Small Public Charity

COMMUNITIES FOR SUSTAINABLE MONTEREY COUNTY

COMMUNITIES FOR SUSTAINABLE MONTEREY COUNTY, of Monterey, CA, is a Small Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $139K in revenue, $91K in expenses, $270K in total assets. 4 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $49K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 261183384 Monterey, CA Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis NTEE: C05 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$139K
Total Expenses$91K
Total Assets$270K
Grant Records4
Funding Total$49K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

Recruiting and training volunteers that implement changes in the cities of Monterey County that include the establishment and operation of Community Gardens; the planting of tees on urban street; teaching citizens how to reduce the amount of green-house-gasses they generate, and how to reduce waste including their use of single-use plastics.

Where $100 goes at Communities for Sustainable Monterey County

How Communities for Sustainable Monterey County divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 5 years.

$39 Programs the work itself
$61 Everything else operations and overhead

Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.

Inside the $39 for programs

$39
The mission of CSMC is to help our communities equitably implement sustainable and regenerative practices to slow and adapt to climate change
All program spending
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Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

President Janette Leonidou
Secretary Karen Harris
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Laurie Eavey
Treasurer Stephen Lee

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$34,600 2 grants
Animal Welfare
$14,500 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $139K $91K $270K
2024 $103K $121K $222K
2023 $124K $44K $240K
2022 $71K $53K $160K
2021 $84K $60K —

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $84K to $139K (+65%), with total assets most recently reported at $270K.

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