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DAVID BROWER CENTER: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
DAVID BROWER CENTER (EIN 94-3385643)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-10-22
IRS object ID
202122959349301637
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-10-22T13:20:23-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN941250261PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LINDQUIST VON HUSEN & JOYCE LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1301 HOWARD STREET SUITE 850AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94105ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN943385643EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DAVID BROWER CENTERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlDAVIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5108090900PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12150 ALLSTON WAY SUITE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityBERKELEYCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94704ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLAURIE RICHPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone5108090900PhoneNum
Signature2021-10-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstLAURIEPersonFirstNm
Person LastRICHPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonALEXIS H WONGPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00604756PTIN
Phone4159579999PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLAURIE RICHPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12150 ALLSTON WAY SUITE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityBERKELEYCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94704ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,550,333GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates IncludedYes (1)AllAffiliatesIncludedInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BROWERCENTER.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2001FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE DAVID BROWER CENTER IS A HOME FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT. WE ADVOCATE FOR THE BEAUTY, DIVERSITY AND ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF EARTH. THE BROWER CENTER'S THREE KEY PROGRAM AREAS: 1. RESIDENT ORGANIZATIONS - PROVIDING OFFICE SPACE FOR NONPROFIT AND LIKE-MINDED FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; 2. CONFERENCE CENTER - HOSTING MORE THAN 300 NO TO LOW WASTE EVENTS PER YEAR; 3. ARTS AND EDUCATION - PROVIDING 3 ENVIRONMENTAL ART EXHIBITIONS AND MORE THAN 20 RELATED COMMUNITY PROGRAMS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent6VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee20TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers7TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$427,550TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$115,980PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$234,740CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,785,633PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,298,009CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$18,539PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$14,885CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,250PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$2,699CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,921,402PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,550,333CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$839,134PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$731,564CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$55,660CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,413,957PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,261,030CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,253,091PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,992,594CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$331,689PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$442,261CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$23,124,122TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$22,680,018TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$6,745,116TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$6,743,656TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$16,379,006NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$15,936,362NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE DAVID BROWER CENTER IS A HOME FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT. WE ADVOCATE FOR THE BEAUTY, DIVERSITY AND ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF EARTH.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangeYes (1)SignificantChangeInd
Expense$957,700ExpenseAmt
Revenue$806,221RevenueAmt
DescOFFICE RENTAL TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER COMPANIES.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$395,647ExpenseAmt
Revenue$64,091RevenueAmt
DescRENTAL OF CONFERENCE CENTERDesc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$218,129ExpenseAmt
Revenue$147RevenueAmt
DescPUBLIC PROGRAMS AND ART EXHIBITIONS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$1,571,476TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingYes (1)LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document21IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee20EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members9GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member6IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5108090900PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12150 ALLSTON WAY SUITE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityBERKELEYCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94704ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt
PETER BUCKLEY
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN FLORES
TREASURER0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN KNOX
SECRETARY0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$78,460$020.00
ZENOBIA BARLOW
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENNETH DAVID BROWER
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID PHILLIPS
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$136,055$15,00040.00
NANCY SKINNER
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID W ORR
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADAM BERMAN
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURIE RICH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$123,839$0$17,660
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$123,839TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$214,515TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$32,660TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$185,773GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$48,967AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$234,740TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
OFFICE RENTAL531120$1,190,803$799,271$391,532
CONFERENCE CENTER RENT531120$71,076$64,091$6,985
OPERATING EXP REIMBURS531120$35,983$6,950$29,033
PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND AR531120$147$147
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,298,009TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$14,885TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$14,885ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
CREDIT CARD REWARDS531120$1,757$1,757
FEDERAL TAX CREDIT531120$942$942
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$2,699OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,550,333TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$870,459RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$427,550UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$17,584ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$141,500TotalAmt
Program Services$84,900ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,300ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,300FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$474,532TotalAmt
Program Services$368,567ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$89,365ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,600FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,998TotalAmt
Program Services$7,971ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,311ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$716FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,024TotalAmt
Program Services$43,645ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,171ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,208FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,510TotalAmt
Program Services$36,763ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,491ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,256FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,498TotalAmt
Program Services$3,065ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,433ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,370TotalAmt
Program Services$8,812ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,735ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$823FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,334TotalAmt
Program Services$34,711ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$457ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$166FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,456TotalAmt
Program Services$47,031ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,445ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,980FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$169,917TotalAmt
Program Services$169,917ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$490,373TotalAmt
Program Services$434,222ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,151ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,070TotalAmt
Program Services$56,724ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,703ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$643FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PROPERTY TAXES$129,993$129,993
IMPUTED INTEREST EXPENS$126,419$126,419
OPERATING & MAINTENANCE$87,101$86,670$431
UTILITIES$47,975$47,975

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,524TotalAmt
Program Services$10,510ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,046ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,968FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,992,594TotalAmt
Program Services$1,571,476ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$365,458ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$55,660FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$424,017BOYAmt
EOY$459,082EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$51,745BOYAmt
EOY$24,293EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,933BOYAmt
EOY$22,789EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$24,140,802LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,127,264LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,477,905BOYAmt
EOY$21,013,538EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,019,136BOYAmt
EOY$1,033,609EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$126,386BOYAmt
EOY$126,707EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,124,122BOYAmt
EOY$22,680,018EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$101,400BOYAmt
EOY$67,814EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$83,462BOYAmt
EOY$46,236EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,661,021BOYAmt
EOY$2,787,440EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,805,021BOYAmt
EOY$3,748,573EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$94,212BOYAmt
EOY$93,593EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,745,116BOYAmt
EOY$6,743,656EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,680,665BOYAmt
EOY$15,366,762EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$698,341BOYAmt
EOY$569,600EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,379,006BOYAmt
EOY$15,936,362EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,124,122BOYAmt
EOY$22,680,018EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$442,261ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$383NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supporting Organization509a3Yes (X)SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type1Yes (X)SupportingOrgType1Ind
IRS Written DeterminationYes (X)IRSWrittenDeterminationInd
Supported Organizations2SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp (2 entries)

EINEINOrganization TypeOrganizationTypeCdGoverning Document ListedGoverningDocumentListedIndSupportSupportAmtOther SupportOtherSupportAmt
EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE
9428896847Yes (1)$0$0
CENTER FOR ECOLITERACY
9429114177Yes (1)$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total2SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum$0SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Listed By Name Governing DocYes (1)ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
Suprt Org No IRS Determination0SuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C4560SupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org Not Organized US0SupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd
Organization Change Suprt Org0OrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported Org0SupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial Contribtr0PaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified Person0LoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified Prsn0ControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll Int0DisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr Int0DisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings RulesYes (1)ExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Excess Business Holdings0ExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Contribution Controller0ContributionControllerInd
Contribution Family0ContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 Controlled0Contribution35ControlledInd

Form990 Sch A Type1 Suprt Org Form990SchAType1SuprtOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Power Appoint Majority Dir TrstYes (1)PowerAppointMajorityDirTrstInd
Operate Benefit Non Suprt Org0OperateBenefitNonSuprtOrgInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,436,056OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$5,436,056BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$18,581,691OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,034,994DepreciationAmt
Book Value$15,546,697BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$123,055OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$92,270DepreciationAmt
Book Value$30,785BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$21,013,538TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTENANT SECURITY DEPOSITSDesc
Amt$93,593Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$93,593TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,549,950TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$383NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$383RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,550,333RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,550,333TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,992,594TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,992,594ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,992,594TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:FINE ARTS DBC CAPITALIZES FINE ARTS AT COST WHEN PURCHASED. DONATED FINE ARTS ARE NOT CAPITALIZED WHEN THE DONATED ITEMS ARE ADDED TO COLLECTIONS HELD FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION IN FURTHERANCE OF PUBLIC SERVICE RATHER THAN FINANCIAL GAIN. NO DEPRECIATION WOULD BE TAKEN FOR CAPITALIZED FINE ARTS.
PART III, LINE 4:DAVID BROWER CENTER PURCHASED A PIECE OF ART TITLED, "TULE WAVE", WHICH WAS DESIGNED FOR THE CENTER AND IS HUNG IN THE CENTER'S LOBBY FOR DECORATION AND PUBLIC EXHIBITION.
PART X, LINE 2:DBC BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. DBC'S FEDERAL AND STATE INFORMATION RETURNS FOR THE YEARS 2016 THROUGH 2019 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY REGULATORY AGENCIES, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AND FOUR YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED FOR FEDERAL AND STATE, RESPECTIVELY.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVID PHILLIPSPersonNm
TitleDIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$0BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$136,055CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$15,000NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$0TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$151,055TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPETER BUCKLEYPersonNm
Relationship With OrgPETER BUCKLEY IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION.RelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposeCONSTRUCTION FINANCINGLoanPurposeTxt
Loan To OrganizationYes (X)LoanToOrganizationInd
Original Principal$4,910,000OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$2,787,440BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (1)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$2,787,440TotalBalanceDueAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE L, PART II,FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHIS LOAN WAS FUNDED ON DECEMBER 10, 2007 WITH AN ORIGINAL AMOUNT OF $4,910,000. $1,410,000 HAD BEEN REPAID AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2013. A TOTAL OF $150,000 WAS REPAID IN 2017, 2018 AND 2019 ($50,000 IN EACH YEAR), LEAVING A BALANCE OF $3,350,000 AS OF 12/31/20. THE LOAN WAS AMENDED AND RENEWED UPON ITS EXPIRATION ON 12/17/2017 FOR SEVEN ADDITIONAL YEARS WITH ZERO INTEREST. FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING PURPOSES, IMPUTED INTEREST IS CALCULATED AT 4.75%, AND THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE AS OF 12/31/20 IS $2,787,440, NET OF UNAMORTIZED IMPUTED INTEREST OF $562,560. THE ENTIRE BALANCE OF 3,350,000 WILL BE PAID OFF BY DECEMBER 2024.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3DUE TO FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL RESTRICTIONS IMPLEMENTED BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE SHIFTED MUCH OF OUR PROGRAMMING TO BE VIRTUAL. WE STILL OFFERED PROGRAM SERVICES IN EACH OF OUR THREE PROGRAM AREAS - RESIDENT ORGANIZATION, CONFERENCE CENTER, AND ARTS & EDUCATION - BUT SHIFTED TO DIGITAL OFFERINGS. AS CA AND LOCAL RESTRICTIONS LIFTED ON JUNE 15, 2021, WE HAVE RETURNED TO OUR REGULAR OPERATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2DAVID PHILLIPS IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, JOHN KNOX IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMERITUS AND KENNETH BROWER IS A DIRECTOR OF EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE. ZENOBIA BARLOW, PETER BUCKLEY AND NANCY SKINNER ARE DIRECTORS OF CENTER FOR ECOLITERACY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 AND APPROVE BEFORE FILING FINAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE DAVID BROWER CENTER. BOARD MEMBERS FILE AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. EMPLOYEES ARE ACCOUNTABLE PER EMPLOYEE MANUAL TO NOTIFY THE CENTER OF ANY CONFLICTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19UPON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE PROCESS OF OVERSEEING THE AUDIT AND SELECTING AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
CENTER FOR ECOLITERACY
2150 ALLSTON WAY SUITE 270BERKELEYCA94704942911417EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVINGCA501(C)(3)LINE 7N/A0
EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE
2150 ALLSTON WAY SUITE 460BERKELEYCA94704942889684ENVIRONMENTAL RELATED PROJECTSCA501(C)(3)LINE 7N/A0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd