Center for Ecoliteracy

The Center for Ecoliteracy (CEL) is a California-based nonprofit which seeks to educate people on sustainable living.

At-A-Glance

Issue Areas: Environmental Policy
Executive Director and Cofounder:

Zenobia Barlow

Location: Berkeley, CA View on map
Tax ID: 94-2911417
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $1,761,762 Revenue: $1,588,812 Expenses: $1,882,024

The Center for Ecoliteracy (CEL) is a California-based nonprofit which seeks to educate people on sustainable living.

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2024 $1,761,762 $1,588,812 $1,882,024 View
2023 $2,160,366 $2,136,170 $1,957,539 View
2022 $1,790,028 $2,198,126 $1,897,452 View
2021 $1,532,774 $2,092,210 $1,851,862 View
2020 $1,263,367 $1,709,254 $1,758,461 View

Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010

Revenue Detail

Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

  • Number of Employees: 11

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Alexa NorstadEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$241,924
James P KouliasDEPUTY DIRECTOR$192,699
Karen BrownCREATIVE DIRECTOR$137,359
Anne MoertelDIR. OF OUTREACH & COMMUNICATIONS$129,916

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $16,808,202
  • Number of Grants: 127
  • Number of Funders: 44

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$1,000,0002021 Tomkat Ranch Educational FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$750,0002024 Tomkat FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$514,7502020 Tomkat Ranch Educational FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$500,0002023 Tomkat Ranch Educational FoundationUNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GRANT
$500,0002023 Tomkat FoundationUNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GRANT
$500,0002022 Tomkat Ranch Educational FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$470,0002020 TIDES FOUNDATIONSUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
$290,0002021 TIDES FOUNDATIONSUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
$250,0002022 Marin Community FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$250,0002021 Marin Community FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$200,0002023 Marin Community FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$200,0002022 TIDES FOUNDATIONSUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
$200,0002020 Marin Community FoundationPROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$160,0002021 San Francisco FoundationADVISED – FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
$150,0002024 TIDES FOUNDATIONSUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
$150,0002023 TIDES FOUNDATIONSUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
$100,0002024 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$65,0002020 ROCKEFELLER FAMILY FUND INCGENERAL SUPPORT
$50,0002023 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$50,0002020 Stupski FoundationTo support assisting Oakland Unified School District's efforts to successfully operationalize the new Central Kitchen.
$25,0002024 American Heart Association, Inc.LITERACY PROGRAM
$25,0002024 American Endowment FoundationEDUCATIONAL
$25,0002023 American Endowment FoundationEDUCATIONAL
$25,0002022 American Endowment FoundationEDUCATIONAL
$25,0002021 American Endowment FoundationEDUCATIONAL

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $235,075
  • Number of Grants: 13
  • Number of Recipients: 11