SANTA BARBARA AUDUBON SOCIETY INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2018

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Organization
SANTA BARBARA AUDUBON SOCIETY INC (EIN 23-7051362)
Tax period
2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed
2019-11-15
IRS object ID
201913199349203791
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-11-15T09:40:09-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN472669437PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1COLBY SELLMAN CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line11230 COAST VILLAGE CIRCLE SUITE FAddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA BARBARACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
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Filer Filer

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EIN237051362EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Santa Barbara Audubon SocietyBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlSANTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8059641468PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO BOX 5508AddressLine1Txt
CitySanta BarbaraCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93150ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonDolores PollockPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Signature2019-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonColby SellmanPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01382729PTIN
Phone8059690433PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-03-31 21:24:44ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Addresswww.santabarbaraaudubon.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$185,257GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$163,150ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$4,845ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Investment Income$17,262InvestmentIncomeAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Total Revenue$185,257TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$13,216GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$96,058SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$14,749FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$1,646OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$9,882PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$32,957OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$168,508TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$16,749ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$268,294NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$285,043NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

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BOY$268,294BOYAmt
EOY$285,042EOYAmt

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BOY$268,294BOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

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BOY$268,294BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeTo help conserve and restore the earth's natural ecosystems and improve its biological diversity, principally in the Santa Barbara area, and to connect people with birds and nature through education, science-based projects and advocacy.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

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Description Program Srvc AccomThe Santa Barbara Mission is implemented by Education, Science-based projects and Advocacy. Our program accomplishments include live raptor presentations (Eyes in the Sky), public presentations, field trips, bird monitoring (including Christmas Bird Count and Winter Bird Count for Kids), advocacy for preservation of habitats, & water quality and invertebrates research.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$77,463GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
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Total Program Service Expenses$77,463TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
Dolores Pollock
President18.00$0
Christopher Mersey
Treasurer11.00$11,205
Teresa Fanucchi
Board Member3.00$0
Kathleen Boehm
Secretary6.00$0
Janice Toyo Levasheff
Board Member16.00$0
Ken Pearlman
Board Member6.00$0
Steve Senesac
Board Member20.00$0
Lee Moldaver
Vice President3.00$0
Jayne Wamsley
Board Member3.00$0
Jay Bishop
Board Member2.00$0
Jessie Altstatt
board member5.00$0
Lori Gaskin
Board Member3.00$0
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Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Organization Filed990 TfalseOrganizationFiled990TInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
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Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
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Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonDolores PollockPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line15553 Calle CaralvoAddressLine1Txt
CitySanta BarbaraCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Phone8059641468PhoneNum
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Form720 FiledfalseForm720FiledInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Related Org Sect527 OrgfalseRelatedOrgSect527OrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$118,399CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$166,444CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$165,351CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$203,305CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$163,150CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$816,649TotalAmt

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Total$816,649TotalAmt
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Current Tax Year$3,986CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,408TotalAmt

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Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

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Total Support$833,057TotalSupportAmt
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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (14 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Other Expenses.1002Office Expenses $378
Other Expenses.1005Travel $369
Other Expenses.1012Insurance $4226
Other Expenses.1Program Expense $12295
Other Expenses.3Workers Compensation Insurance $4866
Other Expenses.4Facilties & Equipment $3999
Other Expenses.5Other Program Expense $3696
Other Expenses.6Outside Contract Services $2050
Other Expenses.8Telephone $582
Other Expenses.9Merchant ACct Feees $403
Other Expenses.10Business Registration fees $50
Other Expenses.11Bank Fees $43
Other Assets.1Rounding - Beginning $0 Rounding - Ending $1
Changes to Organizing or Governing DocumentsThe Society's Bylaws were updated and ratified by the memberhsip on 23rd June 2019.The changes were essentially administrative relating to the duties and conduct of the Board:1. Chapter dues would be collected using a July cycle rather than a January/july split cycle.2. The Board was expanded to up to 20 with no few than 13. A seated board will be constituted by 10 (from 3). Inclusion of up to 2 at-large board members.3. Formalizing the process to allow co-chairs for board memberhip position.4. Downgrade of Nominating committee to an ad-hoc committee.5. Rules imposed regarding email voting requiring 100% of the board to respond.6. Clarification on duties of board members.7. Define how ad-hoc committees can be initiated as necessary.The full text of approved By Laws are available if requested.

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