2023-02-13T12:01:46-06:00 2022-03-31 953680171 MCGOWAN GUNTERMANN 200 E CARRILLO STREET SUITE 300 SANTA BARBARA CA 931017141 990 2021-04-01 770061994 ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE CENTER ENVI 8059631622 906 GARDEN STREET SANTA BARBARA CA 93101 DIANE WONDOLOWSKI TREASURER 8059631622 2023-02-10 1 DIANE WONDOLOWSKI 999009999 CHRISLEY N REED CPA P00025230 8059629175 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2023-03-07 01:45:13Z LINDA KROP 906 GARDEN STREET SANTA BARBARA CA 93101 3273438 0 X WWW.ENVIRONMENTALDEFENSECENTER.ORG X 1977 CA SINCE 1977 WE HAVE EMPOWERED COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. OUR PROGRAM AREAS INCLUDE CLIMATE AND ENERGY, OPEN SPACE AND WILDLIFE, CLEAN WATER AND SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL. WE PRIMARILY WORK WITHIN SANTA BARBARA, VENTURA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES. EDC IS ORGANIZED AS A SEC. 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT CORPORATION, AND PROVIDES LEGAL COUNSEL TO OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. WE REMAIN THE ONLY SUCH PUBLIC INTEREST ENVIRONMENTAL LAW FIRM BETWEEN LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO, AND THRIVE ON THE SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM WITHIN OUR REGION AND BEYOND. 14 14 12 17 0 0 1651760 1603300 160506 127090 57815 357188 164538 163740 2034619 2251318 0 0 0 0 1181445 1304737 0 0 151184 294923 323791 1476368 1628528 558251 622790 6098988 6540400 96470 106468 6002518 6433932 X THE ORGANIZATION PROTECTS AND ENHANCES THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND LEGAL ACTION. 0 0 316793 31773 SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL (ISSUES REGARDING OCEAN WATER QUALITY, CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY (CINMS) AND PARK, MARINE PROTECTED AREAS, MARINE WILDLIFE PROTECTION)EDC REPRESENTED THE CONSERVATION COMMUNITY ON THE CINMS ADVISORY COUNCIL, CHAIRED THE COUNCIL, AND CHAIRED THE COUNCIL'S CONSERVATION WORKING GROUP; SUPPORTED EFFORTS IN SUPPORT OF THE NOMINATION OF THE CHUMASH HERITAGE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY; CO-CHAIRED THE CENTRAL COAST MARINE PROTECTED AREA (MPA) COLLABORATIVE AND HELPED ENSURE ADEQUATE RESEARCH, IMPLEMENTATION, AND ENFORCEMENT OF MPAS; CONTINUED TO WORK ON MEASURES TO PROTECT WHALES FROM SHIP STRIKES, INCLUDING WORKING ON THE COAST GUARD PORT ACCESS ROUTE STUDY, INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION'S CONSIDERATION OF OUR PROPOSAL TO APPROVE SPATIAL MEASURES TO AVOID COLLISIONS, AND SEEKING FUNDING AND OTHER OPTIONS IN SUPPORT OF VESSEL SPEED REDUCTION; PROVIDED COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE CINMS MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE; HELPED COORDINATE A STATE-WIDE COALITION OF NGOS DEDICATED TO ENSURING PROPER PLANNING, SITING, AND DESIGN OF OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS, AND ADVOCATED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS DURING AGENCY REVIEW PROCESSES REGARDING PROPOSED WIND DEVELOPMENT OFFSHORE MORRO BAY; CONDUCTED RESEARCH AND MONITORED PROPOSALS AND PLANS REGARDING OPEN OCEAN AQUACULTURE; RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT NEARSHORE WIND ENERGY PROJECTS THAT WOULD THREATEN MPAS AND AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ECOLOGICAL HOTSPOT. 253434 25418 OPEN SPACE AND WILDLIFE (ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES, HABITATS, WATERSHEDS, AGRICULTURAL AND OPEN SPACE LANDS)EDC CONTINUED TO LITIGATE IN DEFENSE OF THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA'S DENIAL OF AN AGRICULTURAL SUBDIVISION PROJECT IN THE SANTA YNEZ VALLEY; CONTINUED ADVOCACY BEFORE THE STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD IN RESPONSE TO PROPOSAL TO DRILL NEW WELLS IN THE SANTA YNEZ RIVER WATERSHED; OPPOSED THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE'S AND OIL INDUSTRY'S PROPOSAL TO STREAMLINE PERMITS FOR OIL AND GAS PROJECTS THAT MAY HARM THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES AND THEIR CRITICAL HABITAT; CONTINUED OUR ADVOCACY TO PROTECT NAPLES ON THE GAVIOTA COAST, INCLUDING FILING AN APPEAL TO CHALLENGE THE DEVELOPER'S ASSERTED COMPLIANCE WITH A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT; LED A COALITION OF GROUPS WHO WORK ON WATERSHED GROUPS AND CONVENED MONTHLY MEETINGS TO SHARE INFORMATION AND SUPPORT REQUESTS FOR PROTECTION EFFORTS; CONVENED LOCAL CREEK CLEAN-UPS AND SURVEYS, AND REPORTED VIOLATIONS TO APPROPRIATE AGENCIES; PURSUED LITIGATION TO RESTORE FLOWS FOR STEELHEAD IN THE SANTA MARIA RIVER; WORKED WITH OUR CLIENT, FARMERS, AND RANCHERS TO OPPOSE A PROPOSAL TO ANNEX IMPORTANT PRIME AG LAND FOR THE PURPOSES OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; CONTINUED TO REPRESENT OUR CLIENT IN EFFORTS TO PRESERVE MORE MESA; ADVOCATED FOR RESTORATION NECESSITATED BY ILLEGAL DISKING OF BLUFFTOP WETLANDS AND NATIVE GRASSLAND HABITAT; ADVOCATED FOR PROTECTION OF CREEK SETBACK AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE HABITAT THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED BY PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT; PREPARED REPORTS WITH RECOMMENDATIONS TO PROTECT CREEKS FROM WILDFIRES AND TO RESTORE CERTAIN WATERSHEDS. 506868 50836 CLIMATE AND ENERGY (OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT, RENEWABLE ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE)EDC REPRESENTED CLIENTS IN A FEDERAL APPELLATE CASE REGARDING OFFSHORE FRACKING AND ACIDIZING; CONVINCED THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA TO DENY EXXONMOBIL'S APPLICATION TO RESTART OFFSHORE PLATFORMS AND TRUCK ITS OIL FROM THE COUNTY TO REFINERIES; OPPOSED EFFORTS TO RESUME OR EXPAND ONSHORE OIL DEVELOPMENT BY CHALLENGING A PROPOSED AQUIFER EXEMPTION AND GENERAL CONSERVATION PLAN, AND MONITORING OIL TRUCKING PROPOSALS; CONTINUED TO MONITOR AND RESPOND TO A PROPOSAL TO CONSTRUCT A NEW PIPELINE TO REPLACE THE ONE THAT LEAKED IN 2015; PARTICIPATED IN COALITIONS TO SUPPORT APPROPRIATELY PLANNED AND SITED OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS; CONDUCTED RESEARCH AND PREPARED EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING PLATFORM DECOMMISSIONING, AND COMMENTED ON SCOPE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW; ADVISED CLIENT REGARDING OIL SPILL RESPONSE AND RESTORATION PLANNING. 190075 19063 CLEAN WATER (ELIMINATE OR REDUCE POLLUTED DISCHARGES, PROTECT OCEAN AND FRESH WATER QUALITY)EDC PURSUED LITIGATION TO PREVENT POLLUTED DISCHARGES FROM MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLAN IN THE SANTA YNEZ RIVER WATERSHED; WORKED TO ENSURE ADEQUATE REPORTING OF DISCHARGES FROM OIL FIELD OPERATIONS. 190075 19063 1267170 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X ACCOUNTING MANAGER 8059631622 906 GARDEN STREET SANTA BARBARA CA 93101 DAVE DAVIS VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL EMMETT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JUDY PIRKOWITSCH PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD FRANCIS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DIANE WONDOLOWSKI TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JIM SALZMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROB TADLOCK AT LARGE 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID ANDREASEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 VIJAYA JAMMALAMADAKA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LEANNE SCHLINGER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LEE HELLER SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SABRINA VENSKUS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA MCGINNIS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 GERARDO AYALA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREN TRUJILLO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 OWEN BAILEY EXEC DIRECTOR 40.00 X 122549 0 42433 LINDA KROP CHIEF COUNSEL 40.00 X 171140 0 27705 293689 0 70138 2 0 1 0 0 41726 1561574 80798 1603300 LEGAL SERVICES 541100 127090 127090 127090 76200 76200 1204238 923250 280988 280988 280988 262610 41726 98870 163740 163740 2251318 127090 0 520928 178497 17850 89248 71399 826206 763306 41558 21342 227097 211050 12490 3557 72937 59006 8242 5689 62844 50276 6284 6284 28884 28884 37093 29675 3709 3709 5923 5923 20049 16039 2005 2005 30922 24738 3092 3092 1288 1154 67 67 20485 16387 2049 2049 15696 6101 8832 763 CONTRACTED SERVICES 27968 27968 DUES & PUBLICATIONS 18029 14423 1803 1803 FELLOWSHIPS/STIPENDS 14066 14066 FUNDRAISING 13336 13336 27208 15131 1911 10166 1628528 1267170 210174 151184 375957 25337 1158412 1372613 45322 35592 8485 8485 882672 428423 470961 454249 4039851 4644124 6098988 6540400 87056 91463 9414 15005 96470 106468 X 4681199 5068831 1321319 1365101 6002518 6433932 6098988 6540400 622790 -191376 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1228312 1997478 1651760 1361026 1603300 7841876 1228312 1997478 1651760 1361026 1603300 7841876 1725817 6116059 30153 62361 77541 67162 76200 313417 8155293 945498 0.74990 0.75360 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2656 2656 1264514 1267170 201717 50429 0 0 176935 188307 191124 201717 758083 1137125 8199 3146 5565 2656 19566 44234 47077 47781 50429 189521 284282 0 4082466 469000 135273 4686739 3067735 101486 962017 48772 4082466 2903445 266314 -43142 58882 3067735 1801234 1043041 99968 40798 2903445 1631032 18133 183244 31175 1801234 0.71000 0.21000 0.08000 0 0 338242 338242 484646 378076 106570 47275 37838 9437 12509 12509 0 454249 X 2031058 -191376 142186 -142186 -191376 2222434 28884 28884 2251318 1599644 0 1599644 28884 28884 1628528 PART V, LINE 4: ENDOWMENT FUNDS TO BE INVESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INVESTMENT POLICY OF THE CORPORATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING CONSISTENT INCOME TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS OF THE ORGANIZATION, AS DETERMINED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD. PART X, LINE 2: THE CENTER IS EXEMPT FROM TAXES ON INCOME UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE 23701(D), THEREFORE NO AMOUNTS FOR INCOME TAXES ARE REFLECTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE CENTER IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION FOR INCOME TAX PURPOSES. THE CENTER IS NOT AWARE OF ANY TRANSACTIONS THAT WOULD AFFECT ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THE CENTER EVALUATES UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, WHEREBY THE EFFECT OF THE UNCERTAINTY WOULD BE RECORDED IF THE OUTCOME WAS CONSIDERED PROBABLE AND REASONABLY ESTIMABLE. AS OF MARCH 31,2022, THE CENTER HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING ACCRUAL. THE CENTER FILES TAX RETURNS IN CALIFORNIA AND U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTIONS. THE CENTER IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2018 AND 2017, RESPECTIVELY. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COSTS OF DIRECT BENEFITS TO DONORS -142,186. AUCTION 304336 41726 262610 13623 13318 71929 304336 41726 262610 13623 13318 71929 98870 163740 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LINDA KROP CHIEF COUNSEL 171140 0 0 0 0 0 4988 0 22717 0 198845 0 0 0 OWEN BAILEY EXEC DIRECTOR 122549 0 0 0 0 0 4253 0 38180 0 164982 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE BOARD REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF COUNSEL COMPENSATION ANNUALLY. X 6 39072 MARKET VALUE X AUCTION ITEMS 62 41726 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ONCE THERE IS A FINAL DRAFT SENT FOR REVIEW TO EDC, THE ACCOUNTING MANAGER (AM), EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ED) AND TREASURER ALL REVIEW IT. A DRAFT IS THEN CIRCULATED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PROVIDES FINAL COPY OF THE FORM 990 TO BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE FILING WITH IRS AND SIGNS THE 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EDC HAS WEEKLY STAFF MEETINGS ATTENDED BY ALL EMPLOYEES. WE DISCUSS ANY AND ALL NEW CASES, CASE ACTIVITY, AND ISSUES OF POTENTIAL CONCERN. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE RAISED AND DISCUSSED IN THESE MEETINGS. THE BOARD ALSO MONITORS DIRECTORS' COMPLIANCE TO THE CORPORATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ANNUALLY EVALUATING DIRECTOR'S DISCLOSURES OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 ANNUALLY, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WITH INPUT FROM THE BOARD, REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ED)AND CHIEF COUNSEL'S (CC) PERFORMANCE. BASED UPON THE REVIEW, SALARY SURVEYS AND THE BUDGET, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS A COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE ED AND CC TO THE BOARD THAT INCLUDES SALARY (AND BONUS, IF ANY). OTHER PARTS OF THE ED AND CC'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE SUCH AS PENSION AND HEALTH INSURANCE ARE THE SAME AS IS PROVIDED TO OTHER STAFF. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THESE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT GENERALLY AVAILABLE. A FINANCIAL SUMMARY IS PUBLISHED ON OUR WEBSITE. OTHERWISE, THE 990 IS PUBLICALLY AVAILABLE. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C: THERE WAS NO CHANGE.