Children's Enviromental Literacy Fdn

EIN: 364540146 501(c)(3) Education

Valhalla, NY

Total Revenue
$786,612
Total Expenses
$805,249
Total Assets
$319,634
Net Assets
$319,634
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Organization Details

Formation Year
2002
Legal Domicile
NY
Principal Officer
Tara Stafford Ocansey
Phone
9144496868
Tax Period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31

Children's Enviromental Literacy Fdn, founded in 2002, is a small nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $787K in total revenue in fiscal year 2025. Revenue grew 15% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion.

Mission

The organization's mission is to establish sustainability as an integral part of every child's PreK-12 learning experience. By integrating sustainability across subjects and grades, we can equip students with the knowledge, skills and attitudes that will help lead to a sustainable future for everyone. CELF programs use sustainability as an integrating context for teaching and learning, decision-making, civic engagement, community partnerships and campus practices. The lens of sustainability transforms curriculum, school operations, physical surroundings and school-community activities and fosters the cultivation of engaged citizens.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $39,662

Summer Institutes:Multi-day immersive professional development programs for K-12 educators that explore the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of sustainability, and ways of bringing...

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Summer Institutes:Multi-day immersive professional development programs for K-12 educators that explore the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of sustainability, and ways of bringing these concepts to life in classrooms through hands-on STEAM activities, case studies, and fieldwork. The Institutes build practical curriculum integration of stewardship perspectives, skills and action to the restoration, rebuilding, and reconnecting of human communities, environmental stewardship and civic life. Participants leave with resources for implementing interdisciplinary, place-based, and inquiry-driven sustainability projects, and receive implementation support from CELF throughout the academic year.

Program 2
Expenses: $439,309

Civic ScienceCivic Science is a semester- or year-long program that engages educators and students in project-based STEAM learning outside of the classroom. Using our Inquiry-to-Action framework...

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Civic ScienceCivic Science is a semester- or year-long program that engages educators and students in project-based STEAM learning outside of the classroom. Using our Inquiry-to-Action framework, this program trains teachers to engage students in hands-on learning to identify, analyze, and solve real-world environmental issues that impact their school communities. Exploring cross-curricular inquiry pathways such as air and water quality, biodiversity, waste, and infrastructure, students visit local green spaces to collect data, develop action plans, and share findings and solutions with field experts and decision-makers during our culminating annual Student Symposium events.

Program 3
Expenses: $140,733 Revenue: $11,100

Professional development and TrainingThe concepts of sustainability are universal, but every district and school starts from a different place in implementing sustainability education. CELF...

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Professional development and TrainingThe concepts of sustainability are universal, but every district and school starts from a different place in implementing sustainability education. CELF customized professional development (PD) helps schools infuse curriculum and school culture with education for a sustainable future. PD services include: gap analyses of curriculum; on-site Education for Sustainability training and resources (specific to grade level and school or district needs and interests); and review of facilities green infrastructure improvements to help infuse projects into curriculum. Through half-day workshops to multi-year engagements, we provide a framework for integrating sustainability concepts into curricula, community, and culture, helping teachers connect students to place-based learning opportunities in the community, create whole-school action plans, and activate student civic engagement.Green Careers Speaker SeriesAs student interest in sustainability grows, CELF helps students see how their interests and community concerns can be channeled into potential career pathways by connecting them with professionals working in a wide array of sustainability focused careers. CELF connects classrooms directly with industry professionals across sectors to explore opportunities for applying sustainability and systems thinking in their career planning and aspiration.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2025)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $775,476
Program Service Revenue $11,100
Investment Income $36
Other Revenue $0
TOTAL REVENUE $786,612

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0
Salaries & Benefits $638,535
Fundraising Expenses $81,261
Program Expenses $619,704
Other Expenses $166,714
TOTAL EXPENSES $805,249

Year-over-Year Comparison

2025 2024 Change
Revenue $786,612 $686,634 +0.1%
Expenses $805,249 $765,245 +0.1%
Net Income $-18,637 $-78,611 -0.8%
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Governance

Voting Members
9
Independent Members
8
Employees
9
Volunteers
20

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
4
$128,009
Total Directors
9
$128,009
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
0
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Daniel Metzger Chairperson 15.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
William Davis Vice Chair 10.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Maureen Brady Atinsky Secretary 10.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
David Stubbs Treasurer 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Tara Stafford Ocansey Executive Director 40.00
Officer Director
$128,009 $0 $128,009
Alex Krueger Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Cassandra Clark Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Tim Clare Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Alexandra Goldstein Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 $786,612 $805,249 $319,634 $-18,637
2024 $686,634 $765,245 $339,656 $-78,611
2023 $907,395 $769,934 $416,739 $137,461
2022 $848,957 $752,572 $331,105 $96,385
2021 $573,797 $618,994 $189,553 $-45,197
2020 $496,836 $584,073 $236,264 $-87,237
2019 $691,499 $470,365 $325,518 $221,134
2018 $332,129 $374,123 $103,236 $-41,994
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