Mission
CEC WORKS TO IDENTIFY, RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT, AND SOLVE PRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AFFECTING THE CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST. OUR ENERGY, TRANSPORTATION, WASTE AND FOOD PROGRAMS PROVIDE REGIONAL SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
Public Charity
COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL
COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL is a Public Charity headquartered in SANTA BARBARA, CA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $3.4M revenue, $4.0M expenses, $9.6M total assets. 46 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.2M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 941728064
SANTA BARBARA, CA
Pollution Abatement & Control
NTEE: C20
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.4M
Total Expenses$4.0M
Total Assets$9.6M
Grant Records46
Funding Total$4.2M
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at Community Environmental Council
How Community Environmental Council divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$71
Programs
the work itself
$14
Management
running the organization
$15
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $71 for programs
$69
Climate programs
$2
Climate & environmental hub
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$177,500
ENVIRONMENT AND ANIMALS
$104,468
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
$100,000
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$83,400
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$26,000
Showing up to 5 of 46 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Barbara Lindemann
DIRECTOR
Bill Cuttler
DIRECTOR
Carolyn Fitzgerald
DIRECTOR
Chandler Buie
TREASURER (THRU 4/24)
Chris Knowlton
VICE PRESIDENT
Christine Devries
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.4M | $4.0M | $9.6M |
| 2023 | $4.6M | $4.0M | $10.9M |
| 2022 | $6.0M | $3.4M | $9.6M |
| 2020 | $2.3M | $2.0M | $3.8M |
| 2019 | $1.8M | $1.9M | $3.3M |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.8M to $3.4M (+92%), with total assets most recently reported at $9.6M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.