2020-09-24T11:08:28-07:00 2019-12-31 950858589 Hutchinson and Bloodgood LLP 579 Auto Center Drive Watsonville CA 95076 990 2019-01-01 942745941 SAVE OUR SHORES SAVE 8314625660 345 LAKE AVENUE SANTA CRUZ CA 95062 KATHERINE O'DEA Executive Dir. 2020-09-24 true KIMBRA SAID CPA P01596055 8317242441 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z 345 LAKE AVENUE A SANTA CRUZ CA 95062 550636 false X saveourshores.org X 1978 CA THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION IS TO STEWARD CLEAN SHORES, HEALTHY HABITATS, AND LIVING WATERS TO FOSTER A THRIVING MONTEREY BAY AND MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY. WE FOCUS ON THESE THREE AREAS BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THEY ARE THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS FOR A HEALTHY MARINE ECOSYSTEM. 11 11 10 14233 0 552422 436928 146160 96767 4 4 -23789 402 674797 534101 0 0 353951 388412 0 77356 204770 187817 558721 576229 116076 -42128 270071 249569 24709 30501 245362 219068 THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION IS TO STEWARD CLEAN SHORES, HEALTHY HABITATS, AND LIVING WATERS TO FOSTER A THRIVING MONTEREY BAY AND MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY. WE FOCUS ON THESE THREE AREAS BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THEY ARE THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS FOR A HEALTHY MARINE ECOSYSTEM. false false 458308 98454 Save Our Shores engaged 14,233 individuals in its various outreach, education, and volunteer programs from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019.Public Outreach & Advocacy: Save Our Shores held or attended 93 public outreach events, reaching over 3,499 individuals. These events included Dockwalking events in San Mateo and Monterey Counties, tabling events throughout Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties, a March for the Ocean, Speaker Series events, Holiday Relief outreach at local beaches on major holidays, and more. Ocean/Marine Education: Save Our Shores reached 2,521 students through our education programs. In 2019, Save Our Shores continued to deliver its new ocean literacy curriculum through three-part lesson sequences. This allowed the organization to interact with students multiple times and deepen their understanding of the content delivered. SOS provided 138 classroom presentations and 44 beach field trips. Save Our Shores worked with youth in 28 schools from 11 school districts and several private schools throughout the Central Coast region.Beach, River, and Inland Cleanups: Save Our Shores engaged volunteers in cleanup activities throughout Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, as well as some sites in San Mateo County. The organization held 274 cleanups along beaches and rivers, and several inland sites. 8,130 volunteers, including 3,672 youth, volunteered their time in cleanups. Altogether, these individuals logged over 19,356 volunteer-hours in the year. 458308 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 5 0 true 10 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false false false false false true true false true true true false false false CA X KATHERINE O'DEA 8314625660 345 LAKE AVENUE A SANTA CRUZ CA 95062 KATHERINE O'DEA Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 104508 0 0 MICHAEL JONES Chairman 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 RICH VICENTI Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 TYLER FOX Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LEANN COPRIVIZA VICE CHAIRMAN 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DENNIS NORTON Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET COLLINS Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLES LESTER Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC BARAJAS Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY CONNELLY Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CATHLEEN ECKHARDT Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TAMYRA RICE Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 104508 1 false false false 0 41026 395902 436928 PROGRAM CONTRACTS 611710 96767 96767 96767 4 4 0 0 0 0 15250 41026 16535 -1285 -1285 0 0 OTHER INCOME 900099 1687 1687 1687 534101 98454 -1281 0 0 0 0 104508 88832 10451 5225 0 218841 186380 22184 10277 0 36187 33849 1380 958 28876 24524 2021 2331 0 0 10706 10706 0 0 0 759 759 3479 3458 21 2203 2137 66 0 0 22814 17795 1597 3422 0 0 0 0 0 1230 1230 5305 5305 CONSULTANTS 82818 41409 41409 PROGRAM EXPENSES 30383 26648 3735 TELEPHONE/IT 13474 10510 943 2021 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 7567 2593 4974 7079 4162 2917 576229 458308 40565 77356 171923 79616 5006 5011 0 11430 33709 0 0 0 7494 8945 150 150 53964 52018 3176 1946 0 0 0 0 70892 120192 270071 249569 5063 97 19646 30404 24709 30501 X 208412 193068 36950 26000 245362 219068 270071 249569 -42128 15834 X true X false false false X 392182 409812 255785 552422 436928 2047129 0 0 392182 409812 255785 552422 436928 2047129 0 2047129 5 12 9 4 4 34 0 6594 12990 66271 22850 15079 123784 2170947 0.94300 0.93780 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 17761 15815 1946 36203 36203 1946 BENEFICIAL INT. IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHER 65448 CHARITABLE REMAINDER 53549 DEPOSITS 1195 120192 ACCRUED PAYROLL LIABILITIES 30252 CREDIT CARDS 152 30404 X Part X : FIN48 Footnote MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THEY TOOK NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS ISSUED BY THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD. false TOAST TO THE COAST 56276 41026 15250 12204 4331 56276 41026 15250 12204 4331 16535 -1285 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process Save Our Shores Certified Public Accountant (CPA) prepares the organizations 990 based on required financial data submitted to her by the Finance Manager. Upon the CPAs completion of a draft 990, the Executive Director conducts the initial review and then provides a copy to the Board Treasurer who reviews it both individually and with the Finance Committee. The Treasurer may call a meeting of the Finance Committee with the express purpose of reviewing the 990 collectively, or may ask members of the Finance Committee to submit individual written comments. If, during this review process, questions or issues are raised regarding information in the 990, the Executive Director and Finance Manager reviews the backup data with the Treasurer or the full Finance Committee as appropriate. If it is determined that changes to the 990 are required, those changes are reviewed and discussed with the organizations CPA who will make revisions that the Executive Director, the Treasurer and the CAP agree should be made prior to finalization and submission of the 990. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Save Our Shores has a conflict of interest policy. Implementation of the policy is by Board review. If a potential conflict of interest is raised, the Executive Committee reviews the facts and circumstances of the situation and determines if a Director should recuse him/herself from specific governance issues and/or decision making processes. Conflicts of interest at the staff level are reviewed by the Executive Director, who may seek guidance from the Executive Committee and is responsible for making a final determination of appropriate action. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Save Our Shores stores all of its financial statements, policies and documents on a secure server. They are not published on our website, but information regarding how to request access to those documents is provided there. As a non-profit that respects and complies with best practices in transparency, we readily share any of these documents with the requesting party(ies).