Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1997.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
45 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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.
Thomas Anderson’s $13K as Administrative Director is at the 6th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2023 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Anderson | $12,685 | $5,124 | $5,724 |
| Amber Davis | — | $3,172 | — |
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.
See Amigos De Bolsa Chica executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Educates, restores, and preserves the Bolsa Chica Wetlands.
Questions for Amigos De Bolsa Chica
Your first name shows with your question. Amigos De Bolsa Chica answers here, for everyone.
Follow and learn about the ocean and wetlands (flow) program is a citizen science program that brings students and community members together to test and examine the water quality in the wetlands and tidal inlet. Water samples are gathered and then tested and examined under a microscope to see what phytoplankton is present.
Reserve watch is a joint program with the amigos de bolsa chica, bolsa chica land trust, bolsa chica conservancy, sea & sage audobon and ca dept. Of fish and wildlife. Volunteers monitor and educate the public on the rules of the wetlands and track violations.
Bolsa chica state beach programs educate students and the public about health of the ocean, interconnectedness of the adjacent wetlands and water safety through activities, games and public awareness events.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $28K | $77K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $1.3M | $2.5M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.5M | $2.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $161 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.5M | $2.6M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $3K | $3K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $55K | $34K | $21K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $5K | $3K | $2K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $7K | $7K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $3K | $3K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $32K | $11K | $21K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $5K | $2K | $3K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $2K | $2K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $4K | $4K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $186 | $149 | $37 | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $5K | $2K | $2K | $476 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $5K | $3K | $2K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $440 | $440 | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $127K | $57K | $69K | $476 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jun 17, 2026 | $148K | $250K | −$102K | $2.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 30, 2025 | $1.8M | $127K | $1.7M | $2.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 10, 2024 | $1.5M | $76K | $1.4M | $1.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 26, 2023 | $235K | $40K | $195K | $362K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 6, 2022 | $47K | $162K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 5, 2021 | $45K | $146K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,793,606 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,793,606 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $127,201 across 13 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $2,558,566 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,558,405 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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