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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by BAY FOUNDATION OF MORRO BAY CALIFORNIA SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,345,304
Total expenses
$1,781,939
Contributions and grants received
$1,527,374
Grants paid
$6,017
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$804,610
Other revenue
$13,320
Total assets, end of year
$23,067,560
Total liabilities, end of year
$354,501
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$22,713,059
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,455,064
Management and general expenses
$254,084
Fundraising expenses
$72,791
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,455,064

Program services were 81.7% 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)

    $1,485,581

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $41,793

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $823,235 · unrelated business -$59 · excluded $823,294

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $13,320

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $13,320

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $13,320 · excluded $13,320

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $967,096

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

    securities $985,721

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$18,625

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$18,625 · excluded -$18,625

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $6,017 · program services $6,017

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $119,185 · program services $58,943 · management and general $59,592 · fundraising $650

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $597,988 · program services $484,574 · management and general $93,246 · fundraising $20,168

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $70,973 · program services $66,791 · management and general $3,682 · fundraising $500

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $53,083 · program services $41,712 · management and general $9,893 · fundraising $1,478

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $52,857 · management and general $52,857

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $36,181 · program services $36,156 · fundraising $25

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $38,836 · program services $35,219 · fundraising $3,617

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $70,705 · program services $29,612 · management and general $28,373 · fundraising $12,720

  • 17 · Travel

    total $26,702 · program services $25,267 · fundraising $1,435

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $27,714 · program services $27,714

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,389 · program services $12,389

  • 24a · Other expenses: RESTORATION AND PROTECT

    total $274,615 · program services $268,853 · fundraising $5,762

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

    total $134,471 · program services $134,471

  • 24c · Other expenses: MONITORING AND RESEARCH

    total $120,036 · program services $116,751 · fundraising $3,285

  • 24d · Other expenses: EDUCATION & OUTREACH PR

    total $113,258 · program services $98,558 · management and general $1,133 · fundraising $13,567

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $26,929 · program services $12,037 · management and general $5,308 · fundraising $9,584

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $7,959,846 · end of year $3,926,740

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $78,021 · end of year $23,747

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $340,522 · end of year $410,492

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

    $378,156

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

    $142,606

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $94,912 · end of year $235,550

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $12,522,539 · end of year $18,239,368

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $73,238 · end of year $52,287

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $179,376

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $208,426 · end of year $175,125

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $179,376

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,419,417 · end of year $2,757,677

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $18,441,235 · end of year $19,955,382

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP IN RESTORING, ENHANCING, AND PROTECTING THE MARINE RESOURCES AND WATERSHEDS OF MORRO BAY, ESTERO BAY, AND THE CENTRAL COAST OF CALIFORNIA.

  • THE MORRO BAY NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM IS A NON-REGULATORY, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT BRINGS TOGETHER CITIZENS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, NON-PROFITS, AGENCIES, AND LANDOWNERS TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE MORRO BAY ESTUARY. MORRO BAY NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM STAFF CONDUCTS MONITORING AND RESEARCH, RESTORES NATURAL HABITATS, AND EDUCATES RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ON HOW TO KEEP MORRO BAY CLEAN AND HEALTHY.A CLEAN AND HEALTHY MORRO BAY MEANS A VIBRANT LOCAL ECONOMY, HEALTHY RESIDENTS, AND A FLOURISHING NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. THE ESTUARY PROGRAM RELIES ON DIVERSE FUNDING SOURCES, AS WELL AS MANY VOLUNTEERS AND BUSINESSES THAT DONATE THEIR TIME AND SERVICES. THE PROGRAM COVERS THE ENTIRE MORRO BAY ESTUARY'S WATERSHED WITH A POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 30,000 PEOPLE.

    Expenses $1,105,514 · Grants $6,017

  • THE CENTRAL COAST AMBIENT MONITORING PROGRAM (CCAMP) IS THE CENTRAL COAST REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD'S REGIONALLY SCALED WATER QUALITY MONITORING AND EVALUATION PROGRAM. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION TO REGIONAL BOARD STAFF AND THE PUBLIC, TO PROTECT, RESTORE, AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF THE WATERS OF CENTRAL REGION OF CALIFORNIA. THE CCAMP MISSION IS TO COLLECT, ASSESS, AND DISSEMINATE WATER QUALITY INFORMATION TO AIDE DECISION MAKERS AND THE PUBLIC IN MAINTAINING, RESTORING AND ENHANCING WATER QUALITY AND ASSOCIATED BENEFICIAL USES IN THE CENTRAL COAST REGION. THE CENTRAL COAST REGION INCLUDES: SAN LUIS OBISPO, MONTEREY, SANTA CRUZ, SANTA BARBARA, SAN BENITO, AND PART OF SANTA CLARA AND VENTURA COUNTIES.

    Expenses $275,725

  • THE GROUNDWATER ASSESSMENT AND PROTECTION PROGRAM (GAP OR CCAMP-GAP) IS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF THE CENTRAL COAST AMBIENT MONITORING PROGRAM (CCAMP). OVER EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE PEOPLE LIVING ON THE CENTRAL COAST RELY ON GROUNDWATER FOR THEIR DRINKING WATER AND OTHER USES. A REGIONAL GROUNDWATER MONITORING PROGRAM IS ESSENTIAL TO IDENTIFY AREAS OF POTENTIALLY UNSAFE DRINKING WATER SUPPLY, MEASURE INDIVIDUAL GROUNDWATER BASIN HEALTH, AND DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR EFFORTS TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE GROUNDWATER QUALITY. MANY LOCAL AGENCIES MONITOR GROUNDWATER QUALITY TO SOME DEGREE, OR HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO DO SO, AND THERE IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE WATER BOARD TO COORDINATE AND LEVERAGE THESE LOCAL EFFORTS INTO A STATE-OF-THE-ART GROUNDWATER PROTECTION PROGRAM.

    Expenses $60,054

  • THE MISSION OF THE CENTRAL COAST LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE (LIDI) IS TO SUPPORT THE VISION OF HEALTHY WATERSHEDS THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LID DESIGN PRINCIPLES, HYDROMODIFICATION CONTROLS, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE CENTRAL COAST REGION. THE CENTRAL COAST REGION INCLUDES: SAN LUIS OBISPO, MONTEREY, SANTA CRUZ, SANTA BARBARA, SAN BENITO, AND PART OF SANTA CLARA AND VENTURA COUNTIESIN 2009, THE CENTRAL COAST WATER BOARD ESTABLISHED A LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT ENDOWMENT FUND (LID FUND) WITH THE BAY FOUNDATION OF MORRO BAY. THIS FUND PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR THE LIDI, WHICH OPERATES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UC DAVIS EXTENSION, LAND USE AND NATURAL RESOURCES PROGRAM. LIDI SERVICES FOCUS ON THE PLANNING, DESIGN, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF LID PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS. THIS INCLUDES TRAINING, REGULATORY COMPLIANCE, SITE SPECIFIC PROJECT DESIGNS, AND LARGE SCALE, LONG-TERN COMMUNITY LEVEL PLANNING. WORK IS CONDUCTED BY THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND BY FIRMS AND PARTNERS SELECTED FOR THEIR SPECIFIC EXPERTISE RELATED TO LID IMPLEMENTATION.

    Expenses $13,771

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

Listed in Part VII

  • William Henry

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jason Curtis

    VICE-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leonard Moothart

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gary Ruggerone

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tom Edell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sally Krenn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ron Munds

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Deanna Richards

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shaunna Sullivan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melodie Grubbs

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $96,034
    From this org
    $87,343
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,691
    Hours/week
    40

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
26 July 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202412159349300526

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