Totals
- Total revenue
- $23,197,040
- Total expenses
- $4,911,831
- Contributions and grants received
- $20,128,662
- Grants paid
- $313,562
- Program service revenue
- $143,552
- Investment income
- $2,793,924
- Other revenue
- $130,902
- Total assets, end of year
- $77,353,024
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,346,205
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $73,006,819
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,415,627
- Management and general expenses
- $1,051,177
- Fundraising expenses
- $445,027
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,415,627
Program services were 69.5% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$21,000
-
1e · Government grants (contributions)
$15,763,785
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$4,343,877
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$231,204
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2a · Program service revenue: Administration Fees
total $13,983 · related or exempt $13,983
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2b · Program service revenue: Insurance Reimbursement
total $38,391 · related or exempt $38,391
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2c · Program service revenue: Mitigation Services
total $91,178 · related or exempt $91,178
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3 · Investment income
total $712,962 · excluded $712,962
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6a · Gross rents
real property $151,427
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $45,094
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $106,333
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $106,333 · excluded $106,333
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $2,179,707
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $98,745
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $2,080,962
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $2,080,962 · excluded $2,080,962
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$20,564
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$21,000
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$21,517
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$953 · excluded -$953
-
9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
-
10a · Gross sales of inventory
$7,082
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $7,082 · excluded $7,082
-
11a · Other revenue: Other Revenue
total $18,440 · excluded $18,440
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11e · Other revenue, total
$18,440
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $313,562 · program services $313,562
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $464,564 · program services $201,002 · management and general $108,089 · fundraising $155,473
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,979,812 · program services $1,479,096 · management and general $374,884 · fundraising $125,832
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $79,075 · program services $58,764 · management and general $15,325 · fundraising $4,986
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $252,881 · program services $188,023 · management and general $49,809 · fundraising $15,049
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $178,633 · program services $123,978 · management and general $35,266 · fundraising $19,389
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $55,436 · program services $55,086 · management and general $350
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $46,144 · program services $20,438 · management and general $18,203 · fundraising $7,503
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $18,000 · program services $18,000
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $131,547 · management and general $131,547
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11g · Fees: other
total $561,992 · program services $486,808 · management and general $43,724 · fundraising $31,460
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0
-
13 · Office expenses
total $41,518 · program services $17,699 · management and general $5,958 · fundraising $17,861
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14 · Information technology
total $113,583 · program services $34,419 · management and general $67,686 · fundraising $11,478
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15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $112,339 · program services $64,635 · management and general $37,085 · fundraising $10,619
-
17 · Travel
total $58,545 · program services $51,886 · management and general $1,666 · fundraising $4,993
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $45,618 · program services $35,466 · management and general $7,714 · fundraising $2,438
-
20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $100,937 · program services $26,360 · management and general $64,169 · fundraising $10,408
-
23 · Insurance
total $99,475 · program services $36,829 · management and general $53,936 · fundraising $8,710
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24a · Other expenses: Repairs & maintenance
total $133,752 · program services $110,794 · management and general $17,102 · fundraising $5,856
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24b · Other expenses: Food & service
total $30,694 · program services $30,675 · management and general $19
-
24c · Other expenses: Dues & subscriptions
total $27,845 · program services $11,232 · management and general $14,057 · fundraising $2,556
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24d · Other expenses: Conservation Improvements
total $18,226 · program services $18,226
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24e · All other expenses
total $47,653 · program services $32,649 · management and general $4,588 · fundraising $10,416
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $632,678 · end of year $1,297,875
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $5,309,474 · end of year $11,250,801
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,236,223 · end of year $1,803,665
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $10,165 · end of year $1,392
-
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 $32,235 · end of year $56,922
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$4,887,217
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$951,834
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,940,861 · end of year $3,935,383
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $20,635,601 · end of year $22,334,966
-
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 $25,238,550 · end of year $36,672,020
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $522,039 · end of year $889,765
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $51,679 · end of year $3,414,971
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $71,119 · end of year $41,469
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $25,306,071 · end of year $39,304,467
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $29,084,879 · end of year $33,702,352
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
The mission of the Big Sur Land Trust is to inspire love of the land and conservation of our treasured landscapes.
Activities or mission (Part I)
Big Sur Land Trusts mission is to inspire love of land across generations, conservation of our unique Monterey County landscapes, and access to outdoor experiences for all. Since 1978, we have conserved over 40,000 acres throughout the county.
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Community - Funds are utilized to facilitate local community projects on the central coast relating to protection and conservation of significant lands. In addition, local conservation sites are being utilized to promote healthy communities by providing meaningful outdoor experiences for local youth and other groups in order to enhance the connection of people with the land. Planning and development of a new community park in Salinas, CA. Approximately 100,000 people benefited.
Expenses $1,125,697 · Grants $7,499
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Stewardship - Big Sur Land Trust (BSLT) expends funds and initiates community partnerships to be effective stewards of both the BSLT's protected acreage as well as other important public and private lands. BSLT provides a high standard of stewardship for our ecological, cultural and scenic features that define the character of our properties and contribute to our natural and cultural heritage. Stewardship includes care of the facilities and amenities that ensure a high quality visitor experience; the standard of care balances ecological health and human use of the land. Approximately 100,000 people benefited.
Expenses $889,470 · Revenue $91,178
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Planning and Conservation - Investigation and assessment of properties for possible acquisition such as Basin Ranch, Hiss Parcel, and a percentage interest of Martin Dunes. Examples of investigation and assessment include but are not limited to title and legal review, minerals assessment, habitat assessment, legal document drafting, and other research and transaction negotiation activities. Work towards the restoration of habitats, floodplains and other environmentally sensitive landscapes including Carr lake and the Carmel River.
Expenses $791,840 · Grants $303,377 · Revenue $52,374
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Jeannette Tuitele-Lewis
CEO
- Total calculated
- $266,735
- From this org
- $214,276
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $52,459
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $214,276
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $10,750
- Nontaxable benefits
- $41,709
- Filer's total
- $266,735
-
Rachel Saunders
Dir. Conservation
- Total calculated
- $148,742
- From this org
- $135,014
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,728
- Hours/week
- 40
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Peter Eigen
CFO/COO
- Total calculated
- $141,922
- From this org
- $131,708
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,214
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Patrick Riparetti
Stewardship Dir.
- Total calculated
- $140,922
- From this org
- $123,573
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,349
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Katharine L Mitchell-Mehle
Development Dir
- Total calculated
- $137,056
- From this org
- $130,410
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,646
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Barbara Utter
Financial Control
- Total calculated
- $115,150
- From this org
- $111,650
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $3,500
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Hans Buder
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jim Andrasick
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Krista Hanni PhD
Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Carmen Gil
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Adrienne Laurent
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Monica Tovar
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Yuri Anderson
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Mark Boitano
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Joel Hernandez Laguna
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
John Gamble
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Will Lewallen PhD
Vice-Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Larry Oda
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dan Lee
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Alfred Munoz
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Pinney Allen
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Andrea Manzo
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 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
- 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 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
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- Part I, Line 1a: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a.
- BSLT entered into an "Equity Sharing and Tenancy in Common Agreement" with its President/CEO, Jeannette Tuitele-Lewis, wherein BSLT and Jeannette each purchased 50% of a single family home which serves as her residence. Upon termination of employment, BSLT has the right to repurchase Jeannette's 50% interest at the then-market value as determined by appraisal. Agreement was implemented in February of 2018.
- Part III, Additional Information
- BSLT entered into an "Equity Sharing and Tenancy in Common Agreement" with its President/CEO, Jeannette Tuitele-Lewis, wherein BSLT and Jeannette each purchased 50% of a single family home which serves as her residence. Upon termination of employment, BSLT has the right to repurchase Jeannette's 50% interest at the then-market value as determined by appraisal. Agreement was implemented in February of 2018.
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
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$300,328
Earth Advocacy Program
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UNDER 5000 PART IV LINE 21
$13,234
Assorted contributions under $5000
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 14 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202531349349310233
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