2019-11-07T10:33:21-08:00 2018-12-31 950858589 Hutchinson and Bloodgood LLP 579 Auto Center Drive Watsonville CA 95076 990 2018-01-01 942745941 SAVE OUR SHORES SAVE 8314625660 345 LAKE AVENUE SANTA CRUZ CA 95062 KATHERINE O'DEA Executive Dir. 2019-11-07 true TODD COELHO CPA P01244018 8317242441 2018 2020-03-31 21:24:44Z 345 LAKE AVENUE A SANTA CRUZ CA 95062 723004 false 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 9 14912 0 332056 552422 159247 146160 9 4 66271 -23789 557583 674797 0 0 380563 353951 0 96232 169261 204770 549824 558721 7759 116076 177632 270071 28340 24709 149292 245362 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 419895 147728 Save Our Shores engaged 14,912 individuals in its various outreach, education, and volunteer programs from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018.Public Outreach & Advocacy: Save Our Shores held 55 public outreach events, reaching 3,295 individuals (2,906 adults and 389 youth). These events included Dockwalkers events in San Mateo and Monterey Counties, a protest and rally in Santa Cruz with approximately 1,000 participants, plastic pollution education at Farmer's Markets and local beaches, speaker series talks and film screenings, and tabling/outreach at various events, such as Earth Day at San Lorenzo Park in Santa Cruz. Ocean/Marine Education: Save Our Shores reached 2,937 students through our education programs. In 2018, the organization redesigned its ocean literacy curriculum materials, creating grade level-specific lessons aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards. Through these three-part lesson sequences, students take part in two (2) hands-on classroom lessons and one (1) beach field trip. Thus, SOS provided 100 classroom presentations and 48 beach field trips. Save Our Shores worked with youth in 41 schools from 16 school districts throughout the Central Coast region, as well as 8 community youth programs.Beach, River, and Inland Cleanups: Save Our Shores engaged volunteers in cleanup activities throughout Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties. The organization held 252 cleanups along beaches and rivers, and from kayaks in locations such as the Elkhorn Slough. 7,226 volunteers, including 3,640 youth, volunteered their time in cleanups. Altogether, these individuals logged over 14,624 volunteer-hours in the year. 419895 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true false 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 false false false true 4 0 true 9 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false 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 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 DAN HAIFLEY 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 FARIS SABBAH Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE O'DEA Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 93026 0 0 93026 0 false false false 0 71050 27032 454340 552422 PROGRAM CONTRACTS 611710 146160 146160 146160 4 4 0 0 0 0 22850 71050 48207 -25357 -25357 0 0 OTHER INCOME 900099 1568 1568 1568 674797 147728 -25353 0 0 0 0 93026 60467 13954 18605 0 206148 174347 15403 16398 0 28240 22346 2590 3304 26537 20609 2627 3301 0 0 8105 6825 307 973 0 0 0 408 408 0 9340 7435 763 1142 0 0 21782 17425 1743 2614 0 0 0 228 191 15 22 0 1638 1638 5882 4706 470 706 CONSULTANTS 79333 39666 39667 PROGRAM EXPENSES 38972 38972 MARKETING 10412 8359 821 1232 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 9985 7988 799 1198 18685 10559 1056 7070 558721 419895 42594 96232 56009 171923 5002 5006 0 20235 11430 0 0 0 500 7494 150 150 53964 50788 3401 3176 0 0 0 0 92335 70892 177632 270071 3511 5063 8939 15890 19646 28340 24709 X 7082 208412 51069 36950 91141 149292 245362 177632 270071 116076 -20006 X true X false false false X 643777 392182 409812 255785 552422 2253978 0 0 643777 392182 409812 255785 552422 2253978 0 2253978 4 5 12 9 4 34 0 40732 6594 12990 66271 22850 149437 2403449 0.93780 0.93020 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 17761 14585 3176 36203 36203 3176 BENEFICIAL INT. IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHER 25210 CHARITABLE REMAINDER 44487 DEPOSITS 1195 70892 ACCRUED PAYROLL LIABILITIES 18832 CREDIT CARDS 814 19646 false TOAST TO THE COAST 93900 71050 22850 30530 17677 93900 71050 22850 30530 17677 48207 -25357 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).