Nonprofit · EIN 68-0359676
OCCIDENTAL ARTS AND ECOLOGY CENTER
Tax-exempt · OCCIDENTAL, CA 95465
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $6,590,055 | $6,461,435 | $128,620 | $10,484,762 | $1,507,198 | $8,977,564 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $5,955,396 | $4,970,344 | $985,052 | $9,587,027 | $738,083 | $8,848,944 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,235,506
- of which government grants
- $796,325
- Program service revenue
- $1,312,806
- Investment income
- $41,743
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $251,614
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,443,739
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,126,465
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Depreciation
- $354,709
- Program services (functional)
- $5,300,283
- Management and general (functional)
- $810,175
- Fundraising (functional)
- $350,977
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $9,587,027
- Total assets, end of year
- $10,484,762
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,507,198
- Net assets, end of year
- $8,977,564
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,821,648
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,653,072
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,324,492
- Gross receipts
- $6,590,055
- Employees
- 118
- Volunteers
- 85
- Year formed
- 1995
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Henson | Executive Dir. Officer | 52 | $145,867 |
| Megan ponder | Co-Dir Peak Plasti | 40 | $125,500 |
| Stephen wilson | Co-Dir Peak Plasti | 40 | $125,500 |
| michael mckenzie | ED Counterstream | 40 | $119,225 |
| Kendall Dunnigan | RCD Program Manage | 52 | $118,430 |
| Sunny Hill | Finance Directo Officer | 52 | $105,747 |
| Melissa K Nelson | President Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Susan McGovern | Secretary Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Lori Maddox | Treasurer Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Gopal Dayaneni | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Janelle Orsi | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Henson | Executive Dir. Officer | 52 | $130,810 |
| Megan ponder | Co-Dir Peak Plasti | 40 | $116,333 |
| Stephen wilson | Co-Dir Peak Plasti | 40 | $116,333 |
| sunny hill | Finance Directo Officer | 50 | $94,635 |
| Melissa K Nelson | President Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Susan McGovern | Secretary Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Lori Maddox | Treasurer Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Gopal Dayaneni | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Janelle Orsi | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 15290 COLEMAN VALLEY RD, OCCIDENTAL, CA 95465-9301
- In care of
- % DAVE HENSON
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Dave Henson, 15290 Coleman Valley Road, Occidental, CA 95465
- Signed the 990
- Dave Henson, Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (707) 874-1557
- Website
- www.oaec.org
- Return prepared by
- Goranson Tax and Consulting Inc
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 68-0359676 or by the name OCCIDENTAL ARTS AND ECOLOGY CENTER.
- 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
OOAEC CULTIVATES ECOLOGICAL LITERACY AND BUILDS THE CAPACITY OF CIVIC AND SOCIAL MOVEMENT LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO GUIDE THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES TO AN ECOLOGICALLY REGENERATIVE, ECONOMICALLY VIABLE, AND SOCIALLY JUST FUTURE.INSPIRED BY NATURE, WHERE DIVERSITY IS A KEY INDICATOR OF THE HEALTH OF AN ECOSYSTEM, WE ASSIST PLACE-BASED COMMUNITIES IN REORIENTING HUMAN ECONOMY AND GOVERNANCE TOWARDS THE RESTORATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY. TO REALIZE OUR MISSION, WE INVEST IN PROJECTS AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF THE ECOLOGICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL CRISES OF OUR TIME.
Program accomplishments
- OAECS 2024 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE MOSTLY EXPRESSED THROUGH OUR MANY INTER-RELATED PROGRAMS, PROJECTS AND PARTNERSHIPS. A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF THIS PROGRAM WORK INCLUDES:1. THE RESILIENT COMMUNITY DESIGN / PERMACULTURE PROGRAM,2. THE WATER INSTITUTE AND BEAVER RESTORATION PROJECT,3. THE MOTHER GARDEN BIODIVERSITY PROGRAM,4. THE WILDLANDS PROGRAM,5. THE MOVEMENT BUILDING RETREAT PROGRAM,6. THE PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM,7. OAECS PARTNERSHIP WITH DOZENS OF SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ALLIANCES AROUND EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS, AND8. OAECS FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECTS PROGRAMEACH OF OUR PROGRAMS, PROJECTS AND PARTNERSHIPS USE THE SAME METHODS AND STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE OUR PUBLIC BENEFIT MISSION, INCLUDING:1. WE MODEL RESILIENCY - OAEC IS A RESILIENCY DEMONSTRATION SITE, MODELING DOZENS OF PRACTICAL PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY-SCALE SOLUTIONS TO COMMON CHALLENGES IN THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF SOIL, WATER, FOOD PRODUCTION, THE RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY, AND MORE EFFECTIVE WAYS TO SELF-GOVERN AND MANAGE ECONOMY. OAECS PROGRAMS BENEFIT FROM OUR MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPING AND CARING FOR OUR OWN 80-ACRE SITE, AS WELL AS SUPPORTING HUNDREDS OF OTHER LAND-BASED PROJECTS AND ORGANIZATIONS.2. WE TRAIN CHANGEMAKERS - THE TRANSITION TO A JUST AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY WILL ONLY BE ACHIEVED IF MORE INDIVIDUALS BECOME ECOLOGICALLY LITERATE CHANGEMAKERS. OAEC CONTINUES TO DEVELOP WORKSHOPS AND ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS THAT TRAIN, SUPPORT AND INSPIRE INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIAL MOVEMENT LEADERS TO APPLY AN ECOLOGICAL LENS TO THEIR EXISTING SOCIAL CHANGE WORK.3. WE HELP BUILD THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITIES TO TRANSFORM TOWARD RESILIENCE - OAEC STRIVES TO ACHIEVE A "SOCIAL CHANGE MULTIPLIER EFFECT" BY TRAINING AND BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF WHOLE COMMUNITIES TO BECOME MORE EFFECTIVE AGENTS OF RAPID CHANGE. WE WORK TO FOSTER ECOLOGICAL LITERACY AND TO EMPOWER DIVERSE COMMUNITIES - SCHOOLS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC AGENCIES, FOUNDATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS, FARMS AND RANCHES, AND POLICY COALITIONS - TO DESIGN THEIR OWN PLACE-BASED STRATEGIES TO CREATE THE JUST TRANSITION TOWARDS A MORE REGENERATIVE CULTURE AND ECONOMY.4. WE WORK TO CHANGE THE RULES OF GOVERNANCE AND ECONOMY - WE WORK TO LEGALIZE AND REQUIRE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY, AND TO MAKE ILLEGAL AND DIS-INCENTIVIZE ACTIVITIES THAT SUBVERT IT. SOMETIMES ON OUR OWN, BUT MOST OFTEN THROUGH BROADER ADVOCACY ALLIANCES, WE SEEK TO CHANGE POLICY IN THE ARENAS OF GOVERNANCE IN WHICH WE ARE MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED - A CITY OR COUNTY COUNCIL, SCHOOL BOARD, WATER AGENCY, OR STATE LEGISLATURE OR AGENCY - ON ISSUES THAT ARE RIPE FOR CHANGE AND MOVE US TOWARD A JUST AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.Expenses $5,300,283 · revenue $1,179,873
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
- 68-0359676
- 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
- 1997
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C30Z)
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $6,590,055 | $6,461,435 | $10,484,762 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $5,955,396 | $4,970,344 | $9,587,027 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $6,091,707 | $4,223,369 | $8,610,557 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 68-0359676).
Questions about OCCIDENTAL ARTS AND ECOLOGY CENTER
- What is the EIN of OCCIDENTAL ARTS AND ECOLOGY CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OCCIDENTAL ARTS AND ECOLOGY CENTER is 68-0359676.
- Is OCCIDENTAL ARTS AND ECOLOGY CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.
- Are donations to OCCIDENTAL ARTS AND ECOLOGY CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does OCCIDENTAL ARTS AND ECOLOGY CENTER 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 OCCIDENTAL ARTS AND ECOLOGY CENTER 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 OCCIDENTAL ARTS AND ECOLOGY CENTER 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 OCCIDENTAL ARTS AND ECOLOGY CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Dave Henson.
- Who are the officers and directors of OCCIDENTAL ARTS AND ECOLOGY CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $145,867 (Dave Henson, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does OCCIDENTAL ARTS AND ECOLOGY CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $6,590,055, expenses of $6,461,435 and total assets of $10,484,762 at year end.
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