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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by YUMA CROSSING NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA CORPORATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,420,325
Total expenses
$2,518,974
Contributions and grants received
$947,296
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$562,639
Investment income
$14,194
Other revenue
$896,196
Total assets, end of year
$2,031,996
Total liabilities, end of year
$277,888
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,754,108
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,841,742
Management and general expenses
$677,232
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,841,742

Program services were 73.1% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $947,296

  • 2a · Program service revenue: OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE CON

    total $562,639 · related or exempt $562,639

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $14,194 · excluded $14,194

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $108,334

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $108,334

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $108,334 · related or exempt $108,334

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $215,961

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $178,642

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $37,319

  • 11a · Other revenue: ENTRANCE FEES & MERCHANDISE

    total $713,343 · related or exempt $713,343

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $28,535 · related or exempt $28,535

  • 11c · Other revenue: SPECIAL EVENTS

    total $8,665 · related or exempt $8,665

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $750,543

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,190,192 · program services $787,391 · management and general $402,801

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $37,491 · program services $22,461 · management and general $15,030

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $92,800 · program services $65,965 · management and general $26,835

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $94,141 · program services $63,089 · management and general $31,052

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $45,331 · program services $26,699 · management and general $18,632

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $133,168 · program services $129,041 · management and general $4,127

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $50,855 · program services $45,244 · management and general $5,611

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

    total $204,079 · program services $201,803 · management and general $2,276

  • 24b · Other expenses: ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

    total $158,697 · program services $113,839 · management and general $44,858

  • 24c · Other expenses: GROUNDS MAINTENANCE

    total $143,343 · program services $141,842 · management and general $1,501

  • 24d · Other expenses: COST OF GOODS SOLD

    total $121,170 · program services $121,170

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $247,707 · program services $123,198 · management and general $124,509

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $716,297 · end of year $747,490

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $30,284

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $204,632 · end of year $139,722

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $75,544 · end of year $92,773

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $44,521 · end of year $49,228

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

    $1,297,914

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

    $755,183

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $615,258 · end of year $542,731

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $279,825 · end of year $292,652

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $167,400 · end of year $167,400

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $144,369 · end of year $158,923

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $134,735 · end of year $115,315

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,900 · end of year $3,650

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,782,473 · end of year $1,644,548

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $70,284 · end of year $109,560

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THROUGH COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL MUNICIPAL, STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY GROUPS, THE YUMA CROSSING NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA'S (YCNHA) MISSION IS TO PRESERVE AND ENHANCE THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES OF THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER AREA KNOWN AS THE YUMA CROSSING. THROUGH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH, YCNHA INTERPRETS THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE REGION. IN PARTICULAR, YCNHA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE YUMA CROSSING NATIONAL LANDMARK.

  • THE EIGHTH YEAR OF OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE YUMA EAST WETLANDS (YEW), A 400 ACRE MULTI-SPECIES CONSERVATION PROGRAM SITE ALONG THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER. THIS AREA IS ALSO A HIKING AND RECREATION AREA FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND VISITORS TO YUMA. IN FY 2025 YCNHA ORGANIZED A VOLUNTEER PROJECT TO PLANT 100 TREES IN THE NEWLY CHRISTENED "SUNSET VIEW WILDLIFE VIEWING NATURE PARK." FOR THE FOURTH YEAR, FROM PRIVATE FOUNDATIONAL FUNDING, YCNHA'S FIELD TRIP PROGRAM WAS EXPANDED TO 3RD - 5TH GRADES. IN-PERSON STUDENT ATTENDEES AVERAGE MORE THAN 3,000 ANNUALLY FROM 32 YUMA COUNTY SCHOOLS. THE STEM BASED CURRICULUM INCLUDES LESSONS ON DESERT SOUTHWEST HISTORY, RIVER AND WETLANDS ECOLOGY, AND NOW OFFERS AN ENTERTAINING VIRTUAL VIDEO COMPONENT VIEWED BY HUNDREDS OF CLASSES LOCALLY BUT IS ALSO AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE. STARTING IN FY 2025 YCNHA IS ASSISTING ON A LARGE PROJECT IN THE YUMA EAST WETLANDS FOCUSING ON INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES, WATER CONSERVATION, AND PUBLIC SAFETY CONTINUING A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND BUSINESSES TO ENHANCE TOURISM IN YUMA AND CONSERVE THE WETLANDS ALONG THE LOVER COLORADO RIVER. CONTINUED OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF TWO HISTORIC STATE PARKS/MUSEUMS WHICH ARE ELEMENTS OF THE YUMA CROSSING NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK.

    Expenses $1,841,742 · Revenue $562,639

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Cathy Douglas

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $123,590
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $123,590
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

  • Emilia Cortez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Reetika Dhawan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Linda Elliot-Nelson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shelley Mellon

    CHAIRWOMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Chris Morris

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Douglas Nicholls

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Thomas Rushin

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Amber Shek

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brian Golding Sr

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Chris Wheeler

    VICE-CHAIRPE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25

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
2024
Filed
16 August 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202642289349300259

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