2024-05-15T19:03:31-04:00 2023-06-30 330098722 MILLER GIANGRANDE LLP 145 S STATE COLLEGE BLVD STE 160 BREA CA 928215824 990 2022-07-01 330878633 CRYSTAL COVE CONSERVANCY CRYS 9494976302 35 CRYSTAL COVE NEWPORT COAST CA 92657 KATE WHEELER PRESIDENT & CEO 9493766200 2024-05-15 true KATE WHEELER XXX-XX-XXXX false GERALD F SCHECK P00017436 7144942200 2024-05-15 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z KATE WHEELER 35 CRYSTAL COVE NEWPORT COAST CA 92657 14762877 false X WWW.CRYSTALCOVE.ORG X 1999 CA TO PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL AND INTERPRETIVE ACTIVITIES OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE PARK SYSTEM AT CYRSTAL COVE STATE PARK, SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC STUDIES, CONTINUE RESTORATION OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT BUILDINGS AND PRESENTATION OF THESE SUBJECTS TO THE PUBLIC. 23 23 40 175 0 5906328 13754357 119544 40593 51104 289174 177539 6236095 14102544 28849 39090 0 1068897 1414721 0 481313 5135490 10685107 6233236 12138918 2859 1963626 6299096 9748113 2467400 3805029 3831696 5943084 X TO PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL AND INTERPRETIVE ACTIVITIES OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE PARK SYSTEM AT CYRSTAL COVE STATE PARK, SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC STUDIES, CONTINUE RESTORATION OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT BUILDINGS AND PRESENTATION OF THESE SUBJECTS TO THE PUBLIC. false false 10217194 RESTORE: LOCATED ON THE HISTORIC UNCEDED LANDS AND WATERS OF THE ACJACHEMEN AND TONGVA TRIBAL NATIONS, CRYSTAL COVE STATE PARK COMPRISES 400 ACRES OF COASTAL BLUFF HABITAT, 3.2 MILES OF MOSTLY UNDEVELOPED BEACHES, 2400 ACRES OF BACKCOUNTRY HABITAT, AN 1100-ACRE OFFSHORE MARINE PROTECTED AREA, AND A 12-ACRE HISTORIC DISTRICT LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. AS PART OF ITS MISSION AS THE NONPROFIT PARTNER TO CRYSTAL COVE STATE PARK, CRYSTAL COVE CONSERVANCY (THE CONSERVANCY) HAS RESTORED 29 OF THE 46 HISTORIC STRUCTURES IN THE PARK - AN ENCLAVE OF 45 BEACH COTTAGES AND A WORLD WAR II ERA JAPANESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL IN THE PARK'S HISTORIC DISTRICT. THE FINAL RESTORATION OF 17 REMAINING UNRESTORED BEACHFRONT COTTAGES ON THE NORTH BEACH OF CRYSTAL COVE IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY AND PRIMARILY FUNDED. THE COMPLETION OF THE NORTH BEACH COTTAGES WILL SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND PUBLIC ACCESS TO ONE OF CALIFORNIA'S TOP COASTAL DESTINATIONS AND WILL DOUBLE THE CAPACITY OF THE PARK FOR OVERNIGHT VISITORS. CRYSTAL COVE STATE PARK CURRENTLY WELCOMES MORE THAN 2 MILLION VISITORS EACH YEAR. THE UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS AND CRYSTAL COVE CONSERVANCY ALLOWS THE REVENUE GENERATED BY THE HISTORIC DISTRICT TO MAINTAIN THE FRAGILE HISTORIC STRUCTURES. ONCE THE NORTH BEACH PROJECT IS COMPLETE AND THE REMAINING COTTAGES ARE ADDED TO THE OVERNIGHT RENTAL POOL, THE ENTERPRISE WILL CREATE A SUSTAINABLE EARNED REVENUE STREAM TO ALSO HELP FUND IMPORTANT K-12 STEM EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND CRITICAL HABITAT RESTORATION WORK IN THE BACKCOUNTRY - ALL WHILE KEEPING RENTAL RATES FROM 39/NIGHT IN A DORM-STYLE ACCOMMODATIONS TO 288/NIGHT FOR AN OCEAN FRONT COTTAGE THAT SLEEPS UP TO 10 PEOPLE. THE CONSERVANCY IS MIDWAY THROUGH THE RESTORATION OF THE REMAINING COTTAGES ON THE NORTH BEACH. WITH ALL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS NOW COMPLETE, INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF 17 RETAINING WALLS, NEW LIFT STATIONS, MODERN UTILITIES AND A 650-FOOT-LONG ADA ACCESSIBLE BOARDWALK AND SERVICE PATH, WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDS ADA ACCESS TO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT AND THE BEACH, RESTORATION IS UNDERWAY ON THE FIRST FIVE UNRESTORED STRUCTURES. THE PROJECT WILL CONTINUE RESTORING COTTAGES IN GROUPS OF FOUR OR FIVE AT A TIME UNTIL ALL 17 HAVE BEEN RESTORED AND OPENED TO THE PUBLIC AS LOWER-COST OVERNIGHT RENTALS. AS BOTH THE CONTRACTED NONPROFIT PARTNER AND CONTRACTED CONCESSIONAIRE IN THE PARK, THE CONSERVANCY IS IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO LEVERAGE REVENUES CREATED BY THE OVERNIGHT COTTAGE RENTALS AND FOOD SERVICE OPERATION IN THE PARK TO SUPPORT IMPORTANT STEM EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND UNDERSERVED STUDENTS - ALL GROUNDED IN ONGOING ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND HABITAT RESTORATION WORK IN THE BACKCOUNTRY, THE BEACHES AND IN THE OFFSHORE MARINE PROTECTED AREA. 947587 39090 119544 EDUCATE: THE CONSERVANCY'S UNIQUE VALUE PROPOSITION HOLDS THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF EQUIPPING YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES OF TOMORROW AT ITS CORE AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE BEST WAY TO LEARN SCIENCE IS BY DOING SCIENCE: TEACH STUDENTS WHILE THEY EXPLORE REAL WORLD PROBLEMS IN REAL CONTEXTS ALONGSIDE REAL SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS. CURRENTLY, THE CONSERVANCY'S STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS) EDUCATION PROGRAMS ENGAGE MORE THAN 10,000 K-12 STUDENTS FROM 72 SCHOOLS IN 9 STATES IN REAL CONSERVATION WORK IS HELPING FURTHER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW CRYSTAL COVE AND PROTECTED LANDS AND WATER ARE BEING IMPACTED BY ACCELERATING CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN IMPACTS. MORE THAN 70% OF PARTICIPANTS COME FROM TITLE 1 SCHOOLS. THE CONSERVANCY'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS LEVERAGE A CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS' NATURAL RESOURCES TEAM AND UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE RESEARCHERS AND FACULTY TO CONNECT CLASSROOM LEARNING TO REAL-WORLD ECOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS. STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN OUR PROGRAMS WORK ALONGSIDE STATE PARK LAND MANAGERS AND UNIVERSITY SCIENTISTS TO ANALYZE AND SOLVE REAL-WORLD CONSERVATION PROBLEMS. CONSERVANCY PROGRAMS, DEVELOPED IN ALIGNMENT WITH NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS PAIR AS MANY AS 15 CLASSROOM LESSONS WITH FIELD EXPERIENCE IN THE PARK. BY WORKING WITH MULTIPLE GRADE LEVELS AT THE SAME SCHOOLS, THE CONSERVANCY'S STEM EDUCATION PROGRAMS HAVE CREATED A LEARNING LADDER THAT TAKES YOUNG SCIENTISTS FROM THEIR EARLIEST SCHOOL DAYS THROUGH UNIVERSITY INTERNSHIPS AND INTO CAREERS IN SCIENCE. RECENTLY WE'VE ADDED ADDITIONAL RUNGS TO OUR LEARNING LADDER WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LOWER-ELEMENTARY ENGINEERING PROGRAM, THE TROUBLE WITH TRASH WHICH ENGAGES KINDERGARTEN, FIRST, AND SECOND-GRADERS IN AN EXPLORATION OF THE IMPACTS OF MARINE PLASTICS AND ALLOWS THEM TO CONSIDER SOLUTIONS TO MITIGATE THE PROBLEM. A HIGH SCHOOL-LEVEL FIRE ECOLOGY INTERNSHIP ADDS EXTENDS THE LADDER, ADDING A RUNG AT THE TOP THAT CAN LAUNCH STUDENTS INTO SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE EXPERIENCES IN STEM. THE ADDITION OF A NEW PAID NATURAL RESOURCES INTERNSHIP FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FURTHER SUPPORTS THE AMBITIONS OF YOUNG PEOPLE LOOKING TO ENTER STEM FIELDS. 175214 PROTECT: CRYSTAL COVE STATE PARK IS PART OF AN INTERCONNECTED LANDSCAPE. WHILE THE BOUNDARIES THAT DEFINE IT ARE INVISIBLE TO THE PLANTS AND ANIMALS THAT LIVE HERE, HOW WE MANAGE THE LAND WITHIN THOSE BOUNDARIES HAS IMPACT FAR BEYOND ITS BORDERS. THE PARK IS ONE OF THE LAST REMAINING UNDEVELOPED STRETCHES ALONG ORANGE COUNTY'S COASTLINE AND INCLUDES RIPARIAN AND OAK WOODLAND HABITATS, AS WELL AS A ROCKY INTERTIDAL ZONE AND A TRANSIENT KELP FOREST IN THE OFFSHORE UNDERWATER PARK. THESE PROJECTED ECOSYSTEMS ARE PART OF THE LARGER SOUTH COAST WILDERNESS OPEN SPACE, WHICH STRETCHES TO LAGUNA COAST WILDERNESS PARK AND CITY OF IRVINE OPEN SPACE. CRYSTAL COVE STATE PARK IS ALSO DESIGNATED AS PUBLIC CONSERVATION LAND ON THE ORANGE COUNTY GREEN VISION MAP AND IS AN ENROLLED PROPERTY WITHIN THE NATURAL COMMUNITIES CONSERVATION PLAN/HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN (NCCP/HCP) FOR CENTRAL COASTAL ORANGE COUNTY. CRYSTAL COVE STATE PARK IS A CRITICALLY IMPORTANT PLACE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS RARE AND ENDEMIC ECOSYSTEMS THAT ARE NOT FOUND IN MANY OTHER PLACES ON EARTH. ITS BACKCOUNTRY IS DOMINATED BY COASTAL SAGE SCRUB, A NOW-RARE PLANT COMMUNITY WHOSE RANGE HAS BEEN DRASTICALLY REDUCED DUE TO COASTAL DEVELOPMENT. ITS BLUFFS, A RARE ISLAND OF PROTECTED NATURAL SPACE IN A PRIME LOCATION FOR BEACHSIDE HOMES AND SHOPPING CENTERS, BOAST SOME OF THE LAST REMAINING COASTAL BLUFF SCRUB IN ORANGE COUNTY, INCLUDING SEVERAL EXTREMELY ENDANGERED SPECIES OF RARE PLANTS. THE PARK IS ALSO HOME TO RARE AND ENDANGERED BIRD AND ANIMAL SPECIES, INCLUDING CALIFORNIA GNATCATCHERS (A TARGET SPECIES TO CONSERVE UNDER ORANGE COUNTY'S NATURAL COMMUNITIES CONSERVATION PLAN), COASTAL CACTUS WRENS, ORANGE-THROATED WIPTAIL LIZARDS, AND THE LEAST BELL'S VIDEO. HOWEVER, DUE TO A LONG HISTORY OF CATTLE- GRAZING, MUCH OF THE BACKCOUNTRY AND COASTAL TERRACES HAVE BEEN CONVERTED INTO ANNUAL GRASSLANDS DOMINATED BY INVASIVE PLANTS SUCH AS BLACK MUSTARD. BESIDES DAMAGE DONE BY RANCHING, THE LAND IS ALSO BEING IMPACTED BY DROUGHT, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND AN EVER-INCREASING NUMBER OF DAILY VISITORS WHO WORRY THEY MAY BE LOVING THE PARK TO DEATH. THESE CHALLENGES ARE NOT UNIQUE CRYSTAL COVE STATE PARK. THE PARK IS PART OF A LARGER, CONTIGUOUS OPEN SPACE, AND MANY AREAS ACROSS ORANGE COUNTY AND UP AND DOWN THE COAST HAVE BEEN DRASTICALLY AFFECTED BY THESE SAME CHALLENGES. THE LAND HAS BEEN LEFT WITH STRESSED NATIVE PLANTS AND DEPLETED SEED BANKS STRUGGLING AGAINST HOTTER, DRIER WEATHER, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO REBOUND ON ITS OWN WITHOUT INTENSIVE MANAGEMENT - BUT DEVELOPING AND ASSESSING THE STRATEGIES THAT WOULD WORK BEST TAKE A SCIENTIFIC TACTIC THAT STATE PARKS OFTEN DOESN'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO COORDINATE. OVER THE LAST YEAR, THE CONSERVANCY HAS STEPPED INTO IN A NEW ROLE TO SUPPORT PARK'S NATURAL RESOURCES TEAM IN DEVELOPING A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO IDENTIFYING OPTIMAL RESTORATION STRATEGIES WHICH WILL UNDOUBTEDLY HELP OTHER LAND MANAGERS THROUGHOUT THE LARGER SOUTH COAST WILDERNESS OPEN SPACE AND BEYOND. 33367 OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMS. 33367 11373362 true true false false false false false false false true true true false false false true false true false false false false false false true false false true false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true true false false true 17 0 true 40 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 23 23 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X X X GERALD F SCHECK 9494976302 35 CRYSTAL COVE NEWPORT COAST CA 92657 KATE WHEELER PRESIDENT & 40.00 X X 218143 0 5802 RANDALL GAMACHE PROJECT MANA 40.00 X 0 149633 9051 SARA LUDOVISE VP, PROGRAMS 40.00 X 118771 0 5947 DANIEL GEE PRESIDENT-CC 40.00 X X 0 120686 1381 JORDAN DIEMERT CFO 40.00 X 0 112867 9195 AUSTIN BARROW CHIEF OPER O 40.00 X 0 103275 5761 ALAN BEDEKAR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AL BENNETT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG LE BON VICE CHAIRMA 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GLENN BOZARTH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NATHAN CHIAVERINI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY COLE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA A DAVICK FOUNDER EMER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAGNUS EGERSTEDT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GAVIN HERBERT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARA LOWELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARA MURRAY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL A O'CONNELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE QUESADA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE ANN 'TEDDIE' RAY CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANIE AKLIAN ROBINSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GERALD F SCHECK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CALEB SILSBY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC SMYTH TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CYD SWERDLOW DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD SWINNEY SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SHELLEY THUNEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN ZOTOVICH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 336914 486461 37137 2 false true false 166600 355434 11305505 1926818 33734 13754357 PROGRAM FEES - EDUCATION 611710 119544 119544 119544 51104 51104 282364 355434 182057 100307 495336 478276 17060 17060 INCOME FROM SUBSIDIARY 60000 60000 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 172 172 60172 14102544 247880 39090 39090 218143 218143 972971 732853 150712 89406 82629 53449 10411 18769 140978 86983 17763 36232 49234 12768 26123 10343 135109 72924 24370 37815 20861 3728 8722 8411 2148 1074 1074 8129 1206 6560 363 7788 4710 2325 753 19789 19789 11732 11732 27683 13843 6920 6920 PHASE III CONSTRUCTION 10217194 10217194 BUS TRANSPORTATION 41485 41485 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 35463 1433 9781 24249 DONOR RECOGNITION 23171 14416 8755 85321 44685 19482 21154 12138918 11373362 284243 481313 735143 1871214 2558545 1995447 124584 2975202 46452 67563 18900 15971 91701 46320 38137 45381 2777335 2777335 6299096 9748113 690403 3037739 84833 50600 1692164 716690 2467400 3805029 X 1634445 1407870 2197251 4535214 3831696 5943084 6299096 9748113 X 1963626 147820 -58 X false true X true false X 1932533 1756966 1669862 5906328 13754357 25020046 1932533 1756966 1669862 5906328 13754357 25020046 13562056 11457990 260842 103133 477525 40593 51104 933197 148661 90466 182672 216694 59172 697665 525744 383362 325380 550805 614880 2400171 29051079 586005 0.39440 0.56990 X PART II, LINE 10 INVENTORY SALES 1,785,291 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1958590 180505 143648 1995447 786910 1267602 -95922 1958590 635664 176227 24981 786910 638266 20659 23261 635664 633040 28215 22989 638266 true false 2777335 C 2777335 X SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION EVALUATES UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHEREBY THE EFFECT OF THE UNCERTAINTY WOULD BE RECORDED IF THE TAX POSITIONS WILL, MORE LIKELY THAN NOT, BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. AS OF JUNE 30, 2023, MANAGEMENT DOES NOT BELIEVE THE ORGANIZATION HAS ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING ACCRUAL OR DISCLOSURE. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL INCOME TAX AUDITS ON OPEN TAX YEARS BY ANY TAXING JURISDICTION IN WHICH IT OPERATES. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FEDERAL AND CALIFORNIA STATE PURPOSES IS GENERALLY THREE AND FOURS YEARS, RESPECTIVELY. ANNUAL GALA (SO 637798 355434 282364 33734 75886 32564 39873 637798 355434 282364 33734 75886 32564 39873 182057 100307 false DAVEY'S LOCKER 400 MAIN STREET NEWPORT BEACH CA 92661 953504504 39090 BOATING FOR STUDENTS SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 CRYSTAL COVE CONSERVANCY WORKS DIRECTLY WITH STATE PARKS IN CONDUCTING THE PORTS PROGRAM AND IS PHYSICALLY PRESENT TO OBSERVE THE OPERATIONS OF THIS PROGRAM. X X X false false false false false false false false false KATE WHEELER PRESIDENT & CEO 218143 5802 223945 RANDALL GAMACHE PROJECT MANAGER 149633 9051 158684 X 1 19800 X COTTAGE RENTALS 6 5634 MARKET VALUE X RESORT RENTALS 2 8300 MARKET VALUE false true false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL AND INTERPRETIVE ACTIVITIES OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE PARK SYSTEM AT CYRSTAL COVE STATE PARK, SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC STUDIES, CONTINUE RESTORATION OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT BUILDINGS AND PRESENTATION OF THESE SUBJECTS TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A RESTORE: LOCATED ON THE HISTORIC UNCEDED LANDS AND WATERS OF THE ACJACHEMEN AND TONGVA TRIBAL NATIONS, CRYSTAL COVE STATE PARK COMPRISES 400 ACRES OF COASTAL BLUFF HABITAT, 3.2 MILES OF MOSTLY UNDEVELOPED BEACHES, 2400 ACRES OF BACKCOUNTRY HABITAT, AN 1100-ACRE OFFSHORE MARINE PROTECTED AREA, AND A 12-ACRE HISTORIC DISTRICT LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. AS PART OF ITS MISSION AS THE NONPROFIT PARTNER TO CRYSTAL COVE STATE PARK, CRYSTAL COVE CONSERVANCY (THE CONSERVANCY) HAS RESTORED 29 OF THE 46 HISTORIC STRUCTURES IN THE PARK - AN ENCLAVE OF 45 BEACH COTTAGES AND A WORLD WAR II ERA JAPANESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL IN THE PARK'S HISTORIC DISTRICT. THE FINAL RESTORATION OF 17 REMAINING UNRESTORED BEACHFRONT COTTAGES ON THE NORTH BEACH OF CRYSTAL COVE IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY AND PRIMARILY FUNDED. THE COMPLETION OF THE NORTH BEACH COTTAGES WILL SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND PUBLIC ACCESS TO ONE OF CALIFORNIA'S TOP COASTAL DESTINATIONS AND WILL DOUBLE THE CAPACITY OF THE PARK FOR OVERNIGHT VISITORS. CRYSTAL COVE STATE PARK CURRENTLY WELCOMES MORE THAN 2 MILLION VISITORS EACH YEAR. THE UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS AND CRYSTAL COVE CONSERVANCY ALLOWS THE REVENUE GENERATED BY THE HISTORIC DISTRICT TO MAINTAIN THE FRAGILE HISTORIC STRUCTURES. ONCE THE NORTH BEACH PROJECT IS COMPLETE AND THE REMAINING COTTAGES ARE ADDED TO THE OVERNIGHT RENTAL POOL, THE ENTERPRISE WILL CREATE A SUSTAINABLE EARNED REVENUE STREAM TO ALSO HELP FUND IMPORTANT K-12 STEM EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND CRITICAL HABITAT RESTORATION WORK IN THE BACKCOUNTRY - ALL WHILE KEEPING RENTAL RATES FROM 39/NIGHT IN A DORM-STYLE ACCOMMODATIONS TO 288/NIGHT FOR AN OCEAN FRONT COTTAGE THAT SLEEPS UP TO 10 PEOPLE. THE CONSERVANCY IS MIDWAY THROUGH THE RESTORATION OF THE REMAINING COTTAGES ON THE NORTH BEACH. WITH ALL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS NOW COMPLETE, INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF 17 RETAINING WALLS, NEW LIFT STATIONS, MODERN UTILITIES AND A 650-FOOT-LONG ADA ACCESSIBLE BOARDWALK AND SERVICE PATH, WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDS ADA ACCESS TO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT AND THE BEACH, RESTORATION IS UNDERWAY ON THE FIRST FIVE UNRESTORED STRUCTURES. THE PROJECT WILL CONTINUE RESTORING COTTAGES IN GROUPS OF FOUR OR FIVE AT A TIME UNTIL ALL 17 HAVE BEEN RESTORED AND OPENED TO THE PUBLIC AS LOWER-COST OVERNIGHT RENTALS. AS BOTH THE CONTRACTED NONPROFIT PARTNER AND CONTRACTED CONCESSIONAIRE IN THE PARK, THE CONSERVANCY IS IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO LEVERAGE REVENUES CREATED BY THE OVERNIGHT COTTAGE RENTALS AND FOOD SERVICE OPERATION IN THE PARK TO SUPPORT IMPORTANT STEM EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND UNDERSERVED STUDENTS - ALL GROUNDED IN ONGOING ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND HABITAT RESTORATION WORK IN THE BACKCOUNTRY, THE BEACHES AND IN THE OFFSHORE MARINE PROTECTED AREA. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B EDUCATE: THE CONSERVANCY'S UNIQUE VALUE PROPOSITION HOLDS THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF EQUIPPING YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES OF TOMORROW AT ITS CORE AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE BEST WAY TO LEARN SCIENCE IS BY DOING SCIENCE: TEACH STUDENTS WHILE THEY EXPLORE REAL WORLD PROBLEMS IN REAL CONTEXTS ALONGSIDE REAL SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS. CURRENTLY, THE CONSERVANCY'S STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS) EDUCATION PROGRAMS ENGAGE MORE THAN 10,000 K-12 STUDENTS FROM 72 SCHOOLS IN 9 STATES IN REAL CONSERVATION WORK IS HELPING FURTHER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW CRYSTAL COVE AND PROTECTED LANDS AND WATER ARE BEING IMPACTED BY ACCELERATING CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN IMPACTS. MORE THAN 70% OF PARTICIPANTS COME FROM TITLE 1 SCHOOLS. THE CONSERVANCY'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS LEVERAGE A CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS' NATURAL RESOURCES TEAM AND UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE RESEARCHERS AND FACULTY TO CONNECT CLASSROOM LEARNING TO REAL-WORLD ECOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS. STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN OUR PROGRAMS WORK ALONGSIDE STATE PARK LAND MANAGERS AND UNIVERSITY SCIENTISTS TO ANALYZE AND SOLVE REAL-WORLD CONSERVATION PROBLEMS. CONSERVANCY PROGRAMS, DEVELOPED IN ALIGNMENT WITH NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS PAIR AS MANY AS 15 CLASSROOM LESSONS WITH FIELD EXPERIENCE IN THE PARK. BY WORKING WITH MULTIPLE GRADE LEVELS AT THE SAME SCHOOLS, THE CONSERVANCY'S STEM EDUCATION PROGRAMS HAVE CREATED A LEARNING LADDER THAT TAKES YOUNG SCIENTISTS FROM THEIR EARLIEST SCHOOL DAYS THROUGH UNIVERSITY INTERNSHIPS AND INTO CAREERS IN SCIENCE. RECENTLY WE'VE ADDED ADDITIONAL RUNGS TO OUR LEARNING LADDER WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LOWER-ELEMENTARY ENGINEERING PROGRAM, THE TROUBLE WITH TRASH WHICH ENGAGES KINDERGARTEN, FIRST, AND SECOND-GRADERS IN AN EXPLORATION OF THE IMPACTS OF MARINE PLASTICS AND ALLOWS THEM TO CONSIDER SOLUTIONS TO MITIGATE THE PROBLEM. A HIGH SCHOOL-LEVEL FIRE ECOLOGY INTERNSHIP ADDS EXTENDS THE LADDER, ADDING A RUNG AT THE TOP THAT CAN LAUNCH STUDENTS INTO SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE EXPERIENCES IN STEM. THE ADDITION OF A NEW PAID NATURAL RESOURCES INTERNSHIP FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FURTHER SUPPORTS THE AMBITIONS OF YOUNG PEOPLE LOOKING TO ENTER STEM FIELDS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C PROTECT: CRYSTAL COVE STATE PARK IS PART OF AN INTERCONNECTED LANDSCAPE. WHILE THE BOUNDARIES THAT DEFINE IT ARE INVISIBLE TO THE PLANTS AND ANIMALS THAT LIVE HERE, HOW WE MANAGE THE LAND WITHIN THOSE BOUNDARIES HAS IMPACT FAR BEYOND ITS BORDERS. THE PARK IS ONE OF THE LAST REMAINING UNDEVELOPED STRETCHES ALONG ORANGE COUNTY'S COASTLINE AND INCLUDES RIPARIAN AND OAK WOODLAND HABITATS, AS WELL AS A ROCKY INTERTIDAL ZONE AND A TRANSIENT KELP FOREST IN THE OFFSHORE UNDERWATER PARK. THESE PROJECTED ECOSYSTEMS ARE PART OF THE LARGER SOUTH COAST WILDERNESS OPEN SPACE, WHICH STRETCHES TO LAGUNA COAST WILDERNESS PARK AND CITY OF IRVINE OPEN SPACE. CRYSTAL COVE STATE PARK IS ALSO DESIGNATED AS PUBLIC CONSERVATION LAND ON THE ORANGE COUNTY GREEN VISION MAP AND IS AN ENROLLED PROPERTY WITHIN THE NATURAL COMMUNITIES CONSERVATION PLAN/HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN (NCCP/HCP) FOR CENTRAL COASTAL ORANGE COUNTY. CRYSTAL COVE STATE PARK IS A CRITICALLY IMPORTANT PLACE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS RARE AND ENDEMIC ECOSYSTEMS THAT ARE NOT FOUND IN MANY OTHER PLACES ON EARTH. ITS BACKCOUNTRY IS DOMINATED BY COASTAL SAGE SCRUB, A NOW-RARE PLANT COMMUNITY WHOSE RANGE HAS BEEN DRASTICALLY REDUCED DUE TO COASTAL DEVELOPMENT. ITS BLUFFS, A RARE ISLAND OF PROTECTED NATURAL SPACE IN A PRIME LOCATION FOR BEACHSIDE HOMES AND SHOPPING CENTERS, BOAST SOME OF THE LAST REMAINING COASTAL BLUFF SCRUB IN ORANGE COUNTY, INCLUDING SEVERAL EXTREMELY ENDANGERED SPECIES OF RARE PLANTS. THE PARK IS ALSO HOME TO RARE AND ENDANGERED BIRD AND ANIMAL SPECIES, INCLUDING CALIFORNIA GNATCATCHERS (A TARGET SPECIES TO CONSERVE UNDER ORANGE COUNTY'S NATURAL COMMUNITIES CONSERVATION PLAN), COASTAL CACTUS WRENS, ORANGE-THROATED WIPTAIL LIZARDS, AND THE LEAST BELL'S VIDEO. HOWEVER, DUE TO A LONG HISTORY OF CATTLE- GRAZING, MUCH OF THE BACKCOUNTRY AND COASTAL TERRACES HAVE BEEN CONVERTED INTO ANNUAL GRASSLANDS DOMINATED BY INVASIVE PLANTS SUCH AS BLACK MUSTARD. BESIDES DAMAGE DONE BY RANCHING, THE LAND IS ALSO BEING IMPACTED BY DROUGHT, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND AN EVER-INCREASING NUMBER OF DAILY VISITORS WHO WORRY THEY MAY BE LOVING THE PARK TO DEATH. THESE CHALLENGES ARE NOT UNIQUE CRYSTAL COVE STATE PARK. THE PARK IS PART OF A LARGER, CONTIGUOUS OPEN SPACE, AND MANY AREAS ACROSS ORANGE COUNTY AND UP AND DOWN THE COAST HAVE BEEN DRASTICALLY AFFECTED BY THESE SAME CHALLENGES. THE LAND HAS BEEN LEFT WITH STRESSED NATIVE PLANTS AND DEPLETED SEED BANKS STRUGGLING AGAINST HOTTER, DRIER WEATHER, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO REBOUND ON ITS OWN WITHOUT INTENSIVE MANAGEMENT - BUT DEVELOPING AND ASSESSING THE STRATEGIES THAT WOULD WORK BEST TAKE A SCIENTIFIC TACTIC THAT STATE PARKS OFTEN DOESN'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO COORDINATE. OVER THE LAST YEAR, THE CONSERVANCY HAS STEPPED INTO IN A NEW ROLE TO SUPPORT PARK'S NATURAL RESOURCES TEAM IN DEVELOPING A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO IDENTIFYING OPTIMAL RESTORATION STRATEGIES WHICH WILL UNDOUBTEDLY HELP OTHER LAND MANAGERS THROUGHOUT THE LARGER SOUTH COAST WILDERNESS OPEN SPACE AND BEYOND. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE COMMITTEE BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES COMPLETE ANNUAL STATEMENTS CONCERNING ANY CONF LICTS OF INTEREST AND ARE INSTRUCTED TO INFORM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN A TIMELY MANNER OF ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTS THEIR APPROVAL OF COMPE NSATION OF THE CEO AND TOP MANAGEMENT. THE CENTER FOR NON-PROFIT MANAGMEN T IS USED TO PROVIDE A COMPARATIVE SALARY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTS THEIR APPROVAL OF COMPE NSATION OF TOP MANAGEMENT. COMPENSATION OF SIMILAR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION S IS USED AS COMPARABILITY DATA. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 18 THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON CHARITY NAVIGATOR FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 COPIES OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND GOVERNM ENT FILINGS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE LOCATION OF RECORDS DURING R EGULAR BUSINESS HOURS. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 INTERPRETIVE STORE 0 INTERPRETIVE STORE 0 ROUNDING ADJUSTMENTS -58 TOTAL -58 CRYSTAL COVE MANAGEMENT COMPANY 35 CRYSTAL COVE NEWPORT COAST CA 92657 204169255 MGMT CO CA N/A C CORP 3621355 10171550 1.00000 true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false CRYSTAL COVE MANAGEMENT COMPANY C 60000 CASH