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Carbon Offsets to Alleviate Poverty

990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 27-4220630

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on Sep 25, 2019

Organization ProfileWWW.COTAP.ORG
3857 Lakeshore AvenueOakland, CA 94610

(855) 652-6827

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

97th percentile

2.14x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 97% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

95th percentile

0.89x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 95% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

12th percentile

-30%

Higher net margin than 12% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

76th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2017

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2017

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets97th percentile

Assets

$29,680

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Net Assets

-$33,778

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Liabilities

$63,458

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Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue95th percentileNet Margin12th percentile

Revenue

$71,018

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$92,648

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

-$21,630

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KAssets 2017: $29,680Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $29,6802017Assets 2017: $29,680Liabilities 2017: $63,458Net Assets 2017: -$33,7782017Assets 2018: $73,458Liabilities 2018: $55,839Net Assets 2018: $17,6192018Assets 2019: $162,581Liabilities 2019: $149,755Net Assets 2019: $12,8262019Assets 2020: $186,315Liabilities 2020: $121,899Net Assets 2020: $64,4162020Assets 2022: $291,116Liabilities 2022: $223,070Net Assets 2022: $68,0462022Assets 2024: $401,146Liabilities 2024: $352,911Net Assets 2024: $48,2352024

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$29,680
Liabilities$63,458
Net Assets-$33,778
Open 2017 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KRevenue 2017: $71,018Expenses 2017: $32,374Net Income 2017: $38,6442017Revenue 2017: $71,018Expenses 2017: $92,648Net Income 2017: -$21,6302017Revenue 2018: $138,136Expenses 2018: $86,739Net Income 2018: $51,3972018Revenue 2019: $210,950Expenses 2019: $215,743Net Income 2019: -$4,7932019Revenue 2020: $254,990Expenses 2020: $204,650Net Income 2020: $50,3402020Revenue 2022: $360,304Expenses 2022: $410,213Net Income 2022: -$49,9092022Revenue 2024: $242,161Expenses 2024: $197,648Net Income 2024: $44,5132024

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$71,018
Expenses$92,648
Net Income-$21,630
Open 2017 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed
Sep 25, 2019
Return Version
2017v2.3
Gross Receipts
$71,018
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The mission of carbon offsets to alleviate poverty (cotap) is to empower individuals and organizations in developed countries to address both climate change and global poverty. Cotap counteracts your carbon emissions through certified forestry projects in least-developed regions which create transparent, accountable, and life- changing earnings for rural farming communities where income levels are less than $2 per day.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
HELPED MANY INDIVIDUALS TAKE ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND POVERTY BY ADDRESSING THEIR UNAVOIDABLE CARBON EMISSIONS THROUGH CERTIFIED CARBON OFFSET PROJECTS WHICH CREATE LIFE-CHANGING INCOME IN NICARAGUA, UGANDA, MALAWI, AND INDIA.$0$60,367
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay76th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
TIMOTHY R WHITLEYChief Executive OfficerFT$0--
DANIEL J MAGIDASecretary-$0--
DAVID MINORDirector-$0--
PHILIP A CURRYChief Financial Officer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Carbon Offsets to Alleviate Poverty
EIN
27-4220630
Phone
8556526827
Address
3857 LAKESHORE AVENUE, OAKLAND, CA 94610

Signing Officer

Name
Timothy Whitley
Title
CEO
Phone
5108463384
Signed
2019-09-25

Preparer

Firm
Scrubbednet LLC
Address
38 KEYES AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94129
Preparer
Isagani Ferdinand Laguisma
Phone
4159942036
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: website & hosting. Amount: 13,477. Description: miscellaneous. Amount: 6,371. Description: bank & processing charges. Amount: 138. Description: meals & entertainment. Amount: 180. Description: marketing & promotion. Amount: 4,357. Description: office supplies. Amount: 860. Description: telephone & communications. Amount: 226. Description: travel expenses. Amount: 1,383. Description: purchases. Amount: 58,782. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 85,774.”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets

“Description: accounts receivable. Beg. Of year amount: 0. End of year amount: 7,345.”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities

“Description: accounts payable. Beg. Of year amount: 35,233. End of year amount: 63,458.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$29,680
Liabilities
$63,458
Net assets
-$33,778
Revenue
$71,018
Expenses
$92,648
Net income
-$21,630
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$4.01$3.53$0.48$2.42$1.98$0.45
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.91$2.23$0.68$3.60$4.10$0.50
2020Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.86$1.22$0.64$2.55$2.05$0.50
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.63$1.50$0.13$2.11$2.16$0.05
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.73$0.56$0.18$1.38$0.87$0.51
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.30$0.00$0.30$0.71$0.32$0.39
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.30$0.63$0.34$0.71$0.93$0.22