2024-08-12T09:26:27-07:00 2023-12-31 770581023 Stoltey & Associates 4643 Kennington Dr Santa Maria CA 93455 990 2023-01-01 941728064 COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL COMM 8059630583 1219 State Street ste A SANTA BARBARA CA 93101 Sigrid Wright CEO/Exec Direct 2024-08-12 true true Brad A Stoltey P00241354 8056895880 X 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z Sigrid Wright 1219 State Street ste A SANTA BARBARA CA 93101 6403102 false X WWW.CECSB.ORG X 1970 CA To conduct education, implementation and policy guidance on regional solutions to climate change. 17 17 35 125 26522 820 5214383 4364442 609355 14034 144071 252660 40229 -3241 6008038 4627895 0 0 1972330 2223267 101200 64336 599869 1294455 1698794 3367985 3986397 2640053 641498 9634132 10894514 3004025 3641943 6630107 7252571 X CEC WORKS TO IDENTIFY, RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT, AND SOLVE PRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AFFECTING THE CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST. OUR ENERGY, TRANSPORTATION, WASTE AND FOOD PROGRAMS PROVIDE REGIONAL SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE. false false 1086606 293291 Climate Resilience & Justice:CEC deploys bold, community-led solutions rooted in climate justice aimed at protecting against extreme weather and climate impacts. Our current work, outlined in CEC's Climate Resilience Action Plan, is centered on increasing resilience to extreme heat, wildfire, and other natural disasters. This work includes actively collaborating with underrepresented voices in planning and implementing community-led solutions. 951168 3855 Climate Policy & Education:CEC works to inform, unite, and engage a broad range of Central Coast residents to be stewards of the climate, building networks of diverse, engaged activists. Through our Climate Leadership and Climate Policy programs, CEC informs, energizes, and guides tens of thousands of individuals through webinars, political initiatives,meetings, hearings, events, and roundtable discussions. This includes producing Santa Barbaras annual Earth Day celebration in April, one of the oldest in the nation that typically draws 30,000 attendees each year. 746448 543368 Energy, Transportation & Waste: Building on decades of work, CEC helps our region secure a rapid, equitable transition to 100% clean, renewable electricity and propel a rapid, equitable transition to clean, zero-emission transportation and buildings. Our efforts focus on ensuring that new construction is energy efficient and carbon-neutral; increasing access to electric vehicles (especially for low-to-moderate income and Spanish-speaking households); and advancing solar and energy efficient solutions for single and multi-family housing and nonprofit organizations. CEC also leads the Central Coast in pursuing a circular economy model that designs waste out of the food and plastic product systems. 2784222 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false false false false false true true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 28 0 true 35 true true true false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 17 17 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false CA X X SIGRID WRIGHT 8059630583 1219 State Street ste A SANTA BARBARA CA 93101 Sigrid Wright CEO 40.00 0.00 X 161217 0 19491 Kathi King Dir of climate cha 40.00 0.00 108819 0 17857 Barbara Lindemann President 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Charles Newman Vice President 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Nadra Ehrman Vice President 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Christine DeVries Secretary 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Chris Knowlton Treasurer 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Chandler Buie Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jon Clark Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carolyn Fitzgerald Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Laura Francis Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Geoff Green Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Jackson Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Elliott MacDougall Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Pat McElroy Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Pellow Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ivette Peralta Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Peter Schuyler Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kathy Yeung Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 270036 37348 2 false true false Specialty Construction Inc 645 Clarion Court San Luis Obispo CA 93401 Construction 2837393 1 115257 840785 3408400 71832 4364442 Contract revenue 14034 14034 14034 95455 95455 0 0 26522 26522 26522 26522 1862384 1705179 157205 157205 157205 40265 115257 70028 -29763 -29763 0 0 0 4627895 171239 26522 65692 X 0 0 0 0 180708 90354 45177 45177 0 1727445 1291391 197226 238828 20330 15575 4172 583 150651 110851 31687 8113 144133 106564 17331 20238 0 8306 8306 7816 7816 0 64336 64336 12490 12490 777941 619504 158437 199557 164812 176 34569 183956 155774 8835 19347 0 0 192810 155124 27214 10472 9396 7556 1495 345 0 86369 59983 6472 19914 56554 56554 0 99078 78652 13798 6628 24544 19747 3464 1333 Bad Debt 120000 120000 Event expenses 40341 40341 Printing and Publications 17286 956 608 15722 MISCELLANEOUS 7465 7465 -145115 -140427 1048 -5736 3986397 2784222 602306 599869 3105030 711167 37642 0 1538254 1349742 113657 199287 0 0 0 0 6445 23963 3465480 98562 917245 3366918 1972716 2916399 195000 115500 0 0 1748143 2211538 9634132 10894514 826189 375326 22240 7200 350000 1500000 1805596 1759417 3004025 3641943 X 6353237 6910361 276870 342210 6630107 7252571 9634132 10894514 641498 -19034 X false true X true false X 777605 1684632 2798522 5239283 4364442 14864484 0 0 777605 1684632 2798522 5239283 4364442 14864484 692569 14171915 131627 119429 1154 13996 95455 361661 128425 128425 15101 1880 16981 15371551 2502134 0.92200 0.88800 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2180458 158973 2339431 3062675 -446614 435603 2180458 2900746 373122 211193 3062675 2820687 326708 246649 2900746 2580037 490942 250292 2820687 0.94000 0.06000 false false false 3207544 78325 3129219 66246 6625 59621 191690 13612 178078 3366918 Other Receivable 83198 Right of Use Asset 1663523 2211538 Lease Obligations 1676476 Retainage Payable 78441 Security Deposits 4500 1759417 X 4628064 -19034 31693 12659 4615405 12490 12490 4627895 4005600 31693 31693 3973907 12490 12490 3986397 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. The intended use of the endowment fund is to support the programs of the Organization. Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Organization evaluates uncertain tax positions, whereby the effect of the uncertainty would be recorded if the outcome was considered probable and reasonably estimable. As of December 31, 2023, the Organization had no uncertain tax positions requiring accrual. X X X X X X X true Netzel Grigsby Associates 5601 W Slauson Ave 270 Culver City CA 90230 Campaign Consulting false 30372 Lynn Carlisle 1948 Oak Crest Drive Oakland CA 94602 Fundraising Consulting false 13080 Darlene Snow 5142 Hollister Ave 156 Santa Barbara CA 93111 Fundraising Consulting false 10800 ALW Consulting LLC 78 Beverley Road Arlington MA 02474 Fundraising Consulting false 5000 59252 CA Green Gala 155522 115257 40265 16052 22798 31178 155522 115257 40265 16052 22798 31178 70028 -29763 X X X X X false false false false false false false false false Sigrid Wright CEO 161217 4839 14652 180708 Misc 71832 false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Climate Smart Ag:CEC is focused on accelerating and bringing to scale climate-smart agriculture across San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties. Together with ranchers and farmers, we are working to ensure that agriculturalists build soil health, protect against drought, and promote biodiversity to reduce the impacts of climate change, sequestering greenhouse gas emissions and creating stronger, more resilient food systems. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE FORM 990 TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE ORGANIZATION. AFTER THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE 990, THE FORM 990 IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Annually the board of directors must sign a conflict of interest questionnaire that identifies and explains any conflict of interest that a board member may have. If a conflict of interest arises during the year to a matter requiring action by the board, the board member must immediately disclose this to the board, retire from the room in which the board is meeting and shall not participate in the final deliberation or decision regarding the matter under consideration. The minutes of the meeting shall reflect the conflict of interest and state that the board member was not present during the final discussion or vote and did not vote. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The executive committee of the board of directors has contracted for a three year term with the CEO that determines her compensation and benefits package. However, the executive director is reviewed annually. The compensation is determined by looking at salary surveys in the area of similar size non-profits as well as at 990s of similar organizations nationwide. The contract is then approved by the full board of directors. All other compensation for employees is approved at the time the annual budget is approved and accepted by the board of directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Organization makes its governing documents available to the public upon request by writing to the address located on this return. In addition, the Organization's donor privacy policy can be found at www.cecsb.org/donate/financials.