2019-11-15T13:20:41-06:00 2018-12-31 330700332 VASQUEZ & CO LLP 655 N CENTRAL AVE STE 1550 GLENDALE CA 91203 990 2018-01-01 954124859 WISHTOYO FOUNDATION DBA WISHTOYO CHUMASH FOUNDATION WISH 8056677818 9452 TELEPHONE ROAD NO 432 VENTURA CA 93004 MATI WAIYA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8056677818 2019-11-15 1 LYNN D BOSTER P00440365 2138731700 12.246.196.18 2019-11-15 11:02:04 PS P 25D4679CBD63AF40F0B427329F599593086348EB AEC591779BCAF9C24DC9EC95E94822CE22D23FAE 2018 2020-04-17 16:48:07Z VENTURA COASTKEEPER MATI WAIYA 9452 TELEPHONE ROAD 432 VENTURA CA 93004 9583717 0 X WWW.WISHTOYO.ORG X 1987 CA TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE LIFEWAYS & CULTURE OF CHUMASH & INDIGENOUS PEOPLE & THE ENVIRONMENT. 9 8 14 146 0 0 316700 200536 628986 9331727 370 990 0 12198 946056 9545451 0 0 0 0 651250 602509 0 0 88597 409384 580431 1060634 1182940 -114578 8362511 824652 9590179 120000 230149 704652 9360030 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 328846 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 2018 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 CONTINUED TO SUCCESSFULLY: UTILIZE LEGAL ACTION BY WAY OF STATE AND FEDERAL LITIGATION UNDER LAWS INCLUDING THE CLEAN WATER ACT AND ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; ADVOCATE FOR STRONGER LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PERMITS AND LEGISLATION; CONDUCT WATERSHED MONITORING CONTINUED FROM "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION":AND HABITAT RESTORATION; AND MOBILIZE COMMUNITIES TO TAKE ACTION. 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. 482848 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 SHMUWICH 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 2018 WE 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). 153399 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 5,000 YOUTH AND MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL 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. 965093 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 32 0 1 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 CA X THE ORGANIZATION 8056677818 9452 TELEPHONE ROAD NO 432 VENTURA CA 93004 ANGELA RENEE RILEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LLYOD VERNET BRIDGES III 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 SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 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 DAVE KAPLAN TREASURER AND DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MATI WAIYA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 120000 0 9568 120000 0 9568 1 0 0 0 0 3025 197511 200536 EXEMPT PURP. CASE SETT 541100 8850000 8850000 LITIGATION COST & FEE 541100 430656 430656 EDUCATION PROGRAM FEE 611710 47371 47371 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 3700 3700 9331727 990 990 50464 38266 12198 12198 9545451 9331727 0 13188 X 120000 96000 6000 18000 417744 309731 58773 49240 21476 18466 729 2281 43289 32711 5231 5347 1654 1654 275683 244862 29991 830 11783 5483 2985 3315 10726 5350 4838 538 CULTURAL/ENVIRONMENTAL 118304 118304 OTHER EXPENSES 39097 20492 13474 5131 CULTURAL HOSPITALITY 27633 26867 766 TRAINING & CONFERENCES 24420 22792 1628 71131 62381 4835 3915 1182940 965093 129250 88597 X 102 3257041 766169 3918305 317 2418955 10318 57110 2408637 1271 5879 824652 9590179 20149 120000 210000 120000 230149 X 693689 9339067 10963 20963 704652 9360030 824652 9590179 8362511 292867 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 391777 802625 682708 316700 200536 2394346 391777 802625 682708 316700 200536 2394346 755526 1638820 370 990 1360 12198 12198 2407904 9960713 0.68060 0.85810 X LINE 10 - OTHER INCOME FUNDRAISING INCOME $12,198 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1654 1654 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. 1884551 1884551 463883 463883 55309 55309 15212 10318 4894 2408637 9599411 53960 53960 9545451 0 9545451 1236900 53960 53960 1182940 0 1182940 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 1 1 PROGRAM SERVICES JASON WEINER, WISHTOYO'S SENIOR COUNSEL AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS DIRECTOR, MOVED TO NETHERLANDS IN AUGUST 2018 AND PERORMED THE SAME 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 WAS EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S OPERATIONS, ACTIVITY, AND LEGAL WORK IN THE UNITED STATES TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURAL RESOURCES, AND WISHTOYO FOUNDATION DID NOT CONDUCT ACTIVITY OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. 46942 1 1 0 0 1 1 46942 0 46942 0 0 0 0 0 0 VILLAGE FUNDRA 50464 50464 38266 50464 50464 38266 38266 12198 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E CUBED OPTIMIZERS LLC FORMER DIRECTOR CONTROLLED ENTITY 60522 SERVICES FOR PROPERTY ACQUISITION & DEVELOPMENT. 0 SERVICES FOR PROPERTY ACQUISITION & DEVELOPMENT ON JUNE 21, 2018, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED AN AGREEMENT WITH E CUBED OPTIMIZERS, LLC, OF WHICH FORMER DIRECTOR, LES LO BAUGH (WHO RESIGNED AS A DIRECTOR ON DECEMBER 3, 2013), IS A 49% OWNER. UNDER THE AGREEMENT, E CUBED OPTIMIZERS, LLC PROVIDES SERVICES RELATED TO ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FIRST NATION'S ECOLOGICAL CONSERVANCY. THE APPROVAL PROCESS ADHERED TO THE IRC SECTION 4958 "SAFE HARBOR." FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 THE MISSION OF WISHTOYO FOUNDATION IS TO ENHANCE THE WELL BEING AND EDUCATION OF UNDERPRIVILEDGE 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 PEOPLE, AND THE NATURAL RESOURCES ALL PEOPLE DEPEND UPON, EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN THE MEANING OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501(C)(3). 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 A, LINE 4 THE BYLAWS WERE AMENDED TO ADD AN AUDIT COMMITTEE AND TO LIMIT INTERESTED DIRECTORS TO NO MORE THAN 49% OF THE BOARD. 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, WHICH THE POLICY SETS FORTH PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING. DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S FILING OFFICER, COUNSEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE AND ANY APPROPRIATE ACTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS REVIEWED COMPENSATION DATA FOR SIMILAR POSITION WITH SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. 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 244,862. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 29,991. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 830. TOTAL EXPENSES 275,683. LINE 19 DEFERRED GRANT REVENUE: WISHTOYO RECEIVES MONIES FOR PAST AND FUTURE ATTORNEY/STAFF FEES AND COST FROM CASES, BOTH TO BRING AND LITIGATE THE CASE AND TO ENFORCE/MONITOR THE SETTLEMENT. DEPENDING ON THE OUTCOME OF THE CASE, WISHTOYO MAY REPAY THE MONIES RECEIVED. IN 2018 THIS AMOUNT WAS $210,000. FORM 990 PART X LINE 1 INCLUDES $3,229,500 HELD IN ESCROW FOR THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY.