Totals
- Total revenue
- $5,709,969
- Total expenses
- $6,107,345
- Contributions and grants received
- $5,378,666
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $124,729
- Investment income
- $196,140
- Other revenue
- $10,434
- Total assets, end of year
- $15,923,754
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,328,210
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $14,595,544
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $5,461,084
- Management and general expenses
- $431,357
- Fundraising expenses
- $214,904
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $5,461,084
Program services were 89.4% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$4,791,357
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$587,309
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$14,925
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM INCOME
total $124,729 · related or exempt $124,729
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3 · Investment income
total $196,140 · excluded $196,140
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
-
5 · Royalties
total $0
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$15,617
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$15,617
-
9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
-
11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $26,051 · related or exempt $26,051
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$26,051
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
-
4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $198,690 · program services $163,323 · management and general $12,120 · fundraising $23,247
-
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,193,506 · program services $981,062 · management and general $72,804 · fundraising $139,640
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $23,421 · program services $19,252 · management and general $1,429 · fundraising $2,740
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $70,827 · program services $58,220 · management and general $4,320 · fundraising $8,287
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $106,891 · program services $87,865 · management and general $6,520 · fundraising $12,506
-
11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $10,123 · management and general $9,781 · fundraising $342
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $79,150 · program services $20,700 · management and general $58,450
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $0
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0
-
13 · Office expenses
total $0
-
14 · Information technology
total $22,173 · program services $402 · management and general $21,771
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $94,978 · management and general $94,978
-
17 · Travel
total $49,558 · program services $44,787 · management and general $3,306 · fundraising $1,465
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
-
20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $49,283 · management and general $49,283
-
23 · Insurance
total $34,463 · program services $11,417 · management and general $22,046 · fundraising $1,000
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24a · Other expenses: CONTRACT SERVICES
total $3,889,422 · program services $3,874,791 · management and general $14,500 · fundraising $131
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24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT & RENTAL
total $48,762 · program services $46,530 · management and general $2,232
-
24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES
total $40,007 · program services $37,713 · management and general $2,259 · fundraising $35
-
24d · Other expenses: OTHER
total $32,874 · program services $19,985 · management and general $9,251 · fundraising $3,638
-
24e · All other expenses
total $163,217 · program services $95,037 · management and general $46,307 · fundraising $21,873
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,407,703 · end of year $1,112,414
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $495,440 · end of year $1,406,299
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,692,027 · end of year $1,893,316
-
4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $45,518 · end of year $46,682
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$5,633,670
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$221,839
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $5,441,898 · end of year $5,411,831
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $3,232,069 · end of year $2,502,916
-
12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $3,196,244 · end of year $3,550,296
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $915,138 · end of year $1,177,692
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $15,940 · end of year $15,310
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $44,294 · end of year $135,208
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $9,271,282 · end of year $9,188,761
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $5,264,245 · end of year $5,406,783
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
NATURE COLLECTIVE'S MISSION IS TO DRIVE A PASSION FOR NATURE FOR ALL. WE THINK INCLUSIVELY AND DIVERSELY WHEN SERVING THOSE DEVOID OF NATURE THOSE WHO REMEMBER NATURE AND WANT TO CONNECT BACK TO IT AND THOSE WHO HAVE AN AFFINITY WITH NATURE. WE BELIEVE IF EVERYONE HAS A PASSION TO CONNECT WITH AND EXPERIENCE NATURE THEY WILL WANT TO PROTECT IT.
Activities or mission (Part I)
NATURE COLLECTIVE'S MISSION IS TO DRIVE A PASSION FOR NATURE FOR ALL.
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HABITAT CONSERVATION:THE SAN ELIJO LAGOON RESTORATION PROJECT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST WETLAND RESTORATIONS IN CALIFORNIA. OUR PROJECT INCLUDES NEW MUDFLATS AND TIDAL DREDGING IN THE SAN ELIJO LAGOON ECOLOGICAL RESERVE IN ENCINITAS, CA. MUDFLATS ARE A KEY HABITAT FOR MANY ANIMALS ESPECIALLY WATERFOWL. WITHOUT RESTORATION, WE WOULD HAVE LOST THESE VITAL HABITATS NOW RESTORED AND ENHANCED FOR SEA LEVEL RISE.KEEPING LAGOON LANDS AND WATERS HEALTHY MEANS INCREASING TIDAL CIRCULATION, A NATURAL PROCESS THAT MODERN INFRASTRUCTURE HAD NEARLY HALTED. BUT WIDER BRIDGE SPANS, AND ENHANCED TIDAL CHANNELS, ARE NOW DELIVERING TIDAL FLOW FARTHER AND DEEPER INTO SAN ELIJO LAGOON. WHEN RESTORATION WITHIN THE PROJECT AREA IS COMPLETE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THROUGH THE NEXT 50 YEARS ENSURING THAT WHAT WE DESIGNED ISWORKING AS SEA LEVELS RISE AND OUR CLIMATE CHANGES.WITHOUT THRIVING PLANT SPECIES INDIGENOUS TO THIS AREA, OUR LANDS AND THEIR ECOSYSTEM AREN'T TRULY HEALTHY. THAT'S WHY WE WORK TO CONTROL INVASIVE PLANTS IN THE SAN ELIJO LAGOON ECOLOGICAL RESERVE, THROUGHOUT THE CARLSBAD HYDROLOGIC UNIT, AND BEYOND. THE MORE PLANTS INDIGENOUS TO THIS AREA FLOURISH, THE MORE THAT ENDANGERED ANIMALS IN CALIFORNIA GET TO RESIDE IN THEIR LIFE-GIVING HABITATS.OUR SCIENTISTS MONITOR INDICATORS OF ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND FUNCTION IN SAN ELIJO LAGOON ECOLOGICAL RESERVE, AND IN LANDS AND WATERS BEYOND. MONITORING ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SURVEYS OF THE CONDITIONS OF MULTIPLE PLANT COMMUNITIES, WILDLIFE POPULATIONS, WATER QUALITY, AND HYDROLOGIC CHANGES. DATA ARE SHARED WITH REGIONAL AND STATE AGENCIES FOR WATERSHED MONITORING.
Expenses $2,361,142
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LAND TRUST:A KEY PRIORITY IS TO PROTECT LANDS IN THE ESCONDIDO WATERSHED, AND IN LANDS BEYOND, BY MANAGING HABITATS AND THE IMPORTANT SERVICES THAT NATURE PROVIDES. THE GREATEST THREAT TO THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE IS LOSS OF HABITAT. AS A LAND TRUST WE ACQUIRE AND PROTECT LANDS IN THE WATERSHED, INCLUDING THE LATEST ADDITION OF 77 ACRES THAT IS CONSERVING RARE COASTAL SAGE SCRUB AND SOUTHERN COASTAL BLUFF SCRUB HABITATS. INTHESE ACRES, SPECIAL STATUS PLANTS SURVEYED INCLUDE: DEL MAR MANZANITA (FEDERALLY ENDANGERED), SEA DAHLIA AND NUTTALL'S SCRUB OAK. AT LEAST TWO SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES OF CONCERN CALL THIS PLACE HOME, THE SAN DIEGO POCKET MOUSE AND THE CALIFORNIA GNATCATCHER. NATURE COLLECTIVE OWNS 143 ACRES THROUGH FEE-TITLE OWNERSHIP, AND HOLDS MORE THAN 70 ACRES OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PROPERTY. LANDOWNERS WHO WANT TO MAKE SURE THEIR LAND IS PROTECTED FOR GENERATIONS CAN CONTACT NATURE COLLECTIVE ABOUT WAYS WE CAN HELP CONNECT CONSERVATION GOALS. HARBAUGH SEASIDE TRAILS, A 3-ACRE COASTAL OVERLOOK FEATURES FOUR INDIGENOUS PLANT COMMUNITIES AND PUBLIC TRAILS. AS A NONPROFIT LAND TRUST, NATURE COLLECTIVE COLLABORATES IN SAN ELIJO LAGOON ECOLOGICAL RESERVE MANAGEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION AND CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE.
Expenses $2,239,005
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SCIENCE EDUCATION & OUTREACH:AT NATURE COLLECTIVE, CHILDREN CAN GAIN SCIENCE SKILLS AND CONNECT WITH NATURE FROM FIELDWORK TO PREPARATORY AND POST-TRIP LESSONS. SCIENCE BECOMES RELEVANT AND MORE INTERESTING TO STUDENTS AS THEY DISCUSS ECOLOGY AND EXPLORE THE LAND. OUR PROGRAMS FOCUS ON OBSERVATION SKILLS, A CRUCIAL COMPONENT TO ANY SCIENCE-FOCUSED EDUCATION AND CAREER. AS THE STUDENTS EXPERIENCE OUR LOCAL LANDS, OUR EDUCATORS ENCOURAGE THEM TO ASK QUESTIONS, LISTEN TO ONE ANOTHER, POSE EVIDENCE-SUPPORTED ARGUMENTS, DISAGREE RESPECTFULLY, AND UTILIZE THE SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGE OF UNCERTAINTY.OUR K-12 EDUCATION PROGRAM CONNECTS, EDUCATES, AND ENGAGES THE COMMUNITY TO ACT TO ENSURE THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THE ESCONDIDO WATERSHED. OUR PARTNER SCHOOL DISTRICTS INCLUDE ESCONDIDO, VISTA, AND DEL MAR. WE SUPPORT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS BY OFFERING NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS, ALIGNED SCIENCE EDUCATION CURRICULUM-BASED FIELD TRIPS AND VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES. OUR GOALS ARE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN OUTDOOR NATURE EXPERIENCES IN ESCONDIDO; TO CONNECT STUDENTS TO NATURE THROUGH WATERSHED LITERACY AND RELEVANCY LESSONS AND PROGRAMS; AND TO INSTILL A LIFE-LONG CONSERVATION ETHIC AMONG STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN PARTNERING ESCONDIDO SCHOOLS. FROM VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT, TO IN-PERSON TOURS AND EVENTS, WE OFFER AN ARRAY OF ACTIVITIES TO ENJOY WITH A COMMUNITY AS WELL AS 8 MILES OF TRAILS WHERE ONE CAN GO SOLO AND ENJOY THE PEACE. VOLUNTEER AMBASSADORS WELCOME VISITORS OF ALL AGES WHEN THEY EXPERIENCE ANNIE'S CANYON TRAIL + SWAMI'S BEACH + SEASIDE STATE BEACH AND PROVIDE INFORMATION THAT HIGHLIGHTS UNIQUE FLORA AND FAUNA PLUS GUIDANCE ON HOW TO ENJOY OUR NATURAL WORLD IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY. HABITAT RESTORATION VOLUNTEERS HELP TO REMOVE INVASIVE SPECIES, WATER MANY GROWING PLANTS, MONITOR FLORA AND FAUNA, AND ASSIST IN OUR PLANT NURSERY. THEY ARE REHABILITATING HABITATS AND MAKING A LASTING DIFFERENCE! LOCATIONS VARY ACROSS SAN ELIJO LAGOON, AND BEYOND. YOU ALSO GET A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT HOW NATURE THRIVES WHEN WE DEDICATE COLLECTIVE EXPERTISE TO MAKE THE OUTDOORS HEALTHY. THE SAGE INTERNSHIP HELPS YOUNG LEADERS BUILD THEIR RESUME WITH AN ECOLOGY-FOCUSED INTERNSHIP! AT NATURE COLLECTIVE, YOUTH OF TODAY CAN DEVELOP EXPERTISE IN CONSERVATION FIELDS THAT TRULY MAKE A DIFFERENCE, TODAY AND INTO THE FUTURE. THEY DIVE INTO THE SPACE WHERE SAN DIEGO NATURE IS AT A CRITICAL JUNCTURE, RIGHT WHERE THE OCEAN MEETS OUR RECEDING COASTLINE.
Expenses $860,937 · Revenue $124,729
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Doug GibsonDOUG GIBSON
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $198,690
- From this org
- $194,945
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $3,745
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $174,945
- Bonus
- $20,000
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $1,200
- Nontaxable benefits
- $2,545
- Filer's total
- $198,690
-
Jennifer BrightJENNIFER BRIGHT
ASSOC DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $133,232
- From this org
- $125,587
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,645
- Hours/week
- 40
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Tito MarchantTITO MARCHANT
ECOLOGY DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $117,192
- From this org
- $115,954
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $1,238
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Jason SchinglerJASON SCHINGLER
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Michael Lea PhDMICHAEL LEA PHD
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Susie HedrickSUSIE HEDRICK
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Abigail VickersABIGAIL VICKERS
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Ingrid FloresINGRID FLORES
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Natalie HallNATALIE HALL
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Anita Hayworth PhDANITA HAYWORTH PHD
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
John HelmerJOHN HELMER
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Kevin Johnson EsqKEVIN JOHNSON ESQ
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Gabriela Beas LoveGABRIELA BEAS LOVE
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
John OsborneJOHN OSBORNE
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Kendra MullerKENDRA MULLER
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Paul WorthingtonPAUL WORTHINGTON
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 7 November 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.1
- Source object
- 202443129349304574
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