SOCIETY FOR THE CONSERVATION OF BIGHORN SHEEP: Form 990EZ, tax year 2015
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- Organization
- SOCIETY FOR THE CONSERVATION OF BIGHORN SHEEP (EIN 23-7113312)
- Tax period
- 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
- Filed
- 2016-05-15
- IRS object ID
- 201611369349200971
- Schema version
- 2015v2.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2016-05-15T18:19:04-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2015-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Bradley S Brokop CPA | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 7578 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Burbank | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 915107578 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2015-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 237113312 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Society for the Conservation of Bighorn | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Business Name Line2 | Sheep | BusinessNameLine2Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | SOCI | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 6612676523 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | P O Box 94182 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Pasadena | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 91109 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Mark LeCompte | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Treasurer | PersonTitleTxt |
| Signature | 2016-05-11 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | Bradley S Brokop | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00009905 | PTIN |
| Phone | 8185667900 | PhoneNum |
| Self Employed | Yes (X) | SelfEmployedInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2015 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Website Address | http://www.scbs-californiadesertbighorn.com | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $161,000 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $151,333 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Investment Income | $1,703 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $0 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $7,964 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $161,000 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $802 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $663 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $190,187 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $191,652 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -$30,652 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $236,512 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $205,860 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $219,355 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $195,070 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $17,157 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $10,790 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $236,512 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $205,860 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $236,512 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $205,860 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Conservation and management of the wild sheep population of California and throughout North America. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (13 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt |
|---|---|
| Satellite Water Monitoring: Collect and provide data to California Department of Fish and Wildlife Biologists on water source information received from satellite monitoring systems installed on Big Game guzzlers. | $1,524 |
| Satellite Water Monitoring: Purchase six new additional satellite monitoring systems to collect data from Big Game Water sources and report the results to the Department of Fish and wildlife Biologists. The new systems were installed as the new BGG sites Rainbow #1 and Rainbow #5 and sunshine Peak Big Game Guzzler on the Marine Corps Base at 29 Palms, California. One system was installed at the Paiute guzzler in the Paiute Mountains, One Replaced an obsolete Steven's system at the Kelso Peak Game Guzzler and the 6th system will be installed at the Nancy Andrews memorial Big Game Guzzler as volunteer labor becomes available in 2016. | $24,065 |
| Water hauling to the Big Game Guzzlers during the crucial dry summer months, The Big Horn Sheep are dependent on the man made water sources due to the fact that natural water sources such as springs have been depleted by ground water pumping and other types of human consumption as well as record drought conditions. Highways and other developments have also disrupted the historical migration routes used by the Big Horn Sheep to find water during the dry summer months. Volunteers often use their own vehicles to haul water to the remote guzzler locations using small truck mounted tanks. Water hauling this year included a water haul to the Clipper Mountains BGG. | |
| Area Captain Program: Coordinate with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the U. S. Bureau of Land Management, the U. S. Forest Service, the U. S. Park Service, the California State Park Service and volunteers on various projects including installation, repair and maintenance of big game guzzlers and natural springs. Conduct surveys and provide the results to the California Department of Fish and wildlife for the improvement of wildlife habitat. Coordinate with volunteer Area Captains to inspect and maintain over 48 big game guzzlers and various natural springs. | $1,013 |
| Sheep Sheet News Letter: Print and distribute the Sheep Sheet News Letter that contains information on wildlife habitat improvement both past and future. It is distributed to members and volunteers. | $1,014 |
| 29 Palms, Guzzler Installation: With permission and assistance from the base biologist, 2 new complete Big Gamer Guzzler systems were installed bu volunteers on the United States Marione Coprs base as 29 Palms. Rainbow BGG (Bog Game Guzzler) #1 and Rainbow #5 included a new style rain catcher tanks and large rain mats for natural rain water collection. Satellite monitor ysystems were also installed on the new Big Game Guzzlers. | $24,540 |
| Continue repairs as necessary on the Kidney Springs Big Game Guzzler including installation of a rain mat collection system. | $439 |
| Sheep Camp BGG repair: Repair the freeze break to the plumbing at the Sheep Camp Big Game Guzzler. | $62 |
| Repair as required at the Fay Dee Game Guzzler: Repair the flash flood damage to the Fay Dee Game Guzzler, Install new water storage tank to replace that which was damaged by the flood waters. Restore the plumbing and install a rain mat natural rain water collection system. | $3,422 |
| Future Repairs and Upgrades: State and Private grant Funding has allowed for the acquisition of various materials for future repairs and upgrades to the existing Big Game Guzzlers and Natural Spring collection systems. The Society has been able to build and inventory of replacement parts including rain catcher water storage stanks, stainless steel drinker ramps, pipe fittings and fasteners. These future sites scheduled for repair include Teresa Spring in the Marble Mountains, Chuckwalla Spring and Humingbird Spring in the Clipper Mountains, the Loren Lutz Memorial Big Game Guzzler in the Iron Mountains and the Weavernoy BGG in the Granite Mountains. State Lands Future Big Game Guzzler Site acquisition Project: In the 1980's, the Department of Fish and Game (now Fish and Wildlife) lease several State owned properties in the deserts as sites for Big Game Guzzlers, These sites are located on land originally set aside as state school land property as some of these parcels of land exist within the heart of the desert sheep habitat. They are prime locations for Big Game Guzzlers and as the locations are very remote, it is unlikely they will ever be used by the State for the construction of schools. The Society wit the help of the Department of fish and Wildlife and privately contracted biologists have picked 70 potential sites withing these state land parcels and applied to the State Lands Commission for leases on 70 1-1/2 acre lots where Big Game Guzzlers could be built for the improvement of the Bighorn Sheep and other wildlife. Work on this project will continue for several years as additional research and documentation of cultural and archaeological factors must be supplied to the State Lands Commission before the State Lands Commission will approve and grant the leases for guzzler construction. Costs for this project to date have included:1) Acquiring the original State land lease on existing water sources no longer funded by the Department of Fish and Wildlife $79, 2) State Land Lease Application Fee $1,525, Deposit of State Lands Commission for the 70 2 1-2 acre potential sites $25,000. Biological research and documentation to show the viability of these sites as Bighorn Sheep habitat $22,500. | $49,104 |
| State Lands Guzzler Site Construction Materials: Grant funding has allowed the Society to begin acquiring material for Big Game Guzzler construction on the State Lands sites as soon as the property leases are approved. This material includes rain mates, pipe and fittings, stainless steer drinker ramps. | $31,402 |
| Repair 4 Big Game Guzzlers near Bishop, Californa by coating the water collection surfaces with a specially formulated potable waster approved polymer coating to improve rain water collection. These Guzzlers are known as Mono BGG #6, Mono BGG #8, Mono BGG # 23 and Mono BGG #24. | $2,491 |
| Camera Project:Install and maintain remote stop action cameras on Big Game Guzzlers and supply photographic date of wildlife using the various water sources to the Department of fish and Wildlife biologists and the Marine Corps biologists. Supply photographic dosumentation to funding entities and donors. | $3,560 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $142,636 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part IV | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIVInd |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (15 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Hinojosa | ||
| Secretary | 5.00 | $0 |
| Steven Hart | ||
| Director | 5.00 | $0 |
| Terry Anderson | ||
| Director | 5.00 | $0 |
| Norman Lopez | ||
| Director | 5.00 | $0 |
| Darrel Williams | ||
| Vice President | 5.00 | $0 |
| Mark LeCompte | ||
| Treasurer | 7.00 | $0 |
| Neil Ringlee | ||
| Director | 5.00 | $0 |
| Steve Marschke | ||
| President | 7.00 | $0 |
| George Sutton | ||
| Director | 5.00 | $0 |
| Robert Burke | ||
| Vice President | 7.00 | $0 |
| Jeff Crouse | ||
| Director | 5.00 | $0 |
| Glenn Sudmeire | ||
| Vice President | 5.00 | $0 |
| Christian Guntert | ||
| Director | 5.00 | $0 |
| Gary Thomas | ||
| Director | 5.00 | $0 |
| Dave Snith | ||
| Director | 5.00 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part V | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartVInd |
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Organization Filed990 T | false | OrganizationFiled990TInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Initiation Fees And Cap Contri | $0 | InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt |
| Gross Receipts For Public Use | $0 | GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Mark R LeCompte | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 34625 Carson View Ln | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Acton | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 93550 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 3239564242 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Form720 Filed | false | Form720FiledInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Related Org Sect527 Org | false | RelatedOrgSect527OrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Organization170 | Yes (X) | PublicOrganization170Ind |
Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $11,150 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $99,855 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $65,506 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $62,784 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $155,149 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $394,444 | TotalAmt |
Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $11,150 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $99,855 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $65,506 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $62,784 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $155,149 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $394,444 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantial Contributors Tot | $0 | SubstantialContributorsTotAmt |
| Public Support Total170 | $394,444 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $1,324 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $1,230 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $1,663 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $1,681 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $1,703 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $7,601 | TotalAmt |
Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $3,618 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $26,516 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $1,477 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $14,264 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $45,875 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $447,920 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.88060 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Public Support PY170 | 0.87200 | PublicSupportPY170Pct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor | RESTRICTED | ContributorNum |
Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | RESTRICTED | TotalContributionsAmt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (18 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Client Note 1 | Client Note 1 - Substantial Contributors:C J Berry Foundation1484 Pollard Road Suite 406Los Gatos CA 95032 |
| Other Revenue.1 | Royalties $6300 |
| Other Revenue.3 | Sale of Hats and Pins $793 |
| Other Expenses.1002 | Office Expenses $119 |
| Other Expenses.1005 | Travel $1361 |
| Other Expenses.1009 | Depreciation $6367 |
| Other Expenses.1012 | Insurance $5041 |
| Other Expenses.1 | Project Material Expense $124520 |
| Other Expenses.2 | Equipment Purchase & Repair $36596 |
| Other Expenses.3 | Use Tax paid $4799 |
| Other Expenses.4 | Monitoring Equipment Purchase $3860 |
| Other Expenses.5 | Food $2313 |
| Other Expenses.6 | Promotional Expense $1724 |
| Other Expenses.7 | Monthly Monitoring $1524 |
| Other Expenses.8 | Freight $1014 |
| Other Expenses.9 | Fuel $904 |
| Other Expenses.12 | Filing Fees $45 |
| Other Assets.1 | 4457 - Beginning $17157 4457 - Ending $0 |
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