2024-07-22T16:02:49-05:00 2023-12-31 952835976 MACFARLANE FALETTI & CO LLP 3757 STATE STREET SUITE 3B SANTA BARBARA CA 93105 990 2023-01-01 770565183 HEAL THE OCEAN INC HEAL 8059657570 PO BOX 90106 SANTA BARBARA CA 93190 HILLARY HAUSER PRESIDENT 8059657570 2024-07-16 1 HILLARY HAUSER 999009999 0 ANDREW J TRICERRI P01729292 8059664157 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z HILLARY HAUSER PO BOX 90106 SANTA BARBARA CA 93190 1836081 0 X WWW.HEALTHEOCEAN.ORG X 1998 CA HEAL THE OCEAN FOCUSES ON WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS (WWTPS) AND SEPTIC SYSTEMS AS A PRIME SUBJECT FOR IMPROVEMENT, TO PROTECT THE OCEAN. THIS WORK INVOLVES HOOKING UP SEPTIC SYSTEMS TO PUBLIC SEWER, AND ACCESSING STATE GRANTS TO HELP WWTSS UPGRADE TO RECYCLED WATER. OUR ORGANIZATION FOCUSES ON A WIDE RANGE OF OCEAN POLLUTION SOURCES: ABANDONED HOMELESS CAMPS, STYROFOAM, WRECKED BOATS ON THE BEACH, LEAKING OIL WELLS IN NEARSHORE AREAS - AND FINALLY, SEA LEVEL RISE, WHICH IS IMPACTING THE COASTLINE IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY BUT ALSO THE ENTIRE STATE. 7 6 8 100 0 0 939705 1553809 0 0 7257 18358 -5713 -3897 941249 1568270 1000 0 0 0 329827 359922 0 0 117522 343802 487367 674629 847289 266620 720981 1413614 2106124 38020 42196 1375594 2063928 X HEAL THE OCEAN IS FOCUSED ON WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT AND THE PREVENTION OF ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE OCEAN POLLUTION. THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS ARE DEDICATED TO PREVENTION STRATEGIES, REMEDIATION, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION. WE ARE FOCUSED ON SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, BUT OUR METHODS NOW SERVE AS A MODEL FOR OTHER COASTAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 0 0 537011 HEAL THE OCEAN IS ENGAGED IN SEVERAL CRITICAL INITIATIVES AIMED AT ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY. THESE INITIATIVES INCLUDE: -PROTECTING GROUNDWATER FROM SEPTIC SYSTEMS AND OTHER POLLUTANTS. -ALIGNING WITH STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING MECHANISMS TO INCREASE RECYCLEDWATER PRODUCTION IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND THE STATE. -PRODUCING UPDATES ON SEA LEVEL RISE (SLR) AS CLIMATE CHANGE THREATS INCREASE, BY PROVIDING PRESSURING AGENCIES TO START ACTING ON RECOMMENDATIONS MADE IN SEA LEVEL RISE PLANNING DOCUMENTS. -BRINGING ATTENTION TO SLR MIXING WITH CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER AND RAISING THE CONTAMINATION TO THE SURFACE, TO IMPACT PUBLIC HEALTH. -COLLABORATING WITH THE STATE LANDS COMMISSION ON CAPPING LEAKING OIL WELLS IN SUMMERLAND. -PARTNERING WITH MARBORG INDUSTRIES IN AN ONGOING PROJECT FOR STYROFOAM REPURPOSING IN SANTA BARBARA, TO DIVERT STYROFOAM FROM THE LANDFILL. -ORGANIZING AND FACILITATING THE PROPER REMOVAL OF BOAT WRECKS THAT HIT THE BEACH, THREATENING PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. -PROVIDING DOG WASTE BAGS AT COUNTY AND CITY PARKS, BEACHES AND TRAILS PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT FROM THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF PET WASTE.I. SEPTIC SYSTEMS:A) SEPTIC SYSTEM POLLUTION OF GROUNDWATER. HTO ACTIVELY WORKS ON THE ISSUE OF SEPTIC SYSTEMS POLLUTING BOTH GROUNDWATER BASINS AND SURFACE WATER. A PARTICULAR TARGET AT PRESENT IS LOS OLIVOS, WHERE AN ENTIRE TOWN IS USING SEPTIC SYSTEMS OVERLYING A CRUCIAL GROUNDWATER BASIN THAT IS A CRUCIAL SOURCE OF POTABLE WATER IN THE AREA.B) SEPTIC TO SEWER. HTO AIDS IN TRANSITIONING HOMEOWNER GROUPS ON SEPTIC SYSTEMS, TO HOOK UP TO PUBLIC, AND WHERE FEASIBLE LOCAL STATE FUNDING TO HELP SUCH PROJECTS. IN 2023, WE FOCUSED ON LOS OLIVOS (INLAND) AND BEACH CLUB ROAD (COASTAL). ONGOING WORK WITH SANTA BARBARA CITY AGENCIES TO TRANSITION SEPTIC SYSTEMS TO SEWER IN CITY "POCKETS" IDENTIFIED IN THE SANTA BARBARA CITY WEST END MASTER PLAN.II. UPGRADING WASTEWATER TO RECYCLED WATER:HEAL THE OCEAN CONTINUES TO EDUCATE, RESEARCH, ADVOCATE FOR, AND FACILITATE THE UPGRADING OF WASTE(D) WATER TO RECYCLED WATER THAT CAN BE USED FOR IRRIGATION, AND IN SOME CASES FOR PREVENTING SALT-WATER INTRUSION INTO GROUNDWATER BASINS. WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF WWTP DISTRICTS GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS, KEEPING AN EYE OUT FOR HOW WE MIGHT HELP WITH AUGMENTED STUDIES AND/OR FINANCING. III. OCEAN POLLUTION:A) SCOPE THE COAST. HTO HAS CREATED A MAP OF CONTAMINATED COASTAL AREAS, TO ANALYZE RISING SEA LEVEL IMPACT IN THESE AREAS, SINCE INCOMING OCEAN WILL CAUSE GROUNDWATER TO RISE, THEREBY RELEASING CONTAMINANTS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE - A DIRECT IMPACT TO PUBLIC HEALTH. OUR "SCOPE THE COAST" PROJECT BUILDS ON PREVIOUS HTO WORK, TO PRESENT LEGISLATORS WITH IDEAS FOR REMEDIATION. THE SOCIAL JUSTICE ASPECT OF THIS WORK: RISING CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER PRESENT A THREAT TO COASTAL AREAS WITH LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS.B) CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER CLEANUP - CITY OF SANTA BARBARA. HTO HAS WORKED WITH THE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD TO IDENTIFY COASTAL CONTAMINATED AREAS, INFORMATION HTO HAS ASSEMBLED FROM MONITORING WELLS, AND COMBINED WITH INFORMATION FROM THE REGIONAL BOARD SITE MITIGATION UNIT (SMU), TO GREATLY EXPAND THE STATE'S GEOTRACKER PROGRAM. BEFORE A DEVELOPMENT IS APPROVED BY CITY OR COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSIONS, HTO ENSURES THAT SUCH SITES ARE CLEANED UP AS PART OF THE PERMITTING PROCESS. C) SEA LEVEL RISE. WITH SLR BEING AN INCREASING THREAT TO THE CALIFORNIA COAST, HEAL THE OCEAN IS WORKING WITH OTHER POLITICAL ENTITIES TO FORMULATE A PLAN TO PROJECT COASTAL COMMUNITIES - AND ALSO TO PREVENT BUILDING IN A COASTAL ZONE THAT WILL BE FLOODED WITH 30 YEARS. IV. ONSHORE POLLUTION:OIL POLLUTION OF SUMMERLAND BEACH. HTO HAS BEEN PRINCIPAL LOBBYIST FOR STATE FUNDS (SB44 - JACKSON) TO PROVIDE THE CALIFORNIA STATE LANDS COMMISSION WITH THE MONEY IT NEEDS TO ADDRESSING THE LEAKING WELLS OFF SUMMERLAND BEACH. IN 2023, HTO LAUNCHED ITS SUMMERLAND OIL MITIGATION STUDY (SOMS) TO PRODUCE A GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE OCEAN FLOOR (WHICH HAS NOT BEEN DONE SINCE 1908) TO HELP CREATE A BETTER PLAN FOR CAPPING OPERATIONS. B) STYROFOAM AND SINGLE-USE PLASTIC POLLUTION. HTO CONTINUES ITS SUCCESSFUL STYROFOAM RECYCLING PROGRAM WITH MARBORG INDUSTRIES. IN TOTAL, 42,000 LBS OF STYROFOAM HAS BEEN DIVERTED FROM THE LANDFILL SINCE JULY 2021. C) CLEANUP OF ABANDONED HOMELESS CAMPS. HTO TACKLES WATER POLLUTION CAUSED BY HOMELESS CAMPS, CREATING GIS MAPS TO IDENTIFY AND LOCATE THE CAMPS, THEN COLLABORATING WITH FIRE AND SHERIFF DEPARTMENTS TO REMOVE ABANDONED CAMPS, PREVENTING DEBRIS FROM REACHING THE OCEAN.V. BEACH CLEANUPS:A) COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER CLEANUPS. HEAL THE OCEAN CONTINUES ITS SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM OF FACILITATING LARGE BEACH CLEANUPS ON THE SANTA BARBARA COASTLINE BY PROVIDING CLEANUP EQUIPMENT TO GROUPS THAT WANT TO CONDUCT BEACH CLEANUPS. B) BOAT WRECKAGE CLEANUP. WHEN A BOAT CRASHES ON THE COASTLINE IN SOUTH SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, HTO ENSURES THAT NO TOXIC WASTE OR LIQUIDS LEAK, AND HTO FACILITATES THE PROPER REMOVAL OF EACH BOAT. HTO CONTINUES TO FACILITATE THE DERELICT BOAT TASK FORCE, COMPOSED OF LOCAL OFFICIALS, WATERFRONT, COAST GUARD AND OTHER ENTITIES, TO CREATE A PROGRAM AIMED AT ESTABLISHING A PROTOCOL FOR PREVENTING FUTURE BOAT WRECKS.VI. DOG BAG PROGRAM:A) DOG BAG SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM. HTO ANNUALLY RAISES OVER $20,000 TO SEND TO BOTH THE COUNTY AND CITY OF SANTA BARBARA TO PAY FOR COMPOSTABLE DOG BAGS THAT ARE DISPENSED IN COUNTY/CITY DOG BAG DISPENSERS. WE COLLABORATE WITH COUNTY AND CITY PARK OFFICIALS TO INSTALL THE DISPENSERS, AND WE PRODUCE THE STICKERS THAT ARE ADVERTISING VEHICLES FOR SPONSORS. 537011 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 CA X HILLARY HAUSER 8059657570 1430 CHAPALA ST SANTA BARBARA CA 93101 JEAN-MICHEL COUSTEAU BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES VINICK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER HUDSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM WHITE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS DABNEY TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JONATHAN WYGANT SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HILLARY HAUSER PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 120000 0 36199 120000 0 36199 1 0 1 0 0 371857 500000 681952 13951 1553809 12135 12135 264299 258076 6223 6223 6223 0 371857 9735 -9735 -9735 5838 0 5838 5838 1568270 5838 0 8623 X 156199 72000 48199 36000 163962 95048 37355 31559 6286 3644 1432 1210 4557 2642 1038 877 28918 19222 4020 5676 98 98 18598 2289 15378 931 231878 186419 40303 5156 49753 21614 8930 19209 39592 14136 19592 5864 62885 42254 10237 10394 1474 439 1035 4103 2114 1989 DIRECT PROGRAM MATERIAL 51840 51840 PRINTING, POSTAGE, AND 20564 19965 80 519 DUES, FEES, SUBSCRIPTIO 6582 3287 3168 127 847289 537011 192756 117522 876353 586419 441509 162855 78105 500000 1093 28 8158 8158 5270 7119 32898 15284 3126 17614 823931 1413614 2106124 38020 42196 38020 42196 X 1375594 1563928 500000 1375594 2063928 1413614 2106124 X 720981 6733 -380 -39000 X 0 0 0 X 500079 1015157 755623 928053 1053809 4252721 83682 1024 1093 3776 5838 95413 583761 1016181 756716 931829 1059647 4348134 7000 10000 150000 150000 150000 467000 0 7000 10000 150000 150000 150000 467000 3881134 1692 1275 456 2122 12135 17680 1692 1275 456 2122 12135 17680 585453 1017456 757172 933951 1071782 4365814 0.88900 0.91330 0.00400 0.00160 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 10884 9290 1594 22014 5994 16020 17614 LPL 1529 823931 C 823931 ANNUAL EVENT 371857 371857 9735 371857 371857 9735 9735 -9735 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HILLARY HAUSER PRESIDENT 120000 0 0 0 0 0 30000 0 6199 0 156199 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE HEAL THE OCEAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS A DRAFT OF FORM 990 BEFORE FINALIZED FOR SUBMITTAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND CONFIDENTIALITY POLICY - IF THERE IS CONCERN ABOUT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR THE POSSIBILITY OF A CONFLICT, THE BOARD INVESTIGATES THE ISSUE AND TAKES APPROPRIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION, UP TO AND INCLUDING A REQUEST TO RESIGN OR DISMISSAL FROM THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALL AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS AND RESEARCHERS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 186,419. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 23,780. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,156. TOTAL EXPENSES 215,355. ADMIN FEES - 401(K): PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,695. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,695. OTHER CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 14,828. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 14,828. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: FRAUDULENT TRANSFER -39,000. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9, CHANGES IN NET ASSETS DURING 2023, A TOTAL OF $39,000 WAS FRAUDENTLY TRANSFERRED FROM THE ORGANIZATIONS INVESTMENT ACCOUNT TO AN OVERSEAS ACCOUNT IN CHINA. THE INVESTMENT COMPANY DID NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE CUSTOMER SERVICE TO THE ORGANIZATION TO RECOVER THE FUNDS, THEREFORE THE ORGANIZATION HAS CLOSED THE ACCOUNT AND TRANSFERRED THE REMAINING ASSETS INTO A NEW INVESTMENT ACCOUNT WITH A DIFFERENT COMPANY TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF FRAUD FROM OCCURRING AGAIN.