2023-11-13T09:21:35-08:00 2022-12-31 680260103 REGALIA & ASSOCIATES CPAS 103 TOWN COUNTRY DR STE K DANVILLE CA 94526 990 2022-01-01 942778848 Life Lab Science Program LIFE 8314002016 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064 Don Burgett Co-Exec Dir 8314002016 2023-11-13 true Don Burgett 999009999 true Douglas W Regalia P00186389 9253140390 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Don Burgett 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064 2956154 false X www.lifelab.org X 1981 CA Life Lab cultivates childrens love of learning, healthy food, and nature through garden-based education. Drawing on over forty years of work with young people in gardens, Life Lab, is a national leader in the garden-based learning movement. 9 9 46 15 0 764925 1277726 340642 1663500 124 20 20864 6003 1126555 2947249 0 0 1078228 2117609 0 130234 264598 625201 1342826 2742810 -216271 204439 595898 1332711 553696 1086070 42202 246641 X Life Lab cultivates childrens love of learning, healthy food, and nature through garden-based education. false false 1762010 1669503 Local School Site Programs: Life Lab provides garden classroom instruction, design, garden care, curriculum, teacher training, and program leadership and advisory support to school districts and their public elementary schools in Santa Cruz County, particularly in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District through an extensive program partnership. Life Lab is also supporting garden-based learning in Live Oak School District and Santa Cruz City Schools, with a long-term vision of closer partnership with all 10 local districts and their 40 total elementary schools.(continued on schedule o) 354698 National Programs: Life Lab offers hands-on workshops on garden-based science, nutrition, and environmental education for educators from across the nation at its Garden Classroom in Santa Cruz, CA, and on demand around the U.S. It also offers a 16-week intensive Certified School Garden Educator course of virtual trainings, coaching, and peer sharing for participants across the country. Life Lab also hosts an annual national School Garden Support Organization Leadership Institute in partnership with Whole Kids Foundation to help teams from peer organizations share and advance best practices for the field. Life Lab develops and distributes curricula, activity guides and other learning materials nationally to support preK-6 teachers in successfully implementing hands-on garden-based education programs. (continued on Schedule O) 173324 Regional School Site Programs: Life Lab serves as the fiscal sponsor for Growing Healthy Kids, an unincorporated community-based organization providing unique outdoor educational learning opportunities to over 10,000 students at 16 schools throughout the Mt Diablo Unified School District in Bay Point, Clayton, Concord, Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek, CA. Growing Healthy Kids shares Life Labs mission of cultivating childrens love of learning, healthy food and nature through garden education, and a commitment to equity and inclusion so that all cultures and identities are respected and celebrated. 2290032 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 28 0 true 46 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X X X X Don Burgett 8314002016 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064 Don Burgett Co-Exec Dir 30.00 0.00 X 71336 0 19597 Judit Camacho Co-Exec Dir 30.00 0.00 X 82367 0 4118 Olga De Santa Anna Vice-President 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Michelle Stott Secretary 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 John Brissenden Treasurer 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Katy Stonebloom President 6.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Francisco Estrada Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Barbara Gordon PhD Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Susana Dutro Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alicia Martinez Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lisa Aguerria Lewis Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 153703 23715 0 false false false 0 25163 1252563 1277726 Fiscal Sponsor fees 611600 32511 32511 Other income 611600 163 163 Program Fees 611600 1630826 1630826 1663500 20 20 0 335 335 0 0 0 0 14573 8905 5668 5668 0 2947249 1669503 20 0 0 0 0 153703 118450 27242 8011 0 1546917 1192125 274171 80621 0 284626 160584 112934 11108 132363 103426 21862 7075 0 257 257 24562 24562 0 0 0 220919 213349 7570 776 776 11659 2454 8206 999 27377 12768 14006 603 0 45635 22834 22801 60705 58073 2632 0 6534 4734 975 825 0 0 12040 9049 2991 24965 1255 23710 Equipment Maint & Repairs 99458 79292 20113 53 Program Expenses 74468 71688 1916 864 Printing and Publications 7049 3543 25 3481 Bank charges & fees 6046 3021 2644 381 2751 233387 -246849 16213 2742810 2290032 322544 130234 204299 138941 150345 937 0 76710 958579 0 0 0 3622 2677 3235 9341 199114 112225 22340 86889 0 0 0 0 135347 135347 595898 1332711 17887 62489 325467 674788 60000 210342 288793 553696 1086070 X -268641 -64202 310843 310843 42202 246641 595898 1332711 204439 X false false false X 540351 1416188 642775 764925 2713531 6077770 0 0 540351 1416188 642775 764925 2713531 6077770 523708 5554062 1628 1459 1315 124 20 4546 0 0 6082316 1561370 0.91310 0.99830 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 77959 77959 121155 121155 112225 -112225 86889 ROU asset -premises 135347 135347 Accrued payroll and related benefits 152661 Lease liability noncurrent 104363 Lease payable current 31769 288793 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Regional School Site Programs: Life Lab serves as the fiscal sponsor for Growing Healthy Kids, an unincorporated community-based organization providing unique outdoor educational learning opportunities to over 10,000 students at 16 schools throughout the Mt Diablo Unified School District in Bay Point, Clayton, Concord, Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek, CA. Growing Healthy Kids shares Life Labs mission of cultivating childrens love of learning, healthy food and nature through garden education, and a commitment to equity and inclusion so that all cultures and identities are respected and celebrated. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 is prepared by an outside tax professional. The form is then reviewed by the organization's management. After a full review, the final version of the tax return is provided to all members of the organization's voting body. A representative of management authorizes the final form 990 which is then e-filed with the internal revenue service. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Members of the Board of Directors review all potential conflicts of interest periodically. Top management and all Board members are required to disclose potential conflicts and any related party affiliations. The organization seeks full transparency on all relationships. Any potential conflicts (in fact or appearance) are discussed openly and resolved in accordance with the organization's policies and procedures. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Members of the board of directors review the compensation of all high-level personnel periodically in accordance with IRS rules and regulations. Efforts are made to secure compensation data from industry sources in order to determine competitiveness and appropriateness of salaries. Every effort is made to ensure that the process is thorough and transparent in accordance with IRS guidelines and the organization's policies and procedures. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b Compensation of other personnel and highly compensated employees is reviewed periodically by members of management. Efforts are made to secure compensation data from industry sources in order to determine competitiveness and appropriateness of salaries and all related benefits. All decisions are then documented in personnel files. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 Tax returns are available for download from several websites and by request from the organization's office in Santa Cruz, California. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 All of the organization's governing documents, financial statements, and other legal filings are maintained in a secure environment and held available for inspection by tax authorities and the general public. Tax returns are posted annually to our website and to www.guidestar.org (where they are available for viewing as electronic copies) and are also available by request from the organization's office. Form 990 Part III Line 4a Stmt of Program Svc Accomplishments Cont In addition to garden classrooms staffing and instruction, Life Lab also works directly with district Food and Nutrition Services teams to advance student food and nutrition learning and wellness and connect cafeteria and garden programs. These district-level programs currently impact more than 7,500 children age 4 to 11 each year, emphasizing Next Generation Science, language development, nourishing foods, and social-emotional learning and wellness. Form 990 Part III Line 4b Stmt of Program Svc Accomplishments Cont As a longtime leader in this field, Life Lab facilitates networking and information sharing among organizations supporting garden-based learning as a core member of the National School Garden Network it co-founded in 2013. Beginning in 2022, Life Lab also co-created and co-leads with the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation the national Growing School Gardens Summit biennially for school garden programs and practitioners. These National Programs impact more than 500,000 young students across the U.S each year.