CLOUD FOREST INSTITUTE: Form 990EZ, tax year 2016
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- Organization
- CLOUD FOREST INSTITUTE (EIN 77-0480093)
- Tax period
- 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
- Filed
- 2017-05-12
- IRS object ID
- 201711339349200501
- Schema version
- 2016v3.0
- 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 | 2017-05-12T18:53:43-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2016-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2016-01-01 | 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 1435 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Ukiah | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 95482 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Jenny Burnstad | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Treasurer | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 7078953243 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2017-05-12 | SignatureDt |
Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation
IP Address IPAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| I Pv4 Address | 76.235.29.248 | IPv4AddressTxt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2016 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z | 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 | $151,354 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $140,113 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $11,241 | 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 | $6,414 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | -$6,414 | 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 | $144,940 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | $101,837 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt |
| Benefits Paid To Or For Members | $0 | BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $0 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $5,000 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $1,944 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $938 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $1,400 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $111,119 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $33,821 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $43,950 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $77,771 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $43,950 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $77,771 | 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 | $43,950 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $77,771 | 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 | $43,950 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $77,771 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Cloud Forest Institute is an educational and scientific non profit corporation. Through environmental education, forest conservation and community development Cloud Forest Institute (CFI) encourages communities to regain balance within ecological systems. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (4 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud Forest Institute worked with Ecuadorian Foundations and student volunteers to accomplish Earthquake relief efforts in July and August 2016. We partnered with the Ecuadorian non profit CAEMBA to build bamboo homes for victims whose homes collapsed. Longterm efforts focus on promoting a sustainable redevelopment strategy that addresses local food, water and shelter security by stabilizing deforested slopes with food forests including native, sustainable building materials. Hundreds of people living on the coast of Ecuador were served. | $4,848 | $4,248 |
| CFI sponsors the campaign to raise funds to rebuild the Himalayan English Boarding School that was demolished by earthquakes shortly after it opened in 2014. The boarding school serves up to 200 children, some of them orphans. It will help stem the tide of language and cultural extinction of the Sherpa people of Tibetan descent living in the Himalayan region of Nepal. The only school located in rural Lukla it gives parents in the region the option of keeping the children home rather then sending them away to boarding schools in Kathmandu where they assimilate into modern western culture and lose their local language, customs, and family connections. The Himalayan English Boarding School will help prevent the Sherpa language from disappearing by the end of this generation as predicted. | $88,700 | $13,009 |
| 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. | $5,195 | $3,216 |
| The Butler Cherry Ranch Project began in 2004. Its purpose was to teach Orchard Care and provide organically grown cherries. The project thrived for 10 years. In 2016 a book entitled "The Sweet Life" was published as a culmination of The Butler Cherry Ranch Project's recognition of the Butler Families commitment to the land and our community. | $7,156 | $7,156 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $27,629 | 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 | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lynda McClure | ||||
| Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jenny Burnstad | ||||
| Treasurer | 5 | $5,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Dara Zimmerman | ||||
| President | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Govinda Dalton | ||||
| Director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Garver | ||||
| Director | 0.5 | $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 1435 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Ukiah | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 95482 | 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 | $165,718 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $135,751 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $49,127 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $67,086 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $98,496 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $516,178 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $16,174 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $8,818 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $5,116 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $4,241 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $11,241 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $45,590 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $181,892 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $144,569 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $54,243 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $71,327 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $109,737 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $561,768 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $561,768 | 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 | $181,892 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $144,569 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $54,243 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $71,327 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $109,737 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $561,768 | 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 G IRS990ScheduleG
Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Event1 | Seattle SherpaCares Himalayan English Boarding School Benefit | Event1Nm |
| Gross Receipts Event1 | $40,989 | GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt |
| Charitable Contri Event1 | $1,500 | CharitableContriEvent1Amt |
| Gross Revenue Event1 | $39,489 | GrossRevenueEvent1Amt |
| Cash Prizes Event1 | $0 | CashPrizesEvent1Amt |
| Non Cash Prizes Event1 | $1,103 | NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt |
| Rent Facility Costs Event1 | $1,506 | RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt |
| Food And Beverage Event1 | $0 | FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt |
| Entertainment Event1 | $0 | EntertainmentEvent1Amt |
| Other Direct Expenses Event1 | $474 | OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt |
| Event2 | Los Angeles SherpaCares Himalayan English Boarding School Benefit | Event2Nm |
| Gross Receipts Event2 | $29,350 | GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt |
| Charitable Contri Event2 | $0 | CharitableContriEvent2Amt |
| Gross Revenue Event2 | $29,350 | GrossRevenueEvent2Amt |
| Cash Prizes Event2 | $0 | CashPrizesEvent2Amt |
| Non Cash Prizes Event2 | $852 | NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt |
| Rent Facility Costs Event2 | $950 | RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt |
| Food And Beverage Event2 | $679 | FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt |
| Entertainment Event2 | $476 | EntertainmentEvent2Amt |
| Other Direct Expenses Event2 | $374 | OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt |
| Other Events Total | 0 | OtherEventsTotalCnt |
| Gross Receipts Total | $70,339 | GrossReceiptsTotalAmt |
| Charitable Contributions Tot | $1,500 | CharitableContributionsTotAmt |
| Gross Revenue Total Events | $68,839 | GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt |
| Cash Prizes Total Events | $0 | CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt |
| Non Cash Prizes Total Events | $1,955 | NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt |
| Rent Fclty Costs Total Events | $2,456 | RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt |
| Food And Beverage Total Events | $679 | FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt |
| Entertainment Total Events | $476 | EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt |
| Oth Direct Expnss Total Events | $848 | OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt |
| Direct Expense Summary Events | $6,414 | DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt |
| Net Income Summary | $62,425 | NetIncomeSummaryAmt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 | Butler Cherry Ranch Project $7,156, La MICA Biological Reserve $1,150, Mendocino Environmental Center $1,018, Noyo Headlands Unified Design Group $3,216, Himalayan English Boarding School $88,700, Ukiah Bicycle Kitchen $597 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 | non profit insurance 1400 |