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Natural Communities Coalition FY2020 filing

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Irvine, CA501(c)(3)Environment EIN 93-1229006Revenue $1.3M in FY2020Latest return filed Mar 23, 2026

On file with the IRSocconservation.org13042 Old Myford Rd, 92602-2304 · Irvine, CATax-exempt since Mar 1998Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To encourage preservation, enhancement and restoration of Natural resources to encourage preservation, enhancement and restoration of Natural resources within the designated reserve through interaction with public agencies, conservation-oriented organizations, property owners and the interested public.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$210K 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
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $782K a year · 61% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$210K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $27.7M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $102K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$327K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$28.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.6M
Net assets
$28.5M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$28.5M
FY2021$32.3M
FY2022$26.5M
FY2023$28.2M
FY2024$31.8M
FY2025$32.4M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1998.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $1.6M Management & general 19% · $374K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $210K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
James Sulentich
Executive Director
$210,224Pt VII · Sec A
Diane Doesserich Mwd
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

James Sulentich’s $257K as Executive Director is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
James Sulentich$256,799$250,460$226,666$213,312$221,791$210,224

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Preserves, enhances, and restores natural resources through public and private partnerships.

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3 programs · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Restoration and Enhancement

Working with participating landowners that make up the more than 37,000 acre nature reserve of orange county (nroc), the natural communities coalition (NCC) coordinated the restoration of the coastal sage scrub (CSS) habitat within the reserve.

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

Monitoring

Coordinating the annual monitoring of species and natural communities of the reserve is the way NCC measures the success of land management actions and impacts of public recreation, and how it tracks the ecological health of the species for which nroc was established.

$518Kprogram expense
03

Cowbird Trapping

In 2020, NCC continued its annual obligation to trap brown-headed cowbirds to manage their impacts on protected bird species. Cowbirds are brood parasites. Female cowbirds lay their eggs in the nest of other native birds.

$40Kprogram expense

Funders

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
The Nature ConservancyFY2024$102K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$102K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$735K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$544K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$374K
Owns and owesPt X
$28.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$836K
Total assetsLn 16$28.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$327K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$544K
Government grantsLn 1e$540K
Investment incomeLn 3$735K
Gains on assetsLn 7$41K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$836K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$836K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$27.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$51K
Total assetsLn 16$28.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$327K
Net assetsLn 32$28.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY20FY19FY18FY17FY16
End of yearLn 1g$12.5M$12.6M$12.7M$13.1M$12.7M
SpentLn 1d–1f$472K$369K$980K$723K$766K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$914K$836K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$27.9M$27.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$51K
Total assetsLn 16$29.1M$28.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$301K$327K
Net assetsLn 32$28.8M$28.5M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$246K$123K$123K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$129K$124K$4K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$17K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$41K$41K
Investment management feesLn 11f$117K$117K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.4M$1.4M$15K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$468$9K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$2K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$7K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$793$793
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.6M$374K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 23, 2026 $1.4M$2.6M−$1.3M$32.4M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 1, 2025 $1.5M$2.2M−$734K$31.8M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 20, 2024 $1.1M$2.0M−$887K$28.2M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 28, 2023 $1.2M$1.9M−$644K$26.5M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 24, 2022 $1.1M$1.6M−$416K$32.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 22, 2021 $1.3M$2.0M−$736K$28.5M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,279,482 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $838,431$544,016
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $794,104$735,466
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,632,535$1,279,482
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $481,543$422,032
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,465,494$1,593,200
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,947,037$2,015,232
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$314,502−$735,750
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,279,482 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$539,714
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,302
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$544,016
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $694,436$694,436
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $41,030$41,030
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $735,466$1,279,482
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,015,232 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $123,031 · Management $123,031$246,062
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $124,235 · Management $4,428$128,663
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $6,740$6,740
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $18,050$18,050
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,438 · Management $5,079$22,517
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $40,744$40,744
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $117,399$117,399
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,354,856 · Management $15,396$1,370,252
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $468 · Management $8,841$9,309
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $12,289$12,289
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,776 · Management $1,022$2,798
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $2,739$2,739
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,408$12,408
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $11,358$11,358
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,022 · Management $6,089$13,111
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $793$793
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,641,234 · Management $373,998 · Fundraising $0$2,015,232
Part X · Balance sheet $28,851,754 assets, 14 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $913,746$836,146
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $122,340$231,789
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $35,493$31,339
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $63,786$15,130
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,489$50,707
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $27,949,471$27,686,643
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $29,091,525$28,851,754
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $178,496$137,752
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$71,805
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $300,571$327,139
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $16,181,944$15,925,798
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $12,609,010$12,598,817
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $28,790,954$28,524,615
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $29,091,525$28,851,754
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $28,524,615 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,279,482
XI-2 Total expenses$2,015,232
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$735,750
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$28,790,954
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$469,411
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$28,524,615

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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