Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by ESCONDIDO CREEK CONSERVANCY.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 14 November 2023. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue: $7,156,284 changed to $7,225,130
Total expenses: $1,396,952 changed to $1,409,196
Contributions and grants received: $6,957,355 changed to $7,026,201
Total assets, end of year: $59,783,707 changed to $59,783,705
Total liabilities, end of year: $175,832 changed to $119,229
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $59,607,875 changed to $59,664,476
Program services expenses: $1,003,618 changed to $1,022,259
Management and general expenses: $259,538 changed to $268,604
Fundraising expenses: $133,796 changed to $118,333
Program service expenses (Part III): $1,003,618 changed to $1,022,259

Totals

Total revenue: $7,225,130
Total expenses: $1,409,196
Contributions and grants received: $7,026,201
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $3,910
Investment income: $193,445
Other revenue: $1,574
Total assets, end of year: $59,783,705
Total liabilities, end of year: $119,229
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $59,664,476
Program services expenses (Part IX): $1,022,259
Management and general expenses: $268,604
Fundraising expenses: $118,333
Program service expenses (Part III): $1,022,259

Program services were 72.5% 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.

1a · Federated campaigns

$0
1b · Membership dues

$0
1c · Fundraising events

$0
1d · Related organizations

$0
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$5,910,000
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$1,116,201
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$20,766
2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

total $3,910 · related or exempt $3,910 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2f · All other program service revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
3 · Investment income

total $191,661 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $191,661
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
5 · Royalties

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
6c · Rental income or loss

real property $0 · personal property $0
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

securities $1,784 · other assets $0
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

securities $0 · other assets $0
7c · Gain or loss

securities $1,784 · other assets $0
7d · Net gain or loss

total $1,784 · related or exempt $1,784 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$0
11d · All other revenue

total $1,574 · related or exempt $1,574 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11e · Other revenue, total

$1,574

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $119,932 · program services $74,454 · management and general $32,400 · fundraising $13,078
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $523,398 · program services $324,925 · management and general $141,398 · fundraising $57,075
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $19,488 · program services $10,611 · management and general $7,750 · fundraising $1,127
9 · Other employee benefits

total $66,711 · program services $40,339 · management and general $22,393 · fundraising $3,979
10 · Payroll taxes

total $51,578 · program services $32,735 · management and general $13,045 · fundraising $5,798
11b · Fees: legal

total $34,490 · program services $34,490 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11c · Fees: accounting

total $76,249 · program services $39,544 · management and general $26,935 · fundraising $9,770
11d · Fees: lobbying

total $0
11g · Fees: other

total $256,845 · program services $239,394 · management and general $9,297 · fundraising $8,154
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $168 · management and general $168
13 · Office expenses

total $22,166 · program services $4,247 · management and general $7,458 · fundraising $10,461
14 · Information technology

total $4,518 · program services $1,079 · management and general $274 · fundraising $3,165
16 · Occupancy

total $50,481 · program services $47,121 · management and general $3,214 · fundraising $146
17 · Travel

total $14,465 · program services $12,973 · management and general $714 · fundraising $778
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $1,005 · program services $795 · fundraising $210
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $49,995 · program services $49,995
23 · Insurance

total $22,091 · program services $20,926 · fundraising $1,165
24a · Other expenses: TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS

total $53,501 · program services $53,465 · management and general $36 · fundraising $0
24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

total $35,434 · program services $31,720 · management and general $1,082 · fundraising $2,632
24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

total $6,681 · program services $3,446 · management and general $2,440 · fundraising $795

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $427,038 · end of year $408,335
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $50,254 · end of year $18,993
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $4,259 · end of year $7,230
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$53,405,578
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$109,617
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $47,123,320 · end of year $53,295,961
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $4,611,388 · end of year $3,435,240
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $2,894,902 · end of year $2,617,946
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $47,463 · end of year $119,229
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $43,846
25 · Other liabilities

end of year $0
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $10,141,393 · end of year $5,228,867
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $44,878,459 · end of year $54,435,609

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE ESCONDIDO CREEK CONSERVANCY IS TO PRESERVE AND RESTORE THE ESCONDIDO CREEK WATERSHED. VISION: THROUGH THE CONSERVANCY'S LEADERSHIP, THE ESCONDIDO CREEK WATERSHED WILL BECOME A MODEL OF VIBRANT URBAN COMMUNITIES AND VIABLE NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS THRIVING TOGETHER.

LAND PROGRAM EXPENSES ARE USED FOR MANAGING 3,000+/- ACRES OF CONSERVATION LAND IN THE ESCONDIDO CREEK WATERSHED AREA WHILE ALSO WORKING TO SAVE ADDITIONAL LAND. LANDS MANAGED ARE OWNED IN FEE OR CONTROLLED VIA A CONSERVATION EASEMENT OR OTHER LEGAL INSTRUMENT. EXPENSES INCLUDE THE SALARIES OF OUR LAND TEAM, GENERAL EXPENSES NEEDED TO RUN THE ORGANIZATION, HABITAT ACQUISITION EXPENSES AND HABITAT RESTORATION EXPENSES. SOME EXPENSES ARE PAID BY GRANTS AND DONATED FUNDS, AND OTHER EXPENSES ARE PAID FOR BY ENDOWMENTS FOR PRESERVES THAT ARE ENDOWED[AV1] [AV2] . THE MAIN PURPOSE OF OUR LAND PROGRAMS IS FULFILLING THE MISSION OF THE CONSERVANCY TO PRESERVE AND RESTORE THE ESCONDIDO CREEK WATERSHED.

Expenses $527,659
OUR OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS SERVE SCHOOL CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY. WE EDUCATE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES ABOUT WHY WILDLANDS AND WILDLIFE ARE IMPORTANT. THESE PROGRAMS ARE SPONSORED BY GRANTS FROM INDIVIDUALS, OR ARE PAID PROGRAMMING PROVIDED BY SCHOOLS. THE PURPOSE OF THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDES ENGAGING YOUTH WITH A RANGE OF OUTDOOR EDUCATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THEIR CONNECTION TO NATURE AND SHAPE FUTURE LAND STEWARDS. EXPENSES INCLUDE THE SALARIES OF OUR EDUCATION TEAM AS WELL AS GENERAL EXPENSES OF THE CONSERVANCY'S OPERATIONS. THE CONSERVANCY'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS HELP FULFILL THE CONSERVANCY'S VISION FOR THE WATERSHED TO BECOME A MODEL OF VIBRANT URBAN COMMUNITIES AND VIABLE NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS THRIVING TOGETHER.

Expenses $249,415 · Revenue $3,910
ESCONDIDO CREEK WATERSHED INVASIVE PLANT CONTROL, RESTORATION, AND FIRE PREVENTION PROGRAM: THE PROJECT, BY THE ESCONDIDO CREEK CONSERVANCY (CONSERVANCY), WILL ADDRESS INVASIVE, NON-NATIVE PLANT SPECIES ACROSS THE ESCONDIDO CREEK WATERSHED IN NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY. IT WILL PRIMARILY UTILIZE MECHANICAL AND CHEMICAL TREATMENT OF INVASIVE, NON-NATIVE PLANTS IN NATURE PRESERVES OWNED AND MANAGED BY THE GRANTEE, IN RIPARIAN AREAS, ALONG 8 MILES OF ESCONDIDO CREEK, FROM UPPER TO MID WATERSHED. IT WILL ALSO TREAT INVASIVE PLANTS ON NEIGHBORING, PRIVATELY-OWNED LANDS IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH WATERSHED-SCALE CONTROL OF CERTAIN PLANTS AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN CONSERVATION. RETREATMENTS AND MONITORING OF PROGRESS WILL ENSURE LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE OF GAINS. THE WORK WILL INCLUDE CUTTING WITH HAND TOOLS AND CHAINSAWS, PAINTING AND/OR TARGETED SPRAYING OF STUMPS WITH HERBICIDES, REPLANTING WITH NATIVE RIPARIAN VEGETATION IN A FEW SELECTED AREAS, AND WORKING WITH NEIGHBORS FOR TREATMENT AND MAINTENANCE.

Expenses $154,467
REIDY CREEK RESTORATION & BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT: THE PORTION OF REIDY CREEK, BEHIND THE ESCONDIDO POLICE DEPARTMENT, HAS BECOME AN AREA OF PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN OVER THE LAST DECADE DUE TO UNAUTHORIZED ENCAMPMENTS AND RESULTANT TRASH AND WATER POLLUTION. IN RECENT YEARS, THE CITY OF ESCONDIDO HAS BEEN WORKING TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. LAST YEAR, THE CITY AND CALFIRE BEGAN A PROGRAM TO REDUCE NON-NATIVE PLANTS IN REIDY CREEK, WHICH HAS GREATLY IMPROVED THE AREA. THIS SEPTEMBER, THE CONSERVANCY IS BEGINNING A MULTI-YEAR PROGRAM TO REMOVE HUNDREDS OF NON-NATIVE TREES AND PLANTS THAT ARE CHOKING THE CREEK AND TAKING UP SPACE THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE USED BY NATIVE PLANTS AND WILDLIFE. THE CONSERVANCY WILL ALSO BE INVOLVING LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE RESTORATION AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS TO EXPLORE AND LEARN ABOUT THE CREEK. WE'RE EXCITED FOR THE UPCOMING CHANGES FOR THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AND GRATEFUL TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE FOR FUNDING THE PROJECT.

Expenses $90,718

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

Ann Van LeerANN VAN LEER

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$128,962

From this org

$119,932

From related orgs

$0

Other

$9,030

Hours/week

40
Leonard WittwerLEONARD WITTWER

PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

15
Richard MurphyRICHARD MURPHY

VICE PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

15
Vicky TaylorVICKY TAYLOR

TREASURER (THROUGH 1/14/22)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

15
Betsy KeithleyBETSY KEITHLEY

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

15
Jeff SwenertonJEFF SWENERTON

BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH JAN 2022)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

15
Kevin BarnardKEVIN BARNARD

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

15
Steve BarkerSTEVE BARKER

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

15
Lisa RuderLISA RUDER

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

15
Olga DiazOLGA DIAZ

BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH 8/18/22)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

15
Ron ForsterRON FORSTER

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

15
Christina SimokatCHRISTINA SIMOKAT

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

15
Krystle MillerKRYSTLE MILLER

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

15

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: 2022
Filed: 25 June 2024
IRS schema version: 2022v5.0
Source object: 202441839349301179

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