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← LOS ANGELES RIVER STATE PARK PARTNERS

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by LOS ANGELES RIVER STATE PARK PARTNERS.

Totals

Total revenue
$239,039
Total expenses
$218,457
Contributions and grants received
$131,072
Grants paid
$20,000
Program service revenue
$120,291
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
-$12,324
Total assets, end of year
$150,487
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,725
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$147,762
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$169,625
Management and general expenses
$49,003
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$169,625

Program services were 77.6% 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

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $24,364

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $106,708

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Rental and leasing services

    total $1,800 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Promoters of performing arts sports andsimiilar events

    total $101,071 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Parking Lots and Garages

    total $17,420 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2d · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2e · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $0 · other assets $0

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

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $24,364

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $12,324

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$12,324 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11a · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11b · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11c · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $20,000 · program services $20,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $89,824 · program services $71,859 · management and general $17,965 · fundraising $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,906 · program services $0 · management and general $7,906 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $12,608 · program services $10,086 · management and general $2,522 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $6,568 · program services $4,631 · management and general $1,937 · fundraising $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $37,000 · program services $37,000 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $8,800 · program services $0 · management and general $8,800 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,857 · program services $0 · management and general $1,857 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $197 · program services $197 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,213 · program services $59 · management and general $1,154 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,816 · program services $2,022 · management and general $3,965 · fundraising $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $170 · program services $0 · management and general $170 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,458 · program services $0 · management and general $1,458 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Farmers Market

    total $9,600 · program services $9,600 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Earth Day

    total $3,660 · program services $3,660 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Promotorx

    total $4,267 · program services $4,267 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: Support State Parks

    total $5,220 · program services $5,220 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,293 · program services $1,024 · management and general $1,269 · fundraising $0

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $130,033 · end of year $150,487

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

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

    $0

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

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,853 · end of year $2,725

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $116,727 · end of year $146,809

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,453 · end of year $953

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

We are an independent nonprofit organization and State Parks cooperating association dedicated to supporting the three State Parks adjacent to the L.A. River: Los Angeles State Historic Park in Chinatown Northeast DTLA; Rio de Los Angeles State Park in Cypress Park; and the Bowtie Parcel the former G1 Railyard in Glassell Park that will soon become the third River adjacent State Park. We protect and enhance the community cultural natural and historic resources of the River Parks.

  • Habitat Restoration & Stewardship: LARSPP supports the ongoing habitat restoration and stewardship work at the LA River State Parks creating climate resilient landscapes for both people and wildlife along our unique stretch of the river. We work collaboratively with State Park staff and local community groups and organizations on programs and events. In 2023 these included Earth Day Climate Action! at LASHP with Project Monarch LA 4.22.23 creating habitat for the endangered monarch butterfly as well as an ongoing bird-focused restoration at Rio de Los Angeles with NFWF partners Audubon at Debs Park Theodore Payne Foundation and Terremoto Test Plots. We also foster and help manage ongoing volunteerism and community engagement with neighborhood schools and groups such as Sotomayor HS CalCreative Everlasting Education and LA Works.

    Expenses $36,191 · Revenue $10,000

  • Community Programs: In 2023 LARSPP helped plan organize staff promote and build audiences for the State Parks Community Engagement programs First Friday Campfires and the Promotorx Community Liaison Program. We also supported food assistance and community engagement for the LA River Farmers' Market and the programs and events of key park partners including the annual Kite Festival and school workshops Procession Heal Hear Here and Bob Baker Day.

    Expenses $49,379 · Revenue $10,000

  • Advocacy: As part of a broad coalition advocating for equitable green space in Northeast LA in 2023 LARSPP successfully worked to protect our parks from encroachment and development threats including a proposed digital billboard at the Bowtie site that would impact wildlife and a proposed aerial gondola through LA State Historic Park that would degrade the park's southern third. We also supported park infrastructure and development including the long-sought Ann St. crosswalk over Spring St. at LA State Historic Park The Nature Conservancy's Bowtie Demonstration Project and the work of the 100-acre Partnership and Taylor Yard Equity Strategy.

    Expenses $84,055 · Grants $20,000 · Revenue $60,000

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sean Woods

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Ruth Coleman

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Elizabeth Pezza

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Laruen Bon

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jon Christensen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • William Deverall

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patricia Perez

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrew Vought

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joanne Zhang

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Edgar Garcia

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Kathleen Johnson

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $73,376
    From this org
    $73,376
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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.

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Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
8 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202411299349303156

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