Nonprofit · EIN 33-0009949
SOLANA CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION
Tax-exempt · ENCINITAS, CA 92024
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,577,427 | $1,396,802 | $180,625 | $1,280,385 | $184,342 | $1,096,043 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,338,956 | $1,177,172 | $161,784 | $1,086,973 | $171,555 | $915,418 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $235,484
- of which government grants
- $36,248
- Program service revenue
- $1,301,308
- Investment income
- $24,352
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $78
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $16,283
- Other revenue
- $16,283
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $105,445
- Other salaries and wages
- $949,049
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,212,277
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,565
- Accounting fees
- $1,450
- Occupancy
- $33,709
- Travel
- $17,862
- Depreciation
- $5,576
- Program services (functional)
- $1,091,191
- Management and general (functional)
- $279,035
- Fundraising (functional)
- $26,576
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,086,973
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,280,385
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $184,342
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,096,043
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $29,935
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,060,259
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $35,784
- Gross receipts
- $1,593,006
- Employees
- 27
- Volunteers
- 288
- Year formed
- 1983
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA TOTH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $98,644 | $12,374 |
| MALLIKA SEN | ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3 MONTHS Trustee or director | 40 | $81,230 | $0 |
| DAVID LEVY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CONNIE ADAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AIMEE NEWMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSSELL LEVAN | PRESIDENT Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS SPIELMAKER | SECRETARY Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY ANN STONE | TREASURER Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIN LARSON | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA TOTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $86,627 |
| AIMEE NEWMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CONNIE ADAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NATALIE KNOPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRIS SPIELMAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KRISTIN LARSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID LEVY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CAROLINE HOBBS | SECRETARY Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MARY ANN STONE | TREASURER Officer | 6 | $0 |
| RUSSELL LEVAN | PRESIDENT Officer | 6 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 137 N EL CAMINO REAL, ENCINITAS, CA 92024-2802
- In care of
- % JESSICA TOTH
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- RUSSELL LEVAN, 137 N EL CAMINO REAL, ENCINITAS, CA 92024
- Signed the 990
- JESSICA TOTH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (760) 436-7986
- Website
- WWW.SOLANACENTER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Jean M Smith EA
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 33-0009949 or by the name SOLANA CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION.
- 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
SOLANA CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATIONS MISSION IS TO EMPOWER INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH EDUCATION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND RESEARCH.
Program accomplishments
- ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE CONSULTING: OUR EXPERTISE IN ORGANIC WASTE, COMPOSTING, SINGLE-USE PLASTICS, AND STORMWATER POLLUTION, COMBINED WITH OUR KNOWLEDGE OF RELATED STATE ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS, HAS ENABLED US TO CREATE EFFECTIVE AND ACCESSIBLE SOLUTIONS FOR LOCAL SAN DIEGO COUNTY JURISDICTIONS. THESE SOLUTIONS HELP LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND BUSINESSES ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND COMPLY WITH STATE AND LOCAL LAWS. WE OFFER VIRTUAL STATEWIDE SB1383 TRAININGS AS WELL AS EXTENSIVE OUTREACH CAMPAIGNS, TECHNICAL CONSULTING, & SECTOR-SPECIFIC RESOURCES & SURVEYS. WE PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND INSPECTIONS TO 381 BUSINESSES AND 31 FOOD RECOVERY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS 12 JURISDICTIONS. WE ALSO EDUCATED 597 BUSINESSES ON SB 1383 REGULATIONS EITHER IN PERSON (ON-SITE VISIT) OR ELECTRONICALLY (EMAIL COMMUNICATION). LASTLY, BUSINESSES THAT RECEIVED CONSULTATION FROM SOLANA CENTER COLLECTIVELY DONATED OVER 8M POUNDS OF EDIBLE FOOD TO COMMUNITIES IN NEED.Expenses $620,596 · revenue $863,311
- EDUCATION: SOLANA CENTER, A SAN DIEGO COUNTY-WIDE RESOURCE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, FOCUSED ON COMPOSTING, WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, RECYCLING, AND ZERO WASTE, REACHED OVER 12,500 SAN DIEGANS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, SCHOOL WORKSHOPS, AND BUSINESS INSTRUCTION. OUR EDUCATION PROGRAM TRAINED 52 MASTER COMPOSTERS AND 777 NEW COMPOSTERS AT WORKSHOPS, WEBINARS, AND FIVE-WEEK COURSES AND ANSWERED MORE THAN 712 COMPOST AND ZERO-WASTE RELATED QUESTIONS OVER THE PHONE, BY EMAIL, AND AT THE OFFICE. SOLANA CENTER EXTENDED OUR EDUCATION AND INFORMATION THROUGH OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS, WEBSITE, BLOG, SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS, AND MEDIA COVERAGE, REACHING MORE THAN 20,000 SAN DIEGO AREA RESIDENTS.Expenses $320,989 · revenue $377,370
- CLIMATE SOLUTIONS: WE OFFER PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS TO REDUCE THEIR CLIMATE FOOTPRINT, INCLUDING; WASTE REDUCTION EDUCATION; GREEN LIVING TOURS OF OUR HEADQUARTERS; E/U-WASTE - 2,159 DROP-OFFS FROM RESIDENTS OF ELECTRONIC WASTE, LIGHT BULBS, & BATTERIES, KEPT 9,757 ITEMS FROM THE LANDFILL; RAIN BARRELS - SOLD 478 RAIN BARRELS, COLLECTING 89,000 GALLONS OF RAINWATER; GREEN CONVENE DINNERWARE LOAN PROGRAM RENTED 850 PLACE SETTINGS AT 28 EVENTS, DIVERTING 343 LBS. OF LANDFILL WASTE; TEXTILE WASTE EDUCATION EVENT THAT OFFERED TEXTILE REPAIR AND REPURPOSING OPTIONS, AS WELL AS A CLOTHING SWAP COLLECTED 718 POUNDS OF TEXTILES & DIVERTED 99% FROM LANDFILL.Expenses $149,606 · revenue $76,910
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 33-0009949
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1984
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C022)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,280,385
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,593,006
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,577,427 | $1,396,802 | $1,280,385 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,338,956 | $1,177,172 | $1,086,973 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,010,931 | $910,500 | $912,757 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 33-0009949).
Questions about SOLANA CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION
- What is the EIN of SOLANA CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOLANA CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION is 33-0009949.
- Is SOLANA CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1984.
- Are donations to SOLANA CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SOLANA CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION 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 SOLANA CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SOLANA CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SOLANA CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names RUSSELL LEVAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOLANA CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 9 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $98,644 (JESSICA TOTH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does SOLANA CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,577,427, expenses of $1,396,802 and total assets of $1,280,385 at year end.
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