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← ESCONDIDO CREEK CONSERVANCY

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ESCONDIDO CREEK CONSERVANCY.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,541,729
Total expenses
$1,378,724
Contributions and grants received
$1,167,674
Grants paid
$25,000
Program service revenue
$65,871
Investment income
$268,497
Other revenue
$39,687
Total assets, end of year
$63,536,243
Total liabilities, end of year
$75,431
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$63,460,812
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$963,194
Management and general expenses
$375,051
Fundraising expenses
$40,479
Program service expenses (Part III)
$963,194

Program services were 69.9% 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

    $1,007

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $136,509

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,030,158

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $9,005

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $65,871 · related or exempt $65,871 · 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 $268,615 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $268,615

  • 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

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities -$118 · other assets $0

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

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$118 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$118 · related or exempt -$118 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $43,306

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

    $1,007

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $5,629

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $37,677 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $37,677

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $2,010 · related or exempt $2,010 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,010

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $25,000 · program services $25,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $152,453 · program services $86,748 · management and general $63,028 · fundraising $2,677

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $433,630 · program services $246,742 · management and general $179,273 · fundraising $7,615

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $19,923 · program services $11,635 · management and general $8,254 · fundraising $34

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $46,733 · program services $27,116 · management and general $19,617

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $48,426 · program services $27,768 · management and general $19,826 · fundraising $832

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $26,245 · program services $26,169 · fundraising $76

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $61,714 · program services $28,797 · management and general $32,917

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $275,035 · program services $248,514 · management and general $10,329 · fundraising $16,192

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $20,184 · program services $4,326 · management and general $6,004 · fundraising $9,854

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $5,308 · program services $1,553 · management and general $2,367 · fundraising $1,388

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $18,108 · program services $10,193 · management and general $7,915

  • 17 · Travel

    total $12,229 · program services $11,045 · management and general $1,162 · fundraising $22

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $290 · program services $290

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $82,534 · program services $82,534

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $27,873 · program services $17,167 · management and general $10,706

  • 24a · Other expenses: TAX AND ASSESSMENTS

    total $64,020 · program services $64,020 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $43,314 · program services $40,699 · management and general $938 · fundraising $1,677

  • 24c · Other expenses: IN KIND EXPENSE

    total $9,005 · program services $0 · management and general $9,005 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $6,700 · program services $2,878 · management and general $3,710 · fundraising $112

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $304,628 · end of year $260,333

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $10,000 · end of year $4,895

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,099 · end of year $2,039

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

    $55,973,484

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

    $267,020

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $55,709,201 · end of year $55,706,464

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,860,163 · end of year $4,220,981

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,048,020 · end of year $3,341,531

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $107,159 · end of year $74,431

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $8,012 · end of year $1,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,461,463 · end of year $3,550,370

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $59,356,477 · end of year $59,910,442

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE ESCONDIDO CREEK CONSERVANCY IS TO PRESERVE AND RESTORE THE ESCONDIDO CREEK WATERSHED. VISION: THROUGH THE CONSERVANCY'S LEADERSHIP, THE ESCONDIDO CREEK WATERSHED WILL BECOME A MODEL OF VIBRANT URBAN COMMUNITIES AND VIABLE NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS THRIVING TOGETHER.

  • LAND PROGRAM EXPENSES ARE USED FOR MANAGING 3,000+/- ACRES OF CONSERVATION LAND IN THE ESCONDIDO CREEK WATERSHED AREA WHILE ALSO WORKING TO SAVE ADDITIONAL LAND. LANDS MANAGED ARE OWNED IN FEE OR CONTROLLED VIA A CONSERVATION EASEMENT OR OTHER LEGAL INSTRUMENT. EXPENSES INCLUDE THE SALARIES OF OUR LAND TEAM, GENERAL EXPENSES NEEDED TO RUN THE ORGANIZATION, HABITAT ACQUISITION EXPENSES AND HABITAT RESTORATION EXPENSES. SOME EXPENSES ARE PAID BY GRANTS AND DONATED FUNDS, AND OTHER EXPENSES ARE PAID FOR BY ENDOWMENTS FOR PRESERVES THAT ARE ENDOWED[AV1] [AV2] . THE MAIN PURPOSE OF OUR LAND PROGRAMS IS FULFILLING THE MISSION OF THE CONSERVANCY TO PRESERVE AND RESTORE THE ESCONDIDO CREEK WATERSHED.

    Expenses $552,728

  • OUR OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS SERVE SCHOOL CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY. WE EDUCATE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES ABOUT WHY WILDLANDS AND WILDLIFE ARE IMPORTANT. THESE PROGRAMS ARE SPONSORED BY GRANTS FROM INDIVIDUALS, OR ARE PAID PROGRAMMING PROVIDED BY SCHOOLS. THE PURPOSE OF THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDES ENGAGING YOUTH WITH A RANGE OF OUTDOOR EDUCATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THEIR CONNECTION TO NATURE AND SHAPE FUTURE LAND STEWARDS. EXPENSES INCLUDE THE SALARIES OF OUR EDUCATION TEAM AS WELL AS GENERAL EXPENSES OF THE CONSERVANCY'S OPERATIONS. THE CONSERVANCY'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS HELP FULFILL THE CONSERVANCY'S VISION FOR THE WATERSHED TO BECOME A MODEL OF VIBRANT URBAN COMMUNITIES AND VIABLE NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS THRIVING TOGETHER.

    Expenses $273,916 · Revenue $65,871

  • THE ESCONDIDO CREEK WATERSHED INVASIVE PLANT CONTROL, RESTORATION, AND FIRE PREVENTION PROGRAM: THE PROJECT, BY THE ESCONDIDO CREEK CONSERVANCY (CONSERVANCY), WILL ADDRESS INVASIVE, NON-NATIVE PLANT SPECIES ACROSS THE ESCONDIDO CREEK WATERSHED IN NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY. IT WILL PRIMARILY UTILIZE MECHANICAL AND CHEMICAL TREATMENT OF INVASIVE, NON-NATIVE PLANTS IN NATURE PRESERVES OWNED AND MANAGED BY THE GRANTEE, IN RIPARIAN AREAS, ALONG 8 MILES OF ESCONDIDO CREEK, FROM UPPER TO MID WATERSHED. IT WILL ALSO TREAT INVASIVE PLANTS ON NEIGHBORING, PRIVATELY-OWNED LANDS IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH WATERSHED-SCALE CONTROL OF CERTAIN PLANTS AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN CONSERVATION. RETREATMENTS AND MONITORING OF PROGRESS WILL ENSURE LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE OF GAINS. THE WORK WILL INCLUDE CUTTING WITH HAND TOOLS AND CHAINSAWS, PAINTING AND/OR TARGETED SPRAYING OF STUMPS WITH HERBICIDES, REPLANTING WITH NATIVE RIPARIAN VEGETATION IN A FEW SELECTED AREAS, AND WORKING WITH NEIGHBORS FOR TREATMENT AND MAINTENANCE.

    Expenses $136,550 · Grants $25,000

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • ANN VAN LEER

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $151,723
    From this org
    $151,723
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,394
    Bonus
    $5,329
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $151,723

  • LISA RUDER

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • RICHARD MURPHY

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • LEONARD WITTWER

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • KEVIN BARNARD

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • STEVE BARKER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • KRYSTLE MILLER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • BETSY KEITHLEY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • ED VAN LIEW

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • ED PHILBRICK

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • ANNE MIDDLETON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • JP THEBERGE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • MARIANNE NELSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

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

None.

Answered no

  • 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

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
11 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202513169349305641

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