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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by SAVE OUR SHORES.

Totals

Total revenue
$565,104
Total expenses
$460,770
Contributions and grants received
$449,793
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$117,133
Investment income
$9
Other revenue
-$1,831
Total assets, end of year
$373,961
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,103
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$368,858
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$272,786
Management and general expenses
$178,793
Fundraising expenses
$9,191
Program service expenses (Part III)
$272,786

Program services were 59.2% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $449,793

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM CONTRACTS

    total $117,133 · related or exempt $117,133

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $9 · excluded $9

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

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $3,418

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $5,572

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$2,154 · excluded -$2,154

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $323 · related or exempt $323

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $323

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $111,538 · program services $27,885 · management and general $83,653

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $203,147 · program services $144,384 · management and general $58,763

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $27,148 · program services $14,862 · management and general $12,286

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $25,516 · program services $13,968 · management and general $11,548

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $11,861 · program services $11,861

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $875 · management and general $875

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,091 · program services $4,091

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $8,500 · management and general $8,500

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $23,102 · program services $18,482 · management and general $2,310 · fundraising $2,310

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $283 · management and general $283

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,534 · program services $6,534

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $22,439 · program services $22,439

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $8,556 · program services $3,423 · fundraising $5,133

  • 24c · Other expenses: TELEPHONE/IT

    total $4,640 · program services $3,712 · management and general $464 · fundraising $464

  • 24d · Other expenses: PERMITS & LICENSES

    total $1,115 · program services $893 · management and general $111 · fundraising $111

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,425 · program services $252 · fundraising $1,173

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $199,462 · end of year $291,578

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $9,055 · end of year $9,064

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $6,030 · end of year $7,774

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $6,551 · end of year $5,328

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $150 · end of year $150

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

    $53,964

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

    $53,894

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $353 · end of year $70

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $88,742 · end of year $59,997

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $22,730 · end of year $473

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $13,011 · end of year $4,630

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $274,602 · end of year $358,086

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $10,772

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION IS TO STEWARD CLEAN SHORES, HEALTHY HABITATS, AND LIVING WATERS TO FOSTER A THRIVING MONTEREY BAY AND MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY. WE FOCUS ON THESE THREE AREAS BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THEY ARE THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS FOR A HEALTHY MARINE ECOSYSTEM.

  • Save Our Shores engaged 10,873 individuals in its various outreach, education, and volunteer programs from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022. Additionally, Save Our Shores reached greater than 20,000 people through the implementation of targeted, topic-specific social media outreach campaigns.Public Outreach & Advocacy: Save Our Shores held or attended 42 public outreach events, reaching 3,214 individuals. These events included both in person and virtual events such as Pollution Prevention Outreach, Waves & Wildlife, Family Science Nights, Blue Innovation, Ocean Film Fest, Santa Cruz Pride, and more.Virtual Outreach Social Media Campaigns: Save Our Shores created and implemented one targeted social media campaign to provide outreach to the community on pollution and waste-reduction topics. The campaign, Storm Water Stewards, was to inform City of Santa Cruz residents about ways they can prevent storm water pollution runoff from their properties. This campaign included branded images and videos which were posted on Facebook and Instagram, reaching over 20,000 people on social media.Ocean/Marine Education: Save Our Shores reached 1,490 students and 257 adults through our education programs. Many students were engaged multiple times through our three-part lesson sequences, totaling 2,391 student engagements. With the full return of in-person learning in 2022, SOS provided 57 educational presentations to 60 classes and 42 educational field trips to 59 classes. Save Our Shores worked with youth in 15 schools from 8 school districts throughout the Central Coast region. Save Our Shores also engaged with 8 high school students that participated as SOS Youth Advisory Board Members to assist in development of a new afterschool program, Junior Sanctuary Stewards.Beach, River, and Inland Cleanups: Save Our Shores engaged volunteers in cleanup activities throughout Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, including the return of Annual Coastal Cleanup Day in September. In total, the organization held 278 cleanups along beaches, rivers, and inland areas. 5,003 volunteers gave their time in cleanups. Altogether, these individuals logged over 11,445 volunteer-hours throughout the year at cleanup events and removed over 14,261 pounds of debris from the environment.

    Expenses $272,786 · Revenue $117,133

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Erica Donnelly-Greenan

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $111,538
    From this org
    $111,538
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Michael Jones

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tristan Kaas

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cathleen Eckhardt

    Co-Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mary Curtiss

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nancy Connelly

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Leann Copriviza

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dr Justin Cummings

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Alejandro Garcia

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dr Charles Lester

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dr Faris Sabbah

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jane Silberstein

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Terrazas

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
22 September 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202302659349301340

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