2025-04-08T11:56:07-07:00 2024-06-30 262769279 DORAN & ASSOCIATES 70 MITCHELL BLVD Ste 102 San Rafael CA 94903 990 2023-07-01 946069140 AUDUBON CANYON RANCH INC AUDU 4158689244 4900 HIGHWAY ONE STINSON BEACH CA 94970 TOM GARDALI CEO 2025-04-08 false true Lisa Doran CPA P00791709 4154911130 X 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z TOM GARDALI 4900 HIGHWAY ONE STINSON BEACH CA 94970 10567287 false X WWW.EGRET.ORG X 1962 CA CONNECTING NATURE, PEOPLE, AND SCIENCE FOR A MORE RESILIENT WORLD. 11 11 46 175 0 4113723 3273422 0 577797 1084237 153193 341859 4844713 4699518 0 0 3392394 4083984 0 742043 2132177 2601428 5524571 6685412 -679858 -1985894 44047252 43987059 3697620 3746695 40349632 40240364 CONNECTING NATURE, PEOPLE, AND SCIENCE FOR A MORE RESILIENT WORLD. false false 3554107 STEWARDSHIP WORK DEVELOPS AND IMPLEMENTS SCIENCE-BASED APPROACHES TO TAKING CARE OF OUR LANDS AND THE HABITATS THEY ENCOMPASS.WE CONTROL INVASIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS, MONITOR HABITAT CONDITIONS, TRACK RARE AND SENSITIVE SPECIES, PROPAGATE CRITICAL NATIVE SPECIES, MANAGE WOODY VEGETATION TO PROMOTE ECOLOGICAL HEALTH, AND APPLY PRESCRIBED FIRE. IN ADDITION TO STEWARDING THE 5,000 ACRES HELD BY THE ORGANIZATION, WE TAKE A REGIONAL APPROACH AND WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, INDIGENOUS GROUPS, LAND MANAGERS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LANDOWNERS ON BROAD STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE HABITAT CONNECTIVITY, INCREASE CLIMATE RESILIENCE, RESTORE NATIVE HABITATS, CONTROL INVASIVE SPECIES, AND BUILD A WORKFORCE OF TRAINED STEWARDS IN THE NORTH SAN FRANCISCO BAY REGION. 822057 CONSERVATION SCIENCE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS ON WADING BIRDS, SHOREBIRDS, WATERBIRDS, LAND BIRDS, AMPHIBIANS, AND MOUNTAIN LIONS. DURING THE MOST RECENT FISCAL YEAR, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS COMPLETED MULTIPLE WINTER SURVEYS OF SHOREBIRDS AND WATERBIRDS ON TOMALES BAY AND SUISUN BAY AND MONITORED NESTING PERFORMANCE OF HERONS AND EGRETS AT ALL KNOWN COLONY SITES IN THE NORTHERN SAN FRANCISCO BAY REGION (MARIN, SONOMA, NAPA, SOLANO, AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTIES).WE HAVE DEPLOYED A TOTAL OF 136 WILDLIFE TRAIL CAMERAS ON PRIVATE AND PUBLIC LANDS IN THE NORTH SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, MONITORING MOUNTAIN LIONS AND OTHER WILDLIFE.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O 548038 341859 OUR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION WORK CONNECTS CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH NATURE, CULTIVATES ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY PROMOTES STEWARDSHIP OF VULNERABLE NATURAL HABITATS THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL AND CULTURALLY RELEVENT NATURE EDUCATION. KEY INITIATIVES IN THE LAST YEAR INCLUDE PRIORITIZING PROGRAM ACCESS FOR TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED GROUPS FOR SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS ON OUR PRESERVES, OUTREACH PROGRAMS INCLUDING OUR WILD NEIGHBORS - A PROGRAM THAT VISITS SCHOOLS TO TEACH CLASSES ABOUT THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF KEYSTONE SPECIES SUCH AS MOUNTAIN LIONS, LINCOLN SCHOOL BIRDING AND NATURE FESTIVAL, JUNIPER JUNIOR NATURALISTS -CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O 4924202 true true false false false false false false false true true true false false 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 45 0 true 46 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 X GARY SCHICK 4158689244 4900 HIGHWAY ONE STINSON BEACH CA 94970 TOM GARDALI CEO 37.50 0.00 X 169811 0 17517 GARY SCHICK CFO 37.50 0.00 X 127576 0 31433 JULIA CLOTHIER COO 37.50 0.00 X 129090 0 19934 SASHA BERLEMAN DIR. FIRE FORWARD 37.50 0.00 125075 0 11711 WENDY COY DIR. OF COMM. 37.50 0.00 103628 0 27550 JEN NEWMAN DIR. PHILANTHROPY 37.50 0.00 108405 0 5845 CAROL LYNN WOOD President 1.35 0.00 X X 0 0 0 PHILLIP CARLSEN Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SHELANA DESILVA Director 0.65 0.00 X 0 0 0 JIM WEIGAND Director 0.65 0.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA SIMON Secretary 1.35 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE LYNES Director 0.65 0.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA PITKIN Director 0.65 0.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY LILLY Director 0.65 0.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH ALLEN PHD Vice President 1.35 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JANET KLIEN Director 0.65 0.00 X 0 0 0 GWEN HEISTAND Director 0.65 0.00 X 0 0 0 763585 113990 6 false true false EIS CONSULTING 1445 MANZANITA AVENUE SANTA ROSA CA 95404 IT CONSULTANT 190140 TRUE WILD LLC PO BOX 905 GLEN ELLEN CA 95442 STEWARDSHIP 127626 2 861425 2411997 6840 3273422 0 841015 841015 0 0 0 6060991 50000 5852636 15133 208355 34867 243222 243222 0 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS 611710 93010 93010 PROCEEDS FROM INSURANCE 900099 248849 248849 341859 4699518 341859 1084237 0 0 0 0 432946 130343 250592 52011 0 2850679 2253569 221593 375517 99769 72432 14347 12990 501342 363974 72093 65275 199248 144654 28652 25942 83820 83820 7976 7976 27110 27110 0 0 121967 121967 10173 10173 0 54089 39269 7778 7042 174567 126735 25103 22729 0 222537 190753 16681 15103 99710 96915 2666 129 0 0 0 0 472343 342921 67923 61499 349708 253888 50288 45532 RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROJECTS 773867 769664 4203 OTHER EXPENSES 95460 59349 2944 33167 COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND RECOG. 53857 30300 23557 Printing and Publications 38751 35001 2200 1550 15493 14435 1058 6685412 4924202 1019167 742043 308156 177366 4353431 3766285 953897 1142386 35306 4366 0 0 0 0 103188 152793 16369179 5524545 10947026 10844634 17669259 16836561 9639386 10841626 0 0 37603 221042 44047252 43987059 228417 284392 58510 3469203 3403793 3697620 3746695 X 13531367 13885734 26818265 26354630 40349632 40240364 44047252 43987059 -1985894 1876626 X false true X true false X 3765988 2139290 3408401 4113723 3273422 16700824 0 0 3765988 2139290 3408401 4113723 3273422 16700824 3297141 13403683 796296 528206 789238 590021 841015 3544776 0 5101 59409 72398 58270 93010 288188 20533788 0.65280 0.61830 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 27649218 119 1821665 10448956 19022046 25947500 1699257 2631721 2629260 27649218 32470615 1149831 -5316107 2356839 25947500 26202819 2344410 5969467 2046081 32470615 27961167 383262 -135807 2005803 26202819 0.77000 0.23000 true false false 7623137 7623137 6381363 4005168 2376195 2364679 1519377 845302 10844634 10841626 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 221042 UNSPENT INSURANCE PROCEEDS 3182751 3403793 X 6483494 1876626 30375 1907001 4576493 123025 123025 4699518 6592762 30375 30375 6562387 123025 123025 6685412 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE HELD FOR THE PURPOSES DEFINED BY THE DONOR, AS APPLICABLE, OR FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF ACR. Part X : FIN48 Footnote ASC 740-10, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the Corporation to report information regarding its exposure to various tax positions taken by the Corporation. The Corporation has determined whether any tax positions have met the recognition threshold and has measured the Corporation's exposure to those tax positions. Management believes that the Corporation has adequately addressed all relevant tax positions and that there are no unrecorded tax liabilities. Federal and state tax authorities generally have the right to examine and audit the previous three years of tax returns filed (four years for California). Any interest or penalties assessed to the Corporation are recorded in operating expenses. No interest or penalties from federal or state tax authorities were recorded in the accompanying financial statements. X X false false false false false false false false false GARY SCHICK CFO 127576 6379 25054 159009 TOM GARDALI CEO 169811 8463 9054 187328 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b APPROVAL OF THE FINAL DRAFT FORM 990Upon receipt of a draft copy of the Form 990 from the Tax Preparer, the Director of Finance shall distribute the draft Form 990 by e-mail to the Organization's Treasurer, the Executive Director and, when deemed appropriate, any other Board member or key staff employee for review and comments. Reviewers should advise the Director of Finance by e-mail of suggested changes or modifications to the draft Form 990 within seven (7) days of receipt of the draft.The authority for approval of a final draft copy of each annual Form 990 shall rest with the Organization's Treasurer, Executive Director and Director of Finance. Upon review and acceptance of the final draft copy of the draft Form 990, the Treasurer and Executive Director shall advise the Director of Finance by e-mail of their acceptance. Upon receipt of these acceptances, and if he or she concurs, the Director of Finance shall advise the Tax Preparer to prepare and issue the final draft copy of the Form 990.DISTRIBUTION OF FINAL DRAFT FORM 990 TO BOARD MEMBERSUpon receipt of the final draft copy of the Form 990 from the Tax Advisor, the Director of Finance shall arrange to e-mail a copy to each Board member, in compliance with IRS Rules and Regulations. After assuring distribution of the final draft Form 990 to each Board member, the Director of Finance shall so advise the Tax Preparer and the Executive Officer by e-mail.AUTHORITY TO SIGN THE FORM 990The authority to sign the Form 990 on behalf of the Organization is hereby delegated to the Organization's Executive Director. The Executive Director shall assure himself or herself that the above requirements for approval and distribution to the Board are completed before affixing his signature to the return.The Form 990 shall be physically signed by the Executive Director and the Tax Preparer in a manner to be determined between themselves. The responsibility for the timely mailing of the signed Form 990 shall rest with the Executive Director. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c PROCEDURESA. Duty to Self-DiscloseAll Interested Persons have a duty to self-disclose any potential conflict of interest.B. When to DiscloseYou must disclose, to the best of your knowledge, all potential conflicts of interest as soon as you become aware of them, and always before any actions involving the potential conflict are taken.Additionally, annually, you must submit and Acknowledgment of Conflict of Interest Policy and Disclosure Statement in the form attached to this Policy as Exhibit A (the Acknowledgment), as set forth in the Conflict of Interest Policy.C. How to DiscloseTo make a disclosure, submit a signed, written statement disclosing all the material facts known to you to the Executive Committee of the Board (the Executive Committee) and CEO.A. After there has been disclosure of a potential conflict of interest, and after gathering any relevant information from the concerned Interested Person, the Executive Committee, excluding any member thereof who constitutes a concerned Interested Person, shall deliberate and determine whether a conflict of interest exists. The concerned Interested Person shall not be present for deliberation or voting on the matter, and must not attempt to influence the determination of whether a conflict of interest exists.B. In determining whether a conflict of interest exists, the Executive Committee shall consider whether the potential conflict of interest would cause a transaction entered into by the Organization to raise questions of bias, inappropriate use of the Organizations assets, or any other impropriety. The Executive Committee may consider a number of other factors, including (i) the proximity of the Interested Person to the decision-making authority of the other entity involved in the transaction, (ii) whether the amount of the financial interest or investment is de minimis or material relative to the overall financial situation of the Organization, and (iii) the degree to which the Interested Person might benefit personally if a particular transaction or decision were approved.C. If the Executive Committee determines that an actual conflict of interest exists which also constitutes a self-dealing transaction as described in Conflict of Interest Policy, then the transaction or matter in question can be authorized only if the Organization follows the review and approval procedures set forth in the Conflict of Interest Policy, and such matter or transaction is thereafter approved by the vote described there.D. If the Executive Committee determines that an actual conflict of interest exists which is not a self-dealing transaction, but involves participation by the concerned Interested Person in decisions or negotiations related to a material contract, transaction, decision, or other matter between the Organization on the one hand, and, on the other hand (i) the concerned Interested Person, (ii) an entity in which the concerned Interested Person or a Family Member of such Interested Person has financial interest, or (iii) an entity with which the concerned Interested Person has an agency relationship, then the transaction or matter in question can be authorized only if the Organization follows the procedures set forth in the Conflict of Interest Policy, and such matter or transaction is thereafter approved by the Board upon a majority vote of the disinterested directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present.E. In all other circumstances where it is determined that an actual conflict of interest exists, the Executive Committee will recommend an appropriate course of action to protect the interests of the Organization for approval by the Board upon a majority vote of the disinterested directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present. All disclosures and the outcome of the deliberation about whether a conflict of interest Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b CEO compensation is decided/determined by the Board of Directors. All other employeecompensation is ultimately decided/determined by the CEO in close consultation with the COO and according to the compensation plan, employee levels, and organizationalbudget capacity. Supervisors also provide input, both solicited and unsolicited. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 CORPORATION DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST AT THE OFFICE. STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS DETAIL [4B] ACRS CONSERVATION PROGRAM (CONTINUED):WE HAVE DEPLOYED AND ARE MONITORING THREE AUTOMATIC WILDLIFE TELEMETRY RECEIVING STATION ON BOLINAS LAGOON AND USED RADIOTELEMETRY TO TRACK AVIAN SPECIES INCLUDING DUNLIN AND WESTERN SANDPIPERS ALONG THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA. STAFF PUBLISHED THREE SCIENTIFIC PAPERS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS. STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS DETAIL [4C] ACRS EDUCATION PROGRAM (CONTINUED):FIELD-BASED LEARNING AND RESTORATION TRAINING FOR LOCAL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE CONSERVATION SCIENCE INTENSIVE OVERNIGHT SUMMER CAMP AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAM THAT CENTERS THOSE WHO IDENTIFY WITH THE TERMS GIRL/YOUNG WOMEN, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO TRANSCEND OUR INHERITED GENDER BINARIES AND HAVE INTEREST IN GAINING HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN THE CONSERVATION SCIENCE FIELD. EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE WORK IS ONGOING THROUGHOUT OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. EMPLOYEES. INTERNAL PROCESSES AND POLICIES ARE BEING REVIEWED AND REVISED TO PROMOTE THESE VALUES.