2015-11-11T10:22:20-08:00 2014-12-31 West Rhode & Roberts 2741 4th Ave San Diego CA 92103 990 2014-01-01 770536297 WILDCOAST WILD 6194238530 925 SEACOAST DRIVE Imperial Beach CA 91932 CAROL LEE Treasurer 2015-11-10 true CHRISTOPHER M ROBERTS P00235008 6196155380 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z 2219028 false false X www.wildcoast.net X 2000 CA THE MISSION OF WILDCOAST IS TO CONSERVE COASTAL AND MARINE ECOSYSTEMS AND WILDLIFE. 10 10 12 3485 0 3001034 2154782 0 672 1329 15334 28067 3017040 2184178 1971000 1392500 0 648542 626066 0 52360 321498 287779 2941040 2306345 76000 -122167 2225607 2096915 57470 50945 2168137 2045970 THE MISSION OF WILDCOAST IS TO CONSERVE COASTAL AND MARINE ECOSYSTEMS AND WILDLIFE. OUR STAFF IS DEDICATED TO CONSERVING THREATENED AND ENDANGERED COASTLINES AND WILDLIFE. OUR AWARD WINNING TEAM IS PASSIONATE, DEDICATED, AND DRIVEN TO ACHIEVE HIGH IMPACT RESULTS THAT SAFEGUARD OUR COASTAL AND MARINE HERITAGE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. false false 1992949 1392500 ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2014:WILDCOAST CONTINUED TO SUCCESSFULLY FULFILL OUR MISSION OF CONSERVING COASTAL AND MARINE ECOSYSTEMS AND WILDLIFE WITH ON-THE-GROUND RESULTS.WILDCOAST WORKED WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE, PARTNER AGENCIES, AND VOLUNTEERS TO CONSERVE THE 17,536 ACRES OF SAN DIEGO COUNTYS 11 MARINE PROTECTED AREAS. IN 2014, WE DEVELOPED AND INSTALLED 14 YOU ARE HERE SIGNS AT KEY MPA ACCESS POINTS THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND TRAINED 58 VOLUNTEERS TO CARRY OUT SURVEYS AS PART OF THE STATEWIDE MPA WATCH PROGRAM. VERY REWARDING WAS OUR LEAD ROLE AT THE MPA COLLABORATIVE, A PARTNERSHIP OF OVER 40 AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INSTITUTIONS.IT IS HARD TO OVERSTATE THE IMPORTANCE OF OAXACAS STUNNING BEACHES TO THE LONG-TERM SURVIVAL OF SEA TURTLES. IN 2014, 424,228 OLIVE RIDLEY SEA TURTLES DEPOSITED 36 MILLION EGGS ALONG THE SEA TURTLE CAPS OF SOUTHERN OAXACA, PROTECTED BY WILDCOAST. OF THOSE EGGS, MORE THAN 11 MILLION SEA TURTLE HATCHLINGS EMERGED FROM THEIR NESTS AND HEADED TOWARD THE OCEAN IN ONE OF THE GREATEST WILDLIFE SPECTACLES ON EARTH.IN 27,181-ACRE HUATULCO NATIONAL PARK, ALSO IN OAXACA, WILDCOAST WORKED WITH MEXICOS NATIONAL COMMISSION OF NATURAL PROTECTED AREAS (CONANP) TO HELP MANAGE ONE OF THE LARGEST CORAL REEFS ALONG MEXICOS SOUTHERN PACIFIC COAST. IN 2014 WE HELPED TRAIN PARK GUARDS AND DIVE OUTFITTERS IN WAYS TO MONITOR AND REDUCE HUMAN IMPACTS ON THE FRAGILE CORAL REEF.ALONG WITH CONANP, WE WORKED WITH MEXICOS NAVY AND LOCAL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN OAXACA TO DEVELOP AN OIL SPILL RESPONSE MANUAL AND PLAN, INCLUDING TRAINING LOCAL RESIDENTS ON HOW TO RESCUE AND CLEAN UP WILDLIFE.IN THE PAST YEAR IN THE VALLE DE LOS CIRIOS, BAJA CALIFORNIA, WE CONSERVED 3,138 ACRES AND 3.5 MILES OF PACIFIC COASTLINE THROUGH LAND ACQUISITION. ADDITIONALLY, OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOCAL RANCHERS RESULTED IN THE CLEANUP OF TONS OF OLD FISH CAMP DEBRIS AND TRASH. OVERALL, WE HAVE HELPED TO PROTECT 33,367 ACRES AND 36.7 MILES OF COASTLINE IN THE VALLE DE LOS CIRIOS, MAKING OUR EFFORT ONE OF THE LARGEST PRIVATE COASTAL PROTECTED AREAS IN NORTH AMERICA.IN EL VIZCANO, BAJA CALIFORNIA, A 6.2 MILLION-ACRE RESERVE, WE WORKED WITH CONANP TO UPDATE THE MANAGEMENT PLAN TO HELP IMPROVE THE PROTECTION OF GRAY WHLAES, PRONGHORN ANTELOPE, AND BIGHORN SHEEP.OUR WILDCOAST CHAPTERS IN PUNTA ABREOJOS, LA BOCANA, AND BAHIA ASUNCION ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY TO CLEAN UP THE COASTLINE AND CONSERVE CRITICAL WETLANDS AND REEFS VITAL FOR MAINTAINING VALUABLE LOBSTER AND ABALONE HABITATS.WILDCOAST IS WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS TO CREATE THE 663,490-ACRE ISLANDS OF THE PACIFIC BIOSPHERE RESERVE TO PRESERVE THESE OCEANIC TREASURES. IN OCTOBER WE ORGANIZED A SPECIAL PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION OF THE ISLANDS IN MEXICOS SENATE TO DEMONSTRATE WHY PRESERVING THIS GALAPAGOS OF MEXICO IS SO CRITICAL. OUR WORK TO PRESERVE THE RICH ECOSYSTEMS OF THE ISLANDS IS ONGOING.WE ARE HELPING TO PRESERVE HUNDREDS OF MILES OF BAHIA MAGDALENA SHORELINE AND MANGROVES THROUGH INNOVATIVE FEDERAL CONSERVATION CONCESSIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CONANP.THE UNDERWATER LIFE OF THE 17,752-ACRE CABO PULMO NATIONAL PARK ON BAJAS EAST CAPE IS AN OASIS WHERE FISH POPULATIONS HAVE REBOUNDED MORE THAN 500% IN THE PAST DECADE. THIS FRAGILE CORAL REEF IS HOME TO MORE THAN 200 SPECIES OF FISH AND IS CONSIDERED A NATURAL FISH FACTORY. THE ECOSYSTEM SERVICE PROVIDED BY CABO PULMO INCLUDES $590,000 IN REVENUES FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS WHO PRACTICE ECOTOURISM. THAT IS WHY, WHEN CHINESE STATE COMPANIES PROPOSED BUILDING A NEW CITY AND MEGA-RESORT WITH A POPULATION OF 400,000 NEXT TO CABO PULMO, WILDCOAST RESPONDED QUICKLY AND DECISIVELY. WE PROVIDED A DETAILED TECHNICAL EVALUATION OF THE POTENTIALLY DEVASTATING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND WORKED WITH OCEAN SUPERHERO EL HIJO DEL SANTO TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE GRAVE THREAT TO CABO PULMO. OUR CAMPAIGN REACHED MORE THAN 50 MILLION PEOPLE, ULTIMATELY LEADING TO THE CANCELLATION OF THE PROPOSED MEGA-PROJECT BY THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT.IN 2014 WE HAD 3,485 VOLUNTEERS, WHO WORKED 15,062 HOURS AND COLLECTED 88,076 POUNDS OF TRASH AND 376 TIRES. THEY CONTRIBUTED $339,648 IN LABOR COSTS.SOCIAL MEDIA REACH 2014: 8,028,437TRADITIONAL MEDIA: 60 MILLION PEOPLE REACHED GLOBALLY-609 MEDIA HITS: TV, RADIO, WEB, PRINTPUBLIC OUTREACH EVENTS: 142-ATTENDEES AT OUR EVENTS: 12,6483,265,289 ACRES CONSERVED SINCE 2000 1992949 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true false true false true false false true true 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 true true false false true 4 0 true 12 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X X CLARK LABITAN 6194236037 925 SEACOAST DRIVE IMPERIAL BEACH CA 91932 JOSH CHATTEN-BROWN Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 NIKOS ZOGGAS Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT BORDEN Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 IGNACIO NACHO VILCHIS Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 EDDIE KISFALUDY Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALBERTO GARZA SANTOS Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL LEE Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 BERNARDO DIAZ Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA KANTER President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE MASON Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SERGE DEDINA Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 100553 0 5182 100553 5182 1 false false false 0 32850 2121932 2154782 0 1329 1329 0 0 0 0 60301 32850 34850 25451 25451 0 0 OTHER REVENUE 900099 2616 2616 2616 2184178 2616 26780 0 0 1392500 1392500 0 105735 68952 29045 7738 0 425245 279178 115196 30871 0 52854 29960 18422 4472 42232 27191 11473 3568 0 20 20 16650 16650 0 0 0 0 41781 37624 1878 2279 0 0 0 42853 31461 11392 48701 37619 10573 509 0 0 0 0 14346 10000 4346 13692 9397 4295 SUPPLIES 29224 17013 9926 2285 OUTSIDE SERVICES 28071 27764 307 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 18210 14379 3531 300 TELEPHONE 13994 5991 7943 60 20237 3920 16039 278 2306345 1992949 261036 52360 215205 93130 553095 755364 220998 31182 0 0 0 0 0 6783 320 166146 135325 43428 30821 0 0 0 0 1186098 1186098 2225607 2096915 57470 50945 57470 50945 X 1688053 1658223 480084 387747 2168137 2045970 2225607 2096915 -122167 X false true X true false X 2243789 2393635 2576202 3001034 2154782 12369442 0 0 2243789 2393635 2576202 3001034 2154782 12369442 4467004 7902438 73 521 1742 672 1329 4337 0 6515 11884 2616 21015 12394794 0.63760 0.58130 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 21375 21375 115686 84865 30821 29085 29085 30821 INVESTMENT IN COSTA SALVAJE 1186098 1186098 X Part X : FIN48 Footnote Wildcoast is exempt from income taxes under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) and is also exempt from the State of California franchise and income tax under Section 23701(d) of the State Revenue and Taxation Code. Costasalvaje is a Mexican company that has been granted non-profit status in Mexico. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Codification No. 740-10, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Tax, which sets a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Tax positions for the open tax years as of December 31, 2014 were reviewed by the Organization and it was determined that it has no uncertain tax positions requiring accrual or disclosure. true NORTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTMAKING GRANTMAKING 1392500 1392500 1392500 NORTH AMERICA PROGRAM SERVICE 1392500 WIRE FMV 1 false false false false false false X false BAJA BASH 71381 20500 50881 25800 DEMPSEY EVENT 21770 12350 9420 9050 93151 32850 60301 34850 34850 25451 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process AN ELECTRONIC COPY IS PROVIDED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO MAILING THE SIGNED FORM 990 TO THE IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts ONCE A YEAR EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND SIGN A COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management ONCE A YEAR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS SALARIES DURING THE BUDGETING PROCESS FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR AND COMPAREs THE ORGANIZATION'S SALARIES TO INDUSTRY STANDARDS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST at THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICES. COSTASALVAJE AC LAS DUnAS 160 - 203 FRACE. PLAYA ENSENADA B.C. MX 22800 LAND & WILDLIFE CONSERVATION MX foreign WILDCOAST true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false COSTASALVAJE AC b 1392500 FMV