VENICE CANALS ASSOCIATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2023
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- Organization
- VENICE CANALS ASSOCIATION (EIN 95-3762205)
- Tax period
- 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
- Filed
- 2024-11-16
- IRS object ID
- 202433219349200118
- Schema version
- 2023v5.1
- 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 ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2024-11-16T06:42:34-05:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2023-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2023-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 953762205 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | VENICE CANALS ASSOCIATION | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| In Care Of | % Renee Kaplan | InCareOfNm |
| Business Name Control | VENI | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Foreign Phone | 3105578809 | ForeignPhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO BOX 893 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | VENICE | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 902940893 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Mark Galanty | PersonNm |
| Person Title | President | PersonTitleTxt |
| Signature | 2024-11-16 | SignatureDt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2023 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Website Address | www.venicecanalsassociation.com | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $86,871 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $86,871 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $0 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Membership Dues | $0 | MembershipDuesAmt |
| Investment Income | $0 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Sale Of Assets Gross | $0 | SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets | $0 | GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt |
| Gaming Gross Income | $0 | GamingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $0 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | $0 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $0 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $0 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $86,871 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | $0 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt |
| Benefits Paid To Or For Members | $0 | BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $0 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $0 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $0 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $2,298 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $80,771 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $83,069 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $3,802 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $37,422 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $41,224 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $37,422 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $41,224 | EOYAmt |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $37,422 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $41,224 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $37,422 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $41,224 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | The organizations primary exempt purpose is to protect preserve and enhance the historic Venice Canals located in Venice California. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
|---|---|---|
| The Venice Canals is listed on the National and the City of L.A. Registry of Historical Places and is designated as a wildlife preserve supporting some of the last remaining pockets of coastal wetland habitat in Los Angeles. It is recognized as a unique coastal cultural historic and scenic resource of Southern California.In keeping with its exempt purpose the VCAs largest program expenditure in 2023 was related to halting a massive mixed-use 140 unit project that developers are attempting to develop with no environmental review in a designated tsunami zone and FEMA Special Flood Hazard Zone a block off the beach on Grant Canal which would put our residents visitors and environmentally sensitive habitat of the Historic Venice Canals at risk. Expenditures went toward providing funds to Coalition for Safe Coastal Development a 501c4 organization who is spearheading lawsuits to halt the project and force an environment review. | $0 | $56,600 |
| One of the VCAs roles to protect preserve and enhance the historic and environmental sensitive Venice Canals is environmental improvement beautification and maintenance alon g the public area. This includes but is not limited to Venice Canals gateway entrance landscaping environmentally appropriate plants along the historic Dell Avenue Bridges purchasing and replacing the Saltbush protective hedge along the Canals maintenance of Venice CanalsVenice Beach Public Beach Access Coastal Trail maintenance of the historic bridges Mutt Mitt Dog Waste Stations and security for the Coastal Trail and the Childrens Duck Park in the Canals. | $0 | $16,788 |
| In addition to matters specific to the Venice Canals the VCA represents its members and keeps them informed concerning important issues and developments happening in the surr ounding community as well as safety and security matters. The VCA also strives to build and foster community spirit and promote an appreciation of the historic Canals and its environmentally sensitive habitat areas by organizing and hosting various annual Canal events which are open to the public. Events held in 2022 consisted of row-in movie nights on the Canals music parades around the Canals a Halloween party for children at the duck park located in the Canals and a holiday boat parade. | $0 | $3,235 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $76,623 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (11 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Galanty | ||||
| President and Director | 7.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Renee Kaplan | ||||
| Vice President and Director | 7.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarah Armstrong | ||||
| Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Otterstrom | ||||
| Director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| John Schacht | ||||
| Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Linda Shusett | ||||
| Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Ramon Goni | ||||
| Director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dominique Hirschkron | ||||
| Director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Monnie Fanning | ||||
| Director and Treasurer | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Rita Silverman | ||||
| Director and Secretary | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Destry Steffenson | ||||
| Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend | $0 | DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | CA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Renee Kaplan | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 229 Carroll Canal | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Venice | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 90291 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 3104871949 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
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 | $21,211 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $14,747 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $109,031 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $56,347 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $86,871 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $288,207 | TotalAmt |
Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $21,211 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $14,747 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $109,031 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $56,347 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $86,871 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $288,207 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total170 | $288,207 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $288,207 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 1 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Public Support PY170 | 0.9556 | 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 O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Part I, line 8 | | Other Revenues:, Amount:| None, $0| |
| Part I, line 10 | | Grants And Similar Amounts Paid:, Amount:| None, $0| |
| Part I, line 16 | | Other Expenses:, Amount:| Environmental Fund Expenses including landscaping and maintenance of Venice Canals planting of saltwater bushes maintenance crew and gardener, $12971| Donation to Venice Canals Foundation 501c3 organization responsible for maintenance of Venice Canals Coastal Access Pathway for public, $2500| Security, $150| Mutt Mitt Dog Waste Station to keep Venice Canals clean, $1168| July 4th Community Event, $1316| Monthly Board Meetings Food, $678| Holiday Boat Parade Community Event, $975| Halloween Community Event for Children, $110| Outdoor Movie Night Event for Community, $426| Boat Pump for pumping out water from boats to keep Canals mosquito free, $261| Government Fees for annual mandatory filings, $40| D&O Insurance, $1079| Storage Unit Rental for supplies and equipment, $2332| Zoom fees for meetings, $165| Contribution to Coalition for Safe Coastal Development 501c4 organization for protection of environmentally sensitive and historic Venice Canals and Grand Canals, $56600| |
| Part II, line 24 | | Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| , $, $| |
| Part II, line 26 | | Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| , $, $| |
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