SOCIETY FOR THE CONSERVATION OF BIGHORN SHEEP: Form 990EZ, tax year 2014
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- Organization
- SOCIETY FOR THE CONSERVATION OF BIGHORN SHEEP (EIN 23-7113312)
- Tax period
- 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
- Filed
- 2015-05-08
- IRS object ID
- 201501289349201205
- Schema version
- 2014v5.0
- 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 | 2015-05-08T11:40:28-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2014-12-31 | 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 | 2014-01-01 | 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 | 2015-05-08 | 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 | 2014 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z | 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 | $76,713 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $60,439 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Membership Dues | $2,345 | MembershipDuesAmt |
| Investment Income | $1,681 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Sale Of Assets Gross | $3,675 | SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $2,198 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets | $1,477 | GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $0 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $8,573 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $74,515 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $974 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $1,725 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $79,542 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $82,241 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -$7,726 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $244,238 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $236,512 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $220,516 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $219,355 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $23,722 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $17,157 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $244,238 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $236,512 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $244,238 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $236,512 | 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 (14 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt |
|---|---|
| Satellite Water Monitoring: Collect and provide to California Department of Fish and Wildlife Biologists water source information received from satellite monitoring systems installed and maintained ion big game guzzlers. | $1,411 |
| Satellite Water Monitoring: Install three new additional monitoring systems to collect data from Big Game water sources and report results to the Department of Fish and Wildlife Biologists. The new systems were installed at the Vermin Tank Guzzler, The Old Dad Peak Guzzler and the Suds Hole Guzzler. | $8,154 |
| 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. | $4,176 |
| 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. | $533 |
| 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. | $774 |
| Continue work on the Campbell Big Game Guzzler Repair project. Restore and repair as necessary the Campbell big game guzzler in the Clark Mountains that was damaged by flash flood waters. | $301 |
| Continue work on the Hansen Quarry Guzzler Project; install a new two tank, drinker and rain mat guzzler system on the site of the former Hansen Quarry mine site near Newberry Springs California. | $252 |
| Continue repair as needed on the Kidney Springs Big Game Guzzler including the installation of a rain mat collection system. | $898 |
| Helicopter Safety Training School: Helicopters are often used in the Sheep habitat projects including hauling volunteers and materials to remote Guzzler locations, conducting air surveys of Bighorn Sheep locations, hauling water to remote guzzler sites during dry summer months and assisting Department Biologists with sheep captures. Newly established California State Department of Fish and Wildlife regulations require all volunteers working around or flying in helicopters to undergo helicopter specific safety training. Various volunteers of the Organization attended such classes in order to be able to continue work in sheep habitat improvement. | $729 |
| Continue the repairs as required on the Big G Big Game Guzzler. Repair flash flood damage to the Big G big game guzzler, Install new water storage tank to replace the one that was washed away by the flood waters. Restore the plumbing connections to the rain mat collection system. | $196 |
| Sheep Summit and Hunter Clinic: 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 various pro-wildlife organizations to host the Hunter Clinic that is a California State Requirement for holders of Bighorn Sheep tags. This is a informational class given to educate sheep hunters on the laws governing Bighorn Sheep and various conservations programs that are to improve their habitat. Coordinate with the various volunteer speakers for both the Hunter Clinic and the Sheep Summit meeting to give and receive educational information on Bighorn Sheep and their habitat. | $1,357 |
| Tank Project: Continue to work to design and manufacture a new type of water storage tank with a built in big game drinker. The tank design is primarily for desert wildlife use and has no mechanical or moving parts that are subject to failure in the harsh conditions of the desert. These tanks are to be installed at all new guzzler locations, due to their almost maintenance free operation and large water storage capacity. These include stainless steel ramps so that the sheep and other desert wildlife can egress the tank drinker regardless of water levels. | $8,503 |
| Purchase new rain mates to be used as water collection system upgrades at existing Big Game Guzzler sites. Installation to be performed by volunteers on future dates as permission from the Government Land Management Agencies including the California State Lands Commission is granted. This includes the Dewclaw Guzzler, the Faydee Guzzler, The Lulu Guzzler, the Newbee Guzzler and the SCBS#19-SL Guzzler. | $27,075 |
| Contract for the manufacture of ten new stainless steel New Mexico style big game drinker boxes which are to be installed in the future as necessary at existing conventional guzzler sites as current drinker boxes become unusable due to rust and decay. | $3,500 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $57,859 | 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 |
| John Hybarger | ||
| 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 | $26,012 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $11,150 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $99,855 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $65,506 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $62,784 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $265,307 | 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 | $26,012 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $11,150 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $99,855 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $65,506 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $62,784 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $265,307 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantial Contributors Tot | $0 | SubstantialContributorsTotAmt |
| Public Support Total170 | $265,307 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $1,436 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $1,324 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $1,230 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $1,663 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $1,681 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $7,334 | 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 Minus2 Years | $3,618 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $26,516 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $1,477 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $31,611 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $304,252 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.87200 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Public Support PY170 | 0.86550 | 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 (20 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Client Note 1 | Client Note 1 - Sunstantial Contributors:California Chapter, Wild Sheep Foundation423 Broadway #617Millbrae CA 94030-1905Phone 650.472.3889 |
| Other Revenue.1 | Royalties $8150 |
| Other Revenue.2 | Sale of Hats and Pins $236 |
| Other Revenue.3 | State Lands Fee Refund $100 |
| Other Expenses.1001 | Advertising and Promotion $534 |
| Other Expenses.1002 | Office Expenses $305 |
| Other Expenses.1005 | Travel $2082 |
| Other Expenses.1009 | Depreciation $6565 |
| Other Expenses.1012 | Insurance $5296 |
| Other Expenses.1 | Tank Project $39078 |
| Other Expenses.2 | Equipment Purchase & Repair $8587 |
| Other Expenses.3 | Monitoring Equipment Purchase $8154 |
| Other Expenses.4 | Fuel $2276 |
| Other Expenses.5 | Project Costs $1910 |
| Other Expenses.6 | Use Tax paid $1470 |
| Other Expenses.7 | Monthly Monitoring Fees $1411 |
| Other Expenses.8 | Food $1232 |
| Other Expenses.11 | DMV Registration fees $617 |
| Other Expenses.12 | Filing Fee - Atty General Offi $25 |
| Other Assets.1 | 4457 - Beginning $23722 4457 - Ending $17157 |
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