2024-11-15T14:47:08-06:00 2023-12-31 953680171 MCGOWAN GUNTERMANN 200 E CARRILLO ST STE 300 SANTA BARBARA CA 93101 990 2023-01-01 204944165 EXPLORE ECOLOGY EXPL 8058840459 302 E COTA STREET SANTA BARBARA CA 93101 LINDSAY JOHNSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8058840459 2024-11-15 1 0 CHRISLEY N REED CPA P00025230 8059629175 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z LINDSAY JOHNSON 302 E COTA STREET SANTA BARBARA CA 93101 1511520 0 X WWW.EXPLOREECOLOGY.COM X 2006 CA TO EDUCATE ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND PROMOTE ART EXPLORATION 8 8 38 1800 0 0 333559 570021 923857 927022 123 207 0 -22808 1257539 1474442 0 0 0 0 937470 1027583 0 0 85519 289451 533460 1226921 1561043 30618 -86601 331641 350095 94689 199744 236952 150351 EXPLORE ECOLOGY EMPOWERS OUR COMMUNITY TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE PLANET WITH INNOVATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND NATURE-BASED LEARNING. 0 0 1040674 722559 OVER 800 ENVIRONMENTAL LESSONS WERE CONDUCTED BY EXPLORE ECOLOGY STAFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 20,000 PEOPLE, NEARLY ALL STUDENTS. AN ADDITIONAL 10,000 ELEMENTARY AGE STUDENTS WERE EDUCATED THROUGH EXPLORE ECOLOGY'S SCHOOL GARDENS PROGRAM. LESSONS FOCUS ON WASTE DIVERSION (REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE AND COMPOST), WATER QUALITY, SCHOOL GARDENS AND NUTRITION. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION LESSONS ARE PRESENTED TO GROUPS FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS, AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER CAMP GROUPS, AS WELL AS SOME GROUPS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS AND ADULTS. THROUGH THIS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, EXPLORE ECOLOGY HELPS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS REACH THEIR GOALS OF EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. 71336 52551 ART FROM SCRAP CREATIVE REUSE STORE RECEIVES DONATIONS FROM OVER 200 BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS. OVER 18 TONS OF MATERIALS WERE DIVERTED FROM THE LANDFILL WHILE EDUCATING BUSINESSES ABOUT REDUCING AND REUSING THEIR EXCESS MATERIALS. 25 SCHOOLS SERVING ABOUT 5,000 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE FREE MATERIALS PROGRAM, INCORPORATING REUSE ITEMS SUITABLE FOR ART, SCIENCE AND OTHER CURRICULAR USES INTO THEIR SCHOOLS. YOUTH GROUPS, ARTISTS, PARENTS AND THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATED IN AND LEARNED ABOUT THE WASTE DIVERSION TECHNIQUE OF REUSE THROUGH THE ART FROM SCRAP REUSE STORE, WHERE OVER 200 PEOPLE PER WEEK SHOPPED FOR ALTERNATIVE, CREATIVE REUSE MATERIALS. 164622 151912 OVER 5,000 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN ART ACTIVITIES WITH REUSE MATERIALS AS PART OF THEIR EDUCATION FIELD TRIPS, IN-CLASS LESSONS AND VIRTUAL LESSONS. THESE EXPERIENCES HELPED TO INCREASE THEIR PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS, WHICH HAS BEEN SHOWN TO LEAD TO IMPROVED EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE. THROUGH THE SUMMER OF 2023 EXPLORE ECOLOGY STAFF PROVIDED ART PROGRAMMING IN THE SCHOOL GARDENS FOR STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER, ART PROGRAMMING IN THE SCHOOL GARDENS CONTINUED AT SPECIFIC SITES TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO ENGAGE THEIR CREATIVITY USING NATURAL MATERIALS IN THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS. EXPLORE ECOLOGY SUPPORTS LOCAL ARTISTS BY PROVIDING REUSE MATERIALS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, BOTH VIRTUAL AND IN PERSON. 1276632 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 1 12 0 1 38 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CA X LINDSAY JOHNSON 8058840459 302 E COTA STREET SANTA BARBARA CA 93101 SUSAN TOMPKINS PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT ESTBY TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL HAMMAN TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES CUNNINGHAM TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 BRYAN KERNER TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 CLAYTON GARLAND TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 GRACIELLA RODRIGUEZ TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 DANIELLE GLYNN SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 LINDSAY JOHNSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 84325 0 7973 84325 0 7973 0 0 0 0 0 44400 9800 515821 570021 GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS 611710 764826 764826 REUSE STORE 611710 149634 149634 PROGRAM FEES 611710 12562 12562 927022 207 207 14270 44400 37078 -22808 -22808 1474442 927022 0 -22601 X 92298 27689 46149 18460 787605 734483 4233 48889 77590 55252 22338 70090 61202 3642 5246 38136 38136 208915 182774 25041 1100 15882 9307 952 5623 17742 3642 11135 2965 77966 61249 16717 1776 1068 583 125 14395 13350 1045 11439 11439 SUPPLIES 92735 84553 7155 1027 TRANSPORTATION 26540 26466 74 REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE 12635 8271 4364 STAFF/BOARD/VOLUNTEERS 6913 2308 4022 583 8386 5018 1867 1501 1561043 1276632 198892 85519 155694 145960 90728 119835 391 8109 128393 52202 84828 76191 331641 350095 28914 82051 65775 117693 94689 199744 X 236952 150351 236952 150351 331641 350095 -86601 0 X 0 0 0 X 304190 494955 439899 333559 570021 2142624 823210 513324 750896 923857 927022 3938309 1127400 1008279 1190795 1257416 1497043 6080933 0 121725 108164 118231 132200 25081 505401 121725 108164 118231 132200 25081 505401 5575532 149 138 143 123 207 760 149 138 143 123 207 760 1127549 1008417 1190938 1257539 1497250 6081693 0.91680 0.90960 0.00010 0.00010 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 57134 12178 44956 71259 40024 31235 76191 SUSTAINABLE TABLE 58670 44400 14270 15503 8857 3568 9150 58670 44400 14270 15503 8857 3568 9150 37078 -22808 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE COMPLETED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, PRIOR TO BEING CIRCULATED TO THE FULL BOARD AND THEN FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SIGNS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE THAT IDENTIFIES AND EXPLAINS ANY CONFLICTS 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 BOARD MEETING SHALL REFLECT THESE ISSUES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING THE BUDGET APPROVAL PROCESS. THE BOARD CONSIDERS MULTIPLE FACTORS INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE, SALARIES AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS, AND COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS. COMPENSATION IS VOTED ON AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 EXPLORE ECOLOGY MAKES ITS FORM 990, FORM 1023, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 182,774. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 25,041. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,100. TOTAL EXPENSES 208,915.