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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by TURTLE ISLAND RESTORATION NETWORK.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,745,857
Total expenses
$1,530,769
Contributions and grants received
$1,640,998
Grants paid
$10,000
Program service revenue
$79,309
Investment income
$29,224
Other revenue
-$3,674
Total assets, end of year
$4,369,342
Total liabilities, end of year
$131,798
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,237,544
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,120,493
Management and general expenses
$243,885
Fundraising expenses
$166,391
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,120,493

Program services were 73.2% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $24,287

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,616,711

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACTED SERVICES

    total $79,309 · related or exempt $79,309

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $29,224 · excluded $29,224

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $3,407

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $7,081

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$3,674 · related or exempt -$3,674

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $5,000 · program services $5,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $5,000 · program services $5,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $149,132 · program services $74,566 · management and general $59,653 · fundraising $14,913

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $485,304 · program services $404,777 · management and general $16,264 · fundraising $64,263

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $84,173 · program services $68,044 · management and general $5,193 · fundraising $10,936

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $50,049 · program services $38,124 · management and general $5,649 · fundraising $6,276

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $362 · management and general $362

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $99,344 · management and general $99,344

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $22,475 · program services $18,646 · management and general $2,631 · fundraising $1,198

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $7,218 · program services $6,198 · fundraising $1,020

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $34,551 · program services $23,547 · management and general $9,304 · fundraising $1,700

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,275 · management and general $1,275

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $21,096 · program services $18,461 · management and general $1,302 · fundraising $1,333

  • 17 · Travel

    total $9,863 · program services $8,631 · management and general $609 · fundraising $623

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,612 · program services $1,411 · management and general $99 · fundraising $102

  • 20 · Interest

    total $9,960 · management and general $9,960

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $34,084 · program services $29,828 · management and general $2,103 · fundraising $2,153

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $85,664 · program services $74,966 · management and general $5,286 · fundraising $5,412

  • 24a · Other expenses: NEWSLETTERS AND COMMS

    total $382,614 · program services $303,222 · management and general $23,913 · fundraising $55,479

  • 24b · Other expenses: RESTORATION SUBCONTRACT

    total $23,652 · program services $23,652

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES/FEES/OTHER CHARGES

    total $8,676 · program services $7,593 · management and general $535 · fundraising $548

  • 24d · Other expenses: RESEARCH & RESTORATION

    total $5,000 · program services $5,000

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,665 · program services $3,827 · management and general $403 · fundraising $435

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,195,737 · end of year $741,633

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $89,745 · end of year $321,174

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $147,904 · end of year $62,321

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $39,251 · end of year $32,991

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

    $2,491,639

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

    $299,805

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,225,918 · end of year $2,191,834

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $865,672 · end of year $1,019,389

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $190,127 · end of year $131,798

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $14,236 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $450,000 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,684,102 · end of year $3,956,485

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $225,762 · end of year $281,059

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO MOBILIZE PEOPLE IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD TO PROTECT MARINE WILDLIFE AND THE OCEANS AND INLAND WATERSHEDS THAT SUSTAIN THEM.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TURTLE ISLAND RESTORATION NETWORK IS A LEADING ADVOCATE FOR THE WORLD'S OCEANS AND MARINE WILDLIFE. OUR WORK IS BASED ON SCIENCE, FUELED BY PEOPLE WHO CARE, AND EFFECTIVE AT CATALYZING LONG-LASTING POSITIVE CHANGE THAT PROTECTS THE LIKES OF GREEN SEA TURTLES, WHALE SHARKS, AND COHO SALMON.

  • TURTLE ISLAND RESTORATION NETWORK WORKS TO RECOVER ENDANGERED MARINE SPECIES THROUGH HANDS-ON CONSERVATION, RESEARCH, BIOLOGICAL MONITORING, AND ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS. THROUGH ITS OCEANS PROTECTION PROGRAMS, THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO REFORM FISHERIES POLICIES, CREATE MARINE PROTECTED AREAS, SAFEGUARD KEY SEA TURTLE NESTING BEACH HABITATS, BUILD COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND EDUCATE MORE THAN 3,000 STUDENTS EACH YEAR. SINCE 1989, IT HAS WORKED TO PROTECT AND RESTORE POPULATIONS OF ENDANGERED SEA TURTLES AND THEIR HABITATS. TODAY THE ORGANIZATION USES ITS SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES TO SAFEGUARD WHALES, DOLPHINS, SEALS, SEABIRDS, SHARKS, AND OTHER MARINE LIFE. IN SO DOING IT ALSO PROTECTS HUMAN COMMUNITIES WHICH RELY ON HEALTHY OCEANS ECOSYSTEMS FOR NUTRITIONAL, AESTHETIC, SPIRITUAL, AND RECREATIONAL NOURISHMENT. THROUGH ITS CALIFORNIA-BASED WATERSHED PROGRAM, TURTLE ISLAND ALSO WORKS TO PROTECT THE LARGEST SURVIVING POPULATION OF THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED WILD COHO SALMON AND STEELHEAD TROUT BY RESTORING HABITAT AND ENGAGING HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS EACH YEAR TO RAISE NATIVE PLANTS. IT MONITORS SPAWNING SALMON AND JUVENILE SURVIVAL, ASSISTS LANDOWNERS TO PROTECT CREEKS FROM EROSION, AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC TO THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHY RIVER AND CREEK ECOSYSTEMS. IT SECURES MAJOR WILDLIFE AGENCY GRANTS FOR SALMON HABITAT RESTORATION.TURTLE ISLAND ALSO ACQUIRES LAND TO PROTECT WATERSHEDS AND PROVIDES FIELD AND CLASSROOM WATERSHED EDUCATION TO MORE THAN 500 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA STUDENTS EACH YEAR.

    Expenses $1,120,493 · Grants $10,000 · Revenue $75,635

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Todd Steiner

    EXEC DIR THROUGH 6/2024 / CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $130,578
    From this org
    $115,577
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,001
    Hours/week
    40

  • Gail Yamamoto Seymour

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Teri Shore

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Randall Arauz

    BOARD MEMBER THROUGH 4/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brock Cahill

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Deb Castellena

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ken Bouley

    EXEC DIR START 6/2024

    Total calculated
    $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.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
22 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202500239349301480

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