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Environment : Environmental Protection and Conservation
Board Leadership
David Stead
President
CEO
Mike Garfield
Director
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The Ecology Center is a membership-based, nonprofit environmental organization based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded by community activists after the country's first Earth Day in 1970, the Ecology Center is now a regional leader that works for a safe and healthy environment where people live, work, and play. The Ecology Center is a Michigan-based nonprofit environmental organization that works at the local, state, and national levels for clean production, healthy communities, environmental justice, and a sustainable future. The Ecology Center works for a just and healthy environment through grassroots organizing, advocacy, education, and demonstration projects. Today, our major programs are: Climate and Energy; Environmental Education; Environmental Health Project; HealthyStuff.org; Land Use; and Recycle Ann Arbor
The Ecology Center is a membership-based, nonprofit environmental organization based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded by community activists after the country's first Earth Day in 1970, the Ecology Center is now a regional leader that works for a safe and healthy environment where people live, work, and play. The Ecology Center is a Michigan-based nonprofit environmental organization that works at the local, state, and national levels for clean production, healthy communities, environmental justice, and a sustainable future. The Ecology Center works for a just and healthy environment through grassroots organizing, advocacy, education, and demonstration projects. Today, our major programs are: Climate and Energy; Environmental Education; Environmental Health Project; HealthyStuff.org; Land Use; and Recycle Ann Arbor
90.23
100.00
Program Expenses (Percent of the charity's total expenses spent on the programs and services it delivers) |
87.4% | |
Administrative Expenses | 7.5% | |
Fundraising Expenses | 4.9% | |
Fundraising Efficiency | $0.05 | |
Working Capital Ratio (years) | 0.77 | |
Program Expenses Growth | 0.7% | |
Liabilities to Assets | 3.9% |
Charity Name & State | Overall Score | Overall Rating |
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Ecology Center (MI) | 93.09 | |
Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA (NC) | 100.00 | |
Coastal Conservation League (SC) | 91.84 | |
Conservancy of Southwest Florida (FL) | 93.89 | |
Rails-To-Trails Conservancy (DC) | 90.68 |
REVENUE | |
Contributions | |
Contributions, Gifts & Grants | $1,445,602 |
Federated Campaigns | $0 |
Membership Dues | $0 |
Fundraising Events | $30,096 |
Related Organizations | $0 |
Government Grants | $0 |
Total Contributions | $1,475,698 |
Program Service Revenue | $240,819 |
Total Primary Revenue | $1,716,517 |
Other Revenue | $14,400 |
TOTAL REVENUE | $1,730,917 |
EXPENSES | |
Program Expenses | $1,682,318 |
Administrative Expenses | $142,113 |
Fundraising Expenses | $117,131 |
TOTAL FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES | $1,941,562 |
Payments to Affiliates | $0 |
Excess (or Deficit) for the year | $-210,645 |
Net Assets | $1,468,697 |
Program names and associated costs are listed for the top programs as reported on the charity's most recently filed Form 990. The top programs displayed will include the largest three programs, or those programs covering at least 60% of the charity's total expenses, whichever comes first.
Program Name | Amount Spent | % of Program Expenses |
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Community Education | $1,682,318 | 100.0% |
Form 990 FYE | Date Published | Overall Score | Overall Rating | ||||||
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CN 2.1 | |||||||||
2017-12 | 12/21/2018 | 93.09 | |||||||
2016-12 | 03/01/2018 | 98.21 | |||||||
2015-12 | 02/01/2017 | 98.23 | |||||||
2014-12 | 06/01/2016 | 96.66 | |||||||
CN 2.0 | |||||||||
2014-12 | 02/01/2016 | 96.29 | |||||||
2013-12 | 06/01/2015 | 91.33 | |||||||
2012-12 | 11/01/2013 | 80.09 | |||||||
2011-12 | 02/01/2013 | 88.98 | |||||||
2010-12 | 04/01/2012 | 92.26 |
The data displayed on this tab is provided by the IRS in the form of Publication 78 and the Business Master File (BMF).
EIN | 38-1912803 |
Name in IRS Master File | ECOLOGY CENTER INC |
NTEE Code | C60 |
NTEE Classification | Environmental Education and Outdoor Survival Programs |
NTEE Type | Environmental Quality, Protection and Beautification |
Classification | Educational Organization |
Subsection | 501(c)(3) (View the list of codes) |
Activities | (161) Scientific research (diseases) (180) Contact or sponsored scientific research for industry (59) Other school related activities |
Foundation Status | Organization that normally receives no more than one-third of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business income and at the same time more than one-third of its support from contributions, fees, and gross receipts related to exempt purposes. 509(a)(2) |
Deductibility | Contributions are deductible |
Affiliation | Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). |
Group Name | [Not Applicable] |
Ruling Date | December, 1970 |
Filing Requirement | 990 (all other) or 990EZ return |
Fiscal Year End | December |
IRS Forms 990 (provided courtesy of Foundation Center) |
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The data displayed in this profile is provided by the IRS for free in the form of Publication 78 and the Business Master File (BMF).
Compensation | % of Expenses | Paid to | Title | |
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$74,514 | 3.83% | Michael Garfield | Executive Director |
Charity Name & State | Overall Score | Overall Rating |
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Ecology Center (MI) | 93.09 | |
The Conservation Alliance (OR) | 87.20 | |
Minnesota Environmental Fund (MN) | 86.29 | |
Environmental Research and Education Foundation (NC) | 95.50 | |
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (PA) | 90.64 |
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Ecology Center
339 East Liberty
Suite 300
Ann Arbor,
MI 48104
tel: (734) 761-3186
fax: (734) 663-2414
EIN: 38-1912803
David Stead
President
Mike Garfield
Director
Charity Navigator
139 Harristown Rd Suite 101
Glen Rock, NJ 07452
Charity Navigator
139 Harristown Rd Suite 101
Glen Rock, NJ 07452