2023-11-13T15:31:18-06:00 2022-12-31 952302617 SINGERLEWAK LLP 10960 WILSHIRE BLVD SUITE 1100 LOS ANGELES CA 90024 990 2022-01-01 954124859 WISHTOYO FOUNDATION DBA WISHTOYO CHUMASH FOUNDATION WISH 8056677818 9452 TELEPHONE ROAD 432 VENTURA CA 93004 MATI WAIYA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8056677818 2023-11-09 1 MATI WAIYA 999009999 1 LIOR TEMKIN P00748170 3104773924 2023-11-02 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z VENTURA COASTKEEPER MATI WAIYA 9452 TELEPHONE ROAD 432 VENTURA CA 93004 8902979 0 X WWW.WISHTOYO.ORG X 1987 CA WISHTOYO IS PLACE, ORGANIZATION, AND MOVEMENT INSPIRING PEOPLE TO LIVE IN HARMONY WITH OUR EARTH AGAIN. THE FOUNDATION'S PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO RECOVER FROM THE REDUCED CAPACITY CAUSED BY THE GLOBAL AND DOMESTIC COVID19 RESPONSE. THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED ITS MISSION WORK OF ITS COMPREHENSIVE WATER MONITORING PROGRAM, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND CONSERVANCY RESTORATION. 10 8 20 62 0 0 344933 438346 16020 6066715 27636 88707 35643 75433 424232 6669201 0 0 0 0 877486 1018469 0 0 143949 545167 515461 1422653 1533930 -998421 5135271 25122077 29574511 368330 215860 24753747 29358651 X WISHTOYO IS PLACE, ORGANIZATION, AND MOVEMENT INSPIRING PEOPLE TO LIVE IN HARMONY WITH OUR EARTH AGAIN. WISHTOYO SERVES AS A "RAINBOW BRIDGE" LINKING CHUMASH AND INDIGENOUS LIFEWAYS WITH THE PROTECTION OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES, UTILIZING TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE TO PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION AND JUSTICE, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND ADVOCACY. 0 0 556101 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: WISHTOYO'S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAM PROTECTS AND PRESERVES THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE CULTURE OF CHUMASH AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES THROUGH ADVOCACY, LEGAL ACTION, AND PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION, AND RESTORATION PROJECTS. IN 2022 WE CONTINUED TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY AND HEALTH OF WATERBODIES AND CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT LANDS, WHICH ARE VITAL NATURAL RESOURCES FOR ALL INHABITANTS OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND THE LIFEBLOOD OF CHUMASH CULTURE. TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, CULTURAL RESOURCES, AND SACRED PLACES WE SUCCESSFULLY: UTILIZED LEGAL ACTION BY WAY OF STATE AND FEDERAL LITIGATION UNDER LAWS INCLUDING THE CLEAN WATER ACT AND ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; ADVOCATED FOR STRONGER LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PERMITS AND LEGISLATION; CONDUCTED WATERSHED MONITORING AND HABITAT RESTORATION; MOBILIZED CONTINUED FROM "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION": COMMUNITIES TO TAKE ACTION, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS, INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AT OUR NEW FIRST NATIONS ECOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL CONSERVANCY. WISHTOYO ALSO CONTINUED TO UTILIZE ITS VENTURA COASTKEEPER ("VCK") PROGRAM. WISHTOYO FOUNDED VCK IN 2000 AS THE 54TH MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE TO FOCUS ON WATER QUALITY PROTECTION IN VENTURA COUNTY WATERSHEDS. 426626 CULTURAL PRESERVATION: WISHTOYO'S CULTURAL PRESERVATION PROGRAM PROTECTS AND PRESERVES THE ANCIENT WISDOM, PRACTICES, AND CULTURE OF CHUMASH AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES THROUGH CULTURAL, SPIRITUAL, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH. OUR ONGOING PROGRAMS PRESERVE, MAINTAIN, AND PROTECT CHUMASH LIFEWAYS, CULTURE, HISTORY, AND INDIGENOUS TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, FOR THE CHUMASH COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR PROJECTS AND CAPACITY, FROM OUR POPULAR SMUWIC LANGUAGE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, TRADITIONAL LAND TENDING MENTORSHIP, AND BASKETRY PROGRAMS, TO OUR WELL ATTENDED PUBLIC CULTURAL EVENTS SUCH AS SOLSTICE AND EQUINOX CEREMONIES. IN THIS WAY, KNOWLEDGE AND TRADITIONS CAN CONTINUE TO BE PASSED INTER-GENERATIONALLY, AND NON-NATIVE COMMUNITIES CAN ENGAGE IN CULTURAL CONTINUED FROM "CULTURAL PRESERVATION": APPRECIATION AND DEEPER UNDERSTANDING. IN 2022 WISHTOYO CONTINUED PLANNING, DESIGN, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR NEW FIRST NATIONS CULTURAL & ECOLOGICAL CONSERVANCY. IN 2022 WE ALSO CONTINUED OUR LONGSTANDING WORK TOWARD THE FULL BUILD OUT OF WISHTOYO'S AUTHENTIC CHUMASH VILLAGE IN PRESENT DAY MALIBU, AND THE THOMAS FIRE AND SUBSEQUENT FLOODING AT THE VILLAGE PRESENTED US WITH BOTH SETBACKS (LOSS OF A TRADITIONAL STRUCTURE AND RESTORATION AREAS) AND OPPORTUNITIES (NEW RESTORATION WORK AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS BASED IN INDIGENOUS FIRE MANAGEMENT). 58129 CHUMASH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: WISHTOYO'S CHUMASH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM PROTECTS AND PRESERVES THE WORLD'S NATURAL RESOURCES THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH. GENERALLY, WE PROVIDE CULTURAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS TO OVER 1,200 YOUTH AND MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC PER YEAR, TEACHING AWARENESS OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES, ANCIENT CHUMASH VALUES OF SUSTAINABILITY, AND THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF CALIFORNIA'S NATIVE PEOPLES. OUR CHUMASH TRIBAL MARINE PROTECTED AREAS EDUCATION PROGRAM AND FIRST NATIONS SUMMER FIELD STUDIES, AND OTHER EDUCATION INITIATIVES GEARED TOWARDS K-12 STUDENTS, MAINTAIN OUR COMMITMENT TO BUILDING SUPPORTIVE COASTAL PARTNERSHIPS AND CONSTITUENCIES AMONGST DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THROUGH OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. SPECIFICALLY, OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS AIM TO PROVIDE CONTINUED FROM "CHUMASH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION": IMPACTFUL EXPERIENCES FOR YOUTH SO THEY FEEL EMPOWERED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES AND ENVIRONMENT THROUGH CAREER CHOICES AND BEHAVIOR THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. WE SEEK TO REMEDY INEQUALITIES AND DISADVANTAGES IN MAINSTREAM EDUCATION BY FOCUSING ON UNDERSERVED AND INTERTRIBAL STUDENTS. 1040856 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 0 1 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 10 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CA X X THE ORGANIZATION 8056677818 9452 TELEPHONE ROAD NO 432 VENTURA CA 93004 TERRANCE ARTHUR TAMMINEN VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTO 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBORAH LORRAINE SANCHEZ BOARD CHAIR AND DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALI SAHABI AS OF 830 TREASURER AND DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MAXWELL TROWBRIDGE GAIL JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAN WARD SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MATI WAIYA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 173200 0 15903 DOUG DELUCA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREN VAN SCHILFGAARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WAILANI O'HERLIHY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL D NOVOA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUHUI ISHA ASSOC DIR/CULTURAL RESOURC 40.00 X 110332 0 13442 LETICIA SEGURA DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING 40.00 X 115707 0 0 JASON WEINER FORMER SENIOR ATTORNEY 0.00 X 143827 0 0 543066 0 29345 4 1 1 0 0 3750 18068 14600 401928 438346 EXEMPT PURP CASE SETT 541100 6000000 6000000 EDUCATION PROGRAM FEE 611710 44215 44215 LITIGATION COST & FEE 541100 22500 22500 6066715 229478 229478 7300 0 7300 7300 7300 2054770 2195541 -140771 -140771 -140771 38237 18068 38237 0 OTHER INCOME 900099 68133 68133 68133 6669201 6066715 0 164140 170816 158313 7823 4680 704437 434530 238819 31088 66582 44681 20378 1523 76634 55419 18484 2731 28286 28286 23450 23450 20333 20333 103306 13002 99 90205 28337 21340 3857 3140 86695 74605 11863 227 163 118 38 7 85030 81793 2643 594 EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN 32127 31806 309 12 EDUCATION, RESEARCH & O 31927 31927 CULTURAL/ENVIRONMENTAL 29666 29666 SUPPLIES & MATERIALS 21270 21082 159 29 24871 14288 870 9713 1533930 1040856 349125 143949 9612 993 777170 3666212 60068 40244 790318 394319 20271 19163 7717429 290369 7359364 7427060 16080509 18003755 24765 22765 25122077 29574511 34964 53584 333366 162276 368330 215860 X 24522355 29121552 231392 237099 24753747 29358651 25122077 29574511 5135271 -530367 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 200536 1104147 480690 344933 438346 2568652 200536 1104147 480690 344933 438346 2568652 1362082 1206570 990 37320 139756 27636 236778 442480 12198 11145 2613 51663 68133 145752 3156884 5925944 0.38220 0.43220 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: FUNDRAISING INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 12,198. GAIN ON EXCHANGE - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 9,465. CULTURAL CONSERVANCY INCOME - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 1,680. OTHER INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 2,613. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 35,643. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 68,133. EDUCATION PROGRAM FEE - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 16,020. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7300 7300 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: THE ORGANIZATION WAS PART OF A COALITION THAT HIRED A CONSULTING FIRM TO ENCOURAGE LEGISLATORS TO VOTE ON AND PROPOSE LEGISLATION TO PROTECT OCEANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT. X 0 4946799 4946799 601577 52949 548628 55309 18439 36870 150607 86936 63671 1963137 132045 1831092 7427060 ACCRUED LONG TERM PROFESSIONAL FEES 162276 162276 6538733 -530367 420232 -110135 6648868 20333 20333 6669201 1933829 420232 420232 1513597 20333 20333 1533930 PART III, LINE 4: IN DECEMBER 2019, WISHTOYO FOUNDATION RECEIVED A DONATION OF CHUMASH CULTURAL ITEMS WHICH WILL BE USED IN FURTHERANCE OF WISHTOYO'S CULTURAL PRESERVATION PROGRAM SERVICES DESCRIBED IN PART III LINE 4B THROUGH PROTECTION, PRESERVATION, DISPLAY, AND SHARING WITH CHUMASH PEOPLES AND THE COMMUNITY. WISHTOYO'S PROTECTION, PRESERVATION, SHARING, AND EDUCATIONAL DISPLAY OF THESE CHUMASH CULTURAL ITEMS FURTHERS THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF CALIFORNIA CHUMASH, TO PROTECT THE CULTURE AND HISTORY OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, AND TO ENHANCE THE WELL BEING AND EDUCATION OF ALL COMMUNITIES THROUGH CULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAMS. X X X AUCTION & BUY IT NOW 56305 18068 38237 38237 56305 18068 38237 38237 38237 0 X X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MATI WAIYA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 144000 0 0 0 29200 0 0 0 15903 0 189103 0 0 0 JASON WEINER FORMER SENIOR ATTORNEY 143827 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 143827 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1B THE AMOUNT OF MATI WAIYA, LUHUI ISHA AND TANO CABUGOS COMPENSATION FOR GROSS UP PAYMENTS AND HOUSING RESIDENCE FOR PERSONAL USE, IF APPLICABLE, WERE APPROVED IN 2022. SIMILARLY, THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PAYABLE TO THE FORMER ATTORNEY WERE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHEN THE INITIAL PAYMENTS WERE EVALUATED IN 2019. THE MARKET MEDIAN AMOUNTS FOR WISHTOYO'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION PROVIDED IN THIS COMPENSATION STUDY/ASSESSMENT WAS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO BE FAIR AND REASONABLE. (SEE SCHEDULE O DESCRIPTION FOR PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A). LUHUI ISHA FAMILY MEMBER OF CURRENT OFFICER 110332 COMPENSATION 0 TANO CABUGOS FAMILY MEMBER OF CURRENT OFFICER 72000 COMPENSATION 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 12: PROGRAM SERVICES GENERALLY CONSIST OF LITIGATION SETTLEMENTS RELATED TO THE FOUNDATION'S MAJOR PROGRAMS AND ARE RECOGNIZED WHEN AWARDED OR RECEIVED, ONCE ANY CONTIGENCIES HAVE BEEN MET. DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED PROGRAM SERVICES REVENUE OF $6,000,000 RELATED TO VARIOUS LITIGATION SETTLEMENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 DIRECTOR JAN WARD IS THE SISTER-IN-LAW OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MATI WAIYA. PRESIDENT MATI WAIYA IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WISHOTYO FOUNDATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH YEAR, DIRECTORS AND OTHER COVERED PERSONS SUBMIT A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IDENTIFYING ALL POTENTIAL AND ACTUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. SUCH PERSONS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO REPORT ALL POTENTIAL TRANSACTIONS THAT MAY GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S FILING OFFICER, COUNSEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE AND ANY APPROPRIATE ACTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POLICY FOR ADDRESSING SUCH TRANSACTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE WISHTOYO FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE COMPENSATION AMOUNTS AS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO WISHTOYO FOUNDATION, IN WISHTOYO FOUNDATION'S INTERESTS, AND FOR WISHTOYO FOUNDATION'S BENEFIT BASED ON A BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED COMPENSATION STUDY/ASSESSMENT THAT WISHTOYO COMMISSIONED AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT TO PERFORM. THE COMPENSATION AMOUNTS PROVIDED BY WISHTOYO IN 2022 WERE BELOW THE MARKET MEDIAN AMOUNTS FOR THE APPLICABLE EMPLOYMENT POSITION PROVIDED IN THIS COMPENSATION STUDY/ASSESSMENT THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINED TO BE FAIR AND REASONABLE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 LISTED DOCUMENTS WERE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.