2019-06-21T16:04:29-07:00 2018-12-31 Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP 1970 Broadway STE 930 Oakland CA 94612 990 2018-01-01 680359676 Occidental Arts and Ecology Center OCCI 7078741557 15290 Coleman Valley Road Occidental CA 95465 Jenyng Wu Finance Dir. 2019-06-21 true Mengdi Tang CPA P02048198 5108352727 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z Dave Henson 15290 Coleman Valley Road Occidental CA 95465 1815069 false false X www.oaec.org X 1997 CA An education and advocacy center and organic farm working towards the restoration of bio-cultural diversity by cultivating ecological literacy and building the capacity of leaders to guide their communities to an ecologically regenerative, economically viable, and socially just future. 5 4 69 560 0 2972852 1303803 538036 434544 9788 1424 2384 75298 3523060 1815069 67133 128607 0 1275528 1371912 0 214589 601973 895710 1944634 2396229 1578426 -581160 6026596 5475579 357197 387340 5669399 5088239 The Occidental Arts and Ecology Center (OAEC) is a nonprofit organic horticulture, arts and ecology education and community organizing training center in Northern Californias Sonoma County. OAEC is located on an 80-acre site with organic gardens and orchards, coastal prairie grasslands, and mixed forests. OAECs mission includes working to: 1. Preserve and restore native and agricultural biodiversity and healthy ecosystems, with a particular focus on the northern California bioregion, 2. Preserve and propagate biodiversity in open-pollinated and heirloom varieties of food, fiber and medicinal horticultural and agricultural crops, 3. Support appropriate-scale ecological agriculture and sustainable local food systems, 4. Cultivate ecological literacy, especially within watershed communities, social change movements and public schools, 5. Create and model practical, sustainable, regional-scale alternatives to global corporatization and the economic paradigm that is dependent on growth and false false 1137941 128607 434414 OAEC 2018 program accomplishments are partially expressed through our many inter-related programs, projects and partnerships. A representative sample of this program work includes:1. The Resilient Community Design / Permaculture Program, 2. The WATER Institute, 3. The Mother Garden Biodiversity Program, 4. The School Garden Teacher Training Project, 5. The Decentralized Water Policy Council Project, 6. The Legalize Compost Toilet Project, 7. The Performance Arts Program, 8. The Wildlands Biodiversity Program, 9. OAECs partnership with Movement Generation Justice and Ecology Project, 10. OAECs partnership with the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. Each of our programs, projects and partnerships use the same methods and strategies to achieve our public benefit mission, including:1. We Model Resiliency OAEC is a resiliency demonstration site, modeling dozens of practical personal and community-scale solutions to common challenges in the sustainable management of soil, water, food production, the restoration and preservation of biological and cultural diversity, and more effective ways to self-govern and manage economy. OAECs programs benefit from our more than twenty years of experience in developing and caring for our own 80-acre site, as well as supporting hundreds of other land-based projects and organizations.2. We Train Changemakers The transition to a just and sustainable economy will only be achieved if more individuals become ecologically literate changemakers. OAEC continues to develop workshops and advocacy campaigns that help train, support and inspire individuals and social movement leaders to apply an ecological lens to their already inspiring work.3. We Help Build the Capacity of Communities to Transform Toward Resilience OAEC strives to achieve a social change multiplier effect by training and building the capacity of whole communities to become more effective agents of rapid change. We work to foster ecological literacy and to empower diverse communities schools, local governments, public agencies, foundations, environmental and social justice organizations, farms and ranches, and policy coalitions to design their own place-based strategies to create the just transition towards a more regenerative culture and economy.4. We Work to Change the Rules of Governance and Economy We work to legalize and require sustainable economy, and to make illegal and dis-incentivize activities that subvert it. Sometimes on our own, but most often through broader advocacy alliances, we seek to change policy in the arenas of governance in which we are most likely to succeed a city or county council, school board, water agency, or state legislature or agency on issues that are ripe for change and move us toward a just and sustainable future. 581392 130 Through our collaborative network of sustainable agriculture stakeholders, CalCAN now wields more influence than ever. Wrapping up our tenth year as a coalition, there are now more legislators familiar with our campaign priorities and more funding available to farmers for climate-friendly practices. We passed a bill that will more robustly and equitably implement the states Climate Smart Agriculture programs. We secured funding for technical assistance for farmers applying to the states Climate Smart Agriculture programs with will increase access and equity. Additionally, we released a report outlining a comprehensive roadmap for climate and agriculture policies for Governor Newsom, and are developing relationships with his staff.We also expanded our communications and network building activities with the addition of a new staff person, a Campaign Organizer. We organized four Climate Smart Agriculture farm tours for legislators, farmers and other partners. We published 33 profiles of Climate Farmer Leaders and a fact sheet on the states Climate Smart Agriculture program progress to date. We also facilitated the engagement of farmers and others in the policy process by organizing a legislator education day, organizing a dozen meetings between legislators and their constituents, and conducted two dozen strategy meetings with partners throughout the year. 1719333 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false true 40 0 true 69 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 5 4 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X Jenyng Wu 7078741557 15290 Coleman Valley Road Occidental CA 95465 Melissa Nelson President 0.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Susan McGovern Secretary 0.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Lori Maddox Treasurer 0.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Gopal Dayaneni Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Janelle Orsi Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dave Henson Executive Dir. 52.00 0.00 X 79924 0 0 Jenyng Wu Finance Dir. 48.00 0.00 X 73776 0 0 153700 0 false false false Hopkin Construction Inc 195 Montgomery Rd Sebastopol CA 95472 Building Contractor 967227 1 8413 1295390 1303803 Fee for service 900099 364747 364747 Sales 900099 69797 69797 434544 1424 1424 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miscellaneous 900099 75298 75298 75298 1815069 434544 76722 93868 93868 0 34739 34739 0 153699 21579 108143 23977 60670 48536 3034 9100 989156 709452 171936 107768 0 62731 44539 12546 5646 105656 75016 21131 9509 0 0 12703 12703 0 0 0 200946 200946 7785 7785 190714 135408 38142 17164 17108 12146 3422 1540 0 68779 48833 13756 6190 131504 93368 26301 11835 0 7353 7353 2850 2850 0 224796 159605 44959 20232 18090 12844 3618 1628 Due, licenses, service fees 13082 10466 2616 0 2396229 1719333 462307 214589 823639 434736 1070816 85450 300000 0 63880 355488 0 0 0 0 0 5508612 914930 2543387 4593682 0 0 0 0 1224874 6223 6026596 5475579 32577 73190 24620 14150 300000 300000 357197 387340 X 2430905 4257277 3238494 830962 5669399 5088239 6026596 5475579 -581160 X false false false X 3697327 3064169 941394 2972852 1303803 11979545 0 0 3697327 3064169 941394 2972852 1303803 11979545 5042769 6936776 1169 24218 5984 740 1424 33535 0 4014 2384 75298 81696 12094776 2450769 0.57350 0.57190 X false false 5617 66884 72501 2323728 2396229 269811 67453 false 263970 244697 247232 269811 1025710 1538565 41399 44794 44254 72501 202948 65993 61174 61808 67453 256428 384642 2303 1796 5898 5617 15614 4606000 536652 4069348 789283 269980 519303 113329 108298 5031 4593682 true Central America & Caribbean 0 0 Grantmaking 34739 34739 34739 Central America Agroecolgy 34739 wire 1 false false false false false false Part I, Line 2 - Grantmakers Explanation For Monitoring Use of Funds Outside US We on rare occasion grant to project partners to further their and our shared missions.Each grant has a Memorandum of Understanding that specifically states 1) the purpose of the grant, 2) requirement to document all expenses related to the grant, and 3) the return of any unspent funds. true Extended Child Care Coalition 1745 Copperhill Pkwy Ste 5 Santa Rosa CA 95403 942526630 501(c)(3) 89194 0 Program support 1 0 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used The grantee have signed an MOU that describes how the grantee will spend the funds on program actitivities in furtherence of OAEC's mission. Kendall Dunnigan ED family mbr. 60670 Employee Comp false S McGovern D Henson Board/Officer 46084 Lease & cost sharing false Schedule L, Part V Supplemental Information Board member Susan McGovern and Executive Director Dave Henson are members of Sowing Circle LLC (the LLC). The organization leases land from the LLC and for year ended December 31, 2018 paid the LLC $10,830 in lease payments. The organization also had shared costs with the LLC, in which the LLC made a total payment of $35,254 to the organization (OAEC). Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a: Explanation of Delegated Broad Authority to Committee The Board of Directors supports the OAEC staff in creating a Staff Executive Council (SEC) to serve as the advising hub for organizaitonal policy, financial, legal and human resources isses, fundraising, staffing, compensation and program development. The SEC is comprised of the Executive Director and the Finance and Operations Director and four other staff elected by the entire staff. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process OAECs Director of Finance and OAECs Executive Director compile then provide to an independent CPA all financials, documents, and narratives for the 990. The CPA drafts the return, and works with OAEC leadership to answer all questions. The draft 990 is then reviewed by the members of the Board of Directors. After any questions are resolved by staff and the CPA to the Board's satisfaction, a final 990 is submitted and made available to all board and staff members. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts All staff and directors are required to notify OAECs Director of Finance and OAECs Executive Director if they might engage in any activity that might involve a conflict of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management Annual compensation for all staff is determined by the Executive Council which annually reviews published data about compensation with comparable non-profits in OAECs issue and geographical areas. Notes are kept on the process, deliberations and decisions. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees Annual compensation for all staff is determined by the Executive Council which annually reviews published data about compensation with comparable non-profits in OAECs issue and geographical areas. Notes are kept on the process, deliberations and decisions. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Upon written or verbal request, and linked on our website.