CLOUD FOREST INSTITUTE: Form 990EZ, tax year 2011
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- Organization
- CLOUD FOREST INSTITUTE (EIN 77-0480093)
- Tax period
- 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
- Filed
- 2012-05-15
- IRS object ID
- 201241369349202119
- Schema version
- 2011v1.2
- 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2012-05-15T10:35:43-07:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2011-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2011-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 770480093 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | CLOUD FOREST INSTITUTE | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | CLOU | NameControl |
| Phone | 7077431287 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 1435 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Ukiah | City |
| State | CA | State |
| ZIP Code | 95482 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Jenny Burnstad | Name |
| Title | Treasurer | Title |
| Phone | 7077431287 | Phone |
| Date Signed | 2012-05-15 | DateSigned |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2011 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | X | MethodOfAccountingCash |
| Web Site | www.cloudforest.org | WebSite |
| Organization501c3 | X | Organization501c3 |
| Gross Receipts | 159110 | GrossReceipts |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | X | InfoInScheduleOPartI |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | 146910 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtc |
| Program Service Revenue | 12200 | ProgramServiceRevenue |
| Membership Dues | 0 | MembershipDues |
| Investment Income | 0 | InvestmentIncome |
| Gross Amount From Sale Of Assets | 0 | GrossAmountFromSaleOfAssets |
| Cost Other Basis And Sales Expenses | 0 | CostOtherBasisAndSalesExpenses |
| Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets | 0 | GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssets |
| Gaming Gross Income | 0 | GamingGrossIncome |
| Fundraising Gross Income | 0 | FundraisingGrossIncome |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | 0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpenses |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | 0 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLoss |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | 0 | GrossSalesOfInventory |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | 0 | CostOfGoodsSold |
| Gro Profit Loss Sales Of Inventory | 0 | GroProfitLossSalesOfInventory |
| Other Revenue Total | 0 | OtherRevenueTotal |
| Total Revenue | 159110 | TotalRevenue |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | 97360 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaid |
| Benefits Paid To Or For Members | 0 | BenefitsPaidToOrForMembers |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Benefits | 3521 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBenefits |
| Fees And Oth Pymt To Ind Contractors | 10546 | FeesAndOthPymtToIndContractors |
| Occupancy Rent Utilities And Maint | 5858 | OccupancyRentUtilitiesAndMaint |
| Printing Publications Postage | 413 | PrintingPublicationsPostage |
| Other Expenses Total | 2027 | OtherExpensesTotal |
| Total Expenses | 119725 | TotalExpenses |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | 39385 | ExcessOrDeficitForYear |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 24649 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | 0 | OtherChangesInNetAssets |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 64034 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 24649 | BOY |
| EOY | 64034 | EOY |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 24649 | BOY |
| EOY | 64034 | EOY |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 24649 | BOY |
| EOY | 64034 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Educational and scientific | PrimaryExemptPurpose |
Program Service Accomplishment ProgramServiceAccomplishment (4 entries)
| Description Program Service AccomDescriptionProgramServiceAccom | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocations | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpenses |
|---|---|---|
| Common Vision Fruit Tree Tour: Volunteers travel to low income schools to teach students how to plant fruit trees educating them about nutrition and gardening. In 2011 over 13,000 children were impacted with the planting of over 700 fruit trees. | 80141 | 51813 |
| Santa Lucia Research Station: This research station is a destination for students who take Cloud Forest Institute workshops in Ecuador. It is a research and training center for biodiversity and sustainability issues. | 18200 | 18200 |
| Amazon MycoRenewal Project: students attending mycoremediation workshops in the Ecuadorian Amazon learn about using myco-remediation to regenerate degraded ecosystems. For 3 years students and interns have been experimenting with oyster mushroom mycelium to see how it can break down the toxic oil spills in the amazon. Ultimately the goal is to teach local community members how to use mushrooms to clean up their environment and to grow mushrooms for food and medicine. | 13286 | 13286 |
| Edu-Tour 2011: Cloud Forest Institute offered educatiional workshops in Ecuador to 20 students. These students learned about Cloud Forest Ecology and Conservation. | 12200 | 7265 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | 90564 | TotalProgramServiceExpenses |
Officer Director Trustee Key Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl (7 entries)
| Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1 | CityAddressUS/City | StateAddressUS/State | ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode | TitleTitle | Avg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition | CompensationCompensation | Contri To Empl Benefit Plans EtcContriToEmplBenefitPlansEtc | Expense Account Other AllowancesExpenseAccountOtherAllowances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Payne | ||||||||
| 1916 Pacific Avenue 2B | Alameda | CA | 94501 | President | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lynda McClure | ||||||||
| PO Box 102 | Boonville | CA | 95415 | Secretary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jenny Burnstad | ||||||||
| PO Box 1435 | Ukiah | CA | 95482 | Treasurer | 10 | 3600 | 0 | 0 |
| Dara Zimmerman | ||||||||
| 2255 Alliance Road | Arcata | CA | 95521 | Director | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Govinda Dalton | ||||||||
| PO Box 424 | Calpella | CA | 95418 | Director | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Julie Drucker | ||||||||
| 621 Holden Street | Ukiah | CA | 95482 | Director | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anna Connell | ||||||||
| 3190 Santa Maria Avenue | Santa Clara | CA | 95051 | Director | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | 0 | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRpt |
| Made Changes To Orgnzng Etc Doc | 0 | MadeChangesToOrgnzngEtcDoc |
| Organization Had UBI | 0 | OrganizationHadUBI |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | 0 | SubjectToProxyTax |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | 0 | OrganizationDissolvedEtc |
| Direct Indirect Political Expend | 0 | DirectIndirectPoliticalExpend |
| Did Org File Form1120 POL This Year | 0 | DidOrgFileForm1120POLThisYear |
| Made Loans To From Officers | 0 | MadeLoansToFromOfficers |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4911 | 0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4911 |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4912 | 0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4912 |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4955 | 0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4955 |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | 0 | EngagedInExcessBenefitTrans |
| Amount Of Tax Imposed On Org Mgr | 0 | AmountOfTaxImposedOnOrgMgr |
| Amount Of Tax Reimbursed By Org | 0 | AmountOfTaxReimbursedByOrg |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed | CA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | Jenny Burnstad | NamePerson |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 1435 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Ukiah | City |
| State | CA | State |
| ZIP Code | 95482 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Telephone Number | 7077431287 | TelephoneNumber |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | 0 | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Foreign Office | 1 | ForeignOffice |
| Foreign Office Country | EC | ForeignOfficeCountry |
| Maintain Any Donor Advised Funds | 0 | MaintainAnyDonorAdvisedFunds |
| Does Org Have Hospital | 0 | DoesOrgHaveHospital |
| Tanning Services Provided | 0 | TanningServicesProvided |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | 0 | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Transaction With Control Entity | 0 | TransactionWithControlEntity |
| Engage Political Cmpgn Activities | 0 | EngagePoliticalCmpgnActivities |
| Engage In Lobbying Activities | 0 | EngageInLobbyingActivities |
| Operating School | 0 | OperatingSchool |
| Trnsfrs Exempt Non Char Related Org | 0 | TrnsfrsExemptNonCharRelatedOrg |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Highest Paid Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHighestPaidEmpl |
| Part VIA Hghst Paid Cntrct Prof Ser | NONE | PartVIAHghstPaidCntrctProfSer |
| Filed Schedule A | 1 | FiledScheduleA |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | X | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2 |
Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 14512 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 34608 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 25405 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 24707 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 146910 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 246142 | Total |
Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 12200 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 12200 | Total |
Gross Receipts From Non UBI GrossReceiptsFromNonUBI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 0 | Total |
Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit509 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 0 | Total |
Value Of Svcs Fclts Furnishd By Govt ValueOfSvcsFcltsFurnishdByGovt
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 0 | Total |
Total509 Total509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 14512 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 34608 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 25405 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 24707 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 159110 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 258342 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | 258342 | PublicSupportTotal509 |
Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 0 | Total |
Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 0 | Total |
Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 0 | Total |
Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 0 | Total |
Other Income509 OtherIncome509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 0 | Total |
Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 14512 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 34608 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 25405 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 24707 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 159110 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 258342 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Percentage509 | 1 | PublicSupportPercentage509 |
| Prior Year Support Percentage | 1 | PriorYearSupportPercentage |
| Investment Income Percentage | 0 | InvestmentIncomePercentage |
| Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage | 0 | PriorYrInvestIncomePercentage |
| Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509 | X | ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509 |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Info ContributorInfo
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor Number | RESTRICTED | ContributorNumber |
Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Aggregate Contributions | RESTRICTED | AggregateContributions |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (2 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|---|
| F99Z_P01_S00_L10 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 | Grants and Similar Amounts Paid : Common Vision Fruit Tree Tour $44,799.96, Santa Lucia Research Station $17,390, Amazon MycoRenewal Project $12,021.99, Fundacion Cambugan $7,048.66, Solar Roots $6,139.50, Mendocino Environmental Center $4,299, Butler Cherry Ranch Project $2,033.63, Mendocino Organic Network $1,357, Earth Cycles $1,000, KMEC Radio $770, Planet Drum $500 |
| F99Z_P01_S00_L16 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Description;Amount^Bank service charge for interbank funds transfers;510|Travel;1517^Total;2027^ |