HEAL THE OCEAN: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
HEAL THE OCEAN (EIN 77-0565183)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-05-31
IRS object ID
202231519349301353
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Activity Or MissionHEAL THE OCEAN FOCUSES ON WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS (WWTPS) AND SEPTIC SYSTEMS FOR WHICH WE HIRE CONSULTANTS TO ACCESS STATE GRANT FUNDS TO HELP WWTPS UPGRADE TO RECYCLED WATER PRODUCTION TO LIMIT OCEAN DUMPING, AS WELL AS HELP WHOLE COMMUNITIES ABANDON SEPTIC SYSTEMS IN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionHEAL THE OCEAN FOCUSES ON WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE - SEWERS AND SEPTIC SYSTEMS FOR WHICH WE HIRE CONSULTANTS TO ACCESS STATE GRANT FUNDS TO HELP WWTPS UPGRADE TO RECYCLED WATER PRODUCTION INSTEAD OF OCEAN DUMPING, AS WELL AS HELP WHOLE COMMUNITIES ABANDON SEPTIC SYSTEMS IN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS.MissionDesc
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DescHEAL THE OCEAN HIRES ENGINEERS, EXPERTS, RESEARCHERS AND SCIENTISTS, LAWYERS, GIS MAPPERS AND UNIVERSITY LABORATORIES TO PRODUCE REPORTS AND TO GIVE US TEST RESULTS AS WELL AS BLUEPRINTS FOR UPGRADE OF WWTPS, REMOVAL OF SEPTIC SYSTEMS IN UNSUITABLE PLACES, CLEANUP OF GROUNDWATER AND CONTAMINATED SOILS, AND MORE. WE HAVE FACILITATED STATE GRANTS FOR WASTEWATER FACILITIES TO UPGRADE TO RECYCLED WATER. WE PERFORM COST FEASIBILITY STUDIES FOR A NUMBER OF INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGES THAT CAN BE MADE TO BENEFIT CLEAN WATER, AND THE OCEAN. WE HAVE CONDUCTED DNA TESTS IN WATERSHEDS AND ARE NOW WORKING WITH GIS MAPPERS TO DELINEATE AREAS OF THE CALIFORNIA COAST THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY SEA LEVEL RISE CAUSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE - AND WORK WITH REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARDS THROUGHOUT THE COASTAL REGIONS OF THE STATE TO PREPARE FOR CLEANUP WORK BEFORE THE OCEAN RISESOUR APPROACH TO SOLVING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IS UNIQUE IN THAT WE WORK WITH (NOT AGAINST) COUNTIES, CITIES, AGENCIES, WASTEWATER AND WATER DISTRICTS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH MORE SOPHISTICATED TECHNOLOGY TO SOLVE WATER POLLUTION PROBLEMS. WE ACCESS GRANT FUNDS TO HELP PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE OCEAN WATER QUALITY AND TO PROTECT PRECIOUS GROUNDWATER RESOURCES. WE CONTINUE TO HELP HOMEOWNERS TO CONVERT FROM SEPTIC SYSTEMS TO PUBLIC WASTEWATER SYSTEMS. WE CONTINUE TO SERVE ON THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INTEGRATED REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT (IRWM) STEERING COMMITTEE, WHICH WE HAVE BEEN DOING SINCE 2010, AND IN THIS CAPACITY HAVE SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR PROJECTS THAT LEAD TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT UPGRADE AS WELL AS GROUNDWATER PROTECTION.I. SEPTIC SYSTEMS:1) SEPTIC SYSTEM POLLUTION OF GROUNDWATER. BUILDING ON OUR SUCCESS WITH THE RINCON (SOUTH COAST BEACH COMMUNITIES SEPTIC TO SEWER) PROJECT, HEAL THE OCEAN CONTINUES TO WORK ON COASTAL AREAS STILL ON SEPTIC SYSTEMS - PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IN THE TIMES WE ARE NOW IN WITH SEA LEVEL RISE CAUSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE. 2) AB885 UPDATE. UNDER AB885 (JACKSON) THE TMDL (TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD) LIST AMENDMENTS ARE TO BE UPDATED EVERY FIVE YEARS TO LIST AREAS THAT REQUIRE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AS OUTLINED IN THE REGULATIONS UNDER AB 885. HEAL THE OCEAN IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD (SWRCB) TO UPDATE THIS LIST ("ATTACHMENT 2"), TO INCLUDE SEPTIC SYSTEM AREAS THAT NOW NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.3) BEACH CLUB ROAD SEPTIC-TO-SEWER. BEACH CLUB ROAD IS AN ENCLAVE OF 28 HOMES WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SOUTH COAST BEACH COMMUNITIES SEPTIC-TO-SEWER PROJECT, LOCATED ON THE OCEAN AND IN A CREEK AREA WITH HIGH GROUNDWATER. THOSE HOMEOWNERS PULLED BACK FROM THE BIGGER PROJECT WITH LEGAL FIGHTS BROKE OUT, BUT WERE STILL INCLUDED IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS, AND AS SUCH, ARE STILL COVERED BY CEQA IF THEY WERE TO HOOK UP TO THE PUBLIC SEWER SYSTEM. HEAL THE OCEAN CONTINUES COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY REGARDING CONVERSION FROM SEPTIC TO SEWER. HEAL THE OCEAN HAS DEVELOPED AN OUTREACH PLAN TO COMMUNICATE THE HOMEOWNERS AND WORKING TO SET UP INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS WITH THE CARPENTARIA SANITARY DISTRICT.4) SANTA YNEZ HORIZON/STADIUM SEPTIC-TO-SEWER PROJECT. IN 2017 HEAL THE OCEAN HIRED DUDEK ENVIRONMENTAL TO SUBMIT A PROJECT PROPOSAL TO THE STATE FOR A LOW-INTERESTING REVOLVING LOAN TO HELP PAY FOR A $6 MILLION SEPTIC-TO-SEWER PROJECT FOR 450+ HOMES OVERLYING A GROUNDWATER BASIN USED FOR DRINKING WATER. MANY HOMEOWNERS IN HORIZON AREA ARE CONNECTING TO PUBLIC SEWER SYSTEM.5) LOS OLIVOS. THIS AREA THAT OVERLIES THE SANTA YNEZ GROUNDWATER BASIN IS HEAVILY POPULATED WITH HOTELS, WINERIES, RESTAURANTS AND PUBLIC FACILITIES, AND IS ON SEPTIC SYSTEMS. IT HAS BEEN CITED AS A "PROBLEM AREA" BY THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. IN 2017, LOS OLIVOS CREATED ITS OWN COMMUNITY SERVICE DISTRICT (CSD) TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM, THEREBY SKIRTING THE OFFER OF SANTA YNEZ COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT TO HOOK THEM UP TO A POCKET RECYCLED WATER WWTP, STATING THEY WOULD DO THIS THEMSELVES. HEAL THE OCEAN IS IN NOW WORKING WITH THE LOCSD TO SUPPORT ITS EFFORTS TO CONVERT FROM SEPTIC TO SEWER IN THE AREA.II. UPGRADING WASTEWATER TO RECYCLED WATER:HEAL THE OCEAN CONTINUES TO EDUCATE, RESEARCH, ADVOCATE FOR, AND FACILITATE THE ADVANCEMENT OF TURNING WASTE(D) WATER INTO RECYCLED WATER. WHEN PROPOSITION 1 FUNDING BECAME AVAILABLE FOR FACILITIES PLANNING GRANTS TO CONVERT WWTPS TO RECYCLED WATER PLANTS, WE APPROACHED NUMBER OF WATER/WASTEWATER DISTRICTS TO PARTICIPATE, AND SUCCEEDED IN GETTING $150,000 PLANNING GRANTS. WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THOSE DISTRICTS TODAY.III. GROUNDWATER.A) GROUNDWATER CHARACTERIZATION PROJECT: IN 2017 HEAL THE OCEAN FORMED A TEAM PROJECT WITH THE REGIONAL BOARD ON A GROUNDWATER CHARACTERIZATION PROJECT THAT IDENTIFIED GROUNDWATER QUALITY DATA IN THE SANTA YNEZ GROUNDWATER BASIN. THIS REPORT WAS RELEASED BY THE REGIONAL BOARD IN 2019, AND HEAL THE OCEAN CONTINUES OUR CAMPAIGN TO GET LOS OLIVOS OFF SEPTIC SYSTEMS WITH THIS REPORT AS AN IMPORTANT EVIDENTIARY TOOL. B) CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER CLEANUP - CITY OF SANTA BARBARA. AS A RESULT OF OUR WORK TO ORGANIZE CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER DATA INTO THE STATE WATER BOARD GEOTRACKER SITE (A 3-YEAR PROJECT), THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SITE MITIGATION UNIT (SMU) AND REGIONAL BOARD CONTINUES TO REGULATE THE CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER AREAS BENEATH THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA, AND REPORTS TO HTO. WE ARE NOTIFIED BY THE SANTA BARBARA CITY AND COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSIONS WHEN A DEVELOPMENT IS PROPOSED FOR SOME OF THESE AREAS, SO THAT WE CAN PRESS FOR CLEANUP BEFORE ANY BUILDING IS PLANNED. C) SEA LEVEL RISE. HEAL THE OCEAN CONTINUED ITS ADVOCACY FOR ADAPTATION PLANS IN SEA LEVEL RISE (CLIMATE CHANGE) PLANNING DOCUMENTS, ILLUSTRATING WITH PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN DURING KING TIDES HOW CLOSE THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SHORELINE IS TO FLOODING. AT CITY AND COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSIONS, WE ADVISE CAUTION IN ALLOWING BUILDING IN COASTAL ZONES THAT WILL BE FLOODED. HEAL THE OCEAN IS CREATING A MAP THAT WILL EXAMINE HOW RISING SEAS CAN PUSH LONG-BURIED TOXINS TO THE SURFACE ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THIS IS AN ASPECT OF SEA LEVEL RISE THAT HAS BEEN OVERLOOKED BY ALMOST ALL CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES. IN ABOUT 15-20 YEARS, THIS GROUNDWATER ALONG WITH ANY TOXINS IT COMES INTO CONTACT WITH COULD WELL BE SEEPING INTO BASEMENTS OR UNDERNEATH HOUSES. HEAL THE OCEAN HAS SPENT YEARS ON THE ISSUE OF CLEANING UP TOXIC GROUNDWATER BENEATH THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA. THE SCOPE THE COAST PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE INTERACTION OF SEA LEVEL RISE WITH CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER/SOIL IN THE COASTAL ZONE OF CALIFORNIA. AS THE SEA LEVEL RISES,SALTWATER WILL MIX WITH THE CONTAMINATED SOILS AND GROUNDWATER OF THE COASTAL ZONE. THIS MIXING WILL FURTHER POLLUTE COASTAL OCEAN WATERS, AND RISE TO THE SURFACE, TO POTENTIALLY RELEASE CONTAMINANTS AS AEROSOLS. THE PROJECT GOAL IS TO WORK WITH CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATORS TO CREATE LEGISLATION THAT REQUIRES COASTAL COMMUNITIES TO ADDRESS THIS CONCERN THROUGH POLICY AND REGULATION OF CONTAMINATED SITES. HTO WILL CREATE A MAP OF THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL ZONE USING GIS TECHNOLOGY WITH LAYERS FOR LAND USE, AQUIFERS, MONITORED WELLS, SEA LEVEL RISE DATA, AND SEWAGE SYSTEMS TO DEMOSTRATE THE CONTAMINATION THREAT TO THE COASTAL ZONE AS THE OCEAN COMES IN.IV. ONSHORE POLLUTIONA) OIL POLLUTION (OCEAN DUMPING)I) OHLSSON 805 AND DUQUESNE. IN AUGUST 2021 THE OHLSSON 805 BEACH WELL OFF OF SUMMERLAND BEACH WAS CAPPED SUCCESSFULLY. IN DECEMBER 2021, STATE LANDS COMISSION RETURNED TO CAP DUQUESNE, A BEACH WELL OFF OF SUMMERLAND BEACH. HEAL THE OCEAN WAS PRESENT AT BOTH CAPPINGS AND HTO HIRED CONSULTANTS TO AID WITH THE PROCESS AND ASSIST WITH MONITORING. FUNDING FOR THE $3 MILLION CAPPING OPERATION CAME FROM SB 44, AUTHORED BY SENATOR HANNAH-BETH JACKSON, TO PROVIDE $2 MILLION PER YEAR FOR THE CLEANUP OF HAZARDS AND ABANDONED WELLS ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. HTO WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING SB 44 PASSED, BY HIRING CONSULTANTS TO PRODUCE INFRARED MAPS THAT SUCCINCTLY OUTLINED WHERE THE LEAKING WELLS EXISTED. FOLLOWING THE WELL CAPPING, HTO HIRED A CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT THE REQUIRED POST-PROJECT MONITORING, FLYING A DRONE OVER THE AREA OF WORK TO IDENTIFY ANY PROBLEM OF OIL ESCAPE.Desc
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Total$970TotalAmt
Program Services$536ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$434ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,593TotalAmt
Management And General$1,593ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
DIRECT PROGRAM MATERIAL$68,473$68,248$225
PRINTING, POSTAGE, AND$17,565$15,266$649$1,650
DUES, FEES, SUBSCRIPTIO$2,676$1,372$1,258$46

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$618,885TotalAmt
Program Services$311,276ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$257,963ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$49,646FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$118,359BOYAmt
EOY$359,807EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$659,186BOYAmt
EOY$724,547EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$200BOYAmt
EOY$47,238EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$227,201BOYAmt
EOY$1,096EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,158BOYAmt
EOY$8,158EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,270BOYAmt
EOY$5,270EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$14,307LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$9,588LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,312BOYAmt
EOY$4,719EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,024,686BOYAmt
EOY$1,150,835EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,624BOYAmt
EOY$41,861EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,624BOYAmt
EOY$41,861EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$962,368BOYAmt
EOY$1,108,974EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,694BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$986,062BOYAmt
EOY$1,108,974EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,024,686BOYAmt
EOY$1,150,835EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$122,912ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$462,463CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$403,035CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$500,079CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,015,157CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$755,623CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,136,357TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$64,919CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$145,044CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$83,682CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,024CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,093CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$295,762TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$527,382CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$548,079CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$583,761CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,016,181CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$756,716CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,432,119TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$150,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$177,000TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$150,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$177,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$3,255,119PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$274CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$630CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,692CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,275CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$456CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,327TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$274CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$630CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,692CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,275CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$456CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,327TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$527,656CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$548,709CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$585,453CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,017,456CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$757,172CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,436,446TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.94720PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.98940PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00130InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00140InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,884OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,165DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,719BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,423OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,423DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,719TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL EVENTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$251,310GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$251,310CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$15,375OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$251,310GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$251,310CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$15,375OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$15,375DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$15,375NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonHILLARY HAUSERPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENTTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$120,000BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$30,000DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$5,300NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$155,300TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, 4ACONTINUATION OF PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS: IV. ONSHORE POLLUTION B) STYROFOAM AND SINGLE USE PLASTIC POLLUTION. HEAL THE OCEAN CONTINUES OUR SUCCESSFUL STYROFOAM RECYCLING PROGRAM WITH MARBORG INDUSTRIES, WHICH HAS ESTABLISHED TWO DROP-OFF FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO BRING IN RECYCLABLE STYROFOAM - ONE IN THE LOWER MILPAS STREET AREA, THE OTHER IN GOLETA, AT DAVID LOVE PLACE. MARBORG COLLECTS AND STORES THE LOOSE STYROFOAM IN TRANSPORT BAGS, AND THEN TRANSPORTS THE MATERIAL TO A FACILITY IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY THAT PROCESSES THE FOAM TO BE MADE INTO PRODUCTS SUCH AS MIRROR AND PICTURE FRAMES, CROWN MOLDING AND OTHER MATERIALS. HEAL THE OCEAN FUNDS THE STORAGE, LABOR, AND TRANSPORTATION OF THIS MATERIAL TWO TIMES PER MONTH. TO ADD TO THIS PROGRAM, HEAL THE OCEAN NOW OFFERS A PICKUP SERVICE FOR STYROFOAM FROM BUSINESSES THAT DON'T HAVE THE MEANS OF TRANSPORTING STYROFOAM TO THE DROP-OFF SITES. THESE BUSINESSES INCLUDE PACKAGE STORES, RADIO SHOPS, ETC. C) SANTA BARBARA COUNTY HOMELESS. HOMELESSNESS IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS A MAJOR SOURCE OF WATER POLLUTION BECAUSE OF LACK OF SANITATION IN THE CAMPS. HEAL THE OCEAN HAS BEEN TACKLING THE PROBLEM SINCE 2017. HTO ALSO JOINED A FIRE DEPARTMENT TASK FORCE TO WORK OUT SOLUTIONS FOR HOMELESS CAMPS CREATING FIRE HAZARDS. HTO CONTINUES COMMUNICATION WITH THE CITY CREEKS DEPARTMENT TO TACKLE THE PROBLEM OF POLLUTION OF CREEKS AND WATERWAYS CAUSED BY LACK OF SANITATION IN THE HOMELESS CAMPS IN THOSE AREAS. HARRY RABIN, HEAL THE OCEAN ADVISORY BOARD CONSULTANT, HAS PRODUCED INTERACTIVE GIS MAPS THAT SHOW THE LOCATION OF ALL THE CAMPS FROM SUMMERLAND TO GOLETA, THEREBY KEEPING TRACK OF THE UNSHELTERED POPULATION WHILE WE WORK WITH OTHER AGENCIES TO INSTITUTE MEASURES TO ELIMINATE CAMPS FROM FLAMMABLE AREAS AS WELL AS CREEKS AND WATERSHEDS, WHICH POSE A THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH AS WELL AS OCEAN WATER QUALITY. HEAL THE OCEAN USES THE SURVEYS TO LOCATE ABANDONED ENCAMPMENTS AND DEBRIS PILES. HTO IS INVOLVED IN POLLUTION REMOVAL OF CERTIFIED ABANDONED HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT HARMFUL AND UNSANITARY DEBRIS FROM REACHING THE OCEAN THROUGH CREEKS AND STORM DRAINS. HEAL THE OCEAN FUNDS THE REMOVAL OF DEBRIS AND VARIOUS MATERIALS FROM THESE ENCAMPMENTS. V. BEACH CLEANUPS: A) BECAUSE OF COVID-19, HEAL THE OCEAN LIMITED THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL-SUPERVISED BEACH CLEANUPS CONDUCTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST IN 2021. HEAL THE OCEAN PROVIDED THE COMMUNITY WITH CLEANUP KITS TO CONDUCT INDIVIDUAL BEACH CLEANUPS. HEAL THE OCEAN ALSO UTILIZED OTHER SOURCES TO KEEP TRASH OFF THE BEACH INCLUDING HIRING MARBORG INDUSTRIES FOR EXTRA TRASH PICKUPS AT VARIOUS BEACHES IN THE COUNTY. WE ALSO FUND A STREET SWEEPING PROGRAM FOR CHANNEL DRIVE, WHICH PARALLELS THE POPULAR BUTTERFLY BEACH IN MONTECITO, WITH TRASH PICKUP ALONG THE WALKWAY, TO KEEP IT FROM GETTING ONTO THE BEACH. B) ABANDONED BEACHFRONT HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT CLEANUP. IN 2021 HEAL THE OCEAN SUCCESSFULLY ORGANIZED AND FUNDED A LARGESCALE CLEANUP OF AN ABANDONED HOMELESS CAMP ON THE BEACH IN MONTECITO, NEAR BUTTERFLY BEACH. THE ABANDONED HOMELESS CAMP WAS SURROUNDED BY TRASH, BICYCLE PARTS, CAR BATTERIES, FLOODED TENTS, AND OTHER OFFAL. AFTER BEING NOTIFIED ABOUT THE CAMP HARRY RABIN NOTED THERE WOULD BE A KING TIDE IN 48 HOURS, MEANING THE OCEAN WOULD SWAMP THE HOMELESS CAMP AND CARRY THE GARBAGE OUT TO SEA. HEAL THE OCEAN ADVISORY CONSULTANT HARRY RABIN USED HIS DIRECT CONTACT WITH TWO COUNTY SHERIFFS, WHO INSPECTED THE SITE TO VERIFY IT WAS ABANDONED AND THEN THEY OPENED THE GATE INTO THE CLARK ESTATE FIELD FOR TRUCK ACCESS TO THE CAMP. HTO WAS ABLE TO CONTACT A LOCAL CLEANING COMPANY, BIG GREEN, ON A LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON - JUST IN TIME - AND THE WORKERS CAME TO THE SITE WITH HAULING TRUCKS TO TAKE THE MATERIAL AWAY. THE CAMP WAS CLEARED OUT IN LESS THAN 48 HOURS BEFORE THE KING TIDE CAME AND ENGULFED THE BEACH. C) BOAT WRECKAGE CLEANUP. WHEN BOATS WASH UP ON SHORE AND NO ONE TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR REMOVAL AND CLEANUP, HEAL THE OCEAN FUNDS THE REMOVAL OF THESE WRECKED VESSELS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF DEBRIS AND POLLUTION IN THE OCEAN. IN COLLABORATION WITH MARBORG INDUSTRIES, HEAL THE OCEAN HAS CLEANED UP MULTIPLE BOAT WRECKS IN SOUTH SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. REMOVING ABANDONED VESSELS IS CRITICAL AS THE VESSELS ARE A HUMAN SAFETY CONCERN AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. HEAL THE OCEAN IS AT WORK ABOUT THE JURISDICTIONAL ISSUE WITH BEACHED BOATS. WE ARE WORKING TO DEVELOP A SOLUTION TO HELP - TO SPRING INTO ACTION THE MOMENT A BOAT CUTS LOOSE. A TASK FORCE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO CREATE A PLAN FOR FUTURE BOAT WRECKS. VI. DOG BAG PROGRAM: A) HEAL THE OCEAN RAISED OVER $20,000 IN 2021 TO SEND TO BOTH THE COUNTY AND CITY OF SANTA BARBARA TO PAY FOR COMPOSTABLE DOG BAGS THAT ARE DISPENSED IN COUNTY/CITY DOG BAG DISPENSERS. WE RAISED OVER $20,000 THROUGH OUR DISPENSER SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM AND FROM DIRECT DOGGY BAG DONATIONS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE. WE HAVE EXPANDED THE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE NEW LOCATIONS ACROSS THE CITY AND COUNTY, INCLUDING JALAMA BEACH, A POPULAR SURF/CAMPING LOCATION IN THE NORTH COUNTY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE HEAL THE OCEAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS A DRAFT OF FORM 990 BEFORE FINALIZED FOR SUBMITTAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND CONFIDENTIALITY POLICY - IF THERE IS CONCERN ABOUT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR THE POSSIBILITY OF A CONFLICT, THE BOARD INVESTIGATES THE ISSUE AND TAKES APPROPRIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION, UP TO AND INCLUDING A REQUEST TO RESIGN OR DISMISSAL FROM THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALL AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTANTS AND RESEARCHERS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 105,563. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 17,682. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,430. TOTAL EXPENSES 125,675. ADMIN FEES - 401(K): PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,840. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,840.

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