Public Charity

Ecology Action of Santa Cruz

Ecology Action of Santa Cruz is a Public Charity headquartered in Santa Cruz, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $22.5M revenue, $21.3M expenses, $21.3M total assets. 28 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $705K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 942584236 Santa Cruz, CA Environment NTEE: C Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$22.5M
Total Expenses$21.3M
Total Assets$21.3M
Grant Records28
Funding Total$705K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

The primary and specific purpose for which the said corporation is formed is to empower individuals, businesses and communities to take actions today that achieve environmental and economic sustainability. The activities of the corporation shall be within the scope of section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code.

Where $100 goes at Ecology Action of Santa Cruz

How Ecology Action of Santa Cruz divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$83 Programs the work itself
$17 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $83 for programs

$43
Energy efficiency is one of the most impactful and cost-effective ways to protect the environment -- that's why we've been committed to it for over two decades
52% of program spending
$40
Community Initiatives-Ecology Action builds a more sustainable and equitable future by promoting opportunities to make simple, everyday changes in how we live and work in our communities
48% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 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

VP Community Programs Andrew Hoeksema
VP Customer Success Andy Marse
VP Strategy Brenda Hopewell
COO Chuck Tremper
Board Member David Pais
Board Chair Doug Mahone

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$283,485 18 grants
Environment & Conservation
$222,812 2 grants
Animal Welfare
$80,800 4 grants
Economic Development
$70,000 1 grant
Education
$27,627 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $22.5M $21.3M $21.3M
2024 $22.1M $20.3M $22.6M
2023 $11.3M $12.4M $20.9M
2022 $9.7M $9.8M $18.6M
2020 $14.3M $15.7M $16.9M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $14.3M to $22.5M (+57%), with total assets most recently reported at $21.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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