Bolsa Chica Land Trust EIN 33-0516059 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Bolsa Chica Land Trust

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Preserves and restores Bolsa Chica's natural wonders and cultural significance, educating the public. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $353K in revenue, $383K in expenses, and $1.2M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
Location
Huntingtn Bch, CA
Website
bclandtrust.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$353KFY2025
Expenses
$383K
Net assets
$1.2M
People
18
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  33-0516059 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Huntingtn Bch, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Preserves and restores Bolsa Chica's natural wonders and cultural significance, educating the public.
Leadership
Kimberly Carr · Director
Money in and out
$353K revenue, $383K expenses
Bottom line
54% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$353K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$383K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$29K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.54 Management & general $0.26 Fundraising $0.20
Program efficiency
54%
of spending reaches programs▼ -21% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
16.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +6% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-8%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -141% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$353K
FY2025▼ -31%
Expenses
$383K
FY2025▼ -6%
Total assets
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +5%
Total liabilities
$4K
FY2025▼ -43%
Total revenue
$353K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$383K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$29K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B54%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 314
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBolsa Chica Land Trust
EINHdr · item D33-0516059
Principal addressHdr · item CHuntingtn Bch, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jbclandtrust.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C340)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1992

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a14
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kimberly Kolpin’s $67K as Executive Dir. is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1982 $100K–1M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kimberly Koplin$67,644$77,739$68,857
Kimberly Kolpin$67,246$68,855
Beverley Hansen$52,219$52,164$50,964$41,474$39,728
Erin Huang$52,219$52,164$50,837$40,940$26,864
Rebecca Howarth$28,299$28,244$26,463$4,950
Daniel Hasheminjad$7,178
Julianne Daw$5,830$4,223
Daniel Hasheminejad$601$2,743$4,926

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $196K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Native habitat restoration activities; staffing, planning, purchase of plants, tools, equipment, supplies and irrigation for large-scale habitat restoration on the bolsa chica mesa. The on-going project is in cooperation with the california dept of fish and wildlife, who manage the reserve, and utilizes the efforts of the many community…

$98Kprogram expense
02

Supported the reserve and the public by hosting public tours, created and disseminated education materials to the public and through the miracles of marsh educational program.

$78Kprogram expense
03

Provided "miracles of the marsh" educational program to 22 schools, and in 2024 provided 1,602 students with workbooks, on-site educational field trips, and supplemental educational materials.

$20Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$337K · 96%
Investment income$16K · 4%
Contributions & grants96%$337K
Investment income4%$16K
— government grantsLn 1e$41K
Total revenueLn 12$353K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.54 Management & general $0.26 Fundraising $0.20
Program services54%$207K
Management & general26%$101K
Fundraising20%$75K
Total functional expensesLn 25$383K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$527K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$4K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed16.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $527K · Operating expenses/yr $383K
16.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $207K · Total expenses $383K
54%
Management & General
Management & general $101K · Total expenses $383K
26%
Fundraising
Fundraising $75K · Total expenses $383K
20%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $62K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $377K
$0.16 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $337K · Total revenue $353K
96%
Government reliance
Government grants $41K · Total revenue $353K
11%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $353K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $16K · Total revenue $353K
+4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $383K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $353K · Prior year $512K
-31%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $457K · FY2025 $353K
-5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.2M · Beginning of year $1.2M
+6%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $353K · Expenses $383K
-8%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $4K · Total assets $1.2M
0.3%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.2M · Total assets $1.2M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.2M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kimberly Carr · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $383K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $241K · Total expenses $383K
63%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 54%
Overhead ratio 26%
Fundraising cost ratio 22%
Revenue growth -31%
Investment management fee ratio 0.1%
Legal fee ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 3%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$353K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$512K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$331K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$284K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$418K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$457K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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