Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$13,075,539

Total expenses

$12,077,211

Contributions and grants received

$1,089,394

Grants paid

$14,539

Program service revenue

$11,837,609

Investment income

$19,096

Other revenue

$129,440

Total assets, end of year

$9,147,822

Total liabilities, end of year

$1,858,142

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$7,289,680

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$10,551,594

Management and general expenses

$1,359,157

Fundraising expenses

$166,460

Program service expenses (Part III)

$10,551,594

Program services were 87.4% 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.

Mission and programs · 2022

• ON ANY GIVEN DAY, MORE THAN 100 CORPSMEMBERS AGES 18-26 PERFORM A WIDE ASSORTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS THROUGHOUT LONG BEACH AND SURROUNDING CITIES INCLUDING AVALON ON CATALINA ISLAND, THE ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST, THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST AND ALONG THE LOWER LOS ANGELES RIVER. THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE PLANTING AND CARING FOR TREES, ABATING LITTER THAT IS AT-RISK FOR GETTING INTO OUR WATERWAYS, BUILDING COMMUNITY GARDENS, CONSTRUCTING PARKS, MAINTAINING WETLANDS, BUILDING TRAILS, RESTORING NATIVE HABITATS, AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. CORPSMEMBERS ARE LED BY PROFESSIONAL STAFF SKILLED IN ARBORICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, BIOLOGY, CONSTRUCTION, AGRICULTURE, ECOLOGY, AND OTHER RELEVANT DISCIPLINES NEEDED TO PROVIDE CCLB'S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. CCLB EDUCATES AND TRAINS CORPSMEMBERS PROVIDING THE JOB SKILLS AND SUPPORT FOR THEM TO GAIN VALUABLE WORK EXPERIENCE, EARN JOB-RELATED CERTIFICATIONS, AND EXPLORE VARIOUS CAREER PATHWAYS. CCLB IS A CALIFORNIA LOCAL CERTIFIED CONSERVATION CORPS. ONLY 14 CORPS IN THE STATE CURRENTLY QUALIFY FOR THIS DESIGNATION. THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS IS OVERSEEN AND ADMINISTERED BY THE CALIFORNIA CONSERVATION CORPS (CCC) AND WAS INITIALLY A DESIGNATION THAT SERVED THE DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES RECYCLING AND RECOVERY, OR CALRECYCLE. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1987 THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT, LOCAL CERTIFIED CORPS ACROSS THE STATE RECEIVE FUNDING TO SUPPORT LITTER ABATEMENT AND RECYCLING ACTIVITIES IN THEIR CATCHMENT AREAS. THROUGH THE REDUCTION ACT, THE CCC IS THE RESPONSIBLE ENTITY TO ENSURE THAT FUNDING IS ONLY DISTRIBUTED TO CERTIFIED CORPS' THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH A RIGOROUS PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE ELIGIBLE ANNUALLY BY THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: -YOUNG ADULTS DESIRING TO BECOME A CORPSMEMBER ARE MOTIVATED TO WORK. -PARTICIPATION AND COMMITMENT IS FOR AN INITIAL ONE-YEAR PERIOD. -THE LOCAL CORPS OPERATES BY WORK CREWS - CORPSMEMBERS WORKING IN SMALL GROUPS WITH A CREW SUPERVISOR AT THE HELM. -THE LOCAL CORPS PROGRAM INCLUDES EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES (VOCATIONAL, CHARTER, AND/OR POST-SECONDARY), WORK EXPERIENCE, AND FURTHER PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. -CORPSMEMBERS ARE PAID AT LEAST MINIMUM WAGE. -CORPSMEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO POST-PROGRAM CAREER DEVELOPMENT. -WORK PROJECTS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES IN RECYCLING AND LITTER ABATEMENT, AS WELL AS OTHER KEY PROJECTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PARK DEVELOPMENT AND RESTORATION, AND FIRE FUELS REDUCTION. -EACH CORPS MUST MAINTAIN AN ENROLLMENT OF AT LEAST 50 YOUNG ADULTS AGES 18-26. IN ADDITION TO ACCESSING CALRECYCLE FUNDING THROUGH THIS PROCESS, LOCAL CERTIFIED CORPS ARE TYPICALLY ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE FOR OTHER STATE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES WHEREAS CORPS THAT ARE NOT CERTIFIED ARE NOT ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS. AS PART OF THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS, CORPSMEMBERS ARE INTERVIEWED BY CCC STAFF TO REVIEW THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH RECRUITMENT AND ENROLLMENT, PROJECT WORK EXPERIENCE, JOB TRAINING, EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, PERSONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH TRANSITION AND JOB PLACEMENT SUPPORT RECEIVED. THE VOICE OF THE CORPSMEMBER IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THIS ANNUAL PROCESS. ADDITIONALLY, SOME GOVERNMENT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES ALSO AWARD MORE POINTS TO APPLICANTS WHO COMMIT TO CONTRACTING WITH CERTIFIED LOCAL CORPS TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

  Expenses $10,551,594 · Grants $14,539 · Revenue $11,837,609

• CONSERVATION CORPS OF LONG BEACH (CCLB) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1987 TO SUPPORT YOUNG ADULTS AGES 18-26 AS THEY REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL THROUGH WORK, SERVICE, CONSERVATION, AND EDUCATION. CORPS MEMBERS, MANY OF WHOM COME FROM AND LIVE IN HISTORICALLY UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS COMMUNITIES WHERE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUES LIKE INADEQUATE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD, AIR AND WATER POLLUTION, AND INADEQUATE TRANSPORTATION ARE PREVALENT. THEY ARE TYPICALLY NO LONGER IN SCHOOL OR WORKING AND FACE MULTIPLE LIFE CHALLENGES. OUR FOCUS IS ASSET-BASED, AND WE PRIDE OURSELVES IN "MEETING YOUNG PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE" RATHER THAN HAVING THEM FIT INTO A PRECONCEIVED BOX. WE PRIORITIZE CONSERVATION-FOCUSED SERVICE PROJECTS AND CAREER TRAINING IN ADDITION TO MEETING OTHER COMMUNITY NEEDS. OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CASE MANAGED AS SUCH AND PROVIDED WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO MOVE BEYOND THE RACIAL INEQUITIES THAT EXIST IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND INTO FUTURES THAT NEED THE EXPERTISE THAT THEY BRING WITH THEM AND A SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT EXISTS WHILE THEY ARE GETTING A SOLID FOOTING.THROUGH CCLB, CORPSMEMBERS GAIN WORK EXPERIENCE AND DEVELOP IN-DEMAND SKILLS. ON ANY GIVEN DAY, MORE THAN 100 CORPSMEMBERS PERFORM A WIDE ASSORTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL WORK PROJECTS THROUGHOUT LONG BEACH AND SURROUNDING CITIES AND COMMUNITIES INCLUDING CATALINA ISLAND, THE ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST, THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST AND ALONG THE LOWER LOS ANGELES AND SAN GABRIEL RIVERS. THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE PLANTING AND CARING FOR TREES, ABATING LITTER THAT IS ON A TRAJECTORY TOWARDS MAJOR WATERWAYS, RECYCLING, AIDING IN DISASTER RELIEF AND REBUILDING, CREATING FIRE RESILIENT WILDLANDS, CREATING DROUGHT-TOLERANT LANDSCAPES, BUILDING COMMUNITY GARDENS, CONSTRUCTING PARKS, MAINTAINING WETLANDS, BUILDING, AND MAINTAINING TRAILS, RESTORING NATIVE HABITATS, AND EVEN EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.

• PROVIDING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES IS CENTRAL TO THE MISSION OF CCLB AND HELPING YOUNG ADULTS REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL. OUR OVERARCHING GOAL IS TO CREATE CAREER PATHWAYS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT WHEN PUT TOGETHER PROGRAMMATICALLY, REDUCE AND/OR REMOVE BARRIERS TO LONG-TERM SUCCESS. THE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PROVIDED ARE DESIGNED TO AID CORPSMEMBERS IN THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHILE THEY ENGAGE IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION WORK. THESE PROGRAMS ARE STRUCTURED TO PROVIDE NOT JUST JOB TRAINING BUT ALSO EDUCATIONAL AND LIFE SKILLS SUPPORT TO HELP PARTICIPANTS SUCCEED IN THEIR CAREERS AND COMMUNITIES. THE SPECIFIC SUPPORTIVE SERVICES OFFERED VARY BY INDIVIDUAL NEED, BUT TYPICALLY INCLUDE:- EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SUCH AS HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA COMPLETION AND COLLEGE COURSEWORK, AS WELL AS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. THIS SUPPORT OFTEN INCLUDES TUTORING AND MENTORSHIP TO HELP PARTICIPANTS ACHIEVE THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS.- JOB TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT THROUGH HANDS-ON TRAINING, CLASSROOM-BASED LEARNING, AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING. THIS INCLUDES CERTIFICATIONS IN FIRST AID/CPR, RESUME WRITING WORKSHOPS, JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES, AND CAREER COUNSELING TO HELP CORPSMEMBERS TRANSITION INTO THE WORKFORCE.- LIFE SKILLS TRAINING THAT PREPARES CORPSMEMBERS FOR SUCCESS BEYOND THE PROGRAM INCLUDING FINANCIAL LITERACY, TIME MANAGEMENT, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND TEAMWORK.- HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING ON SAFE WORK PRACTICES, USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, THE PROPER USAGE OF HAND TOOLS, AND CERTIFICATIONS RELATED TO THE SAFE OPERATION OF MACHINERY SUCH AS BAILERS AND FORKLIFTS.- SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE ANNUALLY THROUGH ONGOING FUNDRAISING EFFORTS AND THROUGH THE AMERICORPS PROGRAM. IN-HOUSE, WE PROVIDE MORE THAN $25,000 ANNUALLY TO CORPSMEMBERS AND ALUMNI PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION.WE ARE PROUD TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING CORPSMEMBERS EVEN AFTER THEY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE PROGRAM (TYPICALLY A ONE-YEAR COMMITMENT). - HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE ARE PROVIDED AS NEEDED DIRECTLY AND THROUGH REFERRALS TO OTHER AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. - MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS SUPPORT IS PROVIDED DIRECTLY AND AGAIN HERE, THROUGH REFERRALS TO OTHER AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. CCLB OFFERS COUNSELING SERVICES AND WELLNESS ACTIVITIES (SUCH AS ROPES COURSES AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES) TO SUPPORT THEIR OVERALL WELL-BEING AND EXPOSURE TO THE RESOURCES IN THE REGION PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND CULTURALLY. HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE ARE PROVIDED AS NEEDED DIRECTLY AND THROUGH REFERRALS TO OTHER AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. - MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS SUPPORT IS PROVIDED DIRECTLY AND AGAIN HERE, THROUGH REFERRALS TO OTHER AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. CCLB OFFERS COUNSELING SERVICES AND WELLNESS ACTIVITIES (SUCH AS ROPES COURSES AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES) TO SUPPORT THEIR OVERALL WELL-BEING AND EXPOSURE TO THE RESOURCES IN THE REGION PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND CULTURALLY.

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

Listed in Part VII

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

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• CONSERVATION CORPS OF LONG BEACH GATEWAY CITIES CHARTER SCHOOL

  CHARTER SCHOOL · CA

  Directly controlled by CONSERVATION CORPS OF LONG BEACH

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

15 May 2024

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202411369349318561

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