2024-02-14T14:17:04-08:00 2023-03-31 680260103 REGALIA & ASSOCIATES CPAS 103 TOWN COUNTRY DR STE K DANVILLE CA 94526 990 2022-04-01 942681735 Save Mount Diablo SAVE 9259473535 201 N Civic Drive 190 Walnut Creek CA 94596 Edward Sortwell Clement Jr Exec Director 2024-02-14 true Edward Sortwell Clement Jr 999009999 true Douglas W Regalia P00186389 9253140390 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Edward Sortwell Clement Jr 201 N Civic Drive 190 Walnut Creek CA 94596 8239877 false X www.savemountdiablo.org X 1971 CA Save Mount Diablo's mission is to preserve Mount Diablo's peaks, surrounding foothills, watersheds, and connection to the Diablo Range through land acquisition and preservation strategies designed to protect the mountain's natural beauty, (Continued on Schedule O) 19 19 25 604 0 3186903 3341066 19766 34186 266718 35052 3130 -46082 3476517 3364222 78500 114451 0 1698859 1956681 34900 637756 2249039 1345490 4026398 3451522 -549881 -87300 23107721 24218193 341196 1648821 22766525 22569372 Our mission is to preserve Mount Diablos peaks, surrounding foothills, watersheds, and connection to the Diablo Range through land acquisition and preservation strategies designed to protect the mountains natural beauty, biological diversity, and historic and agricultural heritage; enhance our area's quality of life; and provide educational and recreational opportunities consistent with protection of natural resources. false false 871776 6000 LAND ACQUISITION & LAND USE:SAVE MOUNT DIABLO CONTINUES LONG-TERM NEGOTIATIONS TO PROTECT IMPORTANT PROPERTIES. SECURED AN OPTION AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE THE 6.69-ACRE KRANE POND PROPERTY WITHIN THE MISSING MILE THAT IS CONTIGUOUS WITH MOUNT DIABLO STATE PARK. THE MISSING MILE IS ROUGHLY A SQUARE MILE ON THE NORTHERN SLOPES OF MOUNT DIABLO THAT CONTAINS MUCH PRIVATELY OWNED OPEN SPACE THAT HAS NOT YET BEEN CONSERVED. THE OPTION AGREEMENT GIVES US UNTIL OCTOBER 2023 TO RAISE $500,000 TO PROTECT THE STRATEGIC KRANE POND PROPERTY THAT PROVIDES CRITICAL WATER FOR WILDLIFE. Continued on Schedule O 767020 STEWARDSHIP: SAVE MOUNT DIABLO CURRENTLY OWNS AND/OR MANAGES 20 PROPERTIESTOTALING 2500 ACRES. SAVE MOUNT DIABLO ALSO HOLDS PERPETUAL CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON 3 PROPERTIES, TOTALING 173 ACRES.SUCCESFULLY STEWARDED THE THOUSANDS OF ACRES UNDER OUR CARE (PLANTING NATIVE SPECIES, REMOVING INVASIVE SPECIES, REGULAR PROPERTY MONITORING, ETC.). Continued on Schedule O 285043 108451 34187 EDUCATION & OUTREACH AND RECREATION: SAVE MOUNT DIABLO OFFERS NUMEROUS EDUCATIONAL, OUTREACH AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS TO HELP DIRECTLY CONNECT OUR COMMUNITIES TO NATURE AND EDUCATE THEM ABOUT IT, TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO SERVICE PROJECTS FOR OUR NATURAL WORLD, AND TO DIVERSIFY THE TYPES OF PEOPLE SERVED AND INVOLVED WITH OUR LAND CONSERVATION WORK.THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: OUR DISCOVER DIABLO FREE PUBLIC OUTINGS SERIES; OUR CONSERVATION COLLABORATION AGREEMENT PROGRAM FOR Continued on Schedule O 1923839 true true false true false false true false false true true false false true true true true false false false false false false true true false false true true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 16 0 true 25 true false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 19 19 true false false 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conservation easement enforcement policy which outlines annual monitoring, land owner relationships, violation protocols and enforcement guidelines. Save Mount Diablo also maintains a legal defense fund and holds terra firma conservation insurance. Part II, Line 9: Organization Reporting of conservation easements. A perpetual conservation easement is a voluntary legal agreement between a landowner and a qualified organization, such as a land trust, to protect the natural or cultural resources of that land forever. The conservation easements will protect the resources that SMD purchased the property to save, by having the landowner help steward the land while also allowing them to live on the land they love, when applicable. The agreements limit the landowners rights on the property in order toprotect the lands conservation values. SMD has valued the easements at $1 each in the financial statements as management does not believe these deeds have any commercial value. Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. In 2017, SMD created the Stewardship Endowment Fund to financially support, in perpetuity, SMDs stewardship obligations for its conserved lands and other properties under its care. SMD has adopted investment and spending policies for endowment assets, established by the Finance Committee and approved by the Board of Directors, that attempt to maintain the corpus and the purchasing power of those endowment assets over the long term. Accordingly, the primary investment goal is to provide income to support stewardship program activity, grow the principal to at least keep pace with inflation in order to provide income at appropriate levels to support future stewardship activities, manage risk, and generate an even, steady, pay-out stream from the Stewardship Endowment Fund in order to deliver a consistent quality stewardship program. Part X : FIN48 Footnote Financial statement presentation follows the recommendations of ASC 740, Income Taxes. Under ASC 740, Save Mount Diablo is required to report information regarding its exposure to various tax positions taken by Save Mount Diablo and requires a two-step process that separates recognition from measurement. The first step is determining whether a tax position has met the recognition threshold; the second step is measuring a tax position that meets the recognition threshold. Management believes that Save Mount Diablo has adequately evaluated its current tax positions and has concluded that as of March 31, 2023, Save Mount Diablo does not have any uncertain tax positions for which a reserve or an accrual for a tax liability would be necessary.Save Mount Diablo has received notification from the Internal Revenue Service and the State of California that it qualifies for tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and Section 23701d of the California Revenue and Taxation Code. The exemptions are subject to periodic review by the federal and state taxing authorities and management is confident that Save Mount Diablo continues to satisfy all federal and state statutes in order to qualify for continued tax exemption status. Save Mount Diablo may periodically receive unrelated business income requiring Save Mount Diablo to file separate tax returns under federal and state statutes. Under such conditions, Save Mount Diablo will calculate, accrue and remit the applicable taxes. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 Change in Value-Charitable Remainder Tr $-72285 Moonlight on the Mtn expenses $205050 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S Moonlight on the Mtn expenses $205050 Part XII, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/S Bad debt reported elsewhere $3924 X X X X X X X false Marsha Mather-Thrift 182 Humboldt St San Rafael CA 94901 Consulting false 34900 34900 CA AR GA MA MD MO NC NJ NM NY OH OR PA TN WA WI Moonlight on the Mountain 596944 446961 149983 73308 89569 42173 596944 446961 149983 73308 89569 42173 205050 -55067 false East Bay Regional Park Dist 2950 Peralta Oaks Court Oakland CA 94605 946000591 Government 50000 0 Finley project Mount Diablo Interpretative A PO BOX 346 Walnut Creek CA 94597 237444529 501(c)(3) 30000 0 Education Center NBCUniversal Media LLC PO Box 402971 Atlanta GA 30384 141682529 12000 0 Open Roads Support 2 1 Science & Research Grants 2 10951 Additional Supplemental Information SAVE MOUNT DIABLO'S Education and Outreach Associate STAFFS THE MARY BOWERMAN SCIENCE AND RESEARCH PROGRAM. THE Associate IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING THAT ALL OF THE GRANT REQUIREMENTS ARE MET. AS A CONDITION OF THE FUNDING, AWARDEES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PRESENTING AT THE ANNUAL MARY BOWERMAN SCIENCE AND RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM IN DECEMBER. STAFF COORDINATES THIS EVENT AND TRACKS WHAT AWARDEES PRESENT IN THE GIVEN YEAR. IF THERE IS A CONFLICT WITH COLLOQUIUM SCHEDULING, AWARDEES CAN SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT BY THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR.Save Mount Diablo partnered with the television show NBC Bay Area OpenRoad again this past fiscal year. The OpenRoad episode that was created primarily highlighted Save Mount Diablo's work helping protect Mount Diablo's connection to its sustaining Diablo Range so as to educate the public about this important land conservation work. X X false false false false false false false false false Edward Sortwell Clement Jr Exec Director 173564 10733 184297 X 8750 FMV X 1 104775 FMV X 1 5275 FMV X Wine 1 12000 FMV X Dinner certificates 1 10000 FMV X Wine for event 1 143 FMV X Food for event 1 713 FMV X Coffee 1 735 FMV X tableware 1 400 FMV X Frames 1 1000 FMV false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Board members Claudia Hein and Scott Hein are married. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 is prepared by an outside tax professional. The form is then reviewed by the organization's management. After a full review, the final version of the tax return is provided to all members of the organization's voting body. A representative of management authorizes the final form 990 which is then e-filed with the internal revenue service. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Members of the Board of Trustees review all potential conflicts of interest periodically. Top management and all Board members are required to disclose potential conflicts and any related party affiliations. The organization seeks full transparency on all relationships. Any potential conflicts (in fact or appearance) are discussed openly and resolved in accordance with the organization's policies and procedures. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The Executive Committee (comprised of elected Board members) reviews the compensation of all high-level personnel periodically in accordance with IRS rules and regulations. Efforts are made to secure compensation data from industry sources in order to determine competitiveness and appropriateness of salaries. Every effort is made to ensure that the process is thorough and transparent in accordance with IRS guidelines and the organization's policies and procedures. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b Compensation of other personnel and highly compensated employees is reviewed periodically by members of management and by the Executive Committee (comprised of elected Board Members). Efforts are made to secure compensation data from industry sources in order to determine competitiveness and appropriateness of salaries and all related benefits. All decisions are then documented in personnel files. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 Tax returns are available for download from several websites and by request from the organization's office in Walnut Creek, California. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 All of the organization's governing documents, financial statements, and other legal filings are maintained in a secure environment and held available for inspection by tax authorities and the general public. Tax returns are posted annually to our website and to www.guidestar.org (where they are available for viewing as electronic copies) and are also available by request from the organization's office. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Capitalized Land Acquisition and Related Costs = $190123 Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Change in value of charitable remainder trusts = -$72285 Part I Summary Mission continued Biological diversity, and historic and agricultural heritage; enhance our area's quality of life; and provide educational and recreational opportunities consistent with protection of natural resources. Part III Statement of Program Service Accomplishments 4a continued HELPED EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT SECURE AN OPTION AGREEMENT TO PROTECT THE STRATEGIC 768-ACRE FINLEY ROAD RANCH SO IT WILL BECOME AN IMPORTANT NEW STAGING AREA FOR EXISTING AND FUTURE TRAILS.FOR DECADES, SMD WAS ABLE TO BUY PROPERTIES AND THEN QUICKLY TRANSFER THEM TO A PUBLIC PARK AGENCY. THAT MODEL KEPT OUR LAND MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES VERY LIMITED, AND THE PROJECTS WE UNDERTOOK WERE MAINLY FOCUSED ON TRASH REMOVAL, FIRE ABATEMENT, AND SOME RESTORATION WORK.ABOUT A DECADE AGO, THE TRANSFER TIME STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. IN PART, THE SLOWDOWN IN TRANSFER TIME WAS BECAUSE CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS STOPPED ACQUIRING NEW LAND IN ORDER TO FOCUS ON MAINTAINING THE PARKS IT ALREADY OWNED.IT HAS BEEN ABOUT 16 YEARS SINCE A PROPERTY WAS ADDED TO MOUNT DIABLO STATE PARK, SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY TO CHANGE. HOWEVER, AS OUR AMBITIONS ABOUT PRESERVING THE DIABLO WILD LANDS GREW, WE BEGAN TO BUY MORE LAND FURTHER AWAY FROM EXISTING PARKS WITH A STRATEGY TO CONNECT THEM IN THE FUTURE.WE CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE COMPLEX PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS, THE FRUITS OF WHICH WILL BE BROUGHT TO BEAR IN THE COMING YEARS. OUR PARTNERS, ESPECIALLY THE EAST CONTRA COSTA HABITAT CONSERVANCY AND EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT, HAVE CONTINUED THE WORK TO ENCIRCLE THE MARSH CREEK AND MORGAN TERRITORY AREAS IN OPEN SPACE AND PLACE CRITICAL PROTECTIONS OVER ESSENTIAL HABITAT CORRIDORS. WE MEET WITH LANDOWNERS AND DEVELOPERS ALIKE TO PUSH FOR HIGH-QUALITY MITIGATION ASSOCIATED WITH NEW DEVELOPMENTS. WE COORDINATE CLOSELY WITH OUR PARTNERS ON STRATEGIC ADDITIONS TO THE OVERALL NETWORK OF PRESERVED LANDS ON AND AROUND MOUNT DIABLO.LAND USE:SAVE MOUNT DIABLO REGULARLY MONITORS THE AGENDAS OF 50 DIFFERENT PLANNING COMMITTEES AND PUBLIC AGENCIES. THIS WORK CAN TAKE TIME AS WE RESEARCH, WRITE LETTERS, TESTIFY AND COLLABORATE ON SOLUTIONS. WE RESPONDED TO ABOUT 25 LAND USE PROJECTS IN 2022 TO 2023 FISCAL YEAR.WON A SECOND LAWSUIT AGAINST SEENO/DISCOVERY BUILDERS AND PITTSBURG OVER THE PROPOSED FARIA DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.ACHIEVED HAVING THE CONCORD CITY COUNCIL STOP THE SEENO/DISCOVERY BUILDERS GROUP FROM BECOMING MASTER DEVELOPER FOR THE CONCORD REUSE PROJECT.FURTHERED OUR DIABLO RANGE EXPANSION WORK DEVELOPING NEW PARTNERS AND ADVANCING ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO PROTECT IMPORTANT LANDS LIKE TESLA AND DEL PUERTO CANYON. Part III Statement of Program Service Accomplishments 4b continued MORE THAN 600 VOLUNTEERS COMPLETED OVER 5000 HOURS OF SERVICE IN THE 2022 TO 2023 FISCAL YEAR. THEY HAVE SUPPORTED ALL OUR ACTIVITIES ACROSS DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. RECURRENT STEWARDSHIP VOLUNTEERS INCLUDE: 27 PROPERTY MONITORS AND 84 VOLUNTEER STEWARDS. VOLUNTEERSOUR VOLUNTEERS ARE THE HEROES AND HEROINES OF LAND PRESERVATION. THEY HELP MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE, WHETHER IT BE BY HELPING RESTORE ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, BECOMING A HIKE LEADER, ASSISTING WITH EVENT REGISTRATION, STAFFING AID STATIONS, TAKING PHOTOS OR SETTING UP EQUIPMENT. THEIR HARD WORK AND GENEROSITY ARE WHAT HELP MAKE THIS ORGANIZATIONS EFFORTS SO SUCCESSFUL.CREATED A BEAUTIFUL NEW PUBLIC TRAIL AT OUR CURRY CANYON RANCH, WITH VOLUNTEERS, ABOUT 1.25-MILES LONG CONNECTING MOUNT DIABLO STATE PARKS KNOBCONE POINT ROAD TO RIGGS CANYON ROAD; A STRATEGIC RECREATIONAL LINK FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO TWO PORTIONS OF MOUNT DIABLO STATE PARK.STEWARDS ALSO CONTINUED MONTHLY PROPERTY MONITORING OUTINGS, AND ORGANIZED SMALL WORKDAYS TO WEED, MULCH, AND CLEAN UP OUR PROPERTIES.STAFF CONTINUED MONITORING IMPACTS TO VEGETATION IN THE JACKASS CANYON AREA, WITH CA STATE PARKS, AND CAL FIRE.WITH OUR PARTNERS AT THE LINDSAY WILDLIFE EXPERIENCE, WE CONTINUED TO RELEASE REHABILITATED AMERICAN KESTRELS INTO THE MOUNT DIABLO FOOTHILLS, STRENGTHENING WILDLIFE CORRIDORS.ADVANCED OUR 10,000 TREES AND NATIVE PLANTS PROJECT, PLANTING AND CARING FOR MORE THAN 2000 PLANTS INTO OUR REHABILITATION SITES, MANY OF THOSE PLANTS BEING CALIFORNIA MILKWEED FOR MONARCH FORGE, BUILDING AND STRENGTHENING HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE.WE MONITOR AND REMEDIATE STORM DAMAGE ON ALL OF OUR PROPERTIES. WE INSTALLED A SOLAR WELL AND A WILDLIFE TROUGH AT MC7 TO AID IN FIRE ABATEMENT IN UTILIZING CATTLE AT MC7, AND TO PROVIDE A DRINKING SOURCE AND HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE YEAR-ROUND. WE INSTALLED 4000 FEET OF CATTLE EXCLUSION FENCE AT MC7 TO MAINTAIN AND STRENGTHEN WILDLIFE HABITAT AND WATER QUALITY IN MARSH CREEK. STAFF LED THE 3RD ANNUAL PINE CANYON CLEANUP WITH THE MOUNT DIABLO STATE PARK, THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT, THE AMERICAN ALPINE CLUB AND THE BAY AREA CLIMBERS COALITION, WHERE WE REMOVED INVASIVE SPECIES, GRAFFITI, AND TRASH FROM THE PINE CANYON AREA, AS WELL AS HAZARDOUS FUEL LOAD FROM THE KNOBCONE POINT AREA WITH A CHIPPER.WE HOSTED MAJOR CLEANUP WORKDAYS INCLUDING A COASTAL CLEANUP WORKDAY IN KIRKER CREEK WITH THE HELP OF A SMALL GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS TO REMOVE 10 GARBAGE BAGS OF TRASH. AT BIG BEND, A MAJOR CLEANUP PROJECT INCLUDED DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL OF AN OLD AND ABANDONED TRAILER. OVER 84,000 POUNDS OF WASTE AND RECLYCLING WERE REMOVED IN 2022 TO 2023 FISCAL YEAR. Part III Statement of Program Service Accomplishments 4c continued LOCAL SCHOOLS; OUR DR. MARY BOWERMAN SCIENCE AND RESEARCH PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES SMALL GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE MORE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN THE NORTHERN DIABLO RANGE, BIOBLITZ, ETC.ENABLED THE PUBLIC TO ENJOY OUR NEW MANGINI RANCH EDUCATIONAL PRESERVE, RUN WITH A FREE ONLINE RESERVATION SYSTEM WITH OVER 4 MILES OF TRAILS BUILT WITH THE HELP OF VOLUNTEERS AND LOCAL STUDENTS.COMPLETED OUR 50TH ANNIVESARY CELEBRATIONS, INCLUDING AN EXTENSIVE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT ABOUT SAVE MOUNT DIABLO THAT IS HOUSED AT UC BERKELEYS BANCROFT LIBRARY.WE CELEBRATED OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY MOONLIGHT ON THE MOUNTAIN GALA FUNDRAISER. OVER FIVE HUNDRED PEOPLE ATTENDED THE EVENT, WHICH RAISED FUNDS TO SUPPORT SAVE MOUNT DIABLOS CONSERVATION, STEWARDSHIP, ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION WORK.SET ALL-TIME HIGH FUNDRAISING RECORDS WITH OUR MID-YEAR APPEAL, MOONLIGHT ON THE MOUNTAIN, AND YEAR-END APPEAL.SECURED A BETTER/SMALLER OFFICE AT 201 NORTH CIVIC DRIVE IN WALNUT CREEK THAT LOWERED OUR RENT AND REDUCED OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT BY PROVIDING MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT INFASTRUCTURE.AS WE REFLECT BACK ON THE COMPLETED APRIL 1, 2022 TO MARCH 31, 2023 FISCAL YEAR, WE FEEL IMMENSE GRATITUDE FOR OUR SUPPORTERS BECAUSE THEY HELPED US COMPLETE ANOTHER HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL YEAR FROM A PROGRAMMATIC, FINANCIAL AND OVERALL ORGANIZATIONAL PERSPECTIVE.