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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WISHTOYO FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,855,950
Total expenses
$1,733,475
Contributions and grants received
$1,073,307
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$42,283
Investment income
$649,980
Other revenue
$90,380
Total assets, end of year
$30,712,230
Total liabilities, end of year
$67,851
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$30,644,379
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,249,660
Management and general expenses
$306,175
Fundraising expenses
$177,640
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,249,660

Program services were 72.1% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $3,300

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $35,400

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,034,607

  • 2a · Program service revenue: LITIGATION COST & FEE

    total $21,326 · related or exempt $21,326

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION PROGRAM FEE

    total $20,957 · related or exempt $20,957

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $761,771 · excluded $761,771

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $1,650

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $1,650

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $1,650 · excluded $1,650

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $7,299,733

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

    securities $7,411,524

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$111,791

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$111,791 · excluded -$111,791

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $88,730 · excluded $88,730

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $88,730

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $162,593 · program services $155,482 · management and general $5,709 · fundraising $1,402

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $757,950 · program services $518,298 · management and general $200,560 · fundraising $39,092

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $79,093 · program services $59,216 · management and general $18,360 · fundraising $1,517

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $86,443 · program services $67,053 · management and general $15,891 · fundraising $3,499

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $40,989 · program services $36,821 · management and general $4,168

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $24,622 · management and general $24,622

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $30,097 · program services $13,404 · management and general $4,702 · fundraising $11,991

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $159,790 · program services $33,098 · management and general $15,007 · fundraising $111,685

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $24,570 · program services $17,691 · management and general $4,774 · fundraising $2,105

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $24,030 · program services $23,093 · management and general $929 · fundraising $8

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,744 · program services $3,486 · management and general $256 · fundraising $2

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $86,375 · program services $83,845 · management and general $2,089 · fundraising $441

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $47,632 · program services $39,474 · management and general $7,993 · fundraising $165

  • 24a · Other expenses: EDUCATION, RESEARCH & O

    total $59,370 · program services $59,370

  • 24b · Other expenses: CULTURAL/ENVIORNMENTAL

    total $56,279 · program services $56,160 · fundraising $119

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN

    total $42,172 · program services $42,166 · management and general $5 · fundraising $1

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUPPLIES & MATERIALS

    total $25,207 · program services $25,148 · management and general $52 · fundraising $7

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $22,519 · program services $15,855 · management and general $1,058 · fundraising $5,606

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $993 · end of year $23,259

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,666,212 · end of year $218,909

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $40,244 · end of year $119,962

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $394,319

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $19,163 · end of year $19,306

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

    $7,817,651

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

    $374,311

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $7,427,060 · end of year $7,443,340

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $18,003,755 · end of year $22,879,224

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $22,765 · end of year $8,230

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $53,584 · end of year $67,851

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $162,276 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $29,121,552 · end of year $30,137,887

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $237,099 · end of year $506,492

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

WISHTOYO IS PLACE, ORGANIZATION, AND MOVEMENT INSPIRING PEOPLE TO LIVE IN HARMONY WITH OUR EARTH AGAIN. WISHTOYO SERVES AS A "RAINBOW BRIDGE" LINKING CHUMASH AND INDIGENOUS LIFEWAYS WITH THE PROTECTION OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES, UTILIZING TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE TO PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION AND JUSTICE, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND ADVOCACY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WISHTOYO IS PLACE, ORGANIZATION, AND MOVEMENT INSPIRING PEOPLE TO LIVE IN HARMONY WITH OUR EARTH AGAIN. THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED ITS MISSION WORK OF ITS COMPREHENSIVE WATER MONITORING PROGRAM, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND CONSERVANCY RESTORATION.

  • ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: WISHTOYO'S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAM PROTECTS AND PRESERVES THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE CULTURE OF CHUMASH AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES THROUGH ADVOCACY, LEGAL ACTION, AND PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION, AND RESTORATION PROJECTS. IN 2023 WE CONTINUED TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY AND HEALTH OF WATERBODIES AND CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT LANDS, WHICH ARE VITAL NATURAL RESOURCES FOR ALL INHABITANTS OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND THE LIFEBLOOD OF CHUMASH CULTURE. TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, CULTURAL RESOURCES, AND SACRED PLACES WE SUCCESSFULLY: UTILIZED LEGAL ACTION BY WAY OF STATE AND FEDERAL LITIGATION UNDER LAWS INCLUDING THE CLEAN WATER ACT AND ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; ADVOCATED FOR STRONGER LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PERMITS AND LEGISLATION; CONDUCTED WATERSHED MONITORING AND HABITAT RESTORATION; MOBILIZED CONTINUED FROM "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION": COMMUNITIES TO TAKE ACTION, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS, INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AT OUR NEW FIRST NATIONS ECOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL CONSERVANCY. WISHTOYO ALSO CONTINUED TO UTILIZE ITS VENTURA COASTKEEPER ("VCK") PROGRAM. WISHTOYO FOUNDED VCK IN 2000 AS THE 54TH MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE TO FOCUS ON WATER QUALITY PROTECTION IN VENTURA COUNTY WATERSHEDS.

    Expenses $571,100

  • CULTURAL PRESERVATION: WISHTOYO'S CULTURAL PRESERVATION PROGRAM PROTECTS AND PRESERVES THE ANCIENT WISDOM, PRACTICES, AND CULTURE OF CHUMASH AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES THROUGH CULTURAL, SPIRITUAL, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH. OUR ONGOING PROGRAMS PRESERVE, MAINTAIN, AND PROTECT CHUMASH LIFEWAYS, CULTURE, HISTORY, AND INDIGENOUS TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, FOR THE CHUMASH COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR PROJECTS AND CAPACITY, FROM OUR POPULAR SMUWIC LANGUAGE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, TRADITIONAL LAND TENDING MENTORSHIP, AND BASKETRY PROGRAMS. IN THIS WAY, KNOWLEDGE AND TRADITIONS CAN CONTINUE TO BE PASSED INTER-GENERATIONALLY, AND NON-NATIVE COMMUNITIES CAN ENGAGE IN CULTURAL APPRECIATION AND DEEPER UNDERSTANDING. IN 2023 WISHTOYO CONTINUED PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONTINUED FROM "PLANNING, DESIGN, AND": IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR NEW FIRST NATIONS CULTURAL & ECOLOGICAL CONSERVANCY. IN 2023 WE ALSO CONTINUED OUR LONGSTANDING WORK TOWARD THE FULL BUILD OUT OF WISHTOYO'S AUTHENTIC CHUMASH VILLAGE IN PRESENT DAY MALIBU, AND THE THOMAS FIRE AND SUBSEQUENT FLOODING AT THE VILLAGE PRESENTED US WITH BOTH SETBACKS (LOSS OF A TRADITIONAL STRUCTURE AND RESTORATION AREAS) AND OPPORTUNITIES (NEW RESTORATION WORK AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS BASED IN INDIGENOUS FIRE MANAGEMENT).

    Expenses $531,635

  • CHUMASH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: WISHTOYO'S CHUMASH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM PROTECTS AND PRESERVES THE WORLD'S NATURAL RESOURCES THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH. GENERALLY, WE PROVIDE CULTURAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS TO OVER 1,200 YOUTH AND MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC PER YEAR, TEACHING AWARENESS OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES, ANCIENT CHUMASH VALUES OF SUSTAINABILITY, AND THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF CALIFORNIA'S NATIVE PEOPLES. OUR CHUMASH TRIBAL MARINE PROTECTED AREAS EDUCATION PROGRAM AND FIRST NATIONS SUMMER FIELD STUDIES, AND OTHER EDUCATION INITIATIVES GEARED TOWARDS K-12 STUDENTS, MAINTAIN OUR COMMITMENT TO BUILDING SUPPORTIVE COASTAL PARTNERSHIPS AND CONSTITUENCIES AMONGST DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THROUGH OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. SPECIFICALLY, OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS AIM TO PROVIDE CONTINUED FROM "AIM TO PROVIDE": IMPACTFUL EXPERIENCES FOR YOUTH SO THEY FEEL EMPOWERED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES AND ENVIRONMENT THROUGH CAREER CHOICES AND BEHAVIOR THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. WE SEEK TO REMEDY INEQUALITIES AND DISADVANTAGES IN MAINSTREAM EDUCATION BY FOCUSING ON UNDERSERVED AND INTERTRIBAL STUDENTS.

    Expenses $146,925

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mati Waiya

    PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $178,916
    From this org
    $163,073
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,843
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $19,073
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,843
    Filer's total
    $178,916

  • Deborah Sanchez

    BOARD CHAIR & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Terry Tamminen

    VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jan Ward

    SECRETARY & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ali Sahabi

    TREASURER & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paul Novoa

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Max Gail

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lauren Van Schilfgaard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Doug De Luca

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Wailani O'Herlihy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paulette Luhui Isha Ward

    ASSOCIATE & CULTURAL RESOURCES DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $122,515
    From this org
    $109,073
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,442
    Hours/week
    40

  • Leticia Segura

    DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING

    Total calculated
    $120,393
    From this org
    $120,393
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jason Weiner

    FORMER SENIOR ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $147,481
    From this org
    $147,481
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,481
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $147,481

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 · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a 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 1B
THE AMOUNT OF MATI WAIYA COMPENSATION FOR GROSS UP PAYMENTS AND HOUSING RESIDENCE FOR PERSONAL USE, IF APPLICABLE, WERE APPROVED IN 2022. SIMILARLY, THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PAYABLE TO THE FORMER ATTORNEY WERE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHEN THE INITIAL PAYMENTS WERE EVALUATED IN 2019. THE MARKET MEDIAN AMOUNTS FOR WISHTOYO'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION PROVIDED IN THIS COMPENSATION STUDY/ASSESSMENT WAS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO BE FAIR AND REASONABLE. (SEE SCHEDULE O DESCRIPTION FOR PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A).

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
25 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202403069349301710

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