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CANELO PROJECT INC

ELGIN, AZ · EIN 860639316 · Form 990PF · FY2022 · Small ($100K-$1M) · caneloproject.com
revenue
$120K
expenses
$81K
net assets
$179K
employees
profile · synthesized from sources

The Canelo Project is a non-profit organization founded in 1989 that explores sustainable living through hands-on experience. It operates as a family-based community and educational center, focusing on natural building, growing food, and working with native plants. The organization offers workshops, tours, and community projects to connect people with culture and nature.

named programs · 6 · from sources

what they call their work

Projects
Engages in diverse projects including natural building at their homestead and offsite, community art projects, and cultural tours in Mexico, with a focus on place-based living, building, and art.
Publications
Authors and co-authors books, and engages in small-scale publishing of specialty books on culture, ecology, and poetry.
Site Tours
Offers public and private tours of their experimental buildings at the Canelo Project site, showcasing various natural building techniques and finishes.
The Nito Project
Produces instructional videos on natural building and crafting with earth to inspire people globally.
Work-Trade Learning Opportunities
Provides opportunities for individuals to learn hands-on skills in exchange for work at the Canelo Project.
Workshops
Conducts onsite and offsite workshops on natural building, art, and sustainable living, including topics like straw building, earth sculpting, timber building, natural plasters, and tadelakt.
activities · 4 groups

what they do

  • Hands-On Sustainable Building Workshops 4 activities
    • Operating Overnight Accommodations and Tours
      Provides overnight accommodations including guesthouse stays, cottages, and camping sites at its Arizona location. The organization also offers public tours of its experimental buildings to showcase natural building techniques.
    • Operating an Experimental Natural Building Site and Offering Tours
      Maintains a site with over a dozen straw bale and adobe structures, including a main house and guesthouse, which serve as examples of natural building techniques. The organization offers public tours of these experimental buildings on scheduled dates.
    • Providing Natural Building and Sustainable Living Education
      Offers hands-on workshops, instructional videos, and books on natural building techniques, sustainable living, and crafting with earth. These educational opportunities are provided both at their Arizona location and through offsite projects internationally.
    • Providing Natural Building and Sustainable Living Education
      Offers hands-on workshops, instructional videos, and publications on natural building techniques, sustainable living practices, and crafting with earth. These educational opportunities are provided both at their Arizona location and through offsite projects internationally.
  • Adapted Outdoor Overnight Camping 1 activity
    • Providing Overnight Accommodations
      Offers various overnight accommodation options, including stays in an adobe guesthouse with shared facilities, as well as camping and RV sites equipped with basic amenities.
  • Literary Publishing for Underrepresented Writers 1 activity
    • Publishing and Documenting Works on Culture, Ecology, and Natural Building
      Authors and co-authors books on topics such as culture, ecology, and poetry, and engages in small-scale publishing. The organization also creates portfolios documenting its work in natural building and clay sculpting.
  • Uncategorized 4 activities
    • Conducting Cultural and Community Art Projects
      Engages in diverse projects including community art installations, cultural tours in Mexico, and specific building projects, often involving natural materials and methods, in various communities.
    • Engaging in Community and Artistic Projects
      Undertakes diverse projects including natural building, community art installations, and cultural tours in various locations, including Mexico, to apply and share their expertise.
    • Exploring Native Plants and Foods
      Conducts projects focused on growing and working with native plants and foods of the region, exemplified by the "Wild Foods" project.
    • Publishing and Research on Culture, Ecology, and Native Plants
      Authors and co-authors books on culture, ecology, and poetry, engages in small-scale publishing, and explores the cultivation and use of native plants and foods of the region.
financials · form 990PF · fy2022
revenue
Total revenue$120K
Contributions & grants$36K30%
Program service revenue
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$81K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$0
balance sheet
Total assets$181K
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$179K
3 years on record · 2020–2022 · YoY revenue +105.4%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022

who runs it

board members · 1
  • Arjuna Steen — Director
relationships · 12

who they work with

  • A New View Camden Partner — Partnered on the "Touching the Earth" project.
  • Ceramic Research Center, Arizona State University (ASU) Partner — Partnered on the "Native Confluence: Sustaining Cultures" project.
  • Denver Art Museum Partner — Partnered on the "Clayground" and "Mud Woman Rolls On" projects.
  • INAX Museum Partner — Partnered on the "Rooted in Clay" project.
  • Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Partner — Partnered on the "Dirt-O-Rama 'Clayhouse'" project.
  • National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Partner — Partnered on the "Always Becoming" project.
  • Poeh Center of Pojoaque Pueblo Partner — Partnered on the Roxanne Swentzell’s Tower Gallery project.
  • Rancho Mastatal Partner — Hosted an "From Earth to Art in Costa Rica" workshop in Costa Rica.
  • Save the Children Org Partner — Partnered on the "Adobe Dome & Nubian Vault", "Save the Children Office Building", and "Aves del Castillo" projects.
  • The Nito Project Partner — YouTube channel where instructional videos are published.
  • Township10 Partner — Hosted a "Timber Building Intensive" workshop in Marshal, NC.
  • U.S. Botanic Garden Partner — Partnered on the "BWB Eco-House" project.