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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by LOS PADRES FOREST WATCH.

Totals

Total revenue
$570,644
Total expenses
$596,257
Contributions and grants received
$561,830
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$408
Other revenue
$8,406
Total assets, end of year
$572,713
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,759
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$568,954
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$515,573
Management and general expenses
$13,650
Fundraising expenses
$67,034
Program service expenses (Part III)
$515,573

Program services were 86.5% 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

    $130

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $33,350

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $528,350

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $590 · excluded $590

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $5,206

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

    securities $5,388

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$182

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$182 · related or exempt -$182

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $20

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $812

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$792 · excluded -$792

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $20,223

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $11,025

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $9,198 · related or exempt $9,198

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $107,187 · program services $82,534 · management and general $8,575 · fundraising $16,078

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $245,508 · program services $219,234 · management and general $1,101 · fundraising $25,173

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $37,117 · program services $31,757 · management and general $1,019 · fundraising $4,341

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $27,067 · program services $23,158 · management and general $743 · fundraising $3,166

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $3,608 · program services $3,087 · management and general $99 · fundraising $422

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $864 · program services $864

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $300 · program services $300

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $8,852 · program services $7,097 · management and general $900 · fundraising $855

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $15,966 · program services $15,966

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $59,111 · program services $59,111

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,413 · program services $6,647 · management and general $840 · fundraising $926

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,036 · program services $7,036

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS ADVOCACY

    total $30,042 · program services $30,042

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONTRACT SERVICES

    total $23,370 · program services $23,370

  • 24c · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING

    total $13,328 · fundraising $13,328

  • 24d · Other expenses: OUTREACH

    total $4,363 · program services $1,863 · fundraising $2,500

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,125 · program services $3,507 · management and general $373 · fundraising $245

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $249,999 · end of year $50,001

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $338,557 · end of year $511,742

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,292

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

    $3,882

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

    $3,882

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $7,089 · end of year $10,970

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,370 · end of year $3,759

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $454,418 · end of year $514,568

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $140,149 · end of year $54,386

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

LOS PADRES FORESTWATCH PROTECTS THE LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST AND THE CARRIZO PLAIN NATIONAL MONUMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND WHEN NECESSARY, LEGAL ACTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR COMMUNITIES, CLIMATE AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROTECTING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST AND OTHER PUBLIC LANDS ALONG CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL COAST.

  • ADVOCACY & MONITORING - TRACKED DEVELOPMENT AND RESOURCE EXTRACTION PROPOSALS THROUGHOUT THE LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST, THE CARRIZO PLAIN AND OTHER PUBLIC LANDS ALONG CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL COAST. SUBMITTED COMMENT LETTERS, FILED APPEALS, MET WITH LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES, COLLABORATED WITH SCIENTISTS, AND CONDUCTED ON-THE-GROUND MONITORING AND SURVEYS TO PROTECT LAND, RIVERS, PLANTS AND WILDLIFE. LED CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT WILDLIFE TRAVELWAYS IN VENTURA COUNTY. CONTINUED BAN ON UNMANAGED TARGET SHOOTING IN LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST. STOPPED PLAN TO DRILL FOR OIL IN CARRIZO PLAIN NATIONAL MONUMENT. OPPOSED FOUR COMMERCIAL LOGGING PROJECTS IN LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST - PINE MOUNTAIN, TECUYA RIDGE, CUDDY VALLEY AND MT. PINOS.

    Expenses $271,965

  • PUBLIC EDUCATION & OUTREACH - INFORMED LOCAL COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE VALUE OF OUR REGION'S PUBLIC LANDS, THE THREATS AND CHALLENGES FACING THESE WILD PLACES, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO BETTER PROTECT THESE AREAS. DISTRIBUTED INFORMATION VIA OUR WEBSITE, MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER, PRESS RELEASES, FILM SCREENING, AND PUBLIC EVENTS. ORGANIZED SEVERAL OUTINGS WITH YOUTH, FAMILIES, AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO INTRODUCE THEM TO THE OUTDOORS AND TO FOSTER THE NEXT GENERATION OF PUBLIC LANDS ADVOCATES. ORGANIZED EVENTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH LATINO CONSERVATION WEEK AND UNDERTOOK OTHER INITIATIVES TO INCREASE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN THE OUTDOORS AND WITHIN THE CONSERVATION MOVEMENT.

    Expenses $194,423

  • VOLUNTEER HABITAT RESTORATION - ENLISTED 45 VOLUNTEERS WHO CONTRIBUTED 164 HOURS OF SERVICE TO REMOVE MORE THAN 200 POUNDS OF TOXIC LEAD AND TRASH FROM THE FOREST AND INVASIVE CAPE IVY FROM CREEKS AND CANYONS TO BENEFIT NATIVE PLANTS AND BIODIVERSITY.

    Expenses $49,185

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Allan Morton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Terri Laine

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Patricia Krout

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Rachael Barkley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Russ Radom

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Sam Thomas

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Anna Delaski

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ethan Stone

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Chris Collier

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

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
15 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202313199349327621

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