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← THE OJAI VALLEY LAND CONSERVANCY

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE OJAI VALLEY LAND CONSERVANCY.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,361,422
Total expenses
$2,905,728
Contributions and grants received
$4,446,148
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$732,026
Investment income
$216,315
Other revenue
-$33,067
Total assets, end of year
$29,259,972
Total liabilities, end of year
$672,335
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$28,587,637
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,044,345
Management and general expenses
$640,360
Fundraising expenses
$221,023
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,044,345

Program services were 70.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $214,729

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,625,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,606,419

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $696,437

  • 2a · Program service revenue: GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS

    total $581,581 · related or exempt $581,581

  • 2b · Program service revenue: LAND AND HABITAT RESTORATION

    total $106,417 · related or exempt $106,417

  • 2c · Program service revenue: GUIDED HIKES AND EDUCATION

    total $44,028 · related or exempt $44,028

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $269,645 · excluded $269,645

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $31,375

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $93,167

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$61,792

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$61,792 · excluded -$61,792

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,945,669

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $2,998,999

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$53,330

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$53,330 · excluded -$53,330

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $65,690

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $214,729

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $72,416

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$6,726 · excluded -$6,726

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $50,022

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $14,571

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $35,451 · excluded $35,451

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $143,174 · program services $45,816 · management and general $81,609 · fundraising $15,749

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $898,477 · program services $639,499 · management and general $142,278 · fundraising $116,700

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $155,319 · program services $67,525 · management and general $76,644 · fundraising $11,150

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $81,242 · program services $52,024 · management and general $19,369 · fundraising $9,849

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $26,375 · program services $26,375

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $94,008 · management and general $94,008

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $63,549 · management and general $63,549

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $388,060 · program services $384,141 · management and general $1,950 · fundraising $1,969

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,766 · program services $1,841 · management and general $925 · fundraising $2,000

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $257,493 · program services $147,342 · management and general $52,985 · fundraising $57,166

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $21,471 · program services $3,080 · management and general $16,505 · fundraising $1,886

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $45,160 · program services $19,644 · management and general $25,366 · fundraising $150

  • 17 · Travel

    total $18,794 · program services $12,491 · management and general $5,666 · fundraising $637

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,483 · program services $3,696 · management and general $1,197 · fundraising $590

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $28,880 · program services $9,241 · management and general $16,462 · fundraising $3,177

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $31,701 · program services $54 · management and general $31,647

  • 24a · Other expenses: ACQUIRED DONATED LAND

    total $615,800 · program services $615,800

  • 24b · Other expenses: PRESERVE MAINTENANCE

    total $15,209 · program services $15,209

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $10,767 · program services $567 · management and general $10,200

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $111,766 · end of year $64,390

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,224,100 · end of year $1,758,916

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $332,440 · end of year $567,606

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $218,182 · end of year $194,738

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $28,719 · end of year $46,596

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $16,059 · end of year $13,275

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $14,879,962

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $909,325

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $12,353,061 · end of year $13,970,637

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $11,378,341 · end of year $12,356,382

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $202,946 · end of year $287,432

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $293,062 · end of year $383,190

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $177,229 · end of year $189,145

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $100,000 · end of year $100,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $23,880,804 · end of year $26,137,491

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,414,519 · end of year $2,450,146

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

WE WORK TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT AND RESTORE THE OPEN SPACE, NATURAL SCENIC BEAUTY, WILDLIFE, HABITAT, AND WATERSHED OF THE OJAI VALLEY FOR CURRENT, AND FUTURE GENERATIONS, TO ENJOY FOREVER.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PERMANENT PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF OPEN SPACE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE WILDLIFE AND THE COMMUNITIES OF THE OJAI VALLEY

  • OVLC PROTECTS AND RESTORES THE OPEN SPACE, WILDLIFE HABITAT, WATERSHED, AND VIEWS OF THE OJAI VALLEY FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. THESE PRESERVED LANDS PROVIDE COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION, EDUCATION, AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE. EACH YEAR, HUNDREDS OF LOCAL STUDENTS VISIT OVLC PRESERVES FOR OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS, IN ADDITION TO THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF VISITORS WHO ENJOY HIKING, MOUNTAIN BIKING, HORSEBACK RIDING, AND MORE.THE OVLC CURRENTLY MANAGES ROUGHLY 2,400 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE IN THE OJAI VALLEY OF WHICH 2,000 ACRES ARE OPEN FOR FREE PUBLIC ACCESS. OVLC HAS SEVERAL NEW PROJECTS THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO ADD ADDITIONAL PROTECTED LAND. IN THE PAST YEAR, WE MAINTAINED OVER 5,000 NATIVE PLANTS TO RESTORE AND ENHANCE HABITATS ON OVLC PRESERVES. OVLC ACQUIRED A 9.40 ACRE PARCEL ON SAN ANTONIO CREEK IN UNINCORPORATED VENTURA COUNTY. SAN ANTONIO CREEK IS A PRIORITY STREAM FOR THE RECOVERY OF AT LEAST TWO FEDERALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA STEELHEAD TROUT AND CALIFORNIA RED-LEGGED FROG. ACQUISITION OF THIS PARCEL FURTHER PROTECT HABITAT SUITABLE FOR BOTH OF THESE SPECIES.ALONG RIVERS AND STREAMS, OVLC HAS COMPLETED THE REMOVAL OF 110 ACRES OF INVASIVE ARUNDO DONAX - 25 ACRES FROM SAN ANTONIO CREEK AND 85 ACRES FROM THE VENTURA RIVER. IN 2022 BUILDING UPON THESE EFFORTS, OVLC MAPPED THE RIPARIAN CORRIDORS OF THE UPPER VENTURA RIVER WATERSHED AND IDENTIFIED ONLY 70 ACRES OF ARUNDO LEFT TO REMOVE. OVLC ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH VENTURA COUNTY FIRE TO REMOVE ANOTHER 20 ACRES OF ARUNDO FROM THE VENTURA RIVER AND 3 ACRES OF ARUNDO FROM SAN ANTONIO CREEK TO ELIMINATE THESE EXPLOSIVE FUEL LOADS. OVLC ALSO RECEIVED $777,414 GRANT FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION FOR WATERSHED-WIDE PROGRAMMATIC PERMITS AND IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH 2026. AT THE VENTURA RIVER PRESERVE WE CONTINUED RESTORATION EFFORTS AT THE 23-ACRE ORANGES TO OAKS SITE AND PREPARED THE AREA FOR SUCCESS ONCE GRANT FUNDING SUPPORT ENDS. IN ADDITION TO WEEDING, WATERING, AND MULCHING OAK CIRCLES, WE REPLANTED FAILED SHRUBS, DE-CAGED MATURE PLANTINGS, AND CLEANED UP IRRIGATION MATERIALS. AT THE OJAI MEADOWS PRESERVE WE EXPANDED OUR WORK IN A NEW RESTORATION AREA, AS MITIGATION FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY WATERSHED PROTECTION DISTRICT. WE HOSTED LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE STUDENTS, WHO HELPED PLANT OAK CIRCLES AND NATIVE GRASSES TO SUPPORT RESTORATION EFFORTS AND CONNECT THEIR EDUCATION TO THE NATURAL WORLD AROUND THEM. WE ALSO MAINTAIN A NATIVE PLANT NURSERY AT THE OJAI MEADOWS PRESERVE, AND TWO HIGH SCHOOL INTERNS PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND GAIN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE, WORKING IN CONSERVATION AND LEADERSHIP.THE EXTRAORDINARY RECORD WINTER RAINFALL CAUSED A REMARKABLE LEVEL OF FLOODING DAMAGE TO OVLC TRAILS. THIS LED TO AN OUTSTANDING FUNDRAISING AND VOLUNTEER EFFORT. OVLC REOPENED ITS 27 MILES OF TRAILS FOR PUBLIC RECREATION IN RECORD TIME WITH THE DEDICATED SUPPORT OF OUR DONOR AND VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $2,044,345 · Revenue $732,026

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Stefanie Coeler

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Sandy Buechley

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Martha Groszewski

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sarah Sheshunoff

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Larry Rose

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lucinda Setnicka

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Fiona Hutton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bret Bradigan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Betsy Vanleit

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jerry Marynuik

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Comfort

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lizzy Chouinard

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tom Maloney

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $123,960
    From this org
    $120,014
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,946
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541359349314584

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