PARTNERS & FINANCIALS
OJAI, CALIFORNIA, SINCE 1991
Publicly funded. Publicly accountable.
C.R.E.W. is the Ojai Valley's youth conservation corps, a 501(c)(3) founded in 1991.
Its three programs serve young people from transitional kindergarten to age 25: a paid Field Corps, the Green Valley Project, and Once Upon a Watershed.
Funding comes from CAL FIRE grants, a U.S. Forest Service agreement that dates to 1991, and private donors.
In 2023, 82.7 cents of each dollar spent went to programs, and C.R.E.W. holds Candid's 2024 Platinum Seal of Transparency.
Filings, partners, and the spending breakdown are below our partner badges.
EIN: 77-0374392
SPENDING
Open books.
The figures in this section come from the Form 990 that C.R.E.W. files with the IRS each year. The returns themselves are posted here, year by year.
Where the money goes.
Form 990, calendar year 2023. Total functional expenses: $1,090,110
82.7% Program services $901,403 across Field Corps, Green Valley Project, and Once Upon a Watershed
8.8% Management and general $95,406 for staff time, accounting, and insurance
8.6% Fundraising $93,301, mostly staff time spent on grants and donors
Source: IRS Form 990 for 2023, Part IX, line 25, columns B to D. EIN 77-0374392. Percentages rounded to one decimal.
Where programs spend.
Program service expenses by program: $901,403
68.4% Field Corps $616,525 for fuel reduction, chipping, trail repair, and habitat restoration
19.9% Green Valley Project $179,815 for tree planting, invasive plant removal, and habitat restoration
11.7% Once Upon a Watershed $105,063 for hands-on watershed education in the Ventura River Watershed
Source: IRS Form 990 for 2023, Part III, lines 4a to 4c and 4e. Percentages rounded to one decimal.
Where the numbers come from.
Each Form 990 covers one calendar year, January 1 to December 31. 200 individual donors gave between 2020 and 2024: community members, foundations, and local businesses.
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