2024-11-15T23:14:52-07:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 203652744 Land Empowerment Animals People Inc LAND 9255860839 4916 Rainbow Dr Weed CA 960949399 Mark Stafford CFO 9255860839 2024-11-13 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Mark Stafford 4916 Rainbow Dr Weed CA 96094 811544 0 X X 2005 CA Facilitate committed and open partnerships and projects that enable habitats, species and cultures to thrive, and to provide sustainable economic activities that place equal value on income security, quality of life and the health of our shared environment. 4 2 3 0 0 0 324377 811544 0 0 0 0 0 0 324377 811544 529048 508395 0 0 115164 120009 0 0 9892 13700 23609 657912 652013 -333535 159531 365916 527360 2551 4464 363365 522896 Facilitate committed and open partnerships and projects that enable habitats, species and cultures to thrive, and to provide sustainable economic activities that place equal value on income security, quality of life and the health of our shared environment. 0 0 418252 375961 0 We helped fund five eco-cultural resilience programs managed by our Malaysian partner Forever Sabah Berhad (FS, foreversabah.org) that continue a transition towards a diversified, equitable, living economy. The over-arching program entitled "Forever Sabah: To the Edge & Into the Emerging Future" sunsetted and our new "Forever Sabah: Into a Relational Future" began, focusing on robust and diversified micro-economic growth strategies moving forward. Thirdly, 100% of Oregon State University income through us supported FS's iterative success training model's international spread. We granted other income for FS's Human Elephant Harmony (HEH, foreversabah.org/human-elephant-harmony) that continues to grow human appreciation of wild elephant neighbors. We also funded FS's palm oil transition to diversified agroforestry education. Finally, our own program salary apportioning and Zoom costs finalized our expenses. 90136 70000 0 For 2023 we funded and just two of our Malaysian partner LEAP Spiral's (LS, leapspiral.org) ongoing programs. One of their newest programs, Carbon Sovereign Sabah (web-hosted by FS at foreversabah.org/programs-projects-partnerships/css) arose in response to an obtuse agreement between the Sabah State Government and a Singapore company that granted exclusive rights to monetise 2 million hectares of Sabah's forest reserves for carbon and non-carbon assets. Indigenous communities surrounding and inhabiting these forests were overlooked. We also funded their ongoing Pangolin Rescue Rehabilitation & Release (P3R, leapspiral.org/sundapangolins) program. These grants, together with our own program costs helped keep pangolins in the news, and challenged foreign corporate climate greenwashing, engaging wide ranging demographics around forest biodiversity, cultural participation, and economic sustainability all supporting entrepreneurial growth opportunities. 88404 62434 0 We continue to directly micro-fund ($2,434.05) a very long running program of ours, the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (bsbcc.org.my) even though it has become quite self-sufficient and popular with locals and tourists alike. This contrasts with a brand new project we also directly funded ($60,000) that is right on mission and coincident with our recent focus on adaptive learning strategies moving forward. This new USA granting supports the creation of a parent-child driven podcast exploring our children's future from a child's inquisitive perspective, that is currently called The Future How Show. What skills do our kids need, to be equipped for their lifetime? Finally, though no granting, we did have some salary apportioned costs and one small Honorarium expense in supporting another ongoing Bornean project called KampOng Campus, an eco-literacy and leadership training facility. 0 0 0 596792 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA X Mark Stafford 9255860839 4916 Rainbow Dr Weed CA 960949399 Cynthia Ong Executive Director 10.00 20.00 X X 82680 0 0 Kenneth Wilson Trustee, Secretary 15 5 X X 24000 0 0 Mark Stafford Admin, CFO 10 0 X 4800 0 0 Caroline Gabel President 4 0 X 0 0 0 Margaret Lowman Board Member 1 30 X 0 0 0 111480 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 811544 0 811544 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 811544 0 0 0 60000 60000 0 0 448395 448395 0 0 111480 86544 15228 9708 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8528 0 8528 0 0 0 0 0 7183 0 7183 0 1694 0 1694 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6000 0 6000 0 500 500 0 0 269 0 85 184 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1960 0 1960 0 0 0 0 0 2353 1353 1000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3650 0 3650 0 0 0 0 0 652013 596792 45329 9892 363934 225378 0 0 0 300000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1982 1982 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 365916 527360 2551 4464 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2551 4464 X 0 0 0 0 363365 522896 363365 522896 365916 527360 159531 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 561796 1181325 262159 324377 811544 3141201 650 650 662 0 0 1962 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 562446 1181975 262821 324377 811544 3143163 326325 0 0 0 0 326325 0 0 0 0 0 0 326325 0 0 0 0 326325 2816838 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 562446 1181975 262821 324377 811544 3143163 0.89618 0.87965 0 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 East Asia and the Pacific 0 2 Grantmaking Two employees of Land Empowerment Animals People spent much time in Borneo assisting Forever Sabah Berhad and LEAP Spiral, our two main managing recipients of specific purpose granting. Our employees services included boots-on-the-ground visiting of granted projects for managerial assistance, professional social networking assistance, best practice exchanges, progress verification, progress strategizing, and overall grant purpose support. 448395 0 2 448395 East Asia and the Pacific Into Emerging Future, or more specifically Forever Sabah: To the Edge & Into the Emerging Future is a sunsetting Forever Sabah Berhad guiding program to gather and practice existing social, environmental and ecological industry best practices for infrastructure and development planning. From this growing Edge, develop and experiment with emergent practices, then document and share success and failure lessons-learned. Repeat cycle of learning. 150000 wire 0 East Asia and the Pacific Relational Future. Forever Sabah: Into a Relational Future is the new Forever Sabah Berhad quiding program to develop and focus on robust and diversified micro-economic growth strategies moving forward. 75000 wire 0 East Asia and the Pacific Human Elephant Harmony is a Forever Sabah Berhad program to employ and develop local wisdom to manage the interface between humans and elephants through field research and education. Both species can hold a grudge and harm the other, and this program has been having dramatic success in eliminating human and wild elephant deaths and turning previous negative economic impacts into thriving advantages for both species. 70000 wire 0 East Asia and the Pacific Assist small palm oil growers, a program of Forever Sabah Berhad, with education in agro-forestry futures for a robust, growing and diversified economy. 52000 wire 0 East Asia and the Pacific Carbon Sovereign Sabah, an advocacy campaign managed by LEAP Spiral, which birthed the now separate and distinct Forever Sabah Berhad, envisioning a future of carbon sovereignty for Sabah, CSS aspires to elevate carbon and climate literacy and discourse through convenings, conversation and knowledge sharing locally, regionally and beyond. 45000 wire 0 East Asia and the Pacific OSU students hosted by Forever Sabah Berhad are introduced to the major conservation challenges facing Borneo while traveling around the Malaysian state of Sabah. They explore forest and wildlife management within forest reserves, and to learn about the social, economic, and ecological impacts of oil palm plantations. Students also visit a number of community-based organizations working in the Kota Kinabalu area on issues related to economic development, environmental protection, community health, education, and cultural preservation. 28961 wire 0 East Asia and the Pacific Pangolin Rescue Rehabilitation & Release (P3R) program managed by LEAP Spiral, aims to gather expertise and agree on protocols for Pangolin Rescue, Rehabilitation and Release, establish capacity to implement rescue rehabilitation and release of pangolins at facilities in Sabah through the acquisition of equipment and training of staff, and build public support for pangolin conservation through continued advocacy and outreach. 25000 wire 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 All grantees are required to prepare reports which cover accomplishments, expenditures and lessons learned from their granted projects. Some grantees also have their financial statements audited within their country. Reports are required to be available for several to seven years after grant completion. Additionally, informal interim progress conversations (phone, email, Zoom, face-to-face) are encouraged and pursued. Also, interim and final reports are forwarded to our Grantors. Finally, Land Empowerment Animals People Inc personnel attentively visit and assist grantees throughout the execution of their projects and harvest best practices for ourselves and broader industry dissemination. 1 Soil and Shadow LLC CA entity #201603310399 20 Chelsea Ct Oakland CA 94611 not exempt 60000 0 cash none This was a podcast development grant intended to help USA parents and youth begin to prepare for living into our inevitable collective future. Much of USA culture teaches living in the present, which implies both 1. not learning the lessons of history, and 2. not steering your own life towards an intentional future. This "future how" question is something that Land Empowerment Animals People Inc has been steering towards for several years, so this USA effort matched well with our mission and present focus. 0 1 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 This process description builds on the process that we use for all grantees. Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 begins with "All grantees are required to prepare reports which cover accomplishments, expenditures and lessons learned from their granted projects." The remainder of that description about audits, document retention, informal and formal progress monitoring and reports, is accurate here also. We were additionally pleased with Soil and Shadow's lessons learned and reflective wisdom in executing and reporting on the grant we supplied. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Executive Director Cynthia and Trustee/Secretary Kenneth Wilson are a married couple and both are compensated employees. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 9 Caroline Gabel, 113 Hoffman Lane, Chestertown, MD 21620; Margaret Lowman, PO Box 48839 Sarasota, FL 34230-5839 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Though not written policy, quarterly and sometimes additional interim financials are thoroughly examined by our board. The narrative portions of this Form 990 are collaborative. We employ an e-filing service to better ensure complete inclusion of required forms and documentation. Finally, this from 990 will be distributed to the board as soon as possible for additional review, questions, and clarifications. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are always available upon verbal, written, or electronically transmitted request in requestor's preferred reception method. Form 8868 Request for Extension was e-filed 5/14/2024 and received "accepted" reply. As of today, 11/14/24 I think I will at least meet the secondary deadline of 11/15. The dog did not eat any papers; I have not taken ill; my parents and grand parents have already past. I am frustrated by my habit of leaving things until the last minute. I've heard that procrastination is a form of depression. I've been noodling on that note. More rationally, I do like to give myself lots of time to discover inadvertent errors in correctly classifying amounts in multiple accounts. While effective, in retrospect this abundance of time seems excessive and counterproductive. I will aim for pre-May filings moving forward.