CLOUD FOREST INSTITUTE: Form 990EZ, tax year 2020
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- Organization
- CLOUD FOREST INSTITUTE (EIN 77-0480093)
- Tax period
- 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
- Filed
- 2021-05-10
- IRS object ID
- 202101309349202165
- Schema version
- 2020v4.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2021-05-10T15:42:09-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2020-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2020-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 770480093 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | CLOUD FOREST INSTITUTE | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | CLOU | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 7078953243 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 73 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Boonville | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 95415 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Jenny Burnstad | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Treasurer | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 7078953243 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2021-05-12 | SignatureDt |
Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation
Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Trusted Customer | 1 | TrustedCustomerCd |
| OOB Security Verification | 11 | OOBSecurityVerificationCd |
| Last Submission Rqr OOB | 0 | LastSubmissionRqrOOBCd |
| Authentication Assurance Level | AAL2 | AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd |
| Profile Password Change | Yes (X) | ProfilePasswordChangeInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2020 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Website Address | www.cloudforest.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $33,176 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $29,314 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $3,862 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Membership Dues | $0 | MembershipDuesAmt |
| Investment Income | $0 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Sale Of Assets Gross | $0 | SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets | $0 | GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt |
| Gaming Gross Income | $0 | GamingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $0 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | $0 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | $0 | GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $0 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $0 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $33,176 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | $27,484 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt |
| Benefits Paid To Or For Members | $0 | BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $0 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $7,998 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $1,212 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $589 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $1,722 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $39,005 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -$5,829 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $39,532 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $33,703 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $39,532 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $33,703 | EOYAmt |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $39,532 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $33,703 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $39,532 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $33,703 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Cloud Forest Institute is an educational and scientific non profit corporation. CFI encourages bioregional endeavors to re-establish balance within ecological systems by way of environmental education, forest reciprocity and resilient community development | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (4 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
|---|---|---|
| The Noyo Headlands Unified Design Group endeavors to foster the planning and implementation of an integrative and viable natural restoration of the Georgia Pacific mill site in Fort Bragg, California. Following the Hanover Principles, which includes creating long term value, eliminating waste and relying on natural energy flows, the group is dedicated to creating a diverse, multi-use public/private project to serve as a model development for communities around the world. | $5,462 | $776 |
| Project Northwoods works to conserve the ecology and culture of the Wisconsin Northwoods through education, research and global outreach. Our programs educate students of all ages, including early learners, K-12, college students and adults. Research projects utilize the knowledge of locals and long-time seasonal visitors and benefit the many threatened and endangered species of flora and fauna that are found in the Northwoods, some of which have geographic ranges no larger than the boundaries of these specific forests. Outreach programs educate people from around the world, especially focusing on tourists to the area, about the importance of these forests, the native species and the rich cultures found throughout the area. Any opportunity to get people outside and appreciating the out-of-doors will be utilized to teach about our local environment and its role in the global ecological community. | $7,156 | $750 |
| Ometepe Sustainability Group develops and implements sustainable solutions to poverty, hunger, and social injustice to children and families on Ometepe Island, Nicaragua. Three related projects will raise the ability of the people on the island to create their own abundance and reduce their severe poverty. Children and families on this double-volcano island of Ometepe, now devastated by political unrest and tropical storms, have few resources with which to develop their amazing work ethic and cultural strengths. This project works in partnership with local communities to sustainably develop markets that can feed families help them to educate their children thereby creating a pathway to increased prosperity while respecting local cultural values and social institutions. The Group has started three support projects, a local farmer's market program, Market Money coupons (30 cents each) are distributed to children to buy food and school supplies at the market. These coupons also guarantee some money to the vendors in a cash-poor economy, as they learn marketing skills. Transportation is provided to and from outlying villages so that buyers and sellers can get to the market and back in one day. Organic and sustainable agricultural practices are mentored and supported, which will provide more food and will increase the products they can sell. Partnering with schools to teach business skills. Liaisons will assist teachers to develop courses in marketing, basic accounting, English classes and hospitality management, using the farmer's market as a classroom. The first step is to providing solar reading lights to each child and books to encourage learning. | $8,820 | $8,820 |
| The Forest Reciprocity Group (FRG) has developed a replicable organizational model to provide for firesafe landscapes and firesafe buildings through reducing fire-fuel loads and utilizing the materials from those efforts to build low-carbon embodied buildings. FRG aims to employ those to: Restore forests to fire resilient ecosystems for the health of the planet; Thin small diameter trees to reduce catastrophic fire fuel loads and increase long-range carbon sequestering; Utilize and sell small poles and small-pole milled lumber from forest restoration to build fire-safe housing. The populations who benefit from our work are those communities comprised of both rural and populated areas where conventional forestry practices have left a legacy of overburdened forests with a resulting catastrophic fire risk, and high unemployment. These populations are also in need of locally sourced fire-resilient homes. One important sub-population within these communities who will benefit from our work is the underemployed of all ages, because the key economic development component of FRG seeks to provide marketable skills and viable careers in the areas of fire fuels management, materials transportation and processing, design and architecture, carpentry, and construction. Perhaps the greatest benefit will be to the global community by addressing two significant contributors of greenhouse gas. Our first core goal is to collaborate with communities, with the goal of tending forests for health and fire resilience including restoration of waterways and protection of human settlements. In reciprocity, communities are provided with an abundance of superior materials to build fire-resistant homes and ecological housing developments thereby, providing jobs and revitalizing local economies. Our second core goal is to build the Natural Building Arts & Innovation Center, which will serve as the hub for education, outreach, training, materials processing, and events for our region and beyond. FRG recognizes that this economic development model is replicable in all forested regions across the country and even the globe. The Metta Foundation has offered their land in Ukiah, CA to develop this center for innovative small pole use and to initiate reciprocity-based industries. Activities, infrastructure and models planned for this center are Prototype Engineered Pole Structure Kits, Forest By-product Processing Facilities, Woodworking and Furniture Demonstration Workshops, Natural Building Demonstration Workshops, Meeting Spaces & Job Training, Warehouse, Event Stage, and Gardens, Obtain Small-Diameter Pole Lumber Stamp Certification Acceptance. In 2019 FRG conducted a year of educational outreach including the development of a web presence, informational brochure, newsletter with 150 subscribers, presentations at two national conferences, 7 regional PowerPoint presentations for Tribes, governmental agencies, and community advisory groups, 2 handson workshops attended by 100 participants, the structural engineering for a round-pole based, timber-frame kit, and developed site plans for the Natural Building Arts & Innovation Center. www.forestreciprocity.org features information on how climatic changes further affect our overburdened forests and highlight the solution-based approach to remediating the severity of these conditions. It features videos of community engagement and cooperation at our "pole-frame raising" workshops, a hands-on opportunity to assemble one of the preengineered timber frame designs, demonstrating the techniques of building fire resistant homes utilizing small log materials from fire fuels reduction efforts. Due to the popularity of our vision gained through the educational outreach efforts, FRG was featured in local newspapers and radio interviews, invited to speak at events and participate in round table discussions with representative from U.S. Forest Service, CalFire, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, regional Fire Safe Councils, forest landowners, and other stakeholders. | $6,132 | $5,668 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $16,014 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Payne | ||||
| Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Alex Fournier | ||||
| Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jenny Burnstad | ||||
| Treasurer | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Govinda Dalton | ||||
| President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Lassotovitch | ||||
| Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Brenda Quintero | ||||
| Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | 0 | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | 0 | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | 0 | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | 0 | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | 0 | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend | $0 | DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | 0 | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | 0 | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4911 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4912 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4955 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | 0 | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr | $0 | TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt |
| Tax Reimbursed By Organization | $0 | TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | CA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Jenny Burnstad | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 73 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Boonville | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 95415 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 7078953243 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | 0 | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | 0 | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | 0 | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | 0 | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | 0 | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | 0 | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | 0 | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | 0 | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | 0 | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | 0 | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | 0 | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (1) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | Yes (X) | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind |
Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $98,496 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $56,306 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $95,047 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $36,689 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $29,314 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $315,852 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $11,241 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $3,383 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $7,361 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $3,061 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $3,862 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $28,908 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $109,737 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $59,689 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $102,408 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $39,750 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $33,176 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $344,760 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $344,760 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $109,737 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $59,689 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $102,408 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $39,750 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $33,176 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $344,760 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support CY509 | 1 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Public Support PY509 | 1 | PublicSupportPY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
| Investment Income PY | 0 | InvestmentIncomePYPct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor | RESTRICTED | ContributorNum |
Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | RESTRICTED | TotalContributionsAmt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 | Anderson Valley Foodshed 1540, Mendocino Environmental Center 1000, Noyo Headlands Unified Design Group 5462, Ometepe Sustainability Project 8692, Project Northwoods 7127, Space Treaty Project 264, Ukiah Bicycle Kitchen 958, Hoopa Valley Tribe 500, Yurok Tribe 1721, Mendocino Country Publication 220 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Liability and Directors and Officers Insurance 1250, website 472 |