2026-01-26T10:33:52-06:00 2025-06-30 363168081 SIKICH LLP 132 SOUTH WATER ST SUITE 300 DECATUR IL 62523 990 2024-07-01 371157100 ECOLOGY ACTION CENTER ECOL 3094543169 202 WEST COLLEGE AVE NORMAL IL 61761 MICHAEL BROWN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3094543196 2026-01-21 1 1 BRIDGETTE MUGGE P00671418 2174236000 2026-01-21 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MICHAEL BROWN 202 WEST COLLEGE AVE NORMAL IL 61761 850668 0 X WWW.ECOLOGYACTIONCENTER.ORG X 1982 IL ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND EDUCATION 21 21 17 300 0 0 362052 305068 291275 520811 -48440 13306 11022 7361 615909 846546 0 33198 0 0 350445 341629 0 0 8629 351550 334307 701995 709134 -86086 137412 653227 791883 122 1366 653105 790517 X ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND EDUCATION 0 0 136574 6754 226707 SOLID WASTE: THE ECOLOGY ACTION CENTER IS THE SOLID WASTE AGENCY FOR MCLEAN COUNTY, THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON, AND THE TOWN OF NORMAL, AND RECEIVES FUNDING THROUGH THE MCLEAN COUNTY SOLID WASTE FUND. THE EAC HELPS RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES REDUCE WASTE, INCREASE RECYCLING, AND PROPERLY DISPOSE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE THROUGH NUMEROUS EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS. OUR RECYCLE COACH APP HELPS PEOPLE PROPERLY DISPOSE OF WASTE, SENDS ALERTS ABOUT UPCOMING SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, AND CAN SYNC TO RESIDENTS' CURBSIDE COLLECTIONS TO REMIND THEM WHEN TO PUT THEIR BINS OUT. THE APP HAS OVER 10,000 USERS AND 419,000+ INTERACTIONS ANNUALLY. EAC STAFF PRESENT RECYCLING PROGRAMS TO ALL THE 4TH GRADE CLASSROOMS IN THE COMMUNITY, REACHING AROUND 1,200 YOUTH A YEAR. WE PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON BACKYARD COMPOSTING, AND A COMMUNITY COMPOSTING PROGRAM WITH 334 SUBSCRIBERS. 115139 16504 90162 BNCARE: IN THE LATE SUMMER OF 2024, THE ECOLOGY ACTION CENTER STARTED COLLECTING DATA FOR THE BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL COMMUNITY AIR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION (BNCARE) PROGRAM, FUNDED BY A U.S. EPA GRANT AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY. THROUGH FY 2025, THREE STATIONARY MONITORS WERE PLACED THROUGHOUT THE BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL AREA, WITH A FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AREAS. THESE MONITORS MEASURE AIR POLLUTANTS INCLUDING PARTICULATE MATTER, OZONE, AND VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, WITH THE GOAL OF FINDING OUT IF THE REGION'S OZONE LEVELS ARE REMAINING WITHIN EPA COMPLIANCE. ALONG WITH DATA COLLECTION, THE BNCARE PROGRAM ALSO FOCUSES ON PUBLIC OUTREACH. A WEBSITE, BNCARE.ORG, WAS LAUNCHED WITH THE PROGRAM, AND OUTREACH HAS BEEN DONE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, REACHING 321 PEOPLE. THIS INCLUDES OUTREACH AT SCHOOLS, FARMERS MARKETS, MUSEUMS, AND FAIRS. SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS HAVE BEEN DONE DURING LOCAL AIR QUALITY EVENTS, SUCH AS THE LATE SPRING DUST STORM AND EARLY JUNE WILDFIRE SMOKE. THE PROGRAM WAS ALSO PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL SHOWCASES, SUCH AS THE ISU HISTORY SYMPOSIUM. THE PROGRAM COLLECTED AND SHARED 10 MONTHS OF AIR QUALITY DATA IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. 111330 211303 TREE CORPS: THE TREE CORPS PROGRAM PLANTS THOUSANDS OF TREES EVERY YEAR IN BLOOMINGTON, NORMAL, AND MCLEAN COUNTY TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY, INCREASE NATIVE HABITAT, SEQUESTER CARBON, AND IMPROVE CLIMATE RESILIENCE. EAC PARTNERS WITH LOCAL INSTITUTIONS TO IDENTIFY PLANTING LOCATIONS AND ENGAGES VOLUNTEERS TO PLANT THE TREES. THIS YEAR EAC PLANTED 5393 TREES, ENGAGING 188 VOLUNTEERS. PLANTING SITES INCLUDED INTERSTATE EXCHANGES, THE WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT, AND PROPERTY OWNED BY MCLEAN COUNTY PARKS; REQUIRING MEASURING AND FLAGGING OVER 37 ACRES. EAC PROMOTED THE IMPORTANCE OF TREES AND TREE CORPS PROGRAMS AT 10 COMMUNITY EVENTS. 17 FAMILIES PARTICIPATED IN THE WEST BLOOMINGTON FREE TREE/COMMUNITY CANOPY FREE TREE PROGRAM, RESULTING IN THE PLANTING OF 20 HIGH QUALITY NATIVE SAPLING TREES IN HIGH-NEED AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY. 174915 9940 ALL OTHER PROGRAMS 174915 9940 537958 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 21 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 IL X MICHAEL BROWN 3094543169 202 WEST COLLEGE AVE NORMAL IL 61761 JAY IVERS PRESIDENT 0.25 X X 0 0 0 HANNAH EISNER VICE PRESIDENT 0.25 X X 0 0 0 NANCY ARMSTRONG TREASURER 0.25 X X 0 0 0 BEN RYBURN SECRETARY 0.25 X X 0 0 0 JASON COMFORT EX-OFFICIO 0.25 X X 0 0 0 MOSE RICKEY EX-OFFICIO 0.25 X X 0 0 0 MIKE O'GRADY PAST-PRESIDENT 0.25 X 0 0 0 CARL TEICHMAN DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 KARI SANDHAAS DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 MYRA GORDON DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 JOAN BREHM DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 WAYNE ALDRICH DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 GEORGE GORDON DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 STEVE KOWALSKI DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 ELISABETH REED DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 LAURIE WOLLRAB DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 GOVERDHAN GALPALLI DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 KEVIN CALLIS DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 LEE FOX DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 LAUREN LURKINS DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 BART HICKEY DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL BROWN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 111032 0 692 LARISSA ARMSTRONG ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 40.00 X 33636 0 0 144668 0 692 1 0 0 0 0 10998 109836 184234 305068 CONTRACT FEES 541900 516786 516786 PROGRAM FEES 541900 4025 4025 520811 13306 13306 7578 4122 3456 3456 OTHER INCOME 541900 3905 3905 3905 846546 528172 0 13306 X 33198 33198 112733 61879 50854 194026 155552 33254 5220 16840 14258 2553 29 18030 12355 5389 286 102127 76608 25519 14873 11683 3188 2 53304 29519 20769 3016 1221 626 595 8319 6574 1745 15476 15059 417 11729 11729 SUPPLIES 107523 105502 1971 50 MISCELLANEOUS 16024 13275 2723 26 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 3696 1870 1826 RECYCLE 15 15 709134 537958 162547 8629 366923 283919 232711 204000 122924 84807 53593 38117 265847 653227 791883 122 1366 122 1366 X 323960 496432 329145 294085 653105 790517 653227 791883 137412 0 X X 0 1 X 0 0 X 84733 88573 440939 362052 305068 1281365 84733 88573 440939 362052 305068 1281365 282819 998546 506 98 2816 8039 13306 24765 443 443 1306573 1674686 0.76420 0.69070 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: FUNDRAISING INCOME - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 443. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 26061 26061 0 49803 23036 26767 47060 35710 11350 38117 X 846546 0 846546 0 846546 709134 0 709134 0 709134 PART X, LINE 2: THE CENTER IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE OF ILLINOIS UNDER THE CHARITABLE AND GENERAL SOLICITATION ACT AND THEREFORE HAS MADE NO PROVISION, NOR SHOWS ANY EXPENSE FOR FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IN ADDITION, THE ECOLOGY ACTION CENTER HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ENTITY THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE CENTER IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL OR STATE EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR TAX YEARS PRIOR TO 2021. 0 ISU RESEARCH AND SPONSORED PROGRAMS CAMPUS BOX 3040 NORMAL IL 617903040 376014070 115(1) 23257 0 ASSISTANCE WITH AIR QUALITY MONITORING, DATA COLLECTION, VERIFICATION, AND ANALYSIS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH. MID CENTRAL COMMUNTIY ACTION INC 1301 W WASHINGTON STREET BLOOMINGTON IL 61701 370903245 501(C)(3) 9941 0 SERVICES RELATED TO UNHOUSED POPULATIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AREAS INTAKE AND MONEY MANAGEMENT CLASSES. 2 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 BOARD MEMBERS GEORGE GORDON AND MYRA GORDON ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTOR AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 990S ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 76,608. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 25,519. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 102,127.