2025-05-13T16:49:24-05:00 2024-06-30 946214841 ARMANINO ADVISORY LLC 2700 CAMINO RAMON STE 350 SAN RAMON CA 945835004 990 2023-07-01 873636370 EQUATION CAMPAIGN AND GLOBAL CLIMATE LEGAL DEFENSE FKA MCF LEGACY FUND EQUA 4154642500 5 HAMILTON LANDING 200 NOVATO CA 94949 LAUREN MCCLELLAND CFO 4154642500 2025-05-13 1 1 KATY BROWN P00650274 9257902600 2025-05-13 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X RHEA SUH 5 HAMILTON LANDING 200 NOVATO CA 94949 265000 0 X NONE X 2021 CA THE MISSION OF ECGCLD IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING, TECHNICAL AND LEGAL HELP TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LEADERS. 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 265000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 265000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18500 0 18500 0 246500 0 246500 0 0 0 246500 X THE MISSION OF ECGCLD IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING, TECHNICAL AND LEGAL HELP TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LEADERS. 0 1 THE MISSION OF ECGCLD IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING, TECHNICAL AND LEGAL HELP TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LEADERS. 1 1 0 0 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 CA X LAUREN MCCLELLAND 4154642500 5 HAMILTON LANDING SUITE 200 NOVATO CA 94949 X RHEA SUH DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT & CEO 0.05 37.50 X X 0 653900 76880 JANELLE CAVANAGH START 624 DIR., CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER 0.05 37.50 X 0 297502 80016 SAUL MACIAS START 624 DIR., CHIEF PEOPLE & PLACE OFFICER 0.05 37.50 X 0 266922 67556 LAUREN MCCLELLAND CFO (DIRECTOR THRU 6/24) 0.05 37.50 X 0 283096 66478 SA HARTMAN THRU 1223 CFO 0.05 37.50 X 0 459414 97991 ASHLEY SMITH SECRETARY (DIRECTOR THRU 6/24) 0.05 37.50 X 0 120545 53152 BETSY APPLE START 624 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 0.05 X 0 0 0 KATHARINE REDFORD START 624 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 0.05 X 0 0 0 0 2081379 442073 0 0 1 0 0 265000 265000 265000 0 0 0 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE 18500 18500 18500 0 18500 0 0 166500 0 80000 0 246500 0 0 X 0 246500 0 246500 0 246500 246500 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X X X 1 MARIN COMMUNITY FDN 943007979 8 1 18500 0 1 18500 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RHEA SUH DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT & CEO 0 615750 0 0 0 38150 0 60100 0 16780 0 730780 0 0 JANELLE CAVANAGH START 624 DIR., CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER 0 292347 0 0 0 5155 0 57996 0 22020 0 377518 0 0 SAUL MACIAS START 624 DIR., CHIEF PEOPLE & PLACE OFFICER 0 251271 0 0 0 15651 0 31080 0 36476 0 334478 0 0 LAUREN MCCLELLAND CFO (DIRECTOR THRU 6/24) 0 266381 0 0 0 16715 0 55066 0 11412 0 349574 0 0 SA HARTMAN THRU 1223 CFO 0 378259 0 0 0 81155 0 62100 0 35891 0 557405 0 0 ASHLEY SMITH SECRETARY (DIRECTOR THRU 6/24) 0 118162 0 0 0 2383 0 15416 0 37736 0 173697 0 0 PART I, LINE 3: COMPENSATION IS PAID BY A RELATED ORGANIZATION, MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (MCF). THE FOLLOWING IS THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT AND CEO: THE PRESIDENT AND CEO IS THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL OF THE ORGANIZATION. A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ESTABLISHED ANNUALLY. AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE PREPARES A WRITTEN PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL WITH INPUT FROM ALL BOARD MEMBERS. FURTHER, THE COMMITTEE COMPARES THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION TO THAT OF OTHERS IN SIMILAR POSITIONS USING VARIOUS SURVEYS. EVERY FEW YEARS, THE COMMITTEE ENGAGES AN INDEPENDENT EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO EVALUATE THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE TO DETERMINE IF THE COMPONENTS, AS WELL AS THE PACKAGE AS A WHOLE CONTINUE TO BE FAIR AND REASONABLE. DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS ATTENDING, THE COMMITTEE REPORTS THEIR FINDINGS, THE OVERALL APPRAISAL, AND THEIR RECOMMENDATION. AFTER REVIEW AND DISCUSSION, THE BOARD DETERMINES THE PRESIDENT AND CEO'S COMPENSATION FOR THE NEXT YEAR. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (MCF) IS A PUBLICLY-SUPPORTED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WITH THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF MOBILIZING THE POWER OF COMMUNITY AND THE RESOURCES OF PHILANTHROPY TO ADVANCE EQUITY FOR PEOPLE, PLACES, AND THE PLANET. MCF MAKES GRANTS AND LOANS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY ISSUES IN MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND BUSINESSES TO PARTNER WITH MCF TO FULFILL THEIR FINANCIAL AND CHARITABLE GOALS, EDUCATES THE COMMUNITY ON PRESSING NEEDS AND THE ORGANIZATIONS ADDRESSING THEM, CONVENES PEOPLE TO WORK ON COMMUNITY PROBLEMS, AND ENCOURAGES GREATER COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. ALTHOUGH EQUATION CAMPAIGN AND GLOBAL CLIMATE LEGAL DEFENSE'S (ECGCLD) CHARITABLE PURPOSES REMAIN WHOLLY CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSES DESCRIBED ABOVE, THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF ECGCLD HAVE BEEN REVISED AS DESCRIBED BELOW. ECGCLD WILL NO LONGER OPERATE DONOR ADVISED FUNDS AND ENCOURAGE DONORS TO CREATE DONOR ADVISED LEGACY FUNDS, AS ORIGINALLY DESCRIBED IN ITS APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION AS A TAX-EXEMPT CHARITY. ECGCLD WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE CHARITABLE GRANTS TO QUALIFIED RECIPIENTS IN ORDER TO ADVANCE ECGCLD'S EXEMPT PURPOSES, AND HAS REVISED ITS ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS TO INCLUDE ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501 (C)(3) AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS, TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH GRANTS WOULD CARRY OUT THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF MCF. SPECIFICALLY, ECGCLD WILL MAKE GRANTS TO ASSIST LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THIS GRANTMAKING PROGRAM IS FORMERLY A PROJECT OF ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS, INC., A SECTION 501 (C)(3) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION, THAT IS BEING TRANSITIONED TO MCF'S SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION ECGCLD. FORMER PROJECT LEADERS KATHARINE REDFORD, WHO WILL SERVE AS ECGCLD'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MANAGING THE EQUATION CAMPAIGN PROGRAM, AND BETSY J. APPLE, WHO WILL SERVE AS ECGCLD'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MANAGING THE GLOBAL CLIMATE LEGAL DEFENSE, OR "CLIDEF" PROGRAM, AS WELL AS THE OTHER SENIOR LEADERS OF ECGCLD'S PROGRAMS. ECGCLD'S EQUATION CAMPAIGN GRANTMAKING PROGRAM WILL SUPPORT GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ASSIST LOCAL COMMUNITIES STRUGGLING WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECTS THAT HARM COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ECGCLD'S CLIDEF (GLOBAL CLIMATE LEGAL DEFENSE) GRANTMAKING PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE LEGALLY TARGETED AS A RESULT OF THEIR WORK RELATING TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. ECGCLD'S CLIDEF GRANTS WILL HELP SUCH INDIVIDUALS RESPOND TO THESE RETALIATORY ATTACKS. SOME GRANTS WILL DIRECTLY FUND THE LEGAL DEFENSE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS. OTHER GRANTS WILL SUPPORT LEGAL NGOS THAT PROVIDE LOCAL REPRESENTATION FOR SUCH INDIVIDUALS AND/OR THAT PROACTIVELY ADVISE LOCAL RESIDENTS. IN THE COURSE OF MAKING AND ADMINISTERING SUCH GRANTS, ECGCLD WILL COMPLY WITH ALL MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE THAT ALL GRANTS EXCLUSIVELY FURTHER MCF'S CHARITABLE PURPOSES. WHEN ECGCLD MAKES GRANTS TO FOREIGN CHARITIES OR ANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN RECOGNIZED WITH AN IRS TAX-EXEMPTION DETERMINATION LETTER, ECGCLD WILL EXERCISE EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY AS DESCRIBED IN TREAS. REG. SECTION 53.4945-5(B) WITH RESPECT TO ALL SUCH GRANTS, UNLESS A FOREIGN PUBLIC CHARITY EQUIVALENCY DETERMINATION (AS SET FORTH IN TREAS. REG. SECTION 53.4945-5(A)(5) AND REV. PROC. 2017-53) HAS BEEN OBTAINED WITH RESPECT TO THE APPLICABLE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION CHANGED ITS NAME FROM MCF LEGACY FUND TO EQUATION CAMPAIGN & GLOBAL CLIMATE LEGAL DEFENSE EFFECTIVE MAY 21, 2024, WHICH IS REFLECTED IN THE AMENDED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ARE AUTOMATICALLY DIRECTORS AND ALL OTHER DIRECTORS ARE APPOINTED BY MCF. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B EQUATION CAMPAIGN AND GLOBAL CLIMATE LEGAL DEFENSE'S GOVERNANCE DECISIONS, PARTICULARLY AMENDMENT TO THE BY-LAWS, ALSO HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF MCF, IT'S PARENT ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION WILL DISTRIBUTE A FULL COPY OF THE FORM 990 TO ALL MEMBERS OF ITS GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES MUST ANNUALLY REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE CONCERNING COMPLIANCE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE CORPORATE SECRETARY AND CFO TO ENSURE ONGOING COMPLIANCE AND DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS. ALL CONFLICTS AND POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED, AND THE PERSON IS EXCLUDED FROM PARTICIPATING IN DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS CONCERNING THE MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 AS OF JUNE 30, 2024 EQUATION CAMPAIGN & GLOBAL CLIMATE LEGAL DEFENSE DOES NOT HAVE ANY PAID STAFF. ECGCLD HIRED STAFF FOLLOWING THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OF ITS PARENT ORGANIZATION, THE MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (MCF). MCF'S TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE IS REVIEWED AND DECIDED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ESTABLISHED ANNUALLY. EVERY FEW YEARS, THE COMMITTEE ENGAGES AN INDEPENDENT EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO EVALUATE THE PRESIDENT'S AND CFO COMPENSATION PACKAGES TO DETERMINE IF THE COMPONENTS, AS WELL AS THE PACKAGE AS A WHOLE, CONTINUE TO BE FAIR AND REASONABLE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B: RHEA SUH, SA HARTMAN (THRU 12/23), JANELLE CAVANAGH, LAUREN MCCLELLAND (START 01/24), SAUL MACIAS, AND ASHLEY SMITH ARE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. ALCOHOL JUSTICE 24 BELVEDERE STREET SAN RAFAEL CA 94901 680152770 PROMOTE PUBLIC HEALTH CA 501(C)(3) LINE 12A, I MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 0 CERITY PARTNERS FOUNDATION 5 HAMILTON LANDING SUITE 200 NOVATO CA 94949 510515757 GRANTMAKING CA 501(C)(3) LINE 12A, I MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 0 DAGMAR DOLBY FUND 5 HAMILTON LANDING SUITE 200 NOVATO CA 94949 475332690 GRANTMAKING CA 501(C)(3) LINE 12A, I MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 0 LYNX FOUNDATION 5 HAMILTON LANDING SUITE 200 NOVATO CA 94949 262717594 GRANTMAKING CA 501(C)(3) LINE 12A, I MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 0 MARGARET E HAAS FUND 5 HAMILTON LANDING SUITE 200 NOVATO CA 94949 510533111 GRANTMAKING CA 501(C)(3) LINE 12A, I MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 0 MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 5 HAMILTON LANDING SUITE 200 NOVATO CA 94949 943007979 GRANTMAKING CA 501(C)(3) LINE 8 N/A 0 PRESIDIO THEATRE 5 HAMILTON LANDING SUITE 200 NOVATO CA 94949 841695823 SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT & OPERATION OF A COMMUNITY THEATER IN THE PRESIDIO CA 501(C)(3) LINE 12B, II MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 0 MCF GIFT FUND INC 5 HAMILTON LANDING SUITE 200 NOVATO CA 94949 680477815 SUPPORT MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND ITS GOALS CA 501(C)(3) LINE 12B, II MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 0 RAY DOLBY LEGACY FUND 5 HAMILTON LANDING SUITE 200 NOVATO CA 94949 510666996 GRANTMAKING CA 501(C)(3) LINE 12A, I MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 0 PETER E HAAS JR FAMILY FUND 5 HAMILTON LANDING SUITE 200 NOVATO CA 94949 141962681 GRANTMAKING CA 501(C)(3) LINE 12A, I MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 0 KURLAND FAMILY FOUNDATION 5 HAMILTON LANDING SUITE 200 NOVATO CA 94949 870749260 GRANTMAKING CA 501(C)(3) LINE 12A, I MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 0 MCF PHILANTHROPIC FUND 5 HAMILTON LANDING SUITE 200 NOVATO CA 94949 992016872 SUPPORT MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND ITS GOALS CA 501(C)(3) LINE 12B, II MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0