2021-04-02T17:29:47-07:00 2020-06-30 824031696 Gertrud Scott and Associates LLC 245 E Street Chula Vista CA 91910 990 2019-07-01 330750177 LIVING COAST DISCOVERY CENTER LIVI 6194095900 1000 GUNPOWDER POINT DRIVE CHULA VISTA CA 91910 BENEDICT VALLEJOS Executive Director 2021-04-02 true Krystina Torres P00883117 6194222337 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z 1000 GUNPOWDER POINT DRIVE CHULA VISTA CA 91910 1932007 false X WWW.THELIVINGCOAST.ORG X 2002 CA THE LIVING COAST DISCOVERY CENTER INSPIRES THE COMMUNITY TO CONNECT WITH AND CARE FOR OUR COASTAL ENVIRONMENT. THE LIVING COAST DISCOVERY CENTER'S VISION IS A THRIVING NATURAL COAST THROUGH ENGAGED CONSERVATION. 8 7 40 300 0 847177 980592 832888 601823 105414 97386 171687 105159 1957166 1784960 0 0 1049515 1022874 0 293304 907752 900588 1957267 1923462 -101 -138502 978390 1115870 132769 372670 845621 743200 THE LIVING COAST DISCOVERY CENTER INSPIRES THE COMMUNITY TO CONNECT WITH AND CARE FOR OUR COASTAL ENVIRONMENT. THE LIVING COAST DISCOVERY CENTER'S VISION IS A THRIVING NATURAL COAST THROUGH ENGAGED CONSERVATION. false false 1462313 FOR OVER 30 YEARS, THE LIVING COAST DISCOVERY CENTER HAS PROVIDED A LIVING INTERPRETIVE EXPERIENCE WHILE PROMOTING COASTAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND ENVIROMENTAL STWARDSHIP THROUGH EDUCATION. AS AN EDUCATIONAL ZOO AND AQUARIUM, THE LIVING COAST FEATURES LOCAL WILDLIFE AND PLANTS AND PROVIDES A UNIQUE LOCATION FOR GUESTS AND STUDENTS TO EXPLORE NATURE TRAILS, LEARN ABOUT COASTAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION, AND EXPERIENCE WILDLIFE UP-CLOSE. IN A TYPICAL YEAR, THE LIVING COAST WELCOMES CLOSE TO 80,000 VISITORS, INCLUDING OVER 29,000 K-12 STUDENTS, WHO EXPERINCE THESE EXCITING PROGRAMS. THROUGH LIVING LAB FIELD TRIPS, OUR WILD SAN DIEGO OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AND WILDLIFE DAY CAMPS, THE LIVING COAST SEEKS TO INSTILL AN EARLY AWARENESS OF OUR COASTAL RESOURCES BY INSPIRING STUDENTS THROUGH INTERACTIONS WITH WILDLIFE AND HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES.EXPENSES: $1,002,403 ($1,404,404 MINUS $402,001 FROM ANIMAL CARE)ANIMAL AMBASSADORS ARE CENTRAL TO EVERY ENVIROMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM CONDUCTED AT THE LIVING COAST DISCOVERY CENTER. THE LIVING COAST FEATURES ANIMALS THAT ARE NATIVE TO THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION AND MANY OF THE ANIMALS ARE INJURED OR IMPRINTED (RELIANT ON HUMAN CARE) AND CANNOT BE RELEASED INTO THE WILD. ENVIRONMENTAL LESSONS COME ALIVE AS VISITIORS VIEW THE EXHIBITS OF AVIAN (SHOREBIRDS, OWLS, AND EAGLES), AQUATIC (SHARKS, FISH AND SEA TURTLES), AND TERRESTRIAL SPECIES (TORTOISES, SNAKES AND POSSUMS). AS PART OF ITS CONSERVATION PROGRAM, THE LIVING COAST IS PROUD TO BE PART OF TEAM CLAPPER RAIL, COMPOSED OF ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO THE STUDY, RESTORATION AND REINTRODUCTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERALLY-LISTED ENDANGERED SPECIES LIGHT-FOOTED RIDGWAYS RAIL IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. ADDITIONALLY, THE ANIMAL CARE TEAM PROVIDES DAILY HUSBANDRY AND ENRICHMENT FOR THE HUNDREDS OF ANIMAL AMBASSADORS THAT CALL THE LIVING COAST HOME.EXPENSES: $440,465 1462313 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 10 0 true 40 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 8 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false true true true false false X X X BENEDICT VALLEJOS 6194095911 1000 GUNPOWDER POINT DRIVE CHULA VISTA CA 91910 X BENEDICT VALLEJOS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 117082 0 0 BOB KOERBER Vice Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 KYLE STRONG Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SARA GIOBBI Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SAM CARDOSO Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HERB ENGEL Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KENDALL HELM Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER LEWIS Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 BOB KILPATRICK Chairman 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 117082 1 false false false 0 90377 890215 349903 980592 ADMISSIONS 281860 281860 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 319963 319963 601823 97386 97386 0 0 8581 8581 8581 8581 0 159029 56381 102648 102648 0 84596 90666 -6070 -6070 0 1784960 804368 0 0 0 0 117082 46833 23416 46833 0 826459 649422 28759 148278 0 0 79333 55165 11219 12949 0 13919 13919 18078 18078 0 0 0 63718 49087 3103 11528 7484 7110 374 5044 4247 531 266 36485 27788 2193 6504 0 0 3057 2447 306 304 0 0 0 0 49947 44105 5842 117796 64329 29602 23865 BUILDING MAINT 145496 116397 14550 14549 UTILITIES 127286 101829 12728 12729 SHUTTLE SERVICE 100524 100524 ANIMAL FOOD 44013 44013 167741 149017 3225 15499 1923462 1462313 167845 293304 368268 447525 0 53866 40806 60369 20213 0 0 0 15698 22434 23397 19034 698575 207043 414488 491532 74326 0 0 0 42304 0 978390 1115870 78302 76554 47157 10500 275000 7310 10616 132769 372670 X 807157 569522 38464 173678 845621 743200 978390 1115870 -138502 36081 X true X true X false false X 732990 702903 963523 847178 980592 4227186 0 0 0 0 732990 702903 963523 847178 980592 4227186 0 0 4227186 0 0 0 0 732990 702903 963523 847178 980592 4227186 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 X Support Schedule: Other Income Explanation SEE PART IV ATTACHMENT RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 467082 105032 362050 165732 66410 99322 65761 35601 30160 491532 CREDIT CARD PAYABLE 10614 SALES TAX LIABILITY 2 10616 X X X X X X X false FARM TO BAY 150494 150494 2200 3752 49277 LCDC AND AFFILIATE EVENTS 8535 8535 1152 159029 159029 2200 3752 50429 56381 102648 X 1 104646 X 2 5380 FMV X LABOR 1 237022 FMV X JEWELRY 1 2585 FMV X GIFT CARD 1 20 FMV X GIFT CARD 1 250 FMV false false false Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process CURRENT CHAIRMAN BOB KILPATRICK,EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BEN VALLEJOS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWED AND APPROVED FILING OF FORM 990 AS IS Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BASED THEIR DECISION ON A REVIEW OF COMPARABLE COMPENSATION PAID TO AN EXECUTIVE AT AN ORGANIZATION OF THE SAME SIZE AND TYPE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available FORM 990 IS READILY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST