WESTERN FLYER FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
WESTERN FLYER FOUNDATION (EIN 47-4184235)
Tax period
2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed
2022-05-16
IRS object ID
202221369349308472
Schema version
2020v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-05-16T13:17:37-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN330850406PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1REDWITZ INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13 PARK PLAZA SUITE 1700AddressLine1Txt
CityIRVINECityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92614ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN474184235EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WESTERN FLYER FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWESTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9499036873PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12726 WALNUT AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CitySIGNAL HILLCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90755ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonANDREW GREGGPersonNm
Person TitleDIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone9499036873PhoneNum
Signature2022-05-05SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstANDREWPersonFirstNm
Person LastGREGGPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCRAIG W MURREL CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00969203PTIN
Phone9497531514PhoneNum
Preparation2022-05-05PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerANDREW GREGGPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12726 WALNUT AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CitySIGNAL HILLCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90755ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$702,741GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWESTERNFLYER.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2016FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionRESTORATION OF STEINBECK'S FISHING BOAT FOR USE IN OFFERING FREE AT SEA LEARNING OF MARINE ENVIROMENTS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body5VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent5VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee1TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,138,578PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,138,578PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$702,741CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$31,214CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses-$14,428PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$120,711CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses-$14,428PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$151,925CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,153,006PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$550,816CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$3,260,238TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,709,422NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,260,238NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionUSING THE WESTERN FLYER AS A RESEARCH AND LEARNING PLATFORM, ITS PROGRAMS WILL BLEND TOGETHER SCIENCE, ART, AND LITERATURE TO EXCITE AND GALVANIZE FUTURE GENERATIONS INSPIRED BY THE REMARKABLE STORY OF JOHN STEINBECK AND ED RICKETTS. THE FOUNDATION WILL OFFER FREE AT-SEA EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN, FROM ALASKA TO MEXICO.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$106,173ExpenseAmt
DescTHE FOUNDATION IS CURRENTLY IN "PHASE ONE" RESTORATION OF THE WESTERN FLYER TO APPEAR AS SHE DID IN 1940 WHILE UPGRADING HER TO EXCEED CURRENT US COAST GUARD SAFETY STANDARDS. OTHER UPGRADES WILL INCLUDE A "GREEN" ELECTRICAL PROPULSION SYSTEM AND STATE OF THE ART SCIENTIFIC AND LABRATORY TECHNOLOGY. A REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE (ROV) WILL BE ONBOARD TO OBSERVE MARINE ORGANISMS IN THEIR OCEAN HABITATS. THE FOUNDATION HAS INCURRED $1,177,339 OF RESTORATION COSTS. THESE COSTS HAVE NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN PROGRAM EXPENSES.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$106,173TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee1EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed0EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member5IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body0MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ANDREW GREGGBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9499036873PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12726 WALNUT AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CitySIGNAL HILLCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90755ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
GILLY WILLIAM
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREGG JOHN M
FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHILLINGLAW SUSAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEEFER THOMAS
DIRECTOR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
UMBERTO ENRIQUE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$702,741AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$702,741TotalContributionsAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$702,741TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,214TotalAmt
Management And General$31,214ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,287TotalAmt
Management And General$12,287ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$93,881TotalAmt
Program Services$93,881ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,270TotalAmt
Management And General$1,270ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT$12,292$12,292
BANK CHARGES AND FEES$671$671
TAXES$310$310

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$151,925TotalAmt
Program Services$106,173ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,752ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,483BOYAmt
EOY$26,049EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,397,770LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$163,581LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,670,939BOYAmt
EOY$3,234,189EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,709,422BOYAmt
EOY$3,260,238EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,709,422BOYAmt
EOY$3,260,238EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,709,422BOYAmt
EOY$3,260,238EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,709,422BOYAmt
EOY$3,260,238EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$550,816ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$65,300CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$204,978CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,752,103CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,138,578CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$702,741CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,863,700TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$65,300CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$204,978CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,752,103CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,138,578CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$702,741CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,863,700TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$3,863,700PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$3,863,700TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$4,606GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1701.00000PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1701.00000PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,380,370OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$153,427DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,226,943BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$17,400OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,154DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,246BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,234,189TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8ANA
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BNA
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BCOPIES OF THE FORM 990 ARE FORWARDED TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD FOR FINAL REVIEW UPON FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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