#881of 1,000 in 2025

The Sustainable Living Center

Location
Walla Walla, Washington
Sector
Environment
Founded
2003
Website
slcww.org
240%Three-year growth, FY2022 to FY2025
$2.9MFY2025 revenue
17Employees, FY2025
#58of 66 in Environment
#25of 27 in Washington

Revenue by fiscal year

FY2022: $860,491 $860K FY22 FY2023: $773,248 $773K FY23 FY2024: $2,194,607 $2.2M FY24 FY2025: $2,924,783 $2.9M FY25

Where revenue came from, FY2025

Government grants
$2.5M · 86%
Program revenue
$271K · 9%
Gifts and grants
$140K · 5%
Total revenue on the 990
$2,981,040
Donated goods and property
− $56,257
Revenue we count
$2,924,783

What it does

To conserve resources for the future by encouraging and facilitating sustainable living practices in our community.

Community energy efficiency program: provides free or low-cost energy assessments and audits for customers. Recommendations are made for energy efficiency upgrades. Financial incentives can be provided to offset a portion of the cost for work to be completed by licensed contractors. The program performed 202 energy audits, 178 final inspections and 194 energy efficiency upgrades in 2025.
Walla walla valley farm to school program (wwvf2s): wwvf2s inspires healthy communities through food, farm and garden experience. Wwvf2s provides school and community gardens with information, resources, maintenance, lessons and school meal procurement assistance. In 2025, the program actively managed 9 gardens in three school districts in the walla walla valley. The program engaged over 4,200 students and community with activities, garden and nature activities, and resources.
Builders resupply: a retail store which accepts donations of new or used reusable building supplies and resells them to the public. Builders resupply diverted 29 tons of usable materials from the landfill in 2025. The builders resupply program served approximately 3,400 customers in 2025.

Leadership

Erendira CruzExecutive Director

EIN 04-3690725 · Full filings on ProPublica

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