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DAVID BROWER CENTER: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
DAVID BROWER CENTER (EIN 94-3385643)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-01
IRS object ID
201633069349301153
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-11-01T11:40:11-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2016-10-27SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonALEXIS H WONGPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00604756PTIN
Phone4159579999PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

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$1,909,430GrossReceiptsAmt
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 EDUCTION - PROVIDING 3 ENVIRONMENTAL ART EXHIBITIONS AND MORE THAN 20 RELATED COMMUITY PROGRAMS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent6VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee25TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$614,114TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Contributions Grants$5,393,645PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$162,130CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,587,288PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,654,708CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$400,677PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$137CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$5,155,553PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$82,905CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$12,537,163PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,899,880CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$71,379CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,728,732PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,470,666CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,558,135PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,337,917CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$9,979,028PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$438,037CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$24,950,949TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$24,620,159TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$7,500,189TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$7,607,436TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$17,450,760NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$17,012,723NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$968,735ExpenseAmt
Revenue$706,393RevenueAmt
DescOFFICE RENTAL TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER COMPANIES.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$533,618ExpenseAmt
Revenue$334,201RevenueAmt
DescRENTAL OF CONFERENCE CENTERDesc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$320,420ExpenseAmt
DescPUBLIC PROGRAMS AND ART EXHIBITIONS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Revenue$90,255RevenueAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$90,255TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$1,822,773TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
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 With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionYes (1)DeductibleArtContributionInd
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 Document36IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee25EmployeeCnt
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
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 Enfrc0RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VentureYes (1)InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure0WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
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 (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
PETER BUCKLEY
PRESIDENT5.000.00Yes (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$91,700$4,365
ZENOBIA BARLOW
DIRECTOR1.0040.00Yes (X)$0$135,964$28,860
KENNETH DAVID BROWER
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID PHILLIPS
DIRECTOR1.0040.00Yes (X)$0$104,668$12,369
NANCY SKINNER
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (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)$72,781$0$8,877
MICHAEL ANZALONE
CO-MANAGING DIRECTOR40.000.00Yes (X)$52,577$0$3,974
HILLARY BROOKS
CO-MANAGING DIRECTOR40.000.00Yes (X)$103,919$0$12,326
JACQUELINE HASA
CO-MANAGING DIRECTOR40.000.00Yes (X)$88,772$0$9,849
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$318,049TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$332,332TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$80,620TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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
Fundraising$8,800FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$7,050GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$146,280AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$2,222NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$162,130TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
OFFICE RENTAL531120$1,142,400$659,770$482,630
CONFERENCE CENTER RENT531120$435,495$334,201$101,294
OPERATING EXP REIMBURS531120$76,813$46,623$30,190
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,654,708TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$137TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$137ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$2,200FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$8,800ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$9,550FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$7,350TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$7,350ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
K-1 ALLOCATION FROM OS531120$76,043$76,043
MISC.900099$14,212$14,212
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$90,255OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,899,880TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion-$7,213ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$353,074TotalAmt
Program Services$267,522ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,903ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,649FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$414,134TotalAmt
Program Services$313,786ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$74,955ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,393FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,653TotalAmt
Program Services$9,587ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,290ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$776FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,257TotalAmt
Program Services$17,621ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,210ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,426FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,133TotalAmt
Program Services$48,593ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,608ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,932FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,700TotalAmt
Program Services$8,710ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,962ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,028FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,842TotalAmt
Program Services$20,879ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,499ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,464FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,038TotalAmt
Management And General$45,038ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$86,153TotalAmt
Program Services$54,771ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,917ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,465FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$116,751TotalAmt
Program Services$100,635ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,201ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,915FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$309,859TotalAmt
Program Services$164,951ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$144,908ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$478,743TotalAmt
Program Services$434,222ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,521ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,508TotalAmt
Program Services$49,753ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$645ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$110FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROPERTY TAXES$124,568$122,706$1,590$272
OPERATING & MAINTENANCE$118,280$117,245$1,035$0
UTILITIES$58,425$58,425$0$0
MISC EXPENSES$29,702$28,409$582$711

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,097TotalAmt
Program Services$4,958ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$901ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$238FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,337,917TotalAmt
Program Services$1,822,773ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$443,765ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$71,379FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$236,589BOYAmt
EOY$739,900EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$181,735BOYAmt
EOY$339,640EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$151,209BOYAmt
EOY$74,110EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,077BOYAmt
EOY$14,723EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$23,976,257LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$752,428LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,687,447BOYAmt
EOY$23,223,829EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$337,421BOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,261BOYAmt
EOY$29,935EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$306,210BOYAmt
EOY$198,022EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,950,949BOYAmt
EOY$24,620,159EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$109,197BOYAmt
EOY$108,535EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,303BOYAmt
EOY$74,233EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,050,679BOYAmt
EOY$3,195,587EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,200,000BOYAmt
EOY$4,135,558EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$91,010BOYAmt
EOY$93,523EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,500,189BOYAmt
EOY$7,607,436EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,001,439BOYAmt
EOY$16,700,643EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$449,321BOYAmt
EOY$312,080EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,450,760BOYAmt
EOY$17,012,723EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,950,949BOYAmt
EOY$24,620,159EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$438,037ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$649,123DepreciationAmt
Book Value$17,782,071BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$109,007OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$103,305DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,702BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$23,223,829TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
TENANT SECURITY DEPOSITS$88,856
ASSET HOLD FOR OTHERS$4,667
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$93,523TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,961,486TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$52,056DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$52,056RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,909,430RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$9,550OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$9,550RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,899,880TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,399,523TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$52,056DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$9,550OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$61,606ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,337,917ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,337,917TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 2011 THROUGH 2014 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 -9,550.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT EXPENSE RELATED TO FUNDRAISING EVENT 9,550.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
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$135,964CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
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$13,584DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$15,276NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$0TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$164,824TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationHILLARY BROOKS, CO-MANAGING DIRECTOR, RECEIVED $22,816.44 SEVERANCE PAY IN EARLY 2016 THAT WAS ACCRUED IN DECEMBER 2015; JACQUELINE HASA, CO-MANAGING DIRECTOR, RECEIVED $19,062.50 SEVERANCE PAY IN EARLY 2016 THAT WAS ACCRUED IN DECEMBER 2015.ExplanationTxt

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$3,195,587BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (1)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$3,195,587TotalBalanceDueAmt

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 ORGINAL 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 PRINCIPLE BALANCE IS $3,195,587 AS OF 12/31/15, NET OF THE UNAMORTIZED IMPUTED INTEREST OF $304,413. THE ENTIRE BALANCE OF 3,500,000 WILL PAID OFF BY DECEMBER 2017.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)
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 2015. 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 (4 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 11THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 AND APPROVE BEFORE FILING FINAL.
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

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1OXFORD STREET DEVELOPMENT LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12220 OXFORD STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBERKELEYCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94704ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN542127235EIN
Primary ActivitiesREAL ESTATEPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Predominant Income TypeRELATEDPredominantIncomeTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income-$41,198ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets-$195,762ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Disproportionate AllocationsYes (1)DisproportionateAllocationsInd
General Or Managing PartnerYes (1)GeneralOrManagingPartnerInd
Ownership0.81860OwnershipPct
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