Nonprofit · EIN 20-8195963
SUSTAINABLE ORGANIC INTEGRATED LIVELIHOODS
Also known as SOIL
Tax-exempt · SACRAMENTO, CA 95841
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,582,599 | $2,611,628 | -$29,029 | $2,303,068 | $439,515 | $1,863,553 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,147,253 | $2,292,279 | -$145,026 | $2,253,333 | $363,914 | $1,889,419 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $175,832 | $413,879 | -$238,047 | $2,950,343 | $916,683 | $2,033,660 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,379,750
- Program service revenue
- $169,863
- Investment income
- $27,012
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $4,631
- Other revenue
- $5,974
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $25,012
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $255,156
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,041,212
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,434,723
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $7,399
- Accounting fees
- $24,237
- Occupancy
- $31,660
- Travel
- $62,337
- Depreciation
- $159,733
- Program services (functional)
- $2,229,215
- Management and general (functional)
- $244,166
- Fundraising (functional)
- $138,247
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,253,333
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,303,068
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $439,515
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,863,553
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $438,043
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,386,600
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $476,953
- Gross receipts
- $2,582,599
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2006
- 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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR SASHA KRAMER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $97,200 | $7,716 |
| NICK PRENETA | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $97,200 | $7,569 |
| MELANIE STEVENSON | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 15 | $52,678 | $0 |
| ERICA LLOYD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $10,900 | $0 |
| DR JESSICA COVELL | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL TILLIAS | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHALIE MARC-CHARLES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNNE CHAIMOWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYRA COPELAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| INGRID HENRYS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TANVI NAGPAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALYSE SCHRECONGOST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN CAPLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHNNY CELESTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR SASHA KRAMER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $99,600 |
| NICK PRENETA | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $97,200 |
| MELANIE STEVENSON | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 15 | $63,250 |
| NATHALIE MARC-CHARLES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $5,939 |
| DR JESSICA COVELL | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL TILLIAS | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LYNNE CHAIMOWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CYRA COPELAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| INGRID HENRYS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TANVI NAGPAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALYSE SCHRECONGOST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEN CAPLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHNNY CELESTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERICA LLOYD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR SASHA KRAMER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $100,800 |
| NICK PRENETA | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $97,200 |
| MELANIE STEVENSON | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 15 | $80,102 |
| DR JESSICA COVELL | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL TILLIAS | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT MCLAUGHLIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CYRA COPELAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATHALIE MARC-CHARLES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| INGRID HENRYS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TANVI NAGPAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALYSE SCHRECONGOST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEN CAPLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHNNY CELESTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERICA LLOYD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5015 MADISON AVENUE 202, SACRAMENTO, CA 95841-5600
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DR SASHA KRAMER, 5015 MADISON AVENUE 202, SACRAMENTO, CA 95841
- Signed the 990
- DR SASHA KRAMER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (240) 863-2812
- Website
- OURSOIL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PLANTE & MORAN PLLC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 20-8195963 or by the name SUSTAINABLE ORGANIC INTEGRATED LIVELIHOODS.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
SUSTAINABLE ORGANIC INTEGRATED LIVELIHOODS (SOIL) PROMOTES DIGNITY, HEALTH AND SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS THROUGH TRANSFORMATION OF WASTES INTO RESOURCES.
Program accomplishments
- ECOLOGICAL SANITATION - SOIL HAS DEVELOPED A CONTAINER-BASED SANITATION (CBS) SYSTEM TO PROVIDE IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES IN DENSE URBAN AREAS IN HAITI WITH ACCESS TO DIGNIFIED, SAFE AND AFFORDABLE TOILETS. SOIL'S SANITATION SERVICES ARE PRIMARILY DIRECTED TO HOUSEHOLDS THROUGH ITS EKOLAKAY PROGRAM. SOIL ALSO OPERATES SEVERAL PUBLIC TOILETS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND RENTS PORTABLE TOILETS FOR EVENTS AND SHORT-TERM NEEDS.Expenses $1,390,497 · grants $25,012 · revenue $166,532
- COMPOSTING OF HUMAN WASTE - SOIL HAS AN ESTABLISHED COMPOSTING WASTE TREATMENT SITE IN NORTHERN HAITI IN THE TOWN OF LIMONADE. AT THIS SITE, HUMAN WASTE IS SAFELY CONVERTED INTO NUTRIENT RICH COMPOST THAT CAN BE USED TO ENHANCE THE SOIL IN AGRICULTURAL AND REFORESTATION APPLICATIONS.Expenses $358,524 · revenue $3,331
- RESEARCH - SOIL IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SANITATION SERVICES IS GUIDED BY RIGOROUS EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH. SOIL HAS A DEDICATED RESEARCH DEPARTMENT WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO EVALUATE ONGOING PROGRAMMING TO ENSURE THAT SOIL'S SERVICES ARE COST EFFECTIVE, EQUITABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND. IT IS THE ROLE OF THE RESEARCH DEPARTMENT TO LIAISE TO ENHANCE THE IMPACT OF SOIL'S CORE MISSION. THE RESEARCH DEPARTMENT IS TASKED WITH DISSEMINATING PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS AS A METHOD FOR SHARING LESSONS LEARNED WITH OTHER IMPLEMENTERS, PROMOTING FURTHER SCIENTIFIC ENQUIRY INTO EFFECTIVE SANITATION AND WASTE TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES, AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE GLOBAL SECTORAL DIALOGUE AROUND SANITATION PROVISION.Expenses $224,135
- EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - SOIL CONDUCTS EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT OTHERS IN REPLICATING ITS WORK. AS A PART OF THIS EFFORT, SOIL HAS ORGANIZED EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND WORKSHOPS FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, THE HAITIAN GOVERNMENT AND VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL ENTITIES. SOIL IS COMMITTED TO TRANSPARENTLY SHARING ITS RESEARCH SO THAT ITS WORK IN HAITI CAN BE ADAPTED IN VULNERABLE URBAN COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE.Expenses $245,890
- EMERGENCY RESPONSE - SOIL OPERATES IN A HIGHLY FRAGILE CONTEXT WHICH IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO NATURAL DISASTERS AND PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS. IN THE FACE OF THESE ONGOING RISKS, SOIL INVESTS IN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND FREQUENTLY PARTICIPATES IN COORDINATED RESPONSE EFFORTS WHEN THERE IS AN EMERGENCY IN HAITI (RECENT EXAMPLES INCLUDE FLOODING, EARTHQUAKES, COVID-19 AND CHOLERA).Expenses $10,169
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-8195963
- 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
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Food, agriculture and nutrition (K99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,303,068
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,582,599
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $2,582,599 | $2,611,628 | $2,303,068 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $2,147,253 | $2,292,279 | $2,253,333 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $175,832 | $413,879 | $2,950,343 | XML |
| 990 | July 2022 | $3,157,591 | $1,904,246 | $3,064,108 | IRS |
| 990 | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 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 (search EIN 20-8195963).
Questions about SUSTAINABLE ORGANIC INTEGRATED LIVELIHOODS
- What is the EIN of SUSTAINABLE ORGANIC INTEGRATED LIVELIHOODS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SUSTAINABLE ORGANIC INTEGRATED LIVELIHOODS is 20-8195963.
- Is SUSTAINABLE ORGANIC INTEGRATED LIVELIHOODS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to SUSTAINABLE ORGANIC INTEGRATED LIVELIHOODS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SUSTAINABLE ORGANIC INTEGRATED LIVELIHOODS 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 SUSTAINABLE ORGANIC INTEGRATED LIVELIHOODS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SUSTAINABLE ORGANIC INTEGRATED LIVELIHOODS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SUSTAINABLE ORGANIC INTEGRATED LIVELIHOODS?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names DR SASHA KRAMER.
- Who are the officers and directors of SUSTAINABLE ORGANIC INTEGRATED LIVELIHOODS?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 14 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $97,200 (DR SASHA KRAMER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does SUSTAINABLE ORGANIC INTEGRATED LIVELIHOODS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,582,599, expenses of $2,611,628 and total assets of $2,303,068 at year end.
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