X 1 306292 false false false FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A (1) ECOCIVS WORK IN WATER SECURITY IS CENTERED AROUND THE W12+ PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE FIVE DISTINCT, YET COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES TO GLOBAL WATER SECURITY. ADMINISTERED JOINTLY BY THE U.S.-BASED NONPROFIT INSTITUTE FOR ECOLOGICAL CIVILIZATION (ECOCIV) AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN-BASED NONPROFIT SAVE OUR SCHOOLS NPO (SOS) SINCE 2019, W12+ CONTINUES TO 1) CONNECT LOCAL LEADERS WITH ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT PROVEN WATER SECURITY SOLUTIONS, 2) TO INCUBATE PILOT PROJECTS THAT PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF THOSE APPROACHES, AND 3) PROVIDE CAPACITY BUILDING FOR LOCAL, REGIONAL, COUNTRY-SPECIFIC AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ACHIEVE WATER SECURITY ACROSS THE GLOBE. WE ADDED 24 GLOBALLY RELEVANT CASE STUDIES TO THE W12+ BLUEPRINT AND HELD 7 CONVENINGS WITH OVER 120 PARTICIPANTS. (2) ECONOMIES SHOULD RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE AND THE PLANET, RATHER THAN PEOPLE AND THE PLANET SERVING THE ECONOMY. A WELLBEING ECONOMY IS ONE THAT PROMOTES THE FLOURISHING OF LIFE IN ALL ITS FORMS. IT IS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE RADICAL CONCENTRATION OF WEALTH, EXPLOITATION OF WORKERS, AND DEGRADATION OF THE PLANET THAT WE FIND IN CURRENT ECONOMIC SYSTEMS. AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS FOR ALL PEOPLE AND SUPPORTS LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY, A WELLBEING ECONOMY, IS A VITAL COMPONENT OF AN ECOLOGICAL CIVILIZATION. ECOCIV WORKS WITH THE WELLBEING ECONOMY ALLIANCE (WEALL), A UK-BASED CHARITY, TO HOST THE WEALL CALIFORNIA HUB. WE ARE CURRENTLY PILOTING WEALL'S POLICY DESIGN GUIDE IN POMONA, CALIFORNIA, WHERE WE ARE WORKING WITH A GROUP OF LOCAL LEADERS TO IMPLEMENT POLICY PROPOSALS AND TRIAL PROJECTS TOWARD ECONOMIC WELLBEING, SUCH AS A WORKER-OWNED COOPERATIVE MODEL. WE FACILITATED DISCUSSIONS AMONG OVER 120 EXPERTS, LEADERS, AND DECISION-MAKERS. (3) ECOCIVS IDEAS PROGRAM IS THE THOUGHT LEADERSHIP BRANCH OFBECOCIV. IT INCLUDES RESEARCHING THE PATHWAY TO A SUSTAINABLE, GENUINELY ECOLOGICAL CIVILIZATION, ECOCIVS LEARNING FOR IMPACT PROGRAM, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE IDEAS PROGRAM WORKS WITH NETWORKS OF VISIONARY LEADERS ACROSS THE ECOLOGICAL CIVILIZATION COMMUNITY; RUNS ECOCIVS MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND LEARNING INITIATIVE; AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC THROUGH PODCASTS AND DIALOGUES PROGRAMS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A DRAFT COPY OF THE TAX RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE PRESIDENT FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C CONFLICTS ARE DISCLOSED ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A BOARD DETERMINES COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED THROUGH A 3RD PARTY COMPENSATION STUDY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS 307,291 17,660 28,257 PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES 0 2,822 0 TOTAL 307,291 20,482 28,257