2018-11-13T11:44:06-08:00 2017-12-31 270654919 John F Snowball CPA Inc 735 State Street Suite 630 Santa Barbara CA 93101 990 2017-01-01 383692928 TRUE NATURE SOCIETY DBA QUAIL SPRINGS TRUE 8058867239 35070 HIGHWAY 33 MARICOPA CA 93252 BRENTON KELLY Treasurer 2018-11-12 true JOHN F SNOWBALL P00972204 8055680160 X 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z WARREN BRUSH 35070 HIGHWAY 33 MARICOPA CA 93252 424839 false false X www.quailsprings.org X 2003 CA Quail Springs programs merge permaculture, ecology, culture, and social justice, to inspire healthy people, ecologies and communities through demonstration and education. 12 12 23 120 0 190158 263083 128741 161122 9070 32 64 219 328033 424456 370 0 0 78037 114998 0 32423 132201 152723 210608 267721 117425 156735 562275 589010 230000 100000 332275 489010 Quail Springs programs merge permaculture, ecology, culture, and social justice, to inspire healthy people, ecologies and communities through demonstration and education. false false 93506 62029 PERMACULTURE: OUR PERMACULTURE PROGRAMS PROVIDED 36430 DIRECT PROGRAM SERVICE HOURS IN 14 DIFFERENT PROGRAMS TO A TOTAL OF 322 STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. PERMACULTURE IS A DESIGN SCIENCE UTILIZING AN INNOVATIVE SYSTEMS-APPROACH TO CONSCIOUSLY DESIGN LANDSCAPES, HUMAN SETTLEMENTS AND FARMING SYSTEMS THAT ARE INSPIRED BY AND INTEGRATE NATURAL ECO-SYSTEMS. PERMACULTURE ENGAGES THE OUTPUTS OF ONE SYSTEM AS THE INPUTS FOR ANOTHER AND STRONGLY EMPHASIZES THE MECHANISMS FOR FEEDBACK AND PROGRESSIVELY ADAPTIVE DESIGNS. 84520 66116 YOUTH / CUSTOMIZED PROGRAMMING: QUAIL SPRINGS HOSTED OR HELD 13 DIFFERENT YOUTH PROGRAMS IN 2017 FOR A TOTAL OF 306 YOUTH AND 106 ADULTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRAMS. THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 35900 PROGRAM SERVICE HOURS PROVIDED BY THIS SECTOR. OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS WEAVE SCIENCE, ECONOMICS, NATURE AWARENESS, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE INTO A HOLISTIC TRAINING PROGRAM THAT EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO CREATE MEANINGFUL CHANGE IN THE WORLD. THE SYNERGY OF PRACTICAL AND LIFE SKILLS EQUIPS STUDENTS WITH THE TOOLS AND WISDOM TO ENHANCE PERSONAL, ECOLOGICAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 51674 32977 ECOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL RESTORATION: QUAIL SPRINGS SERVED 49 PEOPLE, A TOTAL OF 4680 DIRECT PROGRAM SERVICE HOURS IN THE FIELDS OF ECOLOGICAL & CULTURAL RESTORATION. THESE PROGRAMS PAY ATTENTION TO THE TENDING OF CULTURALLY AND ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT SYSTEMS FOR SITE-SPECIFIC AGRO-ECOLOGY AND AGROFORESTRY. WE ARE RESTORING THE WATERSHED UPON WHICH WE SIT, INCLUDING THE REGENERATION OF THE SPRING WATER, AND EXPANSION OF THE RIPARIAN HABITAT TO ATTRACT WILDLIFE AND RESTORE BALANCE IN THE ECOSYSTEM. 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UPON FINAL APPROVAL BY THE BOARD, THE FORM 990 IS SIGNED BY THE OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION AND FILED. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WAS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON 10/1/2011 AND IS DISTRIBUTED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY RELATIONSHIP THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE A VIOLATION OF THE POLICY AND RECUSE THEMSELVES DURING ANY DISCUSSION AND ACTION TAKEN DURING A MEETING IF THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE VIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE IS BASED ON EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, AND OTHER COMPARABLE DATA FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS. 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