Nonprofit · EIN 94-1728064
COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL INC
Tax-exempt · SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,427,242 | $4,041,346 | -$614,104 | $9,633,027 | $2,788,473 | $6,844,554 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,627,895 | $3,986,397 | $641,498 | $10,894,514 | $3,641,943 | $7,252,571 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,356,981
- of which government grants
- $1,171,665
- Program service revenue
- $9,420
- Investment income
- $42,377
- Net rental income
- $108,031
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $103,278
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$89,567
- Other revenue
- $18,464
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,250
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $189,439
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,528,352
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,066,809
- Professional fundraising fees
- $41,852
- Legal fees
- $2,777
- Accounting fees
- $5,715
- Occupancy
- $232,391
- Travel
- $13,240
- Depreciation
- $201,691
- Program services (functional)
- $2,980,728
- Management and general (functional)
- $565,324
- Fundraising (functional)
- $495,294
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $10,894,514
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,633,027
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,788,473
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,844,554
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,475,051
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,267,438
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,456,757
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $387,797
- Gross unrelated business income
- -$137,931
- Gross receipts
- $4,874,015
- Employees
- 27
- Volunteers
- 16
- Year formed
- 1970
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIGRID WRIGHT | CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $168,427 | $21,011 |
| DARLENE SNOW | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,820 | $16,865 |
| KATHI KING | DIRECTOR OF CLIMATE CHANGE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,129 | $19,662 |
| JON CLARK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE DEVRIES | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NADRA EHRMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID PELLOW | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER SCHUYLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS KNOWLTON | TREASURER (THRU 4/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHANDLER BUIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL CUTTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN FITZGERALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GEOFF GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA LINDEMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIOTT MACDOUGALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAT MCELROY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| IVETTE PERALTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TAMMY SIMS JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHELLE WEINMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigrid Wright | CEO Officer | 40 | $161,217 | $19,491 |
| Kathi King | Dir of climate cha | 40 | $108,819 | $17,857 |
| Barbara Lindemann | President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Charles Newman | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Nadra Ehrman | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Christine DeVries | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Knowlton | Treasurer Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Chandler Buie | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Clark | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Carolyn Fitzgerald | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Laura Francis | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Geoff Green | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| David Jackson | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Elliott MacDougall | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Pat McElroy | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| David Pellow | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Ivette Peralta | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Peter Schuyler | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Kathy Yeung | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1219 STATE ST STE A, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101-2663
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SIGRID WRIGHT, 1219 STATE STREET STE A, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101
- Signed the 990
- SIGRID WRIGHT, CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (805) 963-0583
- Website
- WWW.CECSB.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-1728064 or by the name COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL INC.
- 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
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.
Program accomplishments
- CLIMATE PROGRAMS: CEC BUILDS ON-THE-GROUND MOMENTUM TO REVERSE THE THREAT OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS. WE TRANSFORM THE SYSTEMS THAT FUEL IT. WE SAFEGUARD THE COMMUNITY FROM ITS IMPACTS. WE LEAD, WE PARTNER, WE ACT. AND EVERY DAY, WE INSPIRE PEOPLE TO CREATE A MORE RESILIENT CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST. AS THE MODERN ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT BROADENS TO BETTER REFLECT THE RACIAL, ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, AND AGE DIVERSITY OF OUR REGION, WE ARE BUILDING NETWORKS OF DIVERSE, ENGAGED ACTIVISTS WHO CHAMPION RIGOROUS CLIMATE ACTION. BY FOCUSING OUR EFFORTS, TOGETHER WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS TO:- REVERSE THE TRAJECTORY OF CLIMATE CHANGE BY PROPELLING A RAPID, EQUITABLE TRANSITION TO ZERO EMISSIONS (SEE SCHEDULE O)AND ZERO WASTE IN THE CENTRAL COASTS ENERGY, TRANSPORTATION, FOOD, AGRICULTURE, CONSTRUCTION, AND WASTE SECTORS.- REPAIR THE DISRUPTED CARBON CYCLE BY ACCELERATING AND BRINGING TO SCALE CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE PRACTICES THAT DRAW DOWN EXCESS CARBON FROM THE ATMOSPHERE.- PROTECT VULNERABLE POPULATIONS FROM EXTREME WEATHER AND OTHER CLIMATE IMPACTS BY DEPLOYING BOLD, COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS ROOTED IN CLIMATE JUSTICE.Expenses $2,892,615 · grants $2,250 · revenue $9,420
- CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENTAL HUB: IN JULY OF 2023 WE OPENED THE CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COASTS FIRST ENVIRONMENTAL HUB AS A NEXUS FOR ADVOCACY, INNOVATION, AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN SANTA BARBARA. SINCE THEN, THE HUB HAS ENGAGED MORE THAN 10,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN DOZENS OF EVENTS FOCUSED ON CLIMATE ACTION. IT IS A COLLABORATIVE EPICENTER FOR COMMUNITY-LED CLIMATE SOLUTIONS.THE 10,000-SQUARE-FOOT SPACE BOASTS ENERGY-SAVING TECHNOLOGIES AND SUSTAINABLE BUILDING MATERIALS. IT INCLUDES CEC STAFF OFFICES, TWO MEETING AND EVENT VENUES, AND FIVE MISSION-ALIGNED NON-PROFIT TENANTS. NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS HAVE PRIORITY USE OF THE SPACE, AND A HANDFUL OF PRE-SELECTED VOLUNTEER-DRIVEN AND (SEE SCHEDULE O)SOME PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ARE OFFERED FREE AND DEEPLY DISCOUNTED USE OF THE HUB FOR MEETINGS, WORKSHOPS, AND NETWORKING EVENTS. BY CATALYZING COLLECTIVE ACTION AND FOSTERING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP, THE HUB EMBODIES THE SPIRIT OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND SERVES AS A DRIVING FORCE FOR POSITIVE CHANGE.Expenses $88,113
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
- 94-1728064
- 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
- 1970
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C200)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $9,633,027
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,874,015
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,427,242 | $4,041,346 | $9,633,027 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,627,895 | $3,986,397 | $10,894,514 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $6,008,038 | $3,367,985 | $9,634,132 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | 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 94-1728064).
Questions about COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL INC
- What is the EIN of COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL INC is 94-1728064.
- Is COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1970.
- Are donations to COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL INC 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 COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL INC 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 COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL INC 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 COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names SIGRID WRIGHT.
- Who are the officers and directors of COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 20 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $168,427 (SIGRID WRIGHT, CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,427,242, expenses of $4,041,346 and total assets of $9,633,027 at year end.
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