2023-09-22T13:55:11-07:00 2022-12-31 950858589 Hutchinson and Bloodgood LLP 579 Auto Center Drive Watsonville CA 95076 990 2022-01-01 942745941 SAVE OUR SHORES SAVE 8314625660 345 LAKE AVENUE A SANTA CRUZ CA 95062 ERICA DONNELLY-GREENAN Executive Dir. 2023-09-22 true ERICA DONNELLY-GREENAN 999009999 true KIMBRA SAID CPA P01596055 8317242441 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z 345 LAKE AVENUE A SANTA CRUZ CA 95062 570676 false X saveourshores.org X 1978 CA THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION IS TO STEWARD CLEAN SHORES, HEALTHY HABITATS, AND LIVING WATERS TO FOSTER A THRIVING MONTEREY BAY AND MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY. WE FOCUS ON THESE THREE AREAS BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THEY ARE THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS FOR A HEALTHY MARINE ECOSYSTEM. 12 12 7 3827 0 501331 449793 57111 117133 11 9 -1831 558453 565104 0 0 326223 367349 0 9191 181546 93421 507769 460770 50684 104334 310343 373961 35741 5103 274602 368858 THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION IS TO STEWARD CLEAN SHORES, HEALTHY HABITATS, AND LIVING WATERS TO FOSTER A THRIVING MONTEREY BAY AND MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY. WE FOCUS ON THESE THREE AREAS BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THEY ARE THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS FOR A HEALTHY MARINE ECOSYSTEM. false false 272786 117133 Save Our Shores engaged 10,873 individuals in its various outreach, education, and volunteer programs from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022. Additionally, Save Our Shores reached greater than 20,000 people through the implementation of targeted, topic-specific social media outreach campaigns.Public Outreach & Advocacy: Save Our Shores held or attended 42 public outreach events, reaching 3,214 individuals. These events included both in person and virtual events such as Pollution Prevention Outreach, Waves & Wildlife, Family Science Nights, Blue Innovation, Ocean Film Fest, Santa Cruz Pride, and more.Virtual Outreach Social Media Campaigns: Save Our Shores created and implemented one targeted social media campaign to provide outreach to the community on pollution and waste-reduction topics. The campaign, Storm Water Stewards, was to inform City of Santa Cruz residents about ways they can prevent storm water pollution runoff from their properties. This campaign included branded images and videos which were posted on Facebook and Instagram, reaching over 20,000 people on social media.Ocean/Marine Education: Save Our Shores reached 1,490 students and 257 adults through our education programs. Many students were engaged multiple times through our three-part lesson sequences, totaling 2,391 student engagements. With the full return of in-person learning in 2022, SOS provided 57 educational presentations to 60 classes and 42 educational field trips to 59 classes. Save Our Shores worked with youth in 15 schools from 8 school districts throughout the Central Coast region. Save Our Shores also engaged with 8 high school students that participated as SOS Youth Advisory Board Members to assist in development of a new afterschool program, Junior Sanctuary Stewards.Beach, River, and Inland Cleanups: Save Our Shores engaged volunteers in cleanup activities throughout Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, including the return of Annual Coastal Cleanup Day in September. In total, the organization held 278 cleanups along beaches, rivers, and inland areas. 5,003 volunteers gave their time in cleanups. Altogether, these individuals logged over 11,445 volunteer-hours throughout the year at cleanup events and removed over 14,261 pounds of debris from the environment. 272786 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 7 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 12 12 false false false false false false false false false false false true true false true true true false false false CA X ERICA DONNELLY-GREENAN 8314625660 345 LAKE AVENUE A SANTA CRUZ CA 95062 ERICA DONNELLY-GREENAN Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 111538 0 0 MICHAEL JONES Chairman 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 TRISTAN KAAS Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CATHLEEN ECKHARDT Co-Chairman 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY CURTISS Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 NANCY CONNELLY Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LEANN COPRIVIZA Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DR JUSTIN CUMMINGS Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALEJANDRO GARCIA Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DR CHARLES LESTER Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DR FARIS SABBAH Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JANE SILBERSTEIN Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID TERRAZAS Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 111538 1 false false false 0 449793 449793 PROGRAM CONTRACTS 611710 117133 117133 117133 9 9 0 0 0 0 3418 5572 -2154 -2154 0 0 OTHER INCOME 323 323 323 565104 117456 -2145 0 0 0 0 111538 27885 83653 0 203147 144384 58763 0 27148 14862 12286 25516 13968 11548 0 0 11861 11861 0 0 0 875 875 4091 4091 8500 8500 0 0 23102 18482 2310 2310 0 0 0 0 0 283 283 6534 6534 PROGRAM EXPENSES 22439 22439 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 8556 3423 5133 TELEPHONE/IT 4640 3712 464 464 PERMITS & LICENSES 1115 893 111 111 1425 252 1173 460770 272786 178793 9191 199462 291578 9055 9064 0 6030 7774 0 0 0 6551 5328 150 150 53964 53894 353 70 0 0 0 0 88742 59997 310343 373961 22730 473 13011 4630 35741 5103 X 274602 358086 10772 274602 368858 310343 373961 104334 -10078 X true X false false false X 552422 436928 371488 501331 449793 2311962 0 0 552422 436928 371488 501331 449793 2311962 0 2311962 4 4 6 11 9 34 0 22850 15079 37929 2349925 0.98380 0.95310 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 17761 17691 70 36203 36203 70 BENEFICIAL INT. IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHER 58802 CHARITABLE REMAINDER DEPOSITS 1195 59997 ACCRUED PAYROLL LIABILITIES 4630 4630 X Part X : FIN48 Footnote MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THEY TOOK NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS ISSUED BY THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Save Our Shores Certified Public Accountant (CPA) prepares the organizations 990 based on required financial data submitted to her by the Finance Manager. Upon the CPAs completion of a draft 990, the Executive Director conducts the initial review and then provides a copy to the Board Treasurer who reviews it both individually and with the Finance Committee. The Treasurer may call a meeting of the Finance Committee with the express purpose of reviewing the 990 collectively, or may ask members of the Finance Committee to submit individual written comments. If, during this review process, questions or issues are raised regarding information in the 990, the Executive Director and Finance Manager reviews the backup data with the Treasurer or the full Finance Committee as appropriate. If it is determined that changes to the 990 are required, those changes are reviewed and discussed with the organizations CPA who will make revisions that the Executive Director, the Treasurer and the CAP agree should be made prior to finalization and submission of the 990. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Save Our Shores has a conflict of interest policy. Implementation of the policy is by Board review. If a potential conflict of interest is raised, the Executive Committee reviews the facts and circumstances of the situation and determines if a Director should recuse him/herself from specific governance issues and/or decision making processes. Conflicts of interest at the staff level are reviewed by the Executive Director, who may seek guidance from the Executive Committee and is responsible for making a final determination of appropriate action. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Save Our Shores stores all of its financial statements, policies and documents on a secure server. They are not published on our website, but information regarding how to request access to those documents is provided there. As a non-profit that respects and complies with best practices in transparency, we readily share any of these documents with the requesting party(ies).