2016-11-11T11:34:15-06:00 2015-12-31 953680171 MCGOWAN GUNTERMANN 111 E VICTORIA ST 2ND FLOOR SANTA BARBARA CA 931012018 990 2015-01-01 383692928 TRUE NATURE SOCIETY DBA QUAIL SPRINGS TRUE 8058867239 35070 HIGHWAY 33 MARICOPA CA 93252 JANICE SETSER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8058867239 2016-10-28 1 PATRICIA K KROUT CPA P00025237 8059629175 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z JANICE SETSER 35070 HWY 33 MARICOPA CA 93252 210265 0 X WWW.QUAILSPRINGS.ORG X 2003 CA TO INSPIRE HEALTHY PEOPLE, ECOLOGIES AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH DEMONSTRATION AND EDUCATION. X 6 6 16 113 0 0 74742 95836 82958 90539 14 43 201 19529 157915 205947 0 300539 0 0 66290 89461 0 0 17605 115492 129036 181782 519036 -23867 -313089 893309 579850 365370 365000 527939 214850 X TO INSPIRE HEALTHY PEOPLE, ECOLOGIES AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH DEMONSTRATION AND EDUCATION. 0 0 8597 8806 YOUTH / CUSTOMIZED PROGRAMMING: OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS WEAVE SCIENCE, ECONOMICS, NATURE AWARENESS, AND SOCIAL DYNAMICS INTO A HOLISTIC TRAINING PROGRAM THAT EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO CREATE MEANINGFUL CHANGE IN THE WORLD. THE SYNERGY OF PRACTICAL AND LIFE SKILLS EQUIPS PARTICIPANTS WITH THE TOOLS AND WISDOM TO ENHANCE PERSONAL, ECOLOGICAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. QUAIL SPRINGS EMPHASIZES EXPERIENTIAL AND OUTDOOR LEARNING: THROUGH FARM IMMERSION AND NATURE CONNECTION, STUDENTS OBSERVE AND PRACTICE ALL ASPECTS OF FOOD PRODUCTION, FROM TENDING AND GATHERING FODDER FOR DAIRY GOATS AND PREPARING MILK FOR CHEESE, YOGURT AND BUTTERMILK, TO LEARNING ABOUT LIFE CYCLES, THE FOOD CHAIN, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MILLIONS OF MICROORGANISMS THAT SUPPORT HEALTHY SYSTEMS. PLANTING GARDEN BEDS, HARVESTING FRESH INGREDIENTS FOR MEALS OR FOOD PRESERVATION, OR NOURISHING AND BUILDING SOIL WITH COMPOST, STUDENTS GAIN A DEEP AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION FOR ALL THAT GOES INTO OUR FOOD SUPPLY. THEY ALSO GET TO KNOW THE WILD PLANTS, ANIMALS, BIRDS AND LANDSCAPE OF THE UNIQUE DESERT CANYON THROUGH GUIDED WANDERS WITH OUR KNOWLEDGEABLE STAFF. STORIES, GAMES AND ACTIVITIES ARE UTILIZED TO EMPOWER, INSPIRE, CHALLENGE AND PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE MORE DEEPLY WITH THEMSELVES AND THE GROUP. IN OTHER SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS, STUDENTS GET THEIR HANDS IN THE MUD TO BUILD EARTHEN BENCHES OR NEW ANIMAL STRUCTURES. THESE YOUTH PROGRAMS OFFERED 16,554 DIRECT PROGRAM SERVICE HOURS SERVING A TOTAL OF 216 PEOPLE. 388741 300539 33914 ECOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL RESTORATION: THE ECOLOGICAL & CULTURAL RESTORATION PROGRAMS INCLUDE ATTENTION TO AND TENDING OF CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE AND ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT SPECIES FOR SITE-SPECIFIC AGRO-ECOLOGY, RESTORATION, AND AGROFORESTRY. WE ARE WORKING TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH ECO-CULTURAL RESTORATION AND ECOSYSTEM-BASED ADAPTATION. OUR APPROACH TO RESTORATION ECOLOGY EMBRACES THE NATURAL WORLD THAT REESTABLISHES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CULTURE AND NATURE. WE ARE WORKING TO RESTORE THE WATERSHED UPON WHICH WE SIT, INCLUDING THE REGENERATION OF THE NATURAL SPRING WATER, AND RESTORATION OF THE PERENNIAL RIPARIAN HABITAT TO ATTRACT WILDLIFE AND RESTORE BALANCE IN THE ECOSYSTEM. CULTURAL RESTORATION ALSO OCCURS THROUGH OUR COURSES WHICH OFFER IN-DEPTH EDUCATION IN EARTH-BASED SKILLS AND CRAFTS. OUR TEACHERS ARE ARTISANS, NATURALISTS, MUSICIANS, STORYTELLERS, VILLAGERS AND STEWARDS. WE SHARE THE LOVE OF CREATING BEAUTY THROUGH A RECIPROCAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NATURAL WORLD AND COMBINE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH HISTORICAL, ECOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING. SINCE QUAIL SPRINGS' BEGINNING IN 2004, THIS APPROACH HAS BEEN A FOUNDATION OF ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS AND OUR CULTURE. THESE ECO-CULTURAL RESTORATION PROGRAMS OFFERED 4,422 DIRECT PROGRAM SERVICE HOURS SERVING A TOTAL OF 67 PEOPLE. 94371 48025 PERMACULTURE DESIGN: PERMACULTURE IS A DESIGN SCIENCE UTILIZING AN INNOVATIVE SYSTEMS-APPROACH TO CONSCIOUSLY DESIGN LANDSCAPES, HUMAN SETTLEMENTS AND FARMING SYSTEMS THAT INTEGRATE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND FERTILITY BY MIMICKING NATURAL ECO-SYSTEMS. DIVERSE AND FERTILE SYSTEMS ARE MORE RESILIENT IN THE FACE OF DISTURBANCES. THE PROTRACTIVE AND THOUGHTFUL NATURE OF PERMACULTURE ENCOURAGES USING THE OUTPUTS OF ONE SYSTEM AS THE INPUTS FOR ANOTHER AND STRONGLY EMPHASIZES THE MECHANISMS FOR FEEDBACK AND PROGRESSIVELY ADAPTIVE DESIGNS. IN PERMACULTURE, SUSTAINABILITY IS DEFINED AS A SYSTEM THAT PRODUCES AND STORES MORE ENERGY THAN IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN & REPLICATE ITSELF, NOTABLY BANKING ON TODAY'S SUNLIGHT, NOT ON FOSSIL FUELS. QUAIL SPRINGS PERMACULTURE PROGRAMS HAVE AN EMPHASIS ON HANDS-ON PROJECTS INCLUDING A PRACTICAL DESIGN PROJECT THAT IS SITE AND CONTEXT SPECIFIC AND INTEGRATES ALL OF THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF A THOROUGH PERMACULTURE DESIGN. THESE PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSES ARE CERTIFIED BY THE PERMACULTURE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND ARE PRESENTED AS A 72-HOUR CURRICULUM TAKEN FROM THE PERMACULTURE DESIGNER'S MANUAL AUTHORED BY FOUNDER BILL MOLLISON. THESE PERMACULTURE PROGRAMS OFFERED 12,144 DIRECT PROGRAM SERVICE HOURS SERVING A TOTAL OF 103 PEOPLE. 491709 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 1 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X BRENTON KELLY 8058867239 35070 HIGHWAY 33 MARICOPA CA 93252 WARREN BRUSH PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERTO GARCIA DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BRENTON KELLY TREASURER 0.50 X X 10338 0 0 SONIA CONNERS SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 ALEX VINCENT DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 TRISH STONE-DAMEN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SASHA RABIN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 10338 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95836 95836 PERMACULTURE DESIGN 611600 47916 47916 ECOLOGICAL & CULTURAL 611600 33837 33837 YOUTH / CUSTOMIZED PRO 611600 8786 8786 90539 43 43 23228 3905 19323 19323 619 413 206 206 205947 90745 0 19366 300539 300539 31138 18002 3536 9600 50821 47261 3560 7502 5973 650 879 1265 1007 110 148 889 889 15603 15603 5630 5630 14653 14653 800 800 PROGRAM EXPENSES:FOOD 29210 29210 PROGRAM STAFFING 21421 21421 LIVESTOCK 10385 10385 FUNDRAISING 6978 6978 22202 20336 1866 519036 491709 9722 17605 41925 44361 723024 187535 850681 535489 703 0 893309 579850 365000 365000 370 0 365370 365000 X 0 0 0 0 527939 214850 527939 214850 893309 579850 -313089 0 X 0 0 0 X 126212 166314 104319 74742 95836 567423 115169 169042 113848 83159 113973 595191 241381 335356 218167 157901 209809 1162614 0 0 0 1162614 11 20 11 14 43 99 11 20 11 14 43 99 241392 335376 218178 157915 209852 1162713 0.99990 0.99990 0.00010 0.00010 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 365000 365000 189908 46975 142933 168116 140560 27556 535489 FUNDRAISING #1 3456 3456 581 FUNDRAISING #2 19772 19772 3324 23228 23228 3905 3905 19323 0 ZANNON FAMILY FOUNDATION PO BOX 21957 SANTA BARBARA CA 93121 316667570 501(C)(3) 300539 FMV AT DATE OF ORIGINAL GIFT / TRANSFER BEAR CREEK PROPERTY PROPERTY RETURNED TO DONOR, NOT BEING USED FOR ORIGINAL PURPOSE. 1 1 WARREN BRUSH BOARD PRESIDENT 3100 TEACHING REVENUE PAID 0 UNDEVELOPED PARCEL OF LAND: BEAR CREEK PROPERTY - ASSESSOR PARCEL # 079-030-15 2015-12-24 300539 FAIR MARKET VALUE AT DATE OF ORIGINAL TRANSFER / GIFT 316667570 ZANNON FAMILY FOUNDATION PO BOX 21957 SANTA BARBARA CA 93121 501(C)(3) 0 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO PROVIDING A COPY OF THE FORM 990 TO EACH BOARD MEMBER. UPON FINAL REVIEW BY THE BOARD, THE FORM 990 IS SIGNED BY THE OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION AND FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C 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, SECTION B, LINE 15 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. THE EXECUTIVE IS NOT PRESENT DURING DISCUSSION AND VOTING OF THE COMPENSATION BY THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 13: THE ORGANIZATION'S WRITTEN WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY WAS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON 10/1/2011. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 14: THE ORGANIZATION'S WRITTEN DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICY WAS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON 10/1/2011. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE. IN ADDITION, THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE VIA THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES SUCH AS GUIDESTAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE. PART I QUESTION 6: THE ORGANIZATION HAS ABOUT 113 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS IN ADDITION TO THE 6 VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS THAT SERVE ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION WITH DECISION MAKING RELATED TO PROGRAM AND FINANCE RELATED ISSUES.