The acquisition, preservation, and restoration of all of Bolsa Chica and the education of the public to its natural wonders and cultural significance.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$146K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $27K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$146K
to officers and key staff · 36% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 36% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $147K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$457K
Spent
$403K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$457K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$457K
FY2021$418K
FY2022$284K
FY2023$331K
FY2024$512K
FY2025$353K
Expenses
$403K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$403K
FY2021$513K
FY2022$426K
FY2023$389K
FY2024$407K
FY2025$383K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$996K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1992.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $282K Management & general 22% · $89K Fundraising 8% · $31K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

19 people listed on the 990; $146K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$68,855Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Assistant
$39,728Pt VII · Sec A
Restoration Coordinator
$26,864Pt VII · Sec A
$4,926Pt VII · Sec A
$3,284Pt VII · Sec A
$2,200Pt VII · Sec A
$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 1990 $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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Preserves and restores Bolsa Chica's natural wonders and cultural significance, educating the public.

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3 programs · $274K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Managed a comprehensive wetland sustainability study project; native habitat restoration activities; staffing, planning, purchase of plants, tools, equipment, supplies and irrigation for large-scale habitat restoration on the bolsa chica mesa.

$182Kprogram expense
02

Hosted numerous community programs, mostly virtual in 2020,FOCUSED on education and outreach to the public on the biological and cultural significances of bolsa chica. Supported the reserve and the public by funding educational signage, developed virtual educational tours, the production of educational materials.

$80Kprogram expense
03

Provided "mircles of marsh" educational program through virtual means to 21 schools located in 12 surrounding cities. The program meets next generation science standards for the third grade level and in 2020 incorporated a video presentation, downloadable student workbooks and supporting educational materials, and a virtual interactive…

$12Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$457K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$458K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$403K
Ln 25
Programscol B$282K
Managementcol C$89K
Fundraisingcol D$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$751K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$458K
Government grantsLn 1e$29K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$457K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$751K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$751K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$453K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 61,250
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$681K$751K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$69K$56K$5K$8K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$77K$57K$14K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$9K$2K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$12K$12K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$812$458$354
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K$141
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$20K$944$19K$159
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$15K$15K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$166K$152K$9K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$2K$9K$345
Total functional expensesLn 25$403K$282K$89K$31K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $353K$383K−$29K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $512K$407K$105K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $331K$389K−$58K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $284K$426K−$142K$996K 990 PDF
FY2021 $418K$513K−$95K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $457K$403K$54K$1.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $457,040 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $208,085$458,026
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,453$4,683
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$11,017−$5,669
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $206,521$457,040
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $145,146$157,706
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $136,871$245,052
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $282,017$402,758
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$75,496$54,282
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $457,040 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$5,669 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$235,147
VIII-1e Government grants$28,955
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$193,924
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$458,026
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,683$4,683
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax −$986$457,040
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $402,758 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $55,816 · Management $5,137 · Fundraising $7,902$68,855
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $57,476 · Management $14,168 · Fundraising $5,358$77,002
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,206 · Management $1,580 · Fundraising $1,063$11,849
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,736$7,736
IX-11d Lobbying feesFundraising $12,000$12,000
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $458 · Management $354$812
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,948 · Management $141$4,089
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $944 · Management $19,131 · Fundraising $159$20,234
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $14,620$14,620
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,880$7,880
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $151,938 · Management $9,406 · Fundraising $4,543$165,887
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,127 · Management $9,322 · Fundraising $345$11,794
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $281,913 · Management $89,475 · Fundraising $31,370$402,758
Part X · Balance sheet $1,203,895 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $681,376$750,560
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $8,225$475
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $430,263$452,860
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,119,864$1,203,895
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $382,533$466,915
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $737,331$736,980
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,119,864$1,203,895
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,119,864$1,203,895
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,203,895 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$457,040
XI-2 Total expenses$402,758
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$54,282
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,119,864
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$29,749
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,203,895

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