2017-11-10T09:22:52-08:00 2016-12-31 Crosby & Kaneda CPAs 1970 Broadway STE 930 Oakland CA 94612 990 2016-01-01 680359676 Occidental Arts and Ecology Center OCCI 7078741557 15290 Coleman Valley Road Occidental CA 95465 Dave Henson Executive Dir. 2017-11-10 true Adele Kaneda P01664922 5108352727 2016 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z Dave Henson 15290 Coleman Valley Rd Occidental CA 95465 2350551 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. 8 4 68 100 0 3064169 941394 486694 476229 -143837 25009 4014 10074 3411040 1452706 11725 35000 0 1411437 1193094 0 99524 856233 665838 2279395 1893932 1131645 -441226 4848791 4461589 316592 370616 4532199 4090973 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 grass, meadows, and oak, fir, bay laurel and redwood forests. OAECs mission includes working to: Preserve and restore native and agricultural biodiversity and healthy ecosystems, with a particular focus on the northern California bioregion, Preserve and propagate biodiversity in open-pollinated and heirloom varieties of food, fiber and medicinal horticultural and agricultural crops, Support appropriate-scale ecological agriculture and sustainable local food systems, Cultivate ecological literacy, especially within watershed communities, social change movements and public schools, and Create and model practical, sustainable, regional-scale alternatives to global corporatization and the economic paradigm that is depe false false 795609 35000 475724 OAEC 2016 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. 450980 505 The California Climate and Agriculture Network (CalCAN) is a statewide coalition co-founded and fiscally sponsored by OAEC that advances state and federal policy to realize the powerful climate solutions offered by sustainable and organic agriculture. We seek a widespread transition to sustainable and organic agricultural systems that are increasingly resilient, environmentally sound and healthy, and that provide climate benefits, protect our natural resources, sustain our food security, provide for economically vibrant agricultural communities, and maintain our finite agricultural lands.In 2016, some CalCANs program accomplishments included:I. Advocating for Californias Climate Smart Agriculture Programs CalCAN and its allies were the leading voices advocating for cap-and-trade auction proceeds investment in agricultural solutions to climate change. The legislature allocated $105 million to incentivize climate-friendly farming practices and farmland conservation for the 2016-17 fiscal year, almost double the previous years funding. To deliver our message, we worked with dozens of allied farmers and organizations who served as advisors, spokespeople and advocates. We used tactics such as organizing sign on letters with other advocacy organizations, coalition letters from CalCAN, testimony at hearings, meetings with legislative and agency staff, and media. We sponsored a bill (SB 859) that was signed into law in 2016, and establishes in statute a new cap-and-trade funded program called the Healthy Soils Initiative. We produced a progress report on Californias cap-and-trade funded State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program to better understand how the program is working for farmers and the environment, and to provide recommendations for strengthening it to achieve greater climate gains and other co-benefits while ensuring participation by a diversity of growers. II. Supporting Sustainable Agriculture Legislation We supported several state bills related to climate and agriculture, including: 1. SB 1317, the Aquifer Protection Act Restricts the issuance of permits for new wells in high and medium priority basins, and prohibit new well permits in basins of critical overdraft, 2. AB 1810, the Seed Exchange Democracy Act Provides legal clarity to noncommercial seed sharing by the thousands of gardeners and farmers who save and share seed in California, 3. AB 2725 Creates standard, statewide guidelines for food date labels, and will reduce food waste, thereby reducing the amount of methane produced by organic waste rotting in landfills, 4. AB 1826, the California Organic Food and Farming Act Modernizes the State Organic Program, improving the programs support for the organic industry, 5. SB 1386, the Natural and Working Lands Climate Solutions Act Declares it to be state policy that protecting and managing natural and working lands is a key strategy to meet Californias greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction goals, 6. SB 1247 Creates Agricultural Innovation Zones and a voluntary incentive program to support climate-smart agricultural farming practices on fields located near sensitive areas, such as schools and childcare centers, 7. AB 1815 Creates a strategic technical assistance program to help make it possible for the states lowest income communities to access Greenhouse Gas Reduction Funds, and 8. AB 2339 Allows continued access to Net Energy Metering for agricultural producers who receive their electrical service from irrigation districts and other publicly-owned utilities.III. Network Building and Leadership Cultivation In addition to our policy campaigns, CalCAN uses a number of tactics to build our base and cultivate new leaders from the agriculture, environmental and food systems arenas to take action on our initiatives. These include maintaining a website, blog and monthly newsletter; hosting a forum to provide an overview of Californias agriculture and climate funding programs; organizing farm field trips; profiling farmer leaders; producing fact sheets and reports; placing media stories; and, organizing a legislator education day, meetings and comment letters to educate policymakers about CalCAN issues and positions. 1246589 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false true false false false false true 31 0 true 68 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 8 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 Adam Wolpert President 12.00 1.50 X X 15386 0 0 Susan McGovern Secretary 1.00 1.50 X X 0 0 0 Brock Dolman Treasurer 40.00 1.50 X X 48500 0 0 Nick Allen Director 1.00 1.50 X 0 0 0 David Berman Director 1.00 1.50 X 0 0 0 Doug Gosling Director 40.00 1.50 X 53350 0 0 Martha Kowalick Director 1.00 1.50 X 0 0 0 Dave Henson Executive Dir. 55.40 1.50 X X 67172 0 0 184408 0 false false false 0 15000 926394 140933 941394 Fee for service 377335 377335 Sales 98894 98894 476229 5984 5984 0 0 0 916870 897845 19025 19025 19025 0 0 0 Miscellaneous 10074 10074 10074 1452706 476229 35083 X 35000 35000 0 0 0 184408 126332 35500 22576 42500 31875 10625 815206 435000 330034 50172 0 61700 38254 20361 3085 89280 55354 29462 4464 0 0 12023 12023 0 0 0 222151 222151 6584 6584 139419 108986 27436 2997 15046 9329 4965 752 0 34358 21302 11338 1718 48650 30163 16055 2432 0 12588 12588 5700 5700 0 141346 94702 46644 14053 8713 4637 703 Due, licenses, service fees 13549 9885 3664 Micellaneous 371 371 0 1893932 1246589 547819 99524 775793 435200 18188 962461 550000 0 117 321258 0 0 0 0 0 3128742 545377 2724711 2583365 775937 0 0 0 0 4045 159305 4848791 4461589 11342 18293 5250 50800 300000 300000 1523 316592 370616 X 2543438 2429320 1988761 1661653 4532199 4090973 4848791 4461589 -441226 X false false false X 1512925 1270342 3697327 3064169 941394 10486157 0 0 1512925 1270342 3697327 3064169 941394 10486157 4219365 6266792 3523 1702 1169 24218 5984 36596 0 4014 4014 10526767 2321636 0.59530 0.62540 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 1796 42998 44794 1849138 1893932 244697 61174 false 232932 251899 263970 244697 993498 1490247 40710 35116 41399 44794 162019 58233 62975 65993 61174 248375 372563 10247 2349 2303 1796 16695 2152830 180246 1972584 862584 264836 597748 113328 100295 13033 2583365 Sales Tax Payable 1523 1523 true Center for Food Safety 1132 Bishop Ste 2107 Honolulu HI 96813 512165893 501c3 35000 0 Support Strategy Meeting 1 0 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used OAEC is not primarily a grant-making organization. This was a rare grant to a partner organization (Hawaii Center for Food Safety - CFS) to produce a policy planning conference in Hawaii that OAEC co-convened with CFS and other partner groups. The grantee CFS, with an office in Hawaii, was better suited to do the on-the-ground organizing of this large conference, including booking the conference center, arranging all meals, housing, flights in for participants, on-island transportation, contracting with presenters, preparing pre-meeting documents, etc. OAEC and CFS signed a clear grant agreement, with specific deliverables based on a specific budget. OAEC's Executive Director is in charge of monitoring the compliance of this grant agreement. Kendall Dunnnigan ED family mbr. 42500 Employee Comp false X 3 140933 FMV false false false 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 Executive Committee (headed by the Board Treasurer), as well as by other board members. After any questions are resolved by staff and the CPA to the Executive Committees 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 Committee 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 Committee 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 Sowing Circle LLC 15290 Coleman Valley Rd Occidental CA 95465 680338491 Leasor CA N/A false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false true false true true false false