SOCIETY FOR THE CONSERVATION OF BIGHORN SHEEP: Form 990EZ, tax year 2021

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Organization
SOCIETY FOR THE CONSERVATION OF BIGHORN SHEEP (EIN 23-7113312)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-06-17
IRS object ID
202241689349200709
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeCONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE WILD SHEEP POPULATION OF CALIFORNIA AND THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICAPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (9 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
SATTELLITE WATER MONITORINGCOLLECT AND PROVIDE DATA TO CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE BIOLOGISTS AND MARINE BASE STAFF BIOLOGIST AT 29 PALMS ON WATER SOURCE INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM SATELLITE MONITORING SYSTEMS INSTALLED ON BIG GAME GUZZLERS. THIS DATA IS USED TO DETERMINE WHEN WATER HAULING OR GUZZLER REPAIRS ARE NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE WILDLIFE.$0$4,015
SATELLITE MONITOR REPAIR AND INSTALLATIONSTHE WATER MONITOR SYSTEMS THAT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON VARIOUS BIG GAME GUZZLERS INCLUDING THOSE AT THE 29 PALMS MARINE CORPS BASE ARE IN VERY REMOTE LOCATIONS AND ARE POWERED BY BATTERIES CHARGED BY SMALL SOLAR PANELS, THESE BATTERIES NEED TO BE REPLACED FROM TIME TO TIME AND OTHER REPAIRS ARE SOMETIMES NECESSARY. THE MATERIAL COST IS GENERALLY MINISCULE COMPARED TO THE VOLUNTEER TRAVEL TIME AND LABOR HOURS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO ACCESS THE REMOTE LOCATIONS AND REPLACE BATTERIES OR MAKE THE REPAIRS$0$135
WATER HAULING TO BIG GAME GUZZLERS DURING CRUCIAL DRY SUMMER MONTHSTHE BIGHORN SHEEP ARE DEPENDENT ON THE MAN MADE WATER SOURCES DUE TO THE FACT THAT NATURAL WATER SOURCES SUCH AS SPRINGS HAVE BEEN DIMINISHED BY GROUND WATER PUMPING AND OTHER TYPES OF HUMAN CONSUMPTION AS WELL AS RECORD DOUBT CONDITIONS. HIGHWAY AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTS HAVE ALSO DISRUPTED THE HISTORICAL MIGRATION ROUTES USED BY THE SHEEP TO FIND WATER DURING THE DRY SUMMER MONTHS. SCBS VOLUNTEERS IN CONJUCTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE USE THEIR PERSONAL VEHICLES TO HAUL WATER TO THESE REMOTE GUZZLER SITES. WATER WAS HAULED TO THE MARVIN WOOD BGG, LITTLE FARGO BGG AND KERR BGG BY VOLUNTEERS. WATER WAS DELIVERED TO THE SOUTH I-40 BGG UNDER SCBS DIRECTION BY PHILLIPS CONSTRUCTION INC. THIS REQUIRES COORDINATION WITH CAL TRANS AND THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL AS ONE LANE OF THE I-40 FREEWAY MUST BE CORDONED OFF TO MAKE THE WATER DEPOSIT IN THE GUZZLER STORAGE TANK.$0$1,291
SHEEP SHEET NEWS LETTERPRINT AND DISTRIBUTE THE SHEEP SHEET NEWS LETTER THAT CONTAINS INFORMATION ON WILDLIFE HABITAT IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS BOTH PAST AND FUTURE. IT IS DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS.$0$702
STATE LANDS COMMISSION / STATE SCHOOL LANDS, GRANITE BIG GAME GUZZLERTHE BIG GAME GUZZLER SITES PLANED FOR STATE LANDS SCHOOL SITES IN THE MOJAVE DESERT IS STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS HOWEVER ONE TWO AND ONE HALF ACRE SITE WITH AN EXISTING GUZZLER HAS BEEN LEASED BY SCBS AND IT WILL BE MONITORED AND MAINTAINED BY VOLUNTEERS WITH RESULTS BEING REPORTED TO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE BIOLOGISTS. THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE GRANITE MOUNTAINS IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY.$0$125
FAY DEE BIG GAME GUZZLER REPAIRMOST OF ALL THE BIG GAME GUZZLERS AND IMPROVED SPRING SITES ARE IN VERY REMOTE LOCATIONS WITHING THE DESERT AND CAN BE DAMAGED BT THE ELEMENTS INCLUDING EROSION, FLASH FLOODS OR SIMPLE EXPOSURE TO THE EXTREME HEAT AND COLD OF THE MOJAVE DESERT.THE FAY DE BGG HAS HAD MINOR REPAIR IN THE PAST BUT THE ELEMENTS FINALLY FORCED THE REPLACEMENT OF TWO WATER STORAGE TANKS. 2 EACH 2500 GALLON WATER STORAGE TANKS WERE BROUGHT IN TO THE SITE AND WITH THE HELP OF RENTED HEAVY EQUIPMENT OLD TANKS WERE REMOVED AND THE NEW TANKS WERE INSTALLED, THE PLUMBING FOR THE WATER COLLECTION SYSTEM AND THE DRINKER BOX WAS ATTACHED TO THE NEW TANKS.$0$4,185
ORA BEL BIG GAME GUZZLER PROJECTA COMPLETE NEW 3 TANK BIG GAME GUZZLER WAS INSTALLED ON THE PROPERTY OF THE EQUINOX GOLD MINE, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CA. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT FORM THE MINE AND A LOT OF VOLUNTEER LABOR A NEW THREE RAIN CATCHER TANK SYSTEM WITH BUILT IN DRINKERS WAS INSTALLED, IT INCLUDED A LARGE HYPALON MAT TO COLLECT THE RAIN WATER AND FUNNEL IT INTO THE TANKS. THE SITE WAS COVERED OVER WITH NATURAL EARTH AND ROCKAND BLENDS IN WITH THE EXISTING LANDSCAPE.$0$14,695
CC BIG GAME GUZZLER PROJECTTHE US ARMY AT THE FORT IRWIN CALIFORNIA HAS AUTHORIZED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BIG GAME GUZZLER INSIDE THE BASE PROPERTY. SCBS WORKING IN CONJUCTION WITH THE ARMY BASE ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGISTS AND THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE HAS PURHCASED THE MATERIALS TO INSTALL THAT COMPLETE GUZZLER SYSTEM. ALTHOUGH THE INSTALLATION DATE IS NOT SCHEDULED UNTIL FEBRUARY OF 2022 THE RAIN CATHCER WATER STORAGE TANKS, THE CUSTOM STAINLESS STEEL TREAD RAMPS AND OTHER MATERIALS HAD TO BE PURCHASED AHEAD OF TIME, TO INSURE THAT EVERYTHING WAS ON HAND AND READY FOR THE ARMY APPROVED INSTALLATION DATE.$0$23,409
BOSS TANK, TREAD RAMP REPLACEMENTPRIOR TO THE SOCIETY FOR THE CONSERVATION OF BIGHORN SHEEP DESIGNING AND HAVING MADE TO OUR SPECIFICATIONS THE "RAIN CATCHER" WATER STORAGE TANKS WE INSTALLED SEVERAL COMMERCIALLY MADE "BOSS TANKS" THE TREAD RAMPS THAT THE SHEEP AND OTHER ANIMALS WALK ON OT REACH THE WATER IN THE DRINKER ARE MAKE OF PLASTIC AND IN TIME THE SUN AND DESERT ELEMENTS CAUSE THOSE RAMPS TO FAIL. SCBS PURHCASED SPECIAL MATERIAL AND IS MANUFACTURING 5 NEW RAMPS FOR THOSE TAKES. THEY WILL BE INSTALLED IN BGG SYSTEMS SUCH AS MILLER CABIN SPRING AS THE EXISTING RAMPS FAIL.$0$1,528
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Info In Schedule O Part IVYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIVInd

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DIRECTOR5.00$0$0$0
BRYAN CIMARUSTI
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JEFF CROUSE
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SCOTT GIBSON
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STEVEN HART
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JENNIFER HINOJOSA
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MARK LECOMPTE
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NORM LOPEZ
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$77,383CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOMEDESCRIPTION: DIVIDEND. AMOUNT: 567.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: PROJECT EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 31,392. DESCRIPTION: PROMOTIONAL EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 1,373. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 22. DESCRIPTION: FUEL. AMOUNT: 1,808. DESCRIPTION: SHEET PRINTING. AMOUNT: 417. DESCRIPTION: OTHER PRINTING. AMOUNT: 270. DESCRIPTION: DMV FEES. AMOUNT: 872. DESCRIPTION: PHONE & INTERNET. AMOUNT: 772. DESCRIPTION: MONITOR EQUIPMENT. AMOUNT: 135. DESCRIPTION: MONITOR MONTHLY. AMOUNT: 4,015. DESCRIPTION: TAX & FEES. AMOUNT: 911. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 4,043. DESCRIPTION: EQUIPMENT. AMOUNT: 3,472. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 49,502.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.DeclarationDesc

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