NATURAL COMMUNITIES COALITION: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: NATURAL COMMUNITIES COALITION (EIN 93-1229006)
Tax period: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
Filed: 2024-03-20
IRS object ID: 202430809349300443
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-03-20T19:08:10-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	410746749	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2875 MICHELLE DRIVE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	IRVINE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	92606	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	931229006	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NATURAL COMMUNITIES COALITION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NATU	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7149736654	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	13042 OLD MYFORD ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	IRVINE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	92602	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JAMES SULENTICH	PersonNm
Person Title	EXEC DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7149736654	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-03-20	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	JAMES	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	SULENTICH	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	LISA N RYSSEL CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00643670	PTIN
Phone	7149781300	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-03-23	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JAMES SULENTICH	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	13042 OLD MYFORD ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	IRVINE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	92602	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$9,207,190	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.OCCONSERVATION.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1996	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO ENCOURAGE PRESERVATION, ENHANCEMENT AND RESTORATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE DESIGNATED RESERVE THROUGH INTERACTION WITH THE PUBLIC AGENCIES, CONSERVATION-ORIENTED ORGANIZATIONS, PROPERTY OWNERS AND THE INTERESTED PUBLIC.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	15	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	15	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	4	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	15	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$283,185	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$158,671	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$963,013	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$964,087	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,246,198	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,122,758	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$532,280	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$570,120	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,357,471	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,439,442	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,889,751	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,009,562	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$643,553	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$886,804	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$26,877,749	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$28,602,725	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$332,057	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$403,789	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$26,545,692	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$28,198,936	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO ENCOURAGE PRESERVATION, ENHANCEMENT AND RESTORATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE DESIGNED RESERVE THROUGH INTERACTION WITH THE PUBLIC AGENCIES, CONSERVATION-ORIENTED ORGANIZATIONS, PROPERTY OWNERS AND THE INTERESTED PUBLIC.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$792,265	ExpenseAmt
Desc	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. IN ADDITION TO ONGOING ECOLOGICAL MONITORING EFFORTS, NCC ASSEMBLED ITS PARTNERS AND OTHER SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS TO DRAFT A COMPREHENSIVE ECOLOGICAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF NROC.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$774,285	ExpenseAmt
Desc	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. THIS BENEFITS THE COASTAL CACTUS WREN, CALIFORNIA GNATCATCHER AND ORANGE-THROATED WHIPTAIL LIZARD, EACH IDENTIFIED IN THE NATURAL COMMUNITY CONSERVATION PLAN (NCCP) AND HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN (HCP) FOR THE CENTRAL AND COASTAL SUBREGION OF ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. NROC AND THE HABITAT RESTORATION EFFORTS WITHIN BENEFIT AN ADDITIONAL 31 IDENTIFIED SPECIES WHOSE LONG-TERM SURVIVAL IS DEPENDENT UPON HEALTHY AND CONNECTED LANDSCAPES. DURING THE TAX YEAR REPORTED, NCC CONTINUED TO MONITOR AND REPORT ON THE HABITAT RESTORATION TIED TO WESTERN SPADEFOOT BREEDING SUCCESS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$42,510	ExpenseAmt
Desc	COWBIRD TRAPPING - NCC CONTINUED ITS ANNUAL OBLIGATION TO TRAP BROWNHEADED 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. THE NESTOWNING SPECIES THEN UNKNOWINGLY RAISE THE COWBIRD CHICK TO MATURITY OFTEN TO THE DETRIMENT OF ITS OWN CLUTCH. IN AREAS WHERE THE COWBIRD POPULATIONS ARE HIGH, TRAPS ARE USED TO LOWER THEIR NUMBERS AND INCREASE REPRODUCTIVE AND FLEDGLING SUCCESS OF BIRD SPECIES PARASITIZED BY COWBIRDS. A TOTAL OF NEARLY TWO DOZEN COWBIRD TRAPS WERE DEPLOYED FOR A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 2,400 TRAPDAYS IN AREAS OF THE RESERVE WHERE COWBIRD IMPACTS ON PROTECTED SONGBIRDS ARE POTENTIALLY HIGH.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,609,060	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	Yes (1)	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	11	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	4	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	15	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	15	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JAMES SULENTICH	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7149736654	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	13042 OLD MYFORD ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	IRVINE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	62602	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
STEVE LAMAR IRWD
PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DIANE DOESSERICH MWD
VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK DENNY TIC
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CAROL ROBERTS USFWS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NANCY GARDNER CITY OF NB
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DOUG FERAMENGA TCA
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KENNETH BORNGREBE SCE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CASCADE SORTE UCI
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SCOTT SMITH CITY OF IRVINE
DIRECTOR (TERM END AUG 2023)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL RECUPERO PAL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS EASTMAN PAL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID MEYER CDFW
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEVIN PEARSALL CDPR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAM PASSOW CNTY OF ORANGE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HALLIE JONES PAL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRIS SLAMA CITY OF IRVINE
DIRECTOR (START AUG 2023)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES SULENTICH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$226,666	$0	$23,138

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$226,666	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$23,138	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
NAKAE & ASSOCIATES INC
11159 JEFFREY ROAD	IRVINE	CA	92602	RESTORATION AND MONITORING PROJECTS	$237,344
REGENTS OF THE UC - IRVINE
120 THEORY SUITE 200	IRVINE	CA	92597	RESTORATION AND MONITORING PROJECTS	$229,096
NORTHERN TRUST
660 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE SUITE 110	NEWPORT BEACH	CA	92660	FINANCIAL INVESTMENT SERVICES	$121,382
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 410027	SALT LAKE CITY	UT	54141	RECREATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES	$116,967

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$158,671	GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions	$158,671	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$728,937	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$728,937	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$8,319,582	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$8,084,432	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$235,150	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$235,150	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$235,150	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,122,758	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$964,087	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$276,512	TotalAmt
Program Services	$138,256	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$138,256	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$260,122	TotalAmt
Program Services	$236,490	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,632	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,486	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,002	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,484	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$49,500	TotalAmt
Management And General	$49,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$126,298	TotalAmt
Management And General	$126,298	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,181,894	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,163,954	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,940	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,823	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,823	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30	TotalAmt
Management And General	$30	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,212	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,471	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,741	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,067	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,067	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,656	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,656	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,873	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,101	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,772	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,884	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,298	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,586	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,765	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,328	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,437	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
GRANT MANAGEMENT	$17,940	$17,940
VEHICLE & EQUIPMENT	$9,299	$5,166	$4,133
TELEPHONE	$5,265		$5,265
PAYROLL SERVICE	$4,374	$3,054	$1,320

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,562	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,562	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,009,562	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,609,060	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$400,502	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$273,979	BOYAmt
EOY	$103,355	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$944,890	BOYAmt
EOY	$681,374	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$102,973	BOYAmt
EOY	$123,755	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$36,195	BOYAmt
EOY	$112,134	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,713	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,178	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$107,474	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$92,162	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,196	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,312	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,483,803	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,558,617	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$26,877,749	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,602,725	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$332,057	BOYAmt
EOY	$403,789	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$332,057	BOYAmt
EOY	$403,789	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,912,921	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,660,918	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,632,771	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,538,018	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$26,545,692	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,198,936	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$26,877,749	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,602,725	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$886,804	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$2,540,048	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$838,431	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$544,016	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$198,527	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$283,185	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$158,671	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,022,830	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$838,431	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$544,016	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$198,527	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$283,185	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$158,671	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,022,830	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$203,078	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,819,752	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$786,781	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$694,436	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$623,195	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$870,068	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$235,150	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,209,630	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$5,232,460	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.34780	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.29680	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc	Yes (1)	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Beginning Balance	$110,648	BeginningBalanceAmt
Additions During Year	$13,236	AdditionsDuringYearAmt
Ending Balance	$123,884	EndingBalanceAmt
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	0	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$9,555,289	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$3,047,757	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,100,000	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$11,503,046	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$13,381,640	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$1,783,577	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$2,042,774	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$9,555,289	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$12,547,365	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$2,094,461	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,260,186	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$13,381,640	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$12,727,386	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$213,742	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$368,524	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$12,572,604	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$13,083,885	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$623,914	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$980,413	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$12,727,386	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	1.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.00000	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$19,468	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$15,680	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,788	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$88,006	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$76,482	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$11,524	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$15,312	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,536,508	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$2,540,048	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$2,540,048	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$996,460	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$126,298	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$126,298	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,122,758	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,883,264	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,883,264	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$126,298	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$126,298	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,009,562	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	THE COALITION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES ON RELATED INCOME PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(A) OF THE IRC AND SECTION 23701(D) OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN REFLECTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FASB ASC TOPIC 740, INCOME TAXES, REQUIRES MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE COALITION AND TO RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY IF THE COALITION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE COALITION AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT, AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN, OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN, THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE COALITION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY THE TAXING JURISDICTIONS. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FEDERAL AND CALIFORNIA STATE PURPOSES IS GENERALLY THREE AND FOUR YEARS, RESPECTIVELY.
PART IV, LINE 2B	PER A LETTER OF AGREEMENT AMONG THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AND THE NATURAL COMMUNITIES COALITION, THE COALITION HAS TAKEN OVER MANAGEMENT OF THE PACIFIC POCKET MOUSE CUSTODIAL FUND. THE CUSTODIAL FUND PAYABLE BALANCE AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 AND 2022, WAS $123,884 AND $110,648, RESPECTIVELY.
PART V, LINE 4	THE NCC ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF TWO DONOR-RESTRICTED FUNDS PRIMARILY ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT THE COALITION'S OPERATIONS AND MISSION. THE TWO FUNDS ARE THE NCCP/HCP ENDOWMENT AND THE COWBIRD TRAPPING ENDOWMENT. AS REQUIRED BY UNITED STATES GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, NET ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE CLASSIFIED AND REPORTED BASED ON EXISTENCE OR ABSENCE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JAMES SULENTICH	PersonNm
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$216,666	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$10,000	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$7,010	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$16,128	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$249,804	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW THE PREPARED FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. THIS IS DONE AT A REGULAR BOARD MEETING. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SENDS THE FORM 990 TO THE MEMBERS PRIOR TO THE MEETING, AND AT THE MEETING ASKS WHETHER THERE ARE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE STAFF, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE ALL SUBJECT TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. TRANSACTIONS ARE MONITORED BY STAFF AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (WHO IS AN OFFICER). THE DETERMINATION WOULD BE MADE AT THE OFFICER LEVEL. RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED WOULD BE DETERMINED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THERE IS AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION AND PERFORMANCE CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WOULD BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE FULL GOVERNING BOARD FOR A VOTE TO CHANGE THE BASE AMOUNT. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2023.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ON THE NCC WEBSITE - OCCONSERVATION.ORG. ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,163,954. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 17,940. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,181,894.