Nonprofit · EIN 26-2250997
CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT
Tax-exempt · SANTA ROSA, CA 95407
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $11,829,688 | $5,975,906 | $5,853,782 | $23,279,770 | $10,922,682 | $12,357,088 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $8,144,362 | $5,253,975 | $2,890,387 | $7,240,685 | $745,702 | $6,494,983 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $10,457,634
- of which government grants
- $1,747,534
- Program service revenue
- $1,276,784
- Investment income
- $159,103
- Net rental income
- $660
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$63,810
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$683
- Other revenue
- -$63,833
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $713,685
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $178,248
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,631,901
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,225,514
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,851
- Accounting fees
- $179,968
- Occupancy
- $222,499
- Travel
- $16,746
- Program services (functional)
- $4,912,429
- Management and general (functional)
- $618,483
- Fundraising (functional)
- $444,994
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $7,240,685
- Total assets, end of year
- $23,279,770
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $10,922,682
- Net assets, end of year
- $12,357,088
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,476,079
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,790,362
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $10,566,726
- Gross unrelated business income
- $660
- Gross receipts
- $11,910,977
- Employees
- 100
- Volunteers
- 994
- Year formed
- 2008
- 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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATHRYN COUCH | CEO Officer | 40 | $176,590 | $1,658 |
| BRENDA PAULUCCI-WHITING | CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,095 | $9,878 |
| JAMIE EMERSON-HEERY | co-chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIELLE ORYN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE ROGOFF | CO-CHAIR (THROUGH 01/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS BOEHLKE | DIRECTOR (THROUGH 08/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN EWART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENISE LAWS RN DNP | DIRECTOR (THROUGH 09/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK MILLAR | TEEN MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AURORA SELPIDES | DIRECTOR (THROUGH 02/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN WEINTRAUB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDY Lang | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN FITZPATRICK | treasurer Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH JANE TRUONG | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALMA BOWEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARK MALPIEDE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| lucy fosnight | teen member (THROUGH 10/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rawson Gulick | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Schieberl MD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Monica Ferguson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Esther Luvishis | Teen Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Leanna Baltonado | Teen Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATHRYN COUCH | CEO Officer | 40 | $172,743 | $2,540 |
| BRENDA PAULUCCI-WHITING | CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,282 | $7,737 |
| andre mills | coo (former) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $123,140 | $6,420 |
| JAMIE EMERSON-HEERY | co-chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHANNA LUCAS | CO-CHAIR (former) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE ROGOFF | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS BOEHLKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY HOUSMAN | DIRECTOR (former) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENISE LAWS RN DNP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA WARD | DIRECTOR (Former) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AURORA SELPIDES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN WEINTRAUB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDY Lang | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN FITZPATRICK | treasurer Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH JANE TRUONG | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAIGE BARTA | TEEN MEMBER (former) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZOE O'HALLORAN | TEEN MEMBER (Former) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| lucy fosnight | teen member (former) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rawson Gulick | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Schieberl MD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Monica Ferguson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Esther Luvishis | Teen Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Leanna Baltonado | Teen Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1237 APOLLO WAY, SANTA ROSA, CA 95407-6777
- In care of
- % CATHRYN COUCH
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CATHRYN COUCH, PO Box 1562, Sebastopol, CA 95473
- Signed the 990
- CATHRYN COUCH, CEO
- Phone
- (707) 829-5833
- Website
- www.ceresproject.org
- Return prepared by
- MILLER KAPLAN ARASE LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 26-2250997 or by the name CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT.
- 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
WE CREATE HEALTH FOR PEOPLE, COMMUNITIES, AND THE PLANET THROUGH LOVE, HEALING FOOD, AND EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION.
Program accomplishments
- WE CREATE HEALTH FOR PEOPLE, COMMUNITIES, AND THE PLANET THROUGH LOVE, HEALING FOOD, AND EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION.Expenses $4,460,339 · revenue $1,045,570
- Expenses $19,120 · revenue $78,074
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
- 26-2250997
- 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
- 2008
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $23,279,770
- Income (IRS master file)
- $11,910,977
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $11,829,688 | $5,975,906 | $23,279,770 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $8,144,362 | $5,253,975 | $7,240,685 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $4,155,933 | $4,357,519 | $4,451,719 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 26-2250997).
Questions about CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT
- What is the EIN of CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT is 26-2250997.
- Is CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2008.
- Are donations to CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT 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 CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT 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 CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT 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 CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CATHRYN COUCH.
- Who are the officers and directors of CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 22 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $176,590 (CATHRYN COUCH, CEO).
- How much revenue does CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $11,829,688, expenses of $5,975,906 and total assets of $23,279,770 at year end.
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