2017-11-14T12:23:13-08:00 2016-12-31 Levitt & Rosenblum CPAs 10801 National Blvd Suite 604 Los Angeles CA 900644126 990 2016-01-01 953273046 LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY LOSA 2136232489 523 WEST 6TH STREET LOS ANGELES CA 90014 LINDA DISHMAN President & CEO 2017-11-08 true Frederica Levitt P00031584 3104411233 2016 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z LINDA DISHMAN 523 WEST 6TH STREET STE 826 LOS ANGELES CA 90014 3612632 false false X WWW.LACONSERVANCY.ORG X 1978 CA THE LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY IS A NONPROFIT MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS THROUGH EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY TO RECOGNIZE, PRESERVE, AND REVITALIZE THE HISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. 23 23 21 300 0 2228049 1916023 388852 499575 154588 62002 -80027 -32582 2691462 2445018 0 0 1537924 1568516 0 126946 797666 756241 2335590 2324757 355872 120261 4711834 5029748 86578 85404 4625256 4944344 THE LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY IS A NONPROFIT MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS THROUGH EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY TO RECOGNIZE, PRESERVE, AND REVITALIZE THE HISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. false false 680673 OUTREACH: THE CONSERVANCY HAS A ROBUST COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES A NEWSLETTER FOR MEMBERS PUBLISHED 6X/YEAR, E-NEWS PUBLISHED 12X/YEAR ( WITH 28,700 CURRENT SUBSCRIBERS) AND ADVOCACY AND EVENT NEWS SENT AS NEEDED TO INFORM AND EDUCATE MEMBERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES ABOUT CURRENT EFFORTS. COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS INCLUDE A STRONG, EASY-TO-USE WEBSITE (WWW.LACONSERVANCY.ORG), AND A WELL-REGARDED, GROWING SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE WITH MORE THAN 26,000 LIKES ON FACEBOOK, MORE THAN 12,000 FOLLOWERS ON TWITTER AND MORE THAN 10,000 FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM. EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR INCREASE MEMBERSHIP AND PROVIDE MORE ADVOCATES FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LOS ANGELES ARCHITECTURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES. 647597 EDUCATION: THE LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY USES A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE VALUE OF LOS ANGELES COUNTYS RICH ARCHITECTURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE. WE ALSO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE VALUE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION, WHICH STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES, FOSTERS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND ENRICHES LIVES. APPROXIMATELY 325 VOLUNTEERS AND 17 STAFF MEMBERS PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN CURRENT PRESERVATION ISSUES TO 6,500 MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDE DOWNTOWN HISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL WALKING TOURS, COMPOSED OF EIGHT DIFFERENT WEEKLY TOURS FOR APPROXIMATELY 10,000 PARTICIPANTS ANNUALLY; PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH, AND THE LAST REMAINING SEATS FILM SERIES, WHICH DRAWS MORE THAN 12,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY TO VIEW CLASSIC FILMS IN HISTORIC MOVIE PALACES. 569562 ADVOCACY: THE CONSERVANCY WORKS WITH DEVELOPERS TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVES TO DEMOLITION OR NEGLECT OF ARCHITECTURALLY AND HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT PROPERTIES BY PROMOTING THEIR PRESERVATION AND REHABILITATION. THE ORGANIZATION EFFECTIVELY PARTNERS WITH LOCAL AGENCIES, GOVERNMENTS, NEIGHBORHOODS AND RESIDENTS TO PRESERVE HISTORIC PROPERTIES, INCLUDING SPONSORING OR CO-SPONSORING WORKSHOPS ON TOPICS SUCH AS HOW TO NOMINATE A HISTORIC PLACE FOR LOCAL LANDMARK DESIGNATION. IN 2016, THE CONSERVANCY TOOK DIRECT ACTION TO HELP PRESERVE 123 THREATENED HISTORIC PLACES; MOBILIZED NEARLY 2,500 PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTION ON BEHALF OF THREATENED PLACES; AND ACTIVELY WORKED WITH 7 COMMUNITIES ON NEW OR UPDATED PRESERVATION ORDINANCES. 1897832 true true false true false false true false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false true 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 true 20 0 true 21 true false false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 23 23 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X X LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY 2136232489 523 WEST 6TH ST STE 826 LOS ANGELES CA 90014 WESLEY PHOA CHAIRMAN 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES CAMP ADVOCACY CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MAXINE GREENSPAN DEVELOPMT CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE DEASY SECRETARY 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALICE CARR TREASURER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA BRETTLER DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RAYMOND WU DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH EDWARDS HARRIS DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID KOPPLE DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID C MARTIN DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW MEIERAN DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANDY MEYERS DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN MILLER DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC B MOORE Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STACY PAEK Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BILL E ROSCHEN DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JAN WESTMAN Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TED TANNER Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANNA JACOBSON Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CORINNA CHERIAN Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID COCKE Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DIANE KEATON Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC NEEDLEMAN Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HERNAN HERNANDEZ Chairman 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RITA MORALES PATTON ADVOCACY CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA BRUCKHEIMER Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN STRAUSS Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 THERESA MEYERS Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA DISHMAN President & CEO 40.00 0.00 X 209000 0 31597 ADRIAN FINE DIR. 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OF COMM. 40.00 0.00 X 109060 0 11856 545536 71304 4 false true false 0 757676 197050 8999 952298 1916023 HISTORICAL TOURS & EVENTS 900099 499575 499575 499575 147188 147188 0 0 0 1013856 1099042 -85186 -85186 -85186 35990 197050 68572 -32582 -32582 0 0 0 2445018 499575 29420 0 0 0 0 240597 169016 33910 37671 0 1093601 915466 144301 33834 48052 39058 7896 1098 89560 72798 14717 2045 96706 78606 15892 2208 0 40000 35000 5000 54675 47480 3670 3525 0 0 0 100865 91182 9683 0 240261 182541 29494 28226 46852 33424 8084 5344 0 127500 97706 20425 9369 8925 6694 1589 642 0 7077 7077 0 0 2569 2004 385 180 27377 19640 4933 2804 Architecture conservation prog 69696 69696 Conservation event rental 30444 30444 0 2324757 1897832 299979 126946 56104 180403 429247 140320 200000 50000 0 0 0 0 0 19328 23492 223852 124247 7744 99605 3987805 4524322 0 0 0 11606 11606 4711834 5029748 64896 63737 21682 21667 86578 85404 X 2694255 3038962 1931001 1905382 4625256 4944344 4711834 5029748 120261 198827 X false true X true false X 2259017 2161213 1610897 2228049 1952013 10211189 0 0 2259017 2161213 1610897 2228049 1952013 10211189 1186042 9025147 90215 93526 124156 147576 147188 602661 0 0 10813850 2164828 0.83460 0.83420 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 2393329 2393329 269666 67417 false 274039 260044 271662 269666 1075411 1613117 68510 65011 67916 67417 268854 403281 X 31 24 28 10 1 true 19 7638 true 129139 42313 86826 94713 81934 12779 99605 2712417 198827 68572 267399 2445018 2445018 2393329 68572 68572 2324757 2324757 Part II, Line 5: Summarized Policy THE CONSERVANCY WILL FROM TIME TO TIME INSPECT EACH EASEMENT PROPERTY TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE TERMS OF THE EASEMENT ARE BEING COMPLIED WITH AND TO ENFORCE THE EASEMENT IF THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH COMPLIANCE. SHOULD THE CONSERVANCY FIND THAT A VIOLATION OF THE EASEMENT HAS OCCURRED IT WILL ENFORCE ITS EASEMENT BY ALL LEGAL AND OTHER REMEDIES AVAILABLE. THE CONSERVANCY MAY REQUIRE RESTORATION OF THE PROPERTY TO THE CONDITION AND APPEARANCE THAT EXISTED PRIOR TO THE VIOLATION. ALTERNATIVELY, THE CONSERVANCY MAY RESTORE THE PROPERTY TO ITS PRIOR CONDITION AND BE REIMBURSED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER FOR ALL COSTS AND EXPENSES REASONABLY INCURRED. MONETARY DAMAGES ARE INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR ANY BREACH OF THE EASEMENT.THE CONSERVANCY ALSO RESPONDS TO REQUESTS FROM OWNERS OF EASEMENT PROPERTIES TO REVIEW AND APPROVE PROPOSED WORK ON THE PROPERTIES CONSISTENT WITH THE EASEMENT. Part II, Line 9: Organization Reporting of conservation easements. THE LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY REPORTS REVENUE AS TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION WHEN RECEIVED. EXPENSES INCURRED IN MONITORING HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMPLIANCE IS EXPENSED IN OPERATIONS. TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS REPORTED ON THE BALANCE SHEET WILL BE USED FOR LEGAL EXPENSES IN THE EVENT DONOR DOES NOT COMPLY WITH PRESERVATION RESTRICTION. AS OF YEAR END, NO LEGAL EXPENSES HAVE BEEN INCURRED.TEXT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOOTNOTE REGARDING EASEMENTS:Temporarily restricted net assets at December 31, 2015, are available for the following purposes:Facade Easement Enforcement $ 1,715,270 Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 DIRECT FUNDRAISING EVENT EXP. LINE 8B $68572 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S DIRECT FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES $68572 X false Benefit Dinner 233040 197050 35990 27613 28642 1295 11022 233040 197050 35990 27613 28642 1295 11022 68572 -32582 X X false false false false false false false false false false LINDA DISHMAN President & CEO 209000 10450 21147 240597 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH A DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISCUSSED AT BOARD ORIENTATION. WHEN BOARD MEMBERS IDENTIFY A CONFLICT, THEY ARE EXCLUDED FROM ALL COMMUNICATION ON THE ISSUE AND MUST NOT BE PRESENT IF THE ITEM IS DISCUSSED AT ANY BOARD MEETING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees THE PRESIDENT AND CEO SUBMITS COMPARABLE STAFF SALARIES TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WITH A RECOMMENDATION AT THE ANNUAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING WHERE SALARIES ARE DISCUSSED FOR BUDGET PURPOSES. THE PRESIDENT AND CEO IS IN THE ROOM FOR THE DISCUSSION OF ALL SALARIES, EXCEPT HER OWN, AND DOCUMENTS THE RESULT. THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD SENDS AN EMAIL TO THE OFFICE MANAGER CONFIRMING THE PRESIDENT AND CEO'S SALARY AND BONUS AS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.