CONSERVATION CORPS NORTH BAY INC
A path to a better future
CONSERVATION CORPS NORTH BAY INC
EIN: 94-2831592
Mission
To develop youth and conserve natural resources for a resilient, sustainable, and equitable community. We achieve our mission by: Providing young adults with opportunities to enhance their lives through paid work, education, employability, civic engagement, and leadership. Partnering with the community to conserve and restore natural resources and improve recreational and public areas. Fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion. Creating the environmental leaders of the future by teaching environmental ethics and behaviors to local youth. Making communities safer by reducing hazards and by responding to public emergencies and disasters.
Ruling year
1982
Chief Executive Officer
Ms. Angel Minor
Main address
Conservation Corps North Bay 11 Pimentel Court
Novato, CA 94949 USA
Formerly known as
Marin Conservation Corps
EIN
94-2831592
Natural resources
Youth organizing
Community service for youth
Population served
Children and youth
Adolescents
At-risk youth
Unemployed people
NTEE code
Youth Development Programs (O50)
Natural Resource Conservation and Protection (C30)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Tax forms
Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
All of CCNB's incoming corpsmembers live below the poverty line and are navigating multiple system barriers around housing, access to education, transportation, childcare, and learning English. Although each young person comes to CCNB with a different set of obstacles and dreams, all corpsmembers have one thing in common—they are ready and willing to do what it takes to achieve financial independence. We achieve our mission by: Providing young adults with opportunities to transform their lives through paid work, education, employability, civic engagement, and leadership. Partnering with the community to conserve and restore natural resources and improve recreational and public areas. Fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion. Creating the environmental leaders of the future by teaching environmental ethics and behaviors to local youth. Making communities safer by reducing hazards and by responding to public emergencies and disasters.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Career Pathways
Corpsmembers at CCNB have the opportunity to simultaneously earn a paycheck, work toward their diploma, and receive supportive services. Four days each week are dedicated to paid job training on natural resources and zero waste projects including fire fuel reduction, invasive species removal, trail maintenance, collection of recyclable materials, and much more. Members who have not yet graduated high school supplement this work experience through enrollment in John Muir Charter School, with class sessions in the evening and on Fridays, and work steadily toward their diploma. All corpsmembers also take part in CCNB’s Career Pathways programming, which includes one-on-one case management, weekly skill development workshops, career exploration, and job placement support. This comprehensive suite of services acts as a launching pad for corpsmembers, preparing them to enter a living-wage career and become active members of the communities in which they live.
Natural Resources Work Experience
Natural Resources, Conservation Corps North Bay's job training program, affords year-round corpsmembers an outstanding opportunity to improve their long-term employment prospects while performing essential services in the areas of conservation, park improvement and fire and flood mitigation to land-management agencies and environmental nonprofits. Through partnerships with dozens of environmental agencies, corpsmembers gain exposure to concepts ranging from invasive species control, to energy efficiency, to public works and community safety. Our intensive program emphasizes safety, quality, and professionalism, with instruction in forestry, native species identification, ecological landscaping, power tool operation, carpentry, and more.
Our crews provide fundamental services to land management agencies and environmental organizations throughout Northern California by providing the “people power” needed to implement large-scale projects. CCNB holds a C-27 Landscape Contractor License and our team of staff supervisors have backgrounds as arborists, wildland firefighters, natural resource technicians, biological monitors, and landscapers. Our Natural Resources Crews help our community with:
Fire fuel reduction
Habitat restoration
Trail construction and maintenance
Flood prevention
Invasive species removal
Erosion control
Low-water native plant landscaping
Carpentry
Energy efficiency projects
Youth Ecology Corps Program
The Sonoma County Youth Ecology Corps is a workforce training and ecosystem education program aimed at employing youth and young adults while teaching them about environmental stewardship. The Youth Ecology Corps provides youth and young adults paychecks, valuable work experience, environmental education, and the opportunity to contribute to their community through ongoing outdoor experiences.
Zero Waste Work Experience
Each year, CCNB’s corpsmembers collect approximately 200 tons of recyclable beverage containers from more than 500 sites throughout Marin and Sonoma Counties. Corpsmembers build fire-resistant recycling bins, provide recycling services at large and small community events, and process the containers for recycling. CCNB is also a certified and permitted e-waste collector and waste-tire hauler. CCNB’s Zero Waste corpsmembers educate the public and process electronic waste (electrical or electronic devices) at sites throughout Marin and Sonoma. In addition, corpsmembers work to remove illegally dumped tires from public lands, and host community amnesty collection events throughout the year. Corpsmembers also provide communities with valuable mattress collection and used motor oil recycling education services. In 2021, CCNB became the first conservation corps in California to launch a new carpet recycling collection program, saving tons of carpet from the landfill.
Where we work
Awards
Marilee Eckert, CEO, Legacy Achievement Award for 20 Years of Service 2012
The Corps Network
Gary Anspach, Immediate Past Board Chair, Excellence in Board Leadership 2012
Heart of Marin Awards
Marilee Eckert, CEO, Enviromental Hero of the North Bay 2011
Assemblymember Jared Huffman
Conservation Corps North Bay, Achievement in Nonprofit Excellence 2010
Heart of Marin Awards
Indian Valley Organic Farm & Garden, Project of the Year 2009
The Corps Network
Waste Reduction Awards Program – Community Recycling, awarded consecutive years 1993-2011 2011
California Resource and Recovery Association
Outstanding HHW/Universal/Electronic Recycling Award 2020
California Resource and Recovery Association
External reviews
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsNumber of jobs created and maintained
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Career Pathways
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of clients who complete job skills training
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
73% of those enrolled who completed job skills training continued into living wage employment or higher education. Corpsmembers are at different stages of development while in the program.
Number of students enrolled
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Acres of natural habitat restored
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Natural Resources Work Experience
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Total weight of materials recycled
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Zero Waste Work Experience
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Corpsmembers collected 656,000 lbs of e-waste and beverage containers for recycling.
Number of participants who gain employment
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Career Pathways
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Empowerment
CCNB recognizes the potential of all corpsmembers and staff working to define their individual paths.
Community
CCNB surrounds corpsmembers with support so they can build positive relationships and play active roles in improving the communities where they live, work, and serve.
Sustainability
CCNB fosters environmental stewards who will contribute to the creation of an ecologically sound, socially just society.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Through its work with thousands of young people since 1982, CCNB understands the complex barriers and workforce development needs of diverse youth. Its programs focus on helping young people navigate the most fundamental barriers to employment, such as obtaining a high school diploma, learning English, gaining work experience and job readiness skills, and accessing critical social services such as housing and healthcare.
Specifically, CCNB's programs provide youth with:
- Paid-work experience on environmental crews, which mirror an entry-level job.
- Industry certifications including sawyer, chipper, forklift, first-aid/CPR among many others.
- Opportunities for career exploration, job shadowing, and internships at local businesses.
- Academic credentialing through its accredited, on-site John Muir Charter School to help youth earn a high school diploma.
- Leadership and life skills including opportunities to earn merit awards, advance to leadership positions, and learn about financial planning, community and career resources.
- Post-program and job placement support for up to two years upon completion.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
CCNB's staff of 55 is headed by Angel Minor, CEO and an experienced leadership team qualified in youth development, natural resources/zero waste project management, and community engagement.
Youth come to CCNB with a wide variety of needs, so the organization offers numerous paths for success and personalized support. Its tailored education, small class and crew sizes, and support services provide youth with a supportive environment in which to set and achieve ambitious goals, gain job skills and professional competencies, and contribute to the well-being of their communities.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
CCNB will serve 220 corpsmembers in FY 22-23
• 70% of corpsmembers have successfully completed CCNB when they exit the program
• 75% of successful corpsmembers will earn 3 training certificates by the time they exit the program
• 70% of successful corpsmembers will have a positive placement at exit, such as employed, in school, or in a job training program. They will earn an average of $18 per hour and 50% will earn at least $19 per hour.
CCNB will continue to build and expand pipelines into living wage employment by offering new and relevant training opportunities to corpsmembers that will increase their skill set and ability to secure jobs in a variety of trades.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Paper surveys, Focus groups or interviews (by phone or in person), Case management notes,
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve,
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
The people we serve, Our staff, Our board, Our funders, Our community partners,
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection,
Financials
Financial documents
Download audited financialsRevenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2021 info
0.24
Months of cash in 2021 info
0.8
Fringe rate in 2021 info
20%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
CONSERVATION CORPS NORTH BAY INC
Revenue & expensesFiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
CONSERVATION CORPS NORTH BAY INC
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Fiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
This snapshot of CONSERVATION CORPS NORTH BAY INC’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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| Profitability info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | $98,583 | -$240,558 | $255,737 | $335,249 | $983,553 |
| As % of expenses | 1.8% | -4.2% | 4.4% | 5.3% | 14.1% |
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | -$158,440 | -$502,258 | -$14,181 | $59,415 | $612,398 |
| As % of expenses | -2.7% | -8.4% | -0.2% | 0.9% | 8.3% |
| Revenue composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $5,602,024 | $5,418,426 | $6,183,793 | $6,677,291 | $7,919,143 |
| Total revenue, % change over prior year | 0.6% | -3.3% | 14.1% | 8.0% | 18.6% |
| Program services revenue | 42.7% | 37.1% | 36.7% | 32.8% | 28.7% |
| Membership dues | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Investment income | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Government grants | 49.2% | 54.2% | 46.7% | 54.2% | 63.1% |
| All other grants and contributions | 7.9% | 7.6% | 15.6% | 12.2% | 7.2% |
| Other revenue | 0.2% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.0% |
| Expense composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses before depreciation | $5,564,915 | $5,696,106 | $5,837,843 | $6,383,610 | $6,988,342 |
| Total expenses, % change over prior year | 1.2% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 9.3% | 9.5% |
| Personnel | 77.9% | 77.8% | 77.0% | 75.9% | 76.2% |
| Professional fees | 2.2% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 1.9% |
| Occupancy | 2.7% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 2.1% | 1.7% |
| Interest | 1.9% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 1.9% | 1.2% |
| Pass-through | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| All other expenses | 15.2% | 13.1% | 14.4% | 16.9% | 18.9% |
| Full cost components (estimated) info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses (after depreciation) | $5,821,938 | $5,957,806 | $6,107,761 | $6,659,444 | $7,359,497 |
| One month of savings | $463,743 | $474,676 | $486,487 | $531,968 | $582,362 |
| Debt principal payment | $54,246 | $55,503 | $0 | $39,484 | $43,822 |
| Fixed asset additions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $634,957 | $473,788 |
| Total full costs (estimated) | $6,339,927 | $6,487,985 | $6,594,248 | $7,865,853 | $8,459,469 |
Capital structure indicators
| Liquidity info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Months of cash | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Months of cash and investments | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | -0.2 | -0.8 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.5 |
| Balance sheet composition info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Cash | $67,120 | $139,022 | $36,049 | $452,954 | $445,809 |
| Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Receivables | $906,668 | $727,100 | $1,128,599 | $875,191 | $1,298,088 |
| Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $8,468,470 | $8,404,338 | $8,368,231 | $8,352,475 | $8,727,480 |
| Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 44.3% | 47.0% | 49.1% | 44.7% | 45.9% |
| Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 45.0% | 51.0% | 50.6% | 54.5% | 49.5% |
| Unrestricted net assets | $3,110,844 | $2,608,586 | $2,594,405 | $2,653,820 | $3,266,218 |
| Temporarily restricted net assets | $69,150 | $32,028 | $122,241 | N/A | N/A |
| Permanently restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | N/A | N/A |
| Total restricted net assets | $69,150 | $32,028 | $122,241 | $80,673 | $27,921 |
| Total net assets | $3,179,994 | $2,640,614 | $2,716,646 | $2,734,493 | $3,294,139 |
Key data checks
| Key data checks info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material data errors | No | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Chief Executive Officer
Ms. Angel Minor
Angel joined the team as COO in 2017 and was appointed CEO by the Board of Directors in 2019. Angel has the general authority of all aspects of CCNB’s management, including financial and budget control, grant compliance, technology, and human resources. She works closely with the Board of Directors and senior management team to develop and assess strategies to achieve agency-wide goals.
Angel is a finance and accounting leader with verifiable accomplishments. Most recently, she acted as a financial and business consultant for The National Indian Justice Center, Inc., (NIJC) an Indian owned and operated non-profit in Santa Rosa, California.
From 2005 – 2016 she was with Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, first as the company’s Senior Director of Accounting and later as its Assistant Vice President, Finance and Operations. Angel earned her BS in Business Administration, Accounting degree from Sonoma State University.
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
CONSERVATION CORPS NORTH BAY INC
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
CONSERVATION CORPS NORTH BAY INC
Highest paid employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
CONSERVATION CORPS NORTH BAY INC
Board of directorsas of 02/01/2023
Board of directors data
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Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Equity strategies
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- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
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