2024-03-15T16:32:35-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 954542207 BALLONA WETLAND LAND TRUST BALL 3108493741 PO Box 5623 Playa Del Rey CA 90296 NATALIE CARRERE Treasurer 2024-03-15 NATALIE CARRERE 999009999 true 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X www.ballona.org X X 65583 X 65581 2 0 0 0 0 65583 7119 35926 43045 22538 71371 93909 71371 93909 71371 93909 71371 93909 Raise public awareness of wetlands issues, use, and preservation. Encourage ecologically sensitive access to the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve and a transparent restoration planning process. Pursue legal avenues when the law has not been followed or enforced. In 2023 the Land Trust conducted multiple field trips to the Ballona Wetlands and to the Bolsa Chica Wetlands and led multiple nature walks for adults, including from the Culver City Senior Center. The Land Trust was represented at dozens of public meetings, including the California Coastal Commission, California Fish and Game Comission, State Coastal Conservancy, Ocean Protection Council, santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission, Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project, and other agencies and entities. Additionally the Land Trust obtained favorable court rulings in two major environmental cases in 2023, one relating to the California Environmental Quality Act and the other relating to the California Fish and Game Code. the Land Trust participated in numerous public outreach events, including a booth at La Fiesta Ballona in Culver City and a booth at the Abbot Kinney Festival in Venice and coordinated nature walks in Area A of the Ecologival Reserve to celebrate 20 years of public ownership of the land. The event was covered by local ABC7 News. 30920 83883 83883 WALTER LAMB President 30.00 0 STEPHANIE BECKMAN Secretary 2.00 0 NATALIE CARRERE Treasurer 2.00 0 false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false 0 0 false CA NATALIE CARRIERE 3451 MANDEVILLE CANYON RD LOS ANGELES CA 90049 3108493471 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 60072 48003 84200 69530 65581 327386 0 0 0 0 60072 48003 84200 69530 65581 327386 3250 10100 23000 21313 14899 72562 34130 15000 30000 50428 129558 37380 25100 53000 71741 14899 202120 125266 1 4 2 2 9 0 1 4 2 2 9 0 16007 16007 76080 48003 84204 69532 65583 343402 0.36480 0.33910 0.00000 X Support Schedule: Other Income Explanation SEE BELOW - PREVIOUSLY TREATED AS INCOME, BUT MORE PROPERLY REPORTED AS A NON-INCOME DEPOSIT IN 2021 AND SUBSEQUENT YEARS AS EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT, NOT INCOME. Support Schedule: Additional Supplemental Information UNUSUAL & NON RECURRING RECEIPT - COURT ORDERED REIMBUSEEMENT OF LEGAL FEES; 2023 WAS $40,836, AND 2022 WAS $50,000 - CORRECT TREATMENT IS UNCLEAR: THIS WAS TO REIMBURSE FOR OUR LEGAL EXPENSES. THE REIMBURSESMWENT WAS BY COURT ORDER. IT IS SIMILAR TO A GRANT IN THAT IT IS TO COVER A PARTICULAR EXPENSE, BUT WE HAVE EXCLUDED THIS FROM PART III, LINE 1 GIFTS, GRANTS, CONTRIBUTIONS PRIMARILY BECAUSE NOT PAID VOLUNTARILY (!!), UNUSUAL, AND NON-RECURRING BY THE PAYOR. NOTE: IN SOME PREVIOUS YEAR TAX RETURN FORMS, SIMILAR COURT ORDERED REIMBURSEMENT WAS SHOWN WAS AS "OTHER INCOME". WE HAVE NOT REPORTED AS INCOME FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH ABOVE. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Other Expenses.1012 Insurance $3458 Other Expenses.1 EDUCATION $13363 Other Expenses.2 outside services-other $7537 Other Expenses.3 ADVERTISING OUTREACH $4667 Other Expenses.4 ADVOCACY $3000 Other Expenses.5 O/S SERVICES-RESEARCH $2321 Other Expenses.6 BUSINESS SERVICES $1131 Other Expenses.7 PO BOX, , POSTAGE $243 Other Expenses.8 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES $132 Other Expenses.9 LICENSE & PERMITS, COURT FEES $75 Other Expenses.14 ROUNDING $-1