Nonprofit · EIN 20-0147505
ECOLIFE CONSERVATION
Tax-exempt · CARLSBAD, CA 92008
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,594,155 | $1,539,992 | $54,163 | $980,848 | $215,617 | $765,231 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,407,853
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $11,083
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$314
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$3,389
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$88,533
- Other revenue
- $175,219
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $90,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $423,549
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $579,112
- Professional fundraising fees
- $15,333
- Accounting fees
- $39,203
- Occupancy
- $60,262
- Travel
- $4,774
- Depreciation
- $800
- Program services (functional)
- $1,249,443
- Management and general (functional)
- $176,450
- Fundraising (functional)
- $114,099
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,248,593
- Total assets, end of year
- $980,848
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $215,617
- Net assets, end of year
- $765,231
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $800
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $196,885
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $568,346
- Gross receipts
- $1,802,933
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 2003
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM TOONE | FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $90,000 |
| RICARDO CERVANTES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ELEANOR MUSICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOSEPH ORNDORFF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BISHOP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DARYL B WILLIAMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| FRED WOLLMAN | CHAIR/CFO Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| AJ VAN DE VEN | CHAIR/SECRETARY (UNTIL 8/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| PAUL BERNSTEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JESSE EISNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2810 PIO PICO DR, CARLSBAD, CA 92008-1521
- In care of
- % CLEMENCIA/BILL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- WILLIAM TOONE, 2810 PIO PICO DRIVE, CARLSBAD, CA 92008
- Signed the 990
- WILLIAM TOONE, FOUNDER
- Phone
- (760) 740-1346
- Return prepared by
- RICHARDSON & COMPANY LLP
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO PROTECT WILDLIFE, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND THE PEOPLE WHO DEPEND ON THEM. WE WORK AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF HUMANS AND WILDLIFE IN MEXICO, UGANDA, AND THE US. BY PROVIDING COMMUNITIES WITH HEALTH-CONSCIOUS, ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY METHODS OF FOOD PRODUCTION AND COOKING, WE HELP PEOPLE AND NATURE PROSPER TOGETHER. WE HAVE TWO PROGRAMS: OUR FUEL-EFFICIENT STOVE PROGRAM, AND OUR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PROGRAM.
Program accomplishments
- SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE: THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES AQUAPONIC SYSTEMS TO COMMUNITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF REDUCING FOOD INSECURITY, DEVELOPING LOCALIZED FOOD DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS, AND PROVIDING EDUCATION ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE METHODS. AQUAPONICS SYSTEMS COMBINE AQUACULTURE (RAISING AQUATIC ANIMALS) AND HYDROPONICS (CULTIVATING PLANTS IN WATER), ALLOWING USERS TO GROW PRODUCE WITH 90% LESS LAND AND WATER WHILE ELIMINATING POLLUTION FROM AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF, REDUCING HABITAT DESTRUCTION, AND ELIMINATING CHEMICAL POLLUTION AND PESTICIDES. THE AQUAPONICS INNOVATION CENTER SERVES AS A FACILITY FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE PRODUCE TO LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES. THE MODULAR AQUAPONICS RESPONSE KIT (M.A.R.K.) IS CONSTRUCTED IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO INCREASE FOOD SYSTEM AUTONOMY.OUR AQUAPONICS INNOVATION CENTER WAS USED TO GROW SUSTAINABLE PRODUCE FOR OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. WE PARTNER WITH INTERFAITH COMMUNITY SERVICES, SALVATION ARMY ESCONDIDO, AND FOUNDRY FOOD PANTRY TO DISTRIBUTE OUR PRODUCE TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST.- GREW AND DONATED 2,413 POUNDS OF SUSTAINABLY GROWN PRODUCE (>20,000LBS ALL TIME)- PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 1,922 MEALS TO FOOD INSECURE COMMUNITY MEMBERS (~15,930 ALL TIME)- SERVED 640 FOOD SINECURE INDIVIDUALS (5,304 ALL TIME)- SAVED THE EQUIVALENT OF 39,090 SQUARE FEET OF LAND SPACE COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL AG. (324,000 ALL TIME)- SAVED 20,500 GALLONS OF WATER COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL AG. (170,000 ALL TIME)COMMUNITY BASED CONSERVATION: THE PROGRAM HELPS PEOPLE AND NATURE PROSPER BY PROVIDING FUEL EFFICIENT PATSARI STOVES TO REPLACE TRADITIONAL OPEN-FIRE COOKSTOVES IN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY BIOSPHERE RESERVE IN MEXICO. THE PATSARI STOVE CHANNELS TOXIC SMOKE OUT OF THE HOME SO FAMILIES CAN BREATHE CLEAN AIR WHILE REDUCING FUEL USE AND CARBON EMISSIONS. THE PROGRAM EMPOWERS COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES THAT POSITIVELY IMPACT COMMUNITY HEALTH AND THE CONSERVATION OF LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS. THE VERIFIED EMISSION REDUCTIONS PRODUCED FROM THE PROGRAM ARE MONETIZED ON THE VOLUNTARY CARBON MARKET TO FUND IMPLEMENTATION.THE FOLLOWING ACCOMPLISHMENTS WERE ACHIEVED IN 2024:- 1,747 FUEL-EFFICIENT STOVES CONSTRUCTED FOR FAMILIES LIVING IN AND AROUND THE MBBR (14,800 ALL TIME)- 8,735 NEW INDIVIDUALS BENEFITING FROM PATSARI STOVES (74,000 ALL TIME)- SAVED THE BIOMASS EQUIVALENT OF 5,748 TREES (48,692 ALL TIME)- REDUCED 9,084 METRIC TONS OF CO2 EMISSIONS (128,210 ALL TIME)Expenses $1,249,443
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-0147505
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2004
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $980,848
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,802,933
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,937,781 | $1,581,333 | $1,248,593 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,327,320 | $1,701,598 | $410,256 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.
Questions about ECOLIFE CONSERVATION
- What is the EIN of ECOLIFE CONSERVATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ECOLIFE CONSERVATION is 20-0147505.
- Is ECOLIFE CONSERVATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2004.
- Are donations to ECOLIFE CONSERVATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ECOLIFE CONSERVATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ECOLIFE CONSERVATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ECOLIFE CONSERVATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of ECOLIFE CONSERVATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names WILLIAM TOONE.
- Who are the officers and directors of ECOLIFE CONSERVATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $90,000 (WILLIAM TOONE, FOUNDER).
- How much revenue does ECOLIFE CONSERVATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,594,155, expenses of $1,539,992 and total assets of $980,848 at year end.
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