2025-11-14T12:21:08-08:00 2024-12-31 852838626 Chiorini Platt & Jacobs LLP 901 Center Street Santa Cruz CA 95060 990 2024-01-01 770532467 VENTANA WILDERNESS ALLIANCE VENT 8314233191 288 PEARL ST 101 MONTEREY CA 93940 David Jacobs PRESIDENT 2025-11-14 true true David S Jacobs CPA P01295992 8314233883 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z David Jacobs 288 PEARL ST 101 MONTEREY CA 93940 743171 false X www.ventanawild.org X 2000 CA The mission of the Ventana Wilderness Alliance is to protect, preserve, and restore the wilderness qualities and biodiversity of the public lands within California's northern Santa Lucia Mountains and Big Sur coast. 7 7 11 40 0 708278 741895 0 575 1276 0 708853 743171 0 0 508977 459399 0 133411 214516 288334 723493 747733 -14640 -4562 133761 128580 10736 10117 123025 118463 X The mission of the Ventana Wilderness Alliance is to protect, preserve, and restore the wilderness qualities and biodiversity of the public lands within California's northern Santa Lucia Mountains and Big Sur coast. false false 177446 220747 YOUTH: VWA'S YOUTH IN WILDERNESS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED BY CENTRAL COAST YOUTH. MONTEREY COUNTY RANKS AT OR NEAR THE TOP STATEWIDE IN YOUTH AND TEEN VIOLENCEAND REMAINS A COUNTY OF CONCERN FOR JUVENILE DELINQUENCY RATES. YOUNG PEOPLE IN URBAN AREAS OFTEN HAVE MINIMAL RESOURCES OR OPPORTUNITIES FOR A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. IN 2024, THE VWA'S YOUTH IN WILDERNESS PROGRAM CONTINUED TO FILL THIS NEED AND INSPIRE FUTURE WILDERNESS STEWARDS BY PROVIDING CAREFULLY PLANNED, PROFESSIONALLY-LED BACKPACKING ADVENTURES TO 322 YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE REGION. LEADERSHIP, GEAR, AND MEALS FOR THESE EXPERIENCES WAS PROVIDED AT NO COST TO PARTICIPANTS AND OUR EDUCATION PARTNERS. 144126 156301 TRAIL PROGRAM: MAINTAINING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE 300-MILE NETWORK OF TRAILS IN THE RUGGED VENTANA REGION HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE. LANDSCAPE LEVEL WILDFIRES IN RECENT YEARS INCLUDE THE 2016 SOBERANES FIRE AND THE 2020 DOLAN FIRE. EACH OF THESE CONFLAGRATIONS TORCHED OVER 100,000 ACRES OF THE VENTANA WILDENESS AND DAMAGED OVER 100 MILES OF TRAILS. POST-FIRE WINTER STORMS DECIMATE ROADS LEADING TOTRAILHEADS LIMITING THE ABILITY OF VOLUNTEER AND CONTRACT CREWS TO RESTORE TRAILS EQUALLY DAMAGED BY EROSION, DEBRIS FLOWS, AND DEADFALLS. DESPITE THESE MAJOR SETBACKS, THE VWA TRAIL PROGRAM CONTINUED TO CONTRIBUTE THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEER CREW HOURS IN 2024 TO MAINTAIN AND RECONSTRUCT PRIORITIZED SECTIONS OF TRAIL IN THE VENTANA AND SILVER PEAK WILDERNESS AREAS. 139717 200331 ADVOCACY: VWA ADVOCATES FOR WILDERNESS VALUES AND THE ECOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC LANDS IN THE VENTANA AND BIG SUR REGIONS. POLICY EXPERTS ANALYZE AND RESPOND TO THE US FOREST SERVICE SCHEDULE OF PROPOSED ACTIONS (SOPA) BY ATTENDING PLANNING AND SCOPING MEETINGS, PROVIDING COMMENTS, AND ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION BY THE PUBLIC AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS. THE VWA'S ADVOCACY PROGRAMS INCLUDED EFFORTS TO EXPAND WILDERNESS AND WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS, MONITORING GRAZING ALLOTMENTS TO ENSURE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE, PROMOTING APPROPRATE FUELS AND WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES, IDENTIFYING AND ENCOURAGING THE MITIGATION OF WILDERNESS INCURSIONS, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT WILDERNESS, AND ADVOCATING FOR THE RESTORATION OF FEDERAL FUNDING TO CRITICAL PUBLIC LAND AGENCIES. 25115 58140 VOLUNTEER WILDERNESS RANGER PROGRAM: SINCE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES NOT PRIORITIZE OR PROPERLY FUND THE US FOREST SERVICE TO MANAGE WILDNERNESS, VWA STEPS TO THE CHALLENGE WITH A PROGRAM THAT PUTS VOLUNTEER WILDERNESS RANGERS IN THE BACK COUNTRY. VOLUNTEERS PATROL TRAILS AND CAMPS AND PERFORM CAMPSITE MAINTENANCE WHILE IMPARTING FIRE SAFETY AND LEAVE NO TRACE INFORMATION TO THE VISITING PUBLIC. IN 2024 RANGERS DONATED THOUSANDS OF SERVICE HOURS BY CLEANING CAMP SITES, REMOVING TRASH, AND IMPARTING LEAVE NO TRACE PRINCIPLES THROUGH DIRECT CONTACT WITH VISITORS. EACH YEAR, VOLUNTEER WILDERNESS RANGERS MAKE AN IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION TO PUBLIC LANDS WORTH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO THE COMMUNITY. 25115 58140 486404 true true 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 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 11 0 true 11 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 7 7 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X David Jacobs 8314233191 288 PEARL ST 101 MONTEREY CA 93940 X MIKE CHAMBERLAIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 117011 0 0 DOTTIE MASSEY Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Betsy MacGowan Director 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tom Hopkins Vice President 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 LEOR PANTILAT Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Jacobs President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 BEN BRUCE DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Maria Ferdin Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 117011 1 false false false 0 30392 711503 741895 0 1276 1276 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 743171 1276 X 0 0 0 0 117011 76057 20477 20477 0 249180 156445 66063 26672 0 61272 46577 10103 4592 31936 20704 7419 3813 0 0 0 0 0 0 137216 96387 208 40621 0 0 3485 1416 2027 42 0 61549 43474 3865 14210 11918 8471 2855 592 0 0 0 0 0 5038 5038 Supplies 26006 21356 4015 635 Printing and Publications 18075 2689 964 14422 Postage and Shipping 8812 6425 865 1522 Dues & Subscriptions 5350 423 1069 3858 10885 5980 2950 1955 747733 486404 127918 133411 32728 83300 33693 36404 0 64645 4404 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2695 4472 133761 128580 10735 10117 1 10736 10117 X 48060 -11799 74965 130262 123025 118463 133761 128580 -4562 X false false false X 598786 595330 657028 658922 741895 3251961 0 0 598786 595330 657028 658922 741895 3251961 0 3251961 2802 283 459 575 1276 5395 0 0 3257356 0.99830 0.99620 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 CLIENT - PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Tax return reviewed by at least two board members and one senior staff of the organization. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c WRITTEN REPRESENTATIONS REQUIRED. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a COMPENSATION IS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTE REVIEWS COMPENSATION TRENDS IN THE INDUSTRY TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b COMPENSATION IS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPENSATION TRENDS IN THE INDUSTRY TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Available to the public