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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by GUIDED DISCOVERIES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$22,711,420
Total expenses
$21,388,597
Contributions and grants received
$1,264,315
Grants paid
$4,821
Program service revenue
$20,130,322
Investment income
$1,129,075
Other revenue
$187,708
Total assets, end of year
$20,975,489
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,557,402
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$10,418,087
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$17,493,407
Management and general expenses
$3,895,190
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$17,493,407

Program services were 81.8% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $909,851

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $354,464

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION PROGRAMS

    total $20,130,322 · related or exempt $20,130,322

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $74,078 · excluded $74,078

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $64,997 · other assets $2,139,385

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

    securities $81,481 · other assets $1,067,904

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$16,484 · other assets $1,071,481

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,054,997 · excluded $1,054,997

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $718,183

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $597,822

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $120,361 · excluded $120,361

  • 11a · Other revenue: FRAUD SETTLEMENT INCOME

    total $67,347 · excluded $67,347

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $67,347

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $4,821 · program services $4,821

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $466,168 · management and general $466,168

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,314,766 · program services $5,662,876 · management and general $651,890

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $72,647 · program services $38,077 · management and general $34,570

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $667,033 · program services $524,745 · management and general $142,288

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $347,500 · management and general $347,500

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $98,215 · management and general $98,215

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $632,872 · management and general $632,872

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $83,575 · program services $20,435 · management and general $63,140

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $541,868 · program services $450,522 · management and general $91,346

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $335,161 · program services $62,411 · management and general $272,750

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,352,799 · program services $2,049,384 · management and general $303,415

  • 17 · Travel

    total $413,853 · program services $344,366 · management and general $69,487

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $9,220 · program services $736 · management and general $8,484

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,037,246 · program services $972,740 · management and general $64,506

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $773,616 · program services $677,230 · management and general $96,386

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,902,934 · program services $1,902,934

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD

    total $2,136,946 · program services $2,111,885 · management and general $25,061

  • 24b · Other expenses: CHARTER/CRUISE BOAT

    total $1,469,017 · program services $1,469,017

  • 24c · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS

    total $619,224 · program services $565,623 · management and general $53,601

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUPPLIES - PROGRAM

    total $503,533 · program services $503,533

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $605,583 · program services $132,072 · management and general $473,511

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $619,044 · end of year $1,091,389

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $7,500 · end of year $7,500

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $718,233 · end of year $502,634

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $168,783 · end of year $113,645

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $679,919 · end of year $612,142

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

    $28,971,914

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

    $13,145,234

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $17,241,079 · end of year $15,826,680

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $610,072 · end of year $643,222

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $2,178,277

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $425,198 · end of year $218,579

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $18,178 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $6,882,134 · end of year $5,080,947

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,669,577 · end of year $5,257,876

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,828,134 · end of year $10,105,529

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $221,409 · end of year $312,558

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

GUIDED DISCOVERIES PURPOSE IS TO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN THROUGH UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES OF DISCOVERY. GUIDED DISCOVERIES PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS AND INDIVIDUALS IN MARINE AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE, AS WELL AS OCEAN AND MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE. PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED FOR APPROXIMATELY 32,000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY.

  • THE CATALINA ISLAND MARINE INSTITUTE AND CATALINA SEA CAMP PROVIDE MARINE SCIENCE, ISLAND ECOLOGY AND OCEAN ADVENTURE PROGRAMS FOR APPROXIMATELY 20,000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY. SCHOOLS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL GROUPS ATTEND FOR THREE OR FIVE DAYS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AT ONE OF THREE UNIQUE CATALINA ISLAND LOCATIONS. INDIVIDUAL SUMMER CAMPERS ATTEND CATALINA SEA CAMP AND PARTICIPATE IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, MARINE SCIENCE, OCEAN ADVENTURE, AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. FOX LANDING ALSO HOSTS WEEK LONG CAMP PROGRAMS FOR LOCAL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA YMCAS.

    Expenses $12,546,816 · Revenue $14,620,137

  • ASTROCAMP CALIFORNIA PROVIDES PHYSICAL SCIENCE, ASTRONOMY AND MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE PROGRAMS FOR APPROXIMATELY 11,000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY. SCHOOLS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL GROUPS ATTEND FOR THREE OR FIVE DAYS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. INDIVIDUAL SUMMER CAMPERS ATTEND THE ASTROCAMP SUMMER ADVENTURE PROGRAM AND PARTICIPATE IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, SCIENCE AND MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE, AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES.

    Expenses $4,946,591 · Revenue $5,510,185

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Gerald Tambe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kristi Turner

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $42,404
    From this org
    $42,404
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steve Garrett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chuck Jones

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brian Garrett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeremy Beck

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Baldocchi Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephanie Vetterli

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Craig Turner

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $216,720
    From this org
    $195,742
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,978
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,684
    Bonus
    $12,058
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,978
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $216,720

  • Matthew Mishalow

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $182,258
    From this org
    $165,295
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,963
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,244
    Bonus
    $14,051
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,963
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $182,258

  • Ross Turner

    SENIOR ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $158,608
    From this org
    $158,608
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,608
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $158,608

  • Paul Kupferman

    SUMMER OPERATION DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $136,994
    From this org
    $116,088
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,906
    Hours/week
    40

  • Andy Balendy

    ASTROCAMP DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $157,090
    From this org
    $136,184
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,906
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $125,147
    Bonus
    $11,037
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,906
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $157,090

  • Mandel Browning

    DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS

    Total calculated
    $101,596
    From this org
    $101,596
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jeff Chace

    CIMI DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $122,712
    From this org
    $101,806
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,906
    Hours/week
    40

  • David Work Retired On 08312022

    CIMI DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $129,297
    From this org
    $124,806
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,491
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $108,354
    Bonus
    $16,452
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,491
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $129,297

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

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4
THE AGENCY HAS ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH AN INSURANCE COMPANY TO PROVIDE A NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN UNDER IRC SECTION 403(B). UNDER THE PLAN THE AGENCY WITHHOLDS FUNDS FROM EMPLOYEES' PAY ON A VOLUNTARY, PRE-TAX BASIS. CRAIG TURNER - $12,058 MATTHEW MISHALOW - $14,051 DAVID WORK - $16,452

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • DISCOVERY QUEST LLC

    CAMP PROGRAM - CURRENTLY NOT OPERATIONAL · VA · income -$142,228 · assets $4,187,438

    Directly controlled by GUIDED DISCOVERIES INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
12 July 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202431979349301178

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