2024-05-14T14:06:41-07:00 2023-06-30 950858589 Hutchinson and Bloodgood LLP 579 Auto Center Drive Watsonville CA 95076 990 2022-07-01 510183410 FRIENDS OF SANTA CRUZ STATE PARKS FRIE 8314291840 1543 PACIFIC AVENUE 206 SANTA CRUZ CA 95060 BONNY HAWLEY Executive Direc 2024-05-14 true BONNY HAWLEY 999009999 true KIMBRA SAID CPA P01596055 8317242441 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z BONNY HAWLEY 1543 PACIFIC AVENUE 206 SANTA CRUZ CA 95060 5886924 false X THATSMYPARK.ORG X 1976 CA FRIENDS OF SANTA CRUZ STATE PARKS IS A VITAL PARTNER TO CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS, CREATIVELY WORKING TO ENSURE PARKS AND BEACHES THROUGHOUT SANTA CRUZ COUNTY AND COASTAL SAN MATEO COUNTY ARE THRIVING AND AVAILABLE TO ALL. 11 11 153 34 0 1045774 391810 6969790 5397132 12260 50493 47489 8027824 5886924 0 0 4084229 4313546 0 85011 2682740 2742928 6766969 7056474 1260855 -1169550 7735235 7586752 1111578 2132645 6623657 5454107 FRIENDS OF SANTA CRUZ STATE PARKS IS A VITAL PARTNER TO CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS, CREATIVELY WORKING TO ENSURE PARKS AND BEACHES THROUGHOUT SANTA CRUZ COUNTY AND COASTAL SAN MATEO COUNTY ARE THRIVING AND AVAILABLE TO ALL. false false 6402168 5444621 Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks is a vital partner to California State Parks, creatively working to ensure parks and beaches throughout Santa Cruz County and San Mateo County are thriving and available to all. Friends innovative and collaborative community partnership invests in our cherished state parks and beaches, providing services and funding to support education, equity and inclusion, conservation, facilities improvements, historic preservation, and cultural events. Friends provides: visitor services in the parks by Visitor Service Aides (VSAs) and Senior Visitor Service Aides (SVSAs); operates stores in five parks and online; provides revenue for parks improvement projects and funding for Park employees to deliver interpretive services to the public, as well as maintenance services. Friends also provides staff to assist with: fundraising, grant-writing and membership; volunteer recruitment; event and project management; historical preservation, technology; equity and outreach; accounting; strategic planning; and communications and public relations. Specific accomplishments during the past year include, but are not limited to:Served 2,711 students attending in-person and virtual field trips through the Kids2Parks equity program. Funded two facilities maintenance staff at Castle Rock State Park.Funded 33 State Park Interpreters who provided educational programs at local state parks and beaches.Employed 92 Field Staff to support Park Operations.Funded volunteer and staff training, supplies and support services.Participated in outreach events in Parks, Museums and in the community.Administered the Beach Wheelchair program, including supporting the annual Shared Adventures Day.Launched the Equity Fellowship Program in collaboration with State Parks, Mountain Parks Foundation and Portola and Castle Rock Foundation to diversify Friends and Parks staff.Coordinated projects at the Castro Adobe State Historic Park, including the completion of the building reconstruction, finalizing interpretation design plans, commemorating the 20th anniversary with an award-winning video, formalized the Edna Kimbro Archives Working Group, accepted the Branciforte collection of artifacts from the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History and managed the adjacent Kimbro and McClune properties for park purposes.Operated an online reservation system at Big Basin State Park to allow for limited public access upon re-opening the park after the CZU fire of 2020; upgraded the visitor kiosk.Launched the Seacliff Recovery Fund after storms in early 2023 severely damaged the park; coordinated the rebuild of the Moosehead Trail by facilitating a Seacliff neighbors donation to engage Santa Cruz Mountain Trail Stewards.Engaged artist Kathleen Crocetti to repair the mural at Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park.Coordinated the fabrication of two interpretive signs commemorating the history of Castle Beach, replaced the deteriorating Seabright Beach gate and engaged the community.Provided signs for storm-related road closures and repairs at Nisene Marks State Park. 6402168 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 8 0 true 153 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X LAURA PASCAL 8314291840 1543 PACIFIC AVENUE SUITE 206 SANTA CRUZ CA 95060 BONNY HAWLEY EXECUTIVE DIR. 40.00 0.00 X 198806 0 12723 PEGGY SUE DANIELSON OPERATIONS DIR. 40.00 0.00 155842 0 10732 LAURA PASCAL FINANCE DIR. 40.00 0.00 X 124788 0 33825 JOANNE KENNY PHILANTHROPY DIR. 40.00 0.00 116331 0 8277 JESSICA KUSZ PROJECT MANAGER 40.00 0.00 119341 0 4550 NIKOLARA DUNBAR-JANSONS CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MAGGIE MATHIAS VICE CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 STUART KITAYAMA Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 GEORGANN SCALLY Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ANN LAUTEN FAY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BARNEY LEVY JR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLENE DUVAL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLIE KIEFFER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CURT SIMMONS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ED NEWMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CRISSY CANLAS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 715108 70107 5 false true false 0 391810 391810 PARK USE FEES 4916291 4916291 RETAIL SALES 480841 480841 5397132 50493 50493 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 4519 4519 PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION 42970 42970 47489 5886924 5444621 50493 0 0 0 0 370142 230029 140113 0 3296999 3023178 211905 61916 89363 75878 11787 1698 259756 220557 34263 4936 297286 265807 26784 4695 0 10889 8824 2045 20 23215 18813 4359 43 0 0 0 119376 96738 22415 223 229052 179570 49431 51 0 0 0 99356 77557 21799 40895 39705 1190 0 7592 6164 1428 0 0 5767 5123 644 27193 21343 5850 INTERPRETIVE & CSP SUPPORT 1273339 1272386 953 PROJECT CONSULTING 190257 190257 RETAIL PURCHASES 189202 189202 EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES 159768 141342 18303 123 367027 339695 16026 11306 7056474 6402168 569295 85011 1124423 484028 4666527 5009734 0 632157 321883 0 0 0 115124 130876 3252 3942 1443529 255544 1193752 1187985 0 0 0 0 448304 7735235 7586752 1111578 1684341 448304 1111578 2132645 X 6420939 5178453 202718 275654 6623657 5454107 7735235 7586752 -1169550 X false true X true false X 464321 200463 1111196 1045774 391810 3213564 6563079 4964535 6171063 6969790 5397132 30065599 0 0 0 7027400 5164998 7282259 8015564 5788942 33279163 0 0 33279163 5950 6523 6709 12260 50493 81935 0 5950 6523 6709 12260 50493 81935 0 7195 47489 54684 7033350 5171521 7296163 8027824 5886924 33415782 0.99590 0.99870 0.00250 0.00110 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1024986 1024986 204908 47339 157569 52790 52790 48740 46940 1800 112105 108475 3630 1187985 RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 448304 448304 LEASE PAYABLE, LONG-TERM 448304 448304 X 5886924 5886924 5886924 7056474 7056474 7056474 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Organization is a nonprofit corporation exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Organization has also been classified as an entity that is not a private foundation within the meaning of Section 509(a) and qualifies for deductible contributions as provided in Section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). The Organization has adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 740 that clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return and provides that the tax effects from an uncertain tax position can be recognized in the financial statements only if, based on its merits, the position is more likely than not to be sustained on audit by the taxing authorities. Management believes that all tax positions taken to date are highly certain, and, accordingly, no accounting adjustment has been made to the financial statements. Interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions are recorded as part of the income tax expense, if applicable. X X X false false false false false false false false false BONNY HAWLEY EXECUTIVE DIR. 198806 12723 211529 LAURA PASCAL FINANCE DIR. 124788 7637 26188 158613 PEGGY SUE DANIELSON OPERATIONS DIR. 155842 9593 1139 166574 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The 990 is REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. A COPY IS forwarded to the full Board for review before mailing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The organization has two conflict of interest policies -- an overall policy and one specifically for employees, which appears in the Employee Manual. It is the responsibility of the Board, officers and management employees to scrutinize their transactions and outside business interests and relationships for potential conflicts and to immediately make such disclosures. Familiarity with the policies is a standard part of new staff training as well as new Board member orientation. The executive director monitors compliance with both policies and takes care to assure compliance whenever Board decisions are made that may raise a question of an actual or perceived conflict of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The Board of Directors reviews and approves management compensation during a board meeting as part of the annual organization budgeting process and also during an annual review process. A written employment contract between the Organization and the Executive Director is written or renewed each year. Officers of the organization do not receive compensation. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 UPON REQUEST