2022-07-18T09:52:45-07:00 2021-12-31 950858589 Hutchinson and Bloodgood LLP 579 Auto Center Drive Watsonville CA 95076 990 2021-01-01 942745941 SAVE OUR SHORES SAVE 8314625660 345 LAKE AVENUE A SANTA CRUZ CA 95062 ERICA DONNELLY-GREENAN Executive Dir. 2022-07-18 true ERICA DONNELLY-GREENAN 999009999 KIMBRA SAID CPA P01596055 8317242441 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z 345 LAKE AVENUE A SANTA CRUZ CA 95062 558453 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 371488 501331 74294 57111 6 11 0 445788 558453 0 0 325456 326223 0 56381 130810 181546 456266 507769 -10478 50684 231264 310343 16576 35741 214688 274602 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 270123 57111 Save Our Shores engaged 6,968 individuals in its various outreach, education, and volunteer programs from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021. Additionally, Save Our Shores reached 55,372 people through the implementation of targeted, topic-specific social media outreach campaigns.Public Outreach & Advocacy: Save Our Shores held or attended 31 public outreach events, reaching 1,456 individuals. These events included both in person and virtual events such as Speaker Series, Pollution Prevention Outreach, Waves & Wildlife, California Ocean & Climate Justice Summit, Trivia Nights, and more.Virtual Outreach Social Media Campaigns: Save Our Shores created and implemented two targeted social media campaigns to provide outreach to the community on waste-reduction topics. The first campaign was for the Memorial Day holiday, reminding beach visitors of responsible recreation practices such as packing your trash to reduce litter. The second was an updated Storm Water Stewards campaign to inform City of Santa Cruz residents about ways they can prevent storm water pollution runoff from their properties. These campaigns included branded images and videos which were posted on Facebook and Instagram, reaching 55,372 people, and gaining 2,684 engagements on Facebook and Instagram.Ocean/Marine Education: Save Our Shores reached 973 students and 110 adults through our education programs. Many students were engaged multiple times through our three-part lesson sequences, and some were engaged in five lessons through the delivery of our five-part Watershed Wonders Program. Save Our Shores converted a significant portion of its educational curriculum into a new format to accommodate distance learning practices and reach students virtually at home. With the return of in person learning in the summer we quickly pivoted back to facilitate our programs in person. SOS provided 53 educational presentations to 61 classes and 11 educational field trips with 15 classes, including two virtual field trips. Save Our Shores worked with youth in 16 schools from 3 school districts throughout the Central Coast region.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 310 cleanups along beaches, rivers, and inland areas. 3,775 volunteers, including 1,495 youth, volunteered their time in cleanups. Altogether, these individuals logged over 10,000 volunteer-hours throughout the year at cleanup events and removed over 9,400 pounds of debris from the environment. 270123 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 9 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 KATHERINE O'DEA Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 86688 0 0 ERICA DONNELLY-GREENAN Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 28846 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 TYLER FOX Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LEANN COPRIVIZA Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 FARIS SABBAH Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES LESTER Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CATHLEEN ECKHARDT VICE CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 NANCY CONNELLY Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARY CURTISS Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JUSTIN CUMMINGS Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALEJANDRO GARCIA Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JANE SILBERSTEIN Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 115534 0 false false false 0 67331 434000 501331 PROGRAM CONTRACTS 611710 57111 57111 57111 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 558453 57111 11 0 0 0 0 115534 115534 0 175926 134742 41184 0 14232 6579 7653 20531 9491 11040 0 0 8859 8859 0 0 0 965 965 3348 3348 1562 1562 0 0 20502 16402 2050 2050 0 0 0 0 0 524 524 5763 5763 PROGRAM EXPENSES 74559 74559 CONSULTANTS 47109 47109 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 9229 3692 5537 TELEPHONE/IT 6071 4857 607 607 3055 1831 146 1078 507769 270123 181265 56381 125328 199462 4967 9055 0 8992 6030 0 0 0 8178 6551 150 150 53964 53611 877 353 0 0 0 0 82772 88742 231264 310343 354 22730 1474 14748 13011 16576 35741 X 192670 274602 22018 214688 274602 231264 310343 50684 9230 X true X false false false X 255785 552422 436928 371488 501331 2117954 0 0 255785 552422 436928 371488 501331 2117954 0 2117954 9 4 4 6 11 34 0 66271 22850 15079 104200 2222188 0.95310 0.94530 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 17761 17408 353 36203 36203 353 BENEFICIAL INT. IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHER 72157 CHARITABLE REMAINDER 15390 DEPOSITS 1195 88742 ACCRUED PAYROLL LIABILITIES 13011 13011 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, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process 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, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts 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, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available 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).