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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by LOS CERRITOS WETLANDS LAND TR FOR LONG BEACH & SEAL BEACH.

Totals

Total revenue
$236,345
Total expenses
$249,561
Contributions and grants received
$188,319
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$48,026
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,663,156
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,663,156
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$210,898
Management and general expenses
$33,030
Fundraising expenses
$5,633
Program service expenses (Part III)
$210,898

Program services were 84.5% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $36,469

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $151,850

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $48,026 · related or exempt $48,026

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $41,318 · program services $30,745 · management and general $5,975 · fundraising $4,598

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $707 · program services $526 · management and general $102 · fundraising $79

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $3,272 · program services $2,435 · management and general $473 · fundraising $364

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $8,448 · program services $8,448

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $6,000 · management and general $6,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $7,428 · management and general $7,428

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $151,064 · program services $145,039 · management and general $6,025

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $9,365 · program services $7,534 · management and general $1,831

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,308 · management and general $3,308

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,216 · management and general $1,216

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,650 · program services $990 · management and general $330 · fundraising $330

  • 17 · Travel

    total $32 · program services $32

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $10,036 · program services $10,036

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,357 · program services $3,357

  • 24a · Other expenses: Payroll service

    total $2,360 · program services $1,756 · management and general $342 · fundraising $262

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $43,398 · end of year $39,589

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $8,274 · end of year $15,269

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,472,818 · end of year $1,608,298

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,508,482 · end of year $1,620,960

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $16,008 · end of year $42,196

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust of Long Beach and Seal Beach seeks to acquire, restore, preserve and provide education about the former estuary of the Lower San Gabriel River, its tidal salt marsh, riparian habitats, and buffer of coastal sage scrub habitats.

  • RESTORATION, STEWARDSHIP & GENERAL MISSION: In 2023, the Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust engaged in many activities to move forward our mission of preserving, protecting, and stewarding Los Cerritos Wetlands as a healthy, restored, and natural open space. We supported habitat restoration, including activities that improve wetlands water quality. We supported the continued maintenance and restoration of the Zedler Marsh area and the study and protection of the Beldings Savannah Sparrow and Least Bells Vireo, which are threatened species.

    Expenses $82,405 · Grants $105,570

  • ADVOCACY: The Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust is the leading advocacy organization for the protection of Los Cerritos Wetlands and the surrounding San Gabriel River estuary. In 2023, the organization executed environmental advocacy campaigns and provided oversight, collaboration, expertise, and defense of the wetlands in the following areas:1) We have been actively monitoring the City of Long Beachs proposal to run environmentally damaging pumps to circulate water in Alamitos Bay. We successfully advocated that mitigation funds be entirely implemented in Los Cerritos Wetlands.2) We engaged in oversight of new developments within the now-approved South East Area Development Specific Plan (SEASP).3) We participated in reviews and workshops about restoration planning for Los Cerritos Wetlands to ensure the final plan(s) will provide robust habitat and maximum protection of threatened species.4) We advocated for $32 million from the Coastal Commission.

    Expenses $73,751 · Grants $25,000

  • COMMUNITY OUTREACH & PUBLIC EDUCATION: The Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust offered numerous outdoor and ecological education programs. Among these is the unique community service of free monthly guided nature walks and low-cost tours through Los Cerritos Wetlands and nearby river estuary, led by trained naturalists and ecologists. These experts provided people of all ages with an immersive experience in our local wetlands, while at the same time educating tour attendees about the history and importance of the Los Cerritos Wetlands. The Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust also provided wetlands field trips for elementary classrooms, emphasizing 3rd and 4th-grade students at Title 1 schools in Long Beach and Santa Ana. We hosted educational kayaking tours of Los Cerritos Wetlands, specifically of the Steamshovel Slough area. We also continued our robust social media-based educational campaign to help educate the public about the need to protect this fragile area.

    Expenses $54,742 · Grants $24,898

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Laurie Smith

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tom Mayes

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dorothy Johnson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Judy Garner

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lilly House-Peters

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • David Michalik

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Linda Pemberton

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dianne Sundstrom

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • John Fries

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Elizabeth Lambe

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

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
12 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202403189349300605

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