NonprofitsSustainable Solano

Environment

Sustainable Solano

BENICIA, CA

Total revenue

$1.2M

Total expenses

$1.2M

Net assets

$617K

Grants received

$500K

23 grants

EIN

050589694

Tax year

2024

Mission

To inspire and nurture grassroots initiatives for the good of the whole and to promote ecologically sustainable, economically and socially just future of solano county

Programs

3 programs

Local food systemspublic education on local food, cooking, farming, and local food systems, with a special youth-focused track that includes cooking classes series and field trips to the farms. 36 in-person and virtual classes or demonstrations for adults and youth with 1,404 attendees. Upholding solano local food system alliance.

Expenses: $349K

Community resiliencyleading youth air quality programs with youth and community in fairfield and rio vista and expanding those efforts to other parts of the county. Flood resiliency work in suisun city, and climate action program for fairfield and suisun city residents. 31 public events with 571 attendees. 4 resiliency-based high school internships; 36 participants.

Expenses: $257K

Capacity buildingusing nature-inspired non-hierarchical approaches to shaping a self-managing organization. Developing organizational approaches to leadership-building and democratic management.

Expenses: $160K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$383K
Program service revenue$852K
Investment income$16K
Other revenue
Total revenue$1.2M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$859K
Fundraising$11K
Other expenses$303K
Total expenses$1.2M
Total assets$618K
Net assets$617K

People

8 listed

NameRoleCompensation

ELENA KAROULINA

CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DIR

Board

$102K

40 hrs/wk

VERNEAL BRUMFIELD

SECRETARY

Board

1 hrs/wk

KARINA COOK

TREASURER

Board

2 hrs/wk

MAGGIE KOLK

PRESIDENT

Board

3 hrs/wk

PRINCESS WASHINGTON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

BONNIE HAMILTON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARILYN BARDET

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

RON KANE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 23 of 23

FromAmountPurposeYear
$77K
CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT
2024
$53K
Nature-Based Resilience Program
2024
$28K
CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT
2024
$20K
CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT
2024
$15K
CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT
2024
$12K
CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT
2024
$12K
CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT
2024
$8K
CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT
2024
$5K
SPECIAL GIFT
2024
$5K
CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT
2024
$2K
CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT
2024
$2K
EVENT SPONSORSHIP
2024
$99K
CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT FOR: TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT, STRENGTHENING FISCAL OPERATIONS, EMERGING SELF-MANAGING ORGANIZATION
2023
$38K
Coastal Resilience Planning
2023
$35K
CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT FOR: STRENGTHENING FISCAL OPERATIONS
2023
$16K
CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT FOR: CO-ED SUPPORT, INSURANCE, AND TRAINING
2023
$5K
SPECIAL GIFT
2023
$500
GALA SPONSORSHIP
2023
$1K
ENGAGEMENT GRANT
2022
$25K
COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE
2020
$25K
LONG TERM RECOVERY RELIEF EFFORTS
2020
$10K
COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE
2020
$8K
FOREST IMPROVEMENT
2019

Funded by

$500K from 5 funders · 23 grants · 2019–2024

Ken Birdwell Foundation

$332K · 15 grants · 2022–2024

Coastal Quest

$90K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Solano Community Foundation

$60K · 3 grants · 2020

Ernst & Gertrude Ticho

$10K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

California ReLeaf

$8K · 1 grant · 2019

Details

EIN050589694
NTEE codeC40
Subsection03
Ruling date2013-04
Formed2003
Employees11
Volunteers50
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