2021-11-09T11:00:47-06:00 2020-12-31 952302617 SINGERLEWAK LLP 10960 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD 7TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES CA 900243783 990 2020-01-01 954124859 WISHTOYO FOUNDATION DBA WISHTOYO CHUMASH FOUNDATION WISH 8056677818 9452 TELEPHONE ROAD NO 432 VENTURA CA 93004 MATI WAIYA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8056677818 2021-11-08 1 MATI WAIYA 999009999 LIOR TEMKIN P00748170 3104773924 2021-11-01 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z VENTURA COASTKEEPER MATI WAIYA 9452 TELEPHONE ROAD NO 432 VENTURA CA 93004 11918074 0 X WWW.WISHTOYO.ORG X 1987 CA TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE LIFEWAYS & CULTURE OF CHUMASH & INDIGENOUS PEOPLE & THE ENVIRONMENT.IN MARCH 2020, THERE WAS A GLOBAL OUTBREAK OF A NEW STRAIN OF CORONAVIRUS, COVID-19 AND THE GLOBAL AND DOMESTIC RESPONSE CONTINUE TO EVOLVE DURING THE YEAR WHICH ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020. SEVERAL OF THE FOUNDATIONS PROGRAMS, SPECIFICALLY THOSE RELATED TO WORK WITH SCHOOL CHILDREN, WERE PAUSED, SOME STAFF WERE LAID OFF AND THE FOUNDATION WAS UNABLE TO HOST FUNDRAISING EVENTS. THE FOUNDATION, HOWEVER, CONTINUED ITS MISSION WORK OF ITS COMPREHENSIVE WATER MONITORING PROGRAM, AND RESTORING SOME OF THE HEAVILY DEGRADED ACREAGE WITH NATIVE PLANTS AND TREES INCLUDING, INDIGENOUS OAK TREES ALONG THE SANTA CLARA RIVER. 8 7 21 21 0 0 1104147 480691 16423822 2314624 37320 139756 14395 2613 17579684 2937684 0 0 0 0 794433 1350259 0 0 126393 1059934 941895 1854367 2292154 15725317 645530 25428132 26241330 336105 510453 25092027 25730877 X THE MISSION OF WISHTOYO FOUNDATION IS TO ENHANCE THE WELL BEING AND EDUCATION OF UNDERPRIVILEGED AND ALL COMMUNITIES THROUGH WELLNESS, CULTURAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF CALIFORNIA CHUMASH,THE CULTURE AND HISTORY OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, AND THE NATURAL RESOURCES ALL PEOPLE DEPEND UPON, EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN THE MEANING OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501(C)(3). 0 0 1233285 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: WISHTOYO'S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAM PROTECTS AND PRESERVES THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE CULTURE OF CHUMASH AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES THROUGH ADVOCACY, LEGAL ACTION, AND PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION, AND RESTORATION PROJECTS. IN 2020 WE CONTINUED TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY AND HEALTH OF WATERBODIES AND CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT LANDS, WHICH ARE VITAL NATURAL RESOURCES FOR ALL INHABITANTS OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND THE LIFEBLOOD OF CHUMASH CULTURE. TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, CULTURAL RESOURCES, AND SACRED PLACES WE SUCCESSFULLY: UTILIZED LEGAL ACTION BY WAY OF STATE AND FEDERAL LITIGATION UNDER LAWS INCLUDING THE CLEAN WATER ACT AND ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; ADVOCATED FOR STRONGER LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PERMITS AND LEGISLATION; CONDUCTED WATERSHED MONITORING AND HABITAT RESTORATION; MOBILIZED CONTINUED FROM "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION": COMMUNITIES TO TAKE ACTION, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS, INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AT OUR NEW FIRST NATIONS ECOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL CONSERVANCY. WISHTOYO ALSO CONTINUED TO UTILIZE ITS VENTURA COASTKEEPER ("VCK") PROGRAM. WISHTOYO FOUNDED VCK IN 2000 AS THE 54TH MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE TO FOCUS ON WATER QUALITY PROTECTION IN VENTURA COUNTY WATERSHEDS. 479553 CULTURAL PRESERVATION: WISHTOYO'S CULTURAL PRESERVATION PROGRAM PROTECTS AND PRESERVES THE ANCIENT WISDOM, PRACTICES, AND CULTURE OF CHUMASH AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES THROUGH CULTURAL, SPIRITUAL, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH. OUR ONGOING PROGRAMS PRESERVE, MAINTAIN, AND PROTECT CHUMASH LIFEWAYS, CULTURE, HISTORY, AND INDIGENOUS TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, FOR THE CHUMASH COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR PROJECTS AND CAPACITY, FROM OUR POPULAR SMUWIC LANGUAGE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, TRADITIONAL LAND TENDING MENTORSHIP, AND BASKETRY PROGRAMS, TO OUR WELL ATTENDED PUBLIC CULTURAL EVENTS SUCH AS SOLSTICE AND EQUINOX CEREMONIES. IN THIS WAY, KNOWLEDGE AND TRADITIONS CAN CONTINUE TO BE PASSED INTER-GENERATIONALLY, AND NON-NATIVE COMMUNITIES CAN ENGAGE IN CULTURAL CONTINUED FROM "CULTURAL PRESERVATION": APPRECIATION AND DEEPER UNDERSTANDING. IN 2020 WISHTOYO CONTINUED PLANNING, DESIGN, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR NEW FIRST NATIONS CULTURAL & ECOLOGICAL CONSERVANCY. IN 2020 WE ALSO CONTINUED OUR LONGSTANDING WORK TOWARD THE FULL BUILD OUT OF WISHTOYO'S AUTHENTIC CHUMASH VILLAGE IN PRESENT DAY MALIBU, AND THE THOMAS FIRE AND SUBSEQUENT FLOODING AT THE VILLAGE PRESENTED US WITH BOTH SETBACKS (LOSS OF A TRADITIONAL STRUCTURE AND RESTORATION AREAS) AND OPPORTUNITIES (NEW RESTORATION WORK AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS BASED IN INDIGENOUS FIRE MANAGEMENT). 36722 CHUMASH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: WISHTOYO'S CHUMASH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM PROTECTS AND PRESERVES THE WORLD'S NATURAL RESOURCES THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH. WE PROVIDE CULTURAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS TO OVER 1,200 YOUTH AND MEMBERS OF THEGENERAL PUBLIC PER YEAR, TEACHING AWARENESS OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES, ANCIENT CHUMASH VALUES OF SUSTAINABILITY, AND THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF CALIFORNIA'S NATIVE PEOPLES. OUR CHUMASH TRIBAL MARINE PROTECTED AREAS EDUCATION PROGRAM AND FIRST NATIONS SUMMER FIELD STUDIES, AND OTHER EDUCATION INITIATIVES GEARED TOWARDS K-12 STUDENTS, MAINTAIN OUR COMMITMENT TO BUILDING SUPPORTIVE COASTAL PARTNERSHIPS AND CONSTITUENCIES AMONGST DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THROUGH OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. SPECIFICALLY, OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS AIM TO PROVIDE CONTINUED FROM "CHUMASH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION": IMPACTFUL EXPERIENCES FOR YOUTH SO THEY FEEL EMPOWERED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES AND ENVIRONMENT THROUGH CAREER CHOICES AND BEHAVIOR THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. WE SEEK TO REMEDY INEQUALITIES AND DISADVANTAGES IN MAINSTREAM EDUCATION BY FOCUSING ON UNDERSERVED AND INTERTRIBAL STUDENTS. 1749560 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 0 1 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CA X X THE ORGANIZATION 8056677818 9452 TELEPHONE ROAD NO 432 VENTURA CA 93004 ANGELA RENEE RILEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERRANCE ARTHUR TAMMINEN VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBORAH LORRAINE SANCHEZ BOARD CHAIR AND DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALI SAHABI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL D NOVOA TREASURER AND DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CAROLE GOLDBERG PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MAXWELL TROWBRIDGE GAIL JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAN WARD OLMSTEAD SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MATI WAIYA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 146680 0 14008 146680 0 14008 1 0 1 0 BROADSTREET PAYROLL SERVICES BV HERENGRACHT 500 1017 CB AMSTERDAM NL SENIOR COUNSEL & INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM D 281031 BLUESTAR 320 S BOXTON AVE SUITE 1400B TULSA OK 74103 ARCHITECT SERVICES 129697 VASQUEZ & COMPANY LLC 655 N CENTRAL AVE SUITE 1550 GLENDALE CA 91203 ACCOUNTING & TAX SERVICES 114831 ECUBED OPTIMIZERS LLC 27890 CLINTON KEITH RD SUITE D482 MURRIETA CA 92562 PROPERTY ACQUISITION & DEVELOPMENT 102750 4 4626 476065 15900 480691 LITIGATION COST & FEE 541100 2311224 2311224 EDUCATION PROGRAM FEE 611710 3400 3400 2314624 129951 129951 8990195 8980390 9805 9805 9805 OTHER INCOME 900099 2613 2613 2613 2937684 2314624 0 142369 X 115450 85010 7424 23016 1094237 908567 119591 66079 81089 55743 17415 7931 59483 43105 9578 6800 29110 5071 24039 148000 144599 3401 381070 312140 65269 3661 30184 24122 3315 2747 130231 121042 7498 1691 7867 5214 843 1810 63009 58004 2993 2012 29999 22295 7128 576 SUPPLIES & MATERIALS 41711 41082 629 EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN 32886 32170 428 288 OTHER EXPENSES 21771 9938 5452 6381 CULTURAL/ENVIRONMENTAL 16228 16228 9829 9829 2292154 1749560 416201 126393 71295 6926 1456744 6452264 82711 211775 1168054 12182 17385 7467700 174835 6763487 7292865 17022546 11055556 19167 36505 25428132 26241330 103105 200975 233000 0 0 309478 336105 510453 X 24999089 25393825 92938 337052 25092027 25730877 25428132 26241330 645530 -6680 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 682708 316700 200536 1104147 480690 2784781 682708 316700 200536 1104147 480690 2784781 1336582 1448199 370 990 37320 139756 178436 12198 11145 2613 25956 2989173 28699159 0.48450 0.48660 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: FUNDRAISING INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 12,198. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 0. GAIN ON EXCHANGE - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 9,465. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 0. CULTURAL CONSERVANCY INCOME - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 1,680. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 0. OTHER INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 2,613. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4928 4928 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: THE ORGANIZATION WAS PART OF A COALITION THAT HIRED A CONSULTING FIRM TO ENCOURAGE LEGISLATORS TO VOTE ON AND PROPOSE LEGISLATION TO PROTECT OCEANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT. X 0 4946799 4946799 580377 26417 553960 55309 11064 44245 288754 125038 163716 1596461 12316 1584145 7292865 ACCRUED LONG TERM PROFESSIONAL FEES 309478 309478 3016180 -6680 85176 78496 2937684 0 2937684 2377330 85176 85176 2292154 0 2292154 PART III, LINE 4: IN DECEMBER 2019, WISHTOYO FOUNDATION RECEIVED A DONATION OF CHUMASH CULTURAL ITEMS WHICH WILL BE USED IN FURTHERANCE OF WISHTOYO'S CULTURAL PRESERVATION PROGRAM SERVICES DESCRIBED IN PART III LINE 4B THROUGH PROTECTION, PRESERVATION, DISPLAY, AND SHARING WITH CHUMASH PEOPLES AND THE COMMUNITY. WISHTOYO'S PROTECTION, PRESERVATION, SHARING, AND EDUCATIONAL DISPLAY OF THESE CHUMASH CULTURAL ITEMS FURTHERS THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF CALIFORNIA CHUMASH, TO PROTECT THE CULTURE AND HISTORY OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, AND TO ENHANCE THE WELL BEING AND EDUCATION OF ALL COMMUNITIES THROUGH CULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAMS. EUROPE 1 1 PROGRAM SERVICES REGION: EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) (E) SPECIFIC TYPES OF SERVICES IN REGION: JASON WEINER, WISHTOYO'S SENIOR COUNSEL AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS DIRECTOR, MOVED TO NETHERLANDS IN AUGUST 2018, AND THROUGHOUT 2020 PERFORMED SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME TYPE OF WORK REMOTELY THAT HE WAS PERFORMING FOR WISHTOYO AS GENERAL COUNSEL AND WATER INITIATIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO HIS MOVE. THE WORK JASON WEINER DID FOR WISHTOYO FOUNDATION IN THE NETHERLANDS IN 2020 WAS EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S OPERATIONS, ACTIVITY, AND ALSO LEGAL/ ADVOCACY WORK TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURAL RESOURCES, AND WISHTOYO FOUNDATION DID NOT CONDUCT ACTIVITY OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. 332949 1 1 0 0 1 1 332949 0 332949 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: X X 0 1 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MATI WAIYA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 120000 0 0 0 26680 0 0 0 14008 0 160688 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1B THE AMOUNT OF MATI WAIYA'S COMPENSATION FOR GROSS UP PAYMENTS AND HOUSING RESIDENCE FOR PERSONAL USE WERE APPROVED BY THE WISHTOYO FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHO FOUND IN MAKING THIS APPROVAL THAT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION FOR MATI WAIYA WITH THE GROSS UP AND HOUSING RESIDENCE COMPENSATION WAS BELOW THE MEDIAN REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR THE POSITION OF WISHTOYO'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS ASSESSED IN THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION STUDY/ASSESSMENT APPROVED BY THE WISHTOYO BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN 2019. THE MARKET MEDIAN AMOUNTS FOR WISHTOYO'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION PROVIDED IN THIS COMPENSATION STUDY/ASSESSMENT WAS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO BE FAIR AND REASONABLE. (SEE SCHEDULE O DESCRIPTION FOR PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 DIRECTOR JAN WARD OLMSTEAD IS THE SISTER-IN-LAW OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MATI WAIYA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH YEAR, DIRECTORS AND OTHER COVERED PERSONS SUBMIT A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IDENTIFYING ALL POTENTIAL AND ACTUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. SUCH PERSONS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO REPORT ALL POTENTIAL TRANSACTIONS THAT MAY GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S FILING OFFICER, COUNSEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE AND ANY APPROPRIATE ACTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POLICY FOR ADDRESSING SUCH TRANSACTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE WISHTOYO FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE COMPENSATION AMOUNTS AS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO WISHTOYO FOUNDATION, IN WISHTOYO FOUNDATION'S INTERESTS, AND FOR WISHTOYO FOUNDATION'S BENEFIT BASED ON A BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED COMPENSATION STUDY/ASSESSMENT THAT WISHTOYO COMMISSIONED AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT TO PERFORM. THE COMPENSATION AMOUNTS PROVIDED BY WISHTOYO IN 2020 WERE BELOW THE MARKET MEDIAN AMOUNTS FOR THE APPLICABLE EMPLOYMENT POSITION PROVIDED IN THIS COMPENSATION STUDY/ASSESSMENT THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINED TO BE FAIR AND REASONABLE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 LISTED DOCUMENTS WERE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 312,140. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 65,269. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 3,661. TOTAL EXPENSES 381,070.