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Ecovivarium

  • Escondido, CA
  • Tax-exempt since Nov. 2023
  • EIN: 27-0492101

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Museum, Museum Activities (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its June 2024 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$295k (2024)

Expenses
$404k (2024)

Total Assets
$179k (2024)

Total Liabilities
$612k (2024)

Years with missing data
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2016 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$294,999
Expenses
$403,796
Net Income
-$108,797
Net Assets
-$432,900
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $26,052
8.8%
Program Services $138,979
47.1%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $129,968
44.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $86,000
21.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $121,784
30.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $178,602
Total Liabilities $611,502
Net Assets -$432,900
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sarah Michelle Oneida (Employee Representative) $18,515 $0 $0
Sandra Cavanaugh (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Dr Marisa Gran (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Joseph Rosas (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Haley Calecas (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Susan Nowicke (Executive Director & President) $0 $0 $0
Janet Hickey (Treasurer & Cfo) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 12, 2025

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$342,690
Expenses
$408,279
Net Income
-$65,589
Net Assets
-$325,380
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $151,783
44.3%
Program Services $190,907
55.7%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $86,000
21.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $116,169
28.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $184,110
Total Liabilities $509,490
Net Assets -$325,380
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sarah Michelle Oneida (Employee Representative) $19,064 $0 $0
Sandra Cavanaugh (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Dr Marisa Gran (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Joseph Rosas (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Haley Calecas (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Susan Nowicke (Executive Director & President) $0 $0 $0
Janet Hickey (Treasurer & Cfo) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 16, 2024

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$312,241
Expenses
$295,744
Net Income
$16,497
Net Assets
-$259,791
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $67,477
21.6%
Program Services $244,764
78.4%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $36,632
12.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $66,561
22.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $176,837
Total Liabilities $436,628
Net Assets -$259,791

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$242,599
Expenses
$265,625
Net Income
-$23,026
Net Assets
-$136,493
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $235,698
97.2%
Program Services $6,901
2.8%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $24,000
9.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $46,947
17.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $192,984
Total Liabilities $329,477
Net Assets -$136,493

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$56,241
Expenses
$69,118
Net Income
-$12,877
Net Assets
$11,611
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $49,016
87.2%
Program Services $7,225
12.8%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $54,748
Total Liabilities $43,137
Net Assets $11,611

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

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