STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

DAVID BROWER CENTER: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
DAVID BROWER CENTER (EIN 94-3385643)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-07
IRS object ID
201733119349302163
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2017-11-07T12:52:28-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Line190 NEW MONTGOMERY STREET 11TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94105ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2017-11-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address208.185.144.202IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-11-07IPDt
IP Tm10:52:17IPTm
IP TimezonePSIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

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$2,675,764GrossReceiptsAmt
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
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Total Employee27TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers6TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$137PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$388CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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PY Total Revenue$1,899,880PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,665,437CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$53,262CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,470,666PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,396,604CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,337,917PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,199,036CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$438,037PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$466,401CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$7,607,436TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$6,672,612TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$17,479,124NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$968,687ExpenseAmt
Revenue$729,989RevenueAmt
DescOFFICE RENTAL TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER COMPANIES.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$547,982ExpenseAmt
Revenue$367,483RevenueAmt
DescRENTAL OF CONFERENCE CENTERDesc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$250,953ExpenseAmt
DescPUBLIC PROGRAMS AND ART EXHIBITIONS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Revenue$8,350RevenueAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Program Service Expenses$1,767,622TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingYes (1)LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
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Deductible Art ContributionYes (1)DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document28IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee27EmployeeCnt
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 ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member5IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
PETER BUCKLEY
PRESIDENT5.002.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN FLORES
TREASURER1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN KNOX
SECRETARY1.0040.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$94,648$842
ZENOBIA BARLOW
DIRECTOR1.0040.00Yes (X)$0$146,162$28,395
KENNETH DAVID BROWER
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID PHILLIPS
DIRECTOR1.0040.00Yes (X)$0$111,244$1,022
NANCY SKINNER
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID W ORR
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADAM BERMAN
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURIE RICH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.000.00Yes (X)$94,500$0$8,664
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Total Other Compensation$38,923TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$3,300FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$18,000GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$984,903AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,703NoncashContributionsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
OFFICE RENTAL531120$1,135,062$685,362$449,700
CONFERENCE CENTER RENT531120$443,983$367,483$76,500
OPERATING EXP REIMBURS531120$81,078$44,627$36,451
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,660,123TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$388TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$388ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$700FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
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Fundraising Direct Expenses$10,327FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$9,627TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$9,627ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISC.Desc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$8,350OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion-$9,239ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$103,164TotalAmt
Program Services$61,898ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,633ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,633FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$579,718TotalAmt
Program Services$474,531ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$86,674ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,513FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$6,085ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,922ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$599FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,482TotalAmt
Program Services$37,849ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,868ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,765FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,462TotalAmt
Program Services$45,732ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,655ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,075FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,400TotalAmt
Program Services$1,537ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$305ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,558FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,024TotalAmt
Program Services$1,038ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,986ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,183TotalAmt
Management And General$21,183ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,826TotalAmt
Program Services$67,056ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,484ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,286FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,279TotalAmt
Program Services$58,040ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,158ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,081FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$176,806TotalAmt
Program Services$176,806ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$482,752TotalAmt
Program Services$434,218ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$48,534ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,892TotalAmt
Program Services$46,811ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,717ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$364FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
INPUTED INTEREST EXPENS$149,144$149,144
PROPERTY TAXES$137,903$137,903
OPERATING & MAINTENANCE$116,774$1,041$115,733
UTILITIES$66,388$66,388

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,233TotalAmt
Program Services$35,997ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,848ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,388FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,199,036TotalAmt
Program Services$1,767,622ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$378,152ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$53,262FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$739,900BOYAmt
EOY$330,874EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$339,640BOYAmt
EOY$815,041EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,110BOYAmt
EOY$40,026EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,723BOYAmt
EOY$34,284EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$23,984,257LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,231,854LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,223,829BOYAmt
EOY$22,752,403EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,935BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$198,022BOYAmt
EOY$179,108EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,620,159BOYAmt
EOY$24,151,736EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$108,535BOYAmt
EOY$74,739EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,233BOYAmt
EOY$55,162EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,195,587BOYAmt
EOY$2,418,346EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,135,558BOYAmt
EOY$4,035,509EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$93,523BOYAmt
EOY$88,856EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,607,436BOYAmt
EOY$6,672,612EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,700,643BOYAmt
EOY$16,394,277EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$312,080BOYAmt
EOY$1,084,847EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,012,723BOYAmt
EOY$17,479,124EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,620,159BOYAmt
EOY$24,151,736EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$466,401ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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 Rules0ExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
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$18,431,194OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,138,275DepreciationAmt
Book Value$17,292,919BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$117,007OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$93,579DepreciationAmt
Book Value$23,428BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$22,752,403TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTENANT SECURITY DEPOSITSDesc
Amt$88,856Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$88,856TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,743,359TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$67,595DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$67,595RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,675,764RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$10,327OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$10,327RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,665,437TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,276,958TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$67,595DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$10,327OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$77,922ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,199,036ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,199,036TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 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 2012 THROUGH 2015 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY REGULATORY AGENCIES, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AND FOUR YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED FOR FEDERAL AND STATE, RESPECTIVELY.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT EXPENSE RELATED TO FUNDRAISING EVENT -10,327.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT EXPENSE RELATED TO FUNDRAISING EVENT 10,327.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
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)
PersonZENOBIA BARLOWPersonNm
TitleDIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$0BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$146,162CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
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$14,616DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$13,779NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$0TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$174,557TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
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$2,418,346BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (1)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$2,418,346TotalBalanceDueAmt

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 A ORIGINAL AMOUNT OF $4,910,000. $1,410,000 HAD BEEN REPAID AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2013 LEAVING A BALANCE OF $3,500,000. THE LOAN WAS AMENDED AND RENEWED UPON ITS EXPIRATION ON 12/16/2014 FOR THREE ADDITIONAL YEARS WITH ZERO INTEREST. FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING PURPOSE, IMPUTED INTEREST IS AT 4.75% RATE, THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE IS $2,418,346 AS OF 12/31/16, NET OF THE UNAMORTIZED IMPUTED INTEREST OF $1,081,654. THE ENTIRE BALANCE OF 3,500,000 WILL PAID OFF BY DECEMBER 2024.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$0NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesN/AMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 33:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE BROWER CENTER RECEIVED DONATIONS OF TWO WORKS OF ART IN 2016. ZERO AMOUNT WAS REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 1G, AS THE CENTER DID NOT CAPITALIZE ITS COLLECTIONS ALLOWED UNDER SFAS 116.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2DAVID PHILLIPS AND JOHN KNOX ARE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND KENNETH BROWER IS A DIRECTOR OF EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE. ZENOBIA BARLOW IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND 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