THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGY AND CULTURE

EIN: 943128274 501(c)(3) Unknown

East Hardwick, VT

Total Revenue
$563,812
Total Expenses
$543,739
Total Assets
$1,358,599
Net Assets
$865,545
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1991
Legal Domicile
CA
Principal Officer
Steven Gorelick
Phone
8023079502
Tax Period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGY AND CULTURE, founded in 1991, is a small nonprofit in the Unknown sector that reported $564K in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Expenses of $544K left a modest 4% surplus.

Mission

ISEC's mission is to protect and renew ecological and social well-being by strengthening local economies and communities worldwide. Our focus is on education -- informing people of the common root causes of the many ecological, social and economic crises we face, and promoting systemic solutions.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $186,329 Revenue: $0

Global to Local Education programs. We continued our educational outreach through book and video sales, freely distributed films, podcasts, blogs, and other web-based materials. Among the highlights...

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Global to Local Education programs. We continued our educational outreach through book and video sales, freely distributed films, podcasts, blogs, and other web-based materials. Among the highlights were a day-long in-person event titled Feminine Futures that featured indigenous scientist Rutendo Ngara; neuroscientist Eva Henje; climate analyst Camila Moreno; environmental activist Thais Mantovani; evolutionary scientist Darcia Narvaez; and food system analyst Anja Lyngbaek. We published nineteen blogs during the year, including those by staff members Alex Jensen, Steven Gorelick, Henry Coleman, and Helena Norberg-Hodge. Helena and others also participated in interviews for written publications, including the New York Times, as well as podcast and YouTube episodes and online events.

Program 2
Expenses: $26,091 Revenue: $0

Counterdevelopment programs, including Ladakh Project. During summer 2024, Local Futures Ladakh coordinators Kunzang Deachen and Alex Jensen led a collaborative effort with volunteers and numerous...

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Counterdevelopment programs, including Ladakh Project. During summer 2024, Local Futures Ladakh coordinators Kunzang Deachen and Alex Jensen led a collaborative effort with volunteers and numerous groups across the region - including village organizations, outdoor recreation clubs, sustainable travel collectives, and the Women's Alliance of Ladakh. With help from local young people, we completed the restoration of a traditional house in Chuchot village, which now serves as a venue for events like the Western Himalayan Vikalp Sangam. During the year we also revamped our Mindful Travel in Ladakh campaign, helped with the harvest in villages across the region, hosted the Vietnam Community of Integral Learning travel group, and helped the Women's Alliance of Ladakh to organize a variety of workshops. We also screened our films Ancient Futures, The Economics of Happiness and Planet Local every week at Solja Cafe and at Women's Alliance of Ladakh meetings.

Program 3
Expenses: $36,723 Revenue: $0

Word Localization Day. WLD 2024 events were held in 25 countries, including New Zealand, Switzerland, Cameroon, Bangladesh, Portugal, Spain, Australia, the UK, the US and Japan. A total of 89 events...

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Word Localization Day. WLD 2024 events were held in 25 countries, including New Zealand, Switzerland, Cameroon, Bangladesh, Portugal, Spain, Australia, the UK, the US and Japan. A total of 89 events were registered through our online form. However, some of these were campaigns that led to broader actions. For example, the World Farmers Markets Coalition registered their #EatLocalChallenge involving over 70 member associations in 50 countries, representing 20,000 farmers markets, 200,000 families and over 300 million consumers. For WLD 2024 we developed and offered many free resources, including: toolkits for organizing film screenings and local food feasts; free localization films for community screenings; webinars from world localization leaders; our updated Localization Action Guide; and a series of visual posts that have been shared widely through social media. We also created a new WLD website in-house, which now enables us to update and add new material on an ongoing basis. Our own contributions to WLD activities were three events to mark the launch of our new film Closer to Home.

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

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Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $534,925
Program Service Revenue $11,234
Investment Income $17,653
Other Revenue $0
TOTAL REVENUE $563,812

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $26,338
Salaries & Benefits $302,857
Fundraising Expenses $29,555
Program Expenses $465,790
Other Expenses $214,544
TOTAL EXPENSES $543,739

Year-over-Year Comparison

2024 2023 Change
Revenue $563,812 $566,832 0.0%
Expenses $543,739 $557,292 0.0%
Net Income $20,073 $9,540 +1.1%
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Governance

Voting Members
4
Independent Members
3
Employees
1
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
3
$81,250
Total Directors
1
$8,250
Key Employees
2
$89,500
Highest Compensated
1
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Helena Norberg-Hodge Executive Director 50
Officer Key Emp Highest
$81,250 $0 $81,250
Steven Gorelick Chief Financial Officer 10
Director Key Emp
$8,250 $0 $8,250
Paula Pace Treasurer 2
Officer
$0 $0 $0
Barbara Kent Secretary 2
Officer
$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
2024 $563,812 $543,739 $1,358,599 $20,073
2023 $566,832 $557,292 $1,228,512 $9,540
2022 $483,251 $423,176 $1,133,274 $60,075
2022 $483,251 $423,176 $1,133,274 $60,075
2021 $533,941 $461,407 $1,041,556 $72,534
2020 $552,428 $469,892 $921,419 $82,536
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