2025-08-27T14:27:57-05:00 2024-12-31 320530003 QUIGLEY & MIRON 3580 WILSHIRE BLVD 1755 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 990 2024-01-01 954444787 LOS ANGELES WATERKEEPER LOSA 3103946162 360 E 2ND STREET 250 LOS ANGELES CA 90012 BRUCE REZNIK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3103946162 2025-08-27 0 ARMEN GRIGORIAN P01582463 2136393550 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BRUCE REZNIK 360 E 2ND STREET 250 LOS ANGELES CA 90012 5428610 0 X WWW.LAWATERKEEPER.ORG X 1993 CA TO FIGHT FOR THE HEALTH OF THE REGION'S WATERWAYS, AND FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLIES. 13 13 18 1300 0 0 2452334 1686433 2540637 3667273 14026 27457 98700 5020 5105697 5386183 499748 35693 0 0 1381875 1629162 0 0 112012 2673789 3414539 4555412 5079394 550285 306789 2265424 2262125 705877 395789 1559547 1866336 X LOS ANGELES WATERKEEPER'S MISSION IS TO FIGHT FOR THE HEALTH OF THE REGION'S WATERWAYS, AND FOR SUSTAINABLE, EQUITABLE AND CLIMATE-FRIENDLY WATER SUPPLIES. 0 0 2999327 35693 3667273 THE POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM IS COMMITTED TO THE ELIMINATION OF ONGOING POLLUTION OF THE LA REGION'S COASTAL AND INLAND WATERS. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON REGULATORY AND LEGAL ENFORCEMENT AROUND URBAN AND STORMWATER RUNOFF, INCLUDING ENGAGING COMMUNITIES AND PARTNERS IN THESE EFFORTS, WHILE ALSO TRACKING OTHER SOURCES OF POLLUTION (SEWAGE SPILLS, INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGES) TO ENSURE THERE IS NO BACKSLIDING OF GAINS ALREADY MADE. AS A RESULT OF THESE EFFORTS IN 2024, WE SECURED WELL OVER A MILLION DOLLARS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS (SEPS) - A TYPE OF LEGAL FINANCIAL SETTLEMENT THAT COMPELS POLLUTERS TO INVEST IN TANGIBLE SOLUTIONS IN THE COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY THEIR ACTIONS. THESE SEPS FREQUENTLY LEND SUPPORT TO LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, CONTRIBUTING TO INITIATIVES SUCH AS HABITAT RESTORATION, IMPROVEMENT OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE OR NATIVE FISH HABITATS, AND THE ENHANCEMENT OF WATER RESILIENCE. IN 2024, THE ORGANIZATION TOOK ON 42 NEW INDUSTRIAL STORMWATER CASES, SETTLING 18 OF THEM, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIVE HALTING OF POLLUTION TO LOCAL WATERWAYS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO TRACK AND SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS OF SEWAGE SPILLS IN THE REGION, ACTING AS AN ADVOCATE AND WATCHDOG FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST BY HOLDING AGENCIES ACCOUNTABLE. 1091988 THE SYSTEMS CHANGE PROGRAM WORKS TO ENSURE LOCAL, LOW-CARBON, AND AFFORDABLE WATER SUPPLIES AND WATER-FRIENDLY LAND USE & ENERGY POLICIES BY HOLDING OUR ELECTED AND AGENCY OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE, PROMOTING A 4R (REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE AND RESTORE) APPROACH TO WATER SYSTEMS, AND PARTNERING WITH LIKE-MINDED GROUPS PROMOTING WATER-FRIENDLY LAND-USE, TRANSPORTATION, AND ENERGY POLICIES. A HALLMARK ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THIS PROGRAM WAS HOSTING AN MWD ADVOCACY TRAINING AT THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT, WITH ALMOST 30 DIVERSE ORGANIZATIONS IN ATTENDANCE, AND THE SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENT OF THE MWD WATCH NETWORK TO HELP BOLSTER OUR INITIATIVE TO RESHAPE THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT INTO AN AGENCY THAT WILL LEAD THE WAY ON LOCAL, CLIMATE RESILIENT WATER SUPPLIES. WE ALSO DEVELOPED TWO CRITICAL REPORTS, ONE OFFERING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REFORMING MWD'S ANTIQUATED BUSINESS MODEL AND THE OTHER WITH FINDINGS FROM A WASTEWATER RECYCLING TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONVENING AT UCLA'S LUSKIN CENTER FOR INNOVATION. FOR THE LATTER, WE GATHERED 20 EXPERTS AND 20 AGENCY STAFF TO DISCUSS HOW TO CREATE A TRULY INTEGRATED WASTEWATER RECYCLING SYSTEM IN LA AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. WE CONTINUED OUR WORK AROUND THE SAFE CLEAN WATER PROGRAM INCLUDING IDENTIFYING EXEMPLAR STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN ROUND 6 OF FUNDING WITH THE OURWATERLA COALITION-WHICH WE COORDINATE-AND SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATING FOR A MORE PROACTIVE FUNDING APPROACH FOR THE PROGRAM WHICH LED TO A PROGRAM WIDE WATERSHED PLANNING PROCESS. OUR INFRASTRUCTURE JUSTICE FOR LA CAMPAIGN CULMINATED OUR 2024 WORK WITH A SUCCESSFUL SHOWCASE WITH MORE THAN 100 ATTENDEES THAT WALKED THROUGH MULTI-BENEFIT INFRASTRUCTURE AND POLICY WORK IN LA, THE CHALLENGES OF MULTI-BENEFIT INFRASTRUCTURE, HOW WE MEASURE IMPACT OF PROJECTS, AND SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS IN LA. AND LASTLY, WE REACHED MORE THAN 2 MILLION ANGELENOS THROUGH A BEHAVIOR CHANGE PROGRAM AIMED AT MAKING WATER CONSERVATION A WAY OF LIFE AND REDUCING RESIDENTIAL WATER CONSUMPTION BY 25%. 595684 THE HEALTHY HABITATS PROGRAM WORKS TO ACHIEVE ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND RESILIENCY FOR ALL THE REGION'S WATERS SO THEY CAN SUPPORT THE COMMUNITIES AND WILDLIFE THAT DEPEND ON THEM. THE ORGANIZATION DOES THIS THROUGH ITS MARINE AND WATERSHED PROGRAMS, WHICH SEEK TO REVITALIZE OUR COASTAL AND RIPARIAN HABITATS THROUGH RESEARCH, FIELDWORK, ENGAGEMENT WITH DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, BROAD-BASED COALITION BUILDING, AND REGULATORY AND LEGAL ENFORCEMENT AND ADVOCACY. WE CONTINUED ADVOCATING FOR A HEALTHY AND RESILIENT LA RIVER BY COMPLETING A COMPREHENSIVE LITERATURE REVIEW OF EXISTING PLANNING DOCUMENTS AND SCIENTIFIC STUDIES RELATED TO THE LA RIVER, AS WELL AS ENGAGING DOZENS OF SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS SPECIALIZING IN LA RIVER ISSUES, TO ASSESS THE POTENTIAL FOR CONCRETE REMOVAL FROM THE RIVER CHANNEL AND RESTORATION TO A NATURAL FORM. WE ALSO EXPANDED OUR RIVER ASSESSMENT FIELD TEAM (RAFT) PROGRAMS, WHICH ENGAGED 300+ VOLUNTEERS IN MONITORING THE HEALTH OF THE LA RIVER, INCLUDING TESTING FOR THE PRESENCE OF PFAS AND COLIFORM BACTERIA. WITH OVER 1,000 MORE VOLUNTEERS HELPING COLLECT POLLUTION DATA ON AND REMOVE THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF TRASH FROM AREA RIVERS, CREEKS, AND BEACHES. 4686999 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X THE ORGANIZATION 3103946162 360 E 2ND STREET 250 LOS ANGELES CA 90012 JONATHAN VARAT BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AMY FRIEDLANDER HOFFMAN BOARD VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE DAHLBERG BOARD TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DR VERONICA HERRERA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD BASKIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FELIX URENA JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 W JAY BORZI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER CHEE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN EMMETT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERRY TAMMINEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT WALDEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHANNA BRACY BOARD SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA GUZMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE REZNIK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 215600 0 13227 BARAK KAMELGARD SENIOR ATTORNEY 40.00 X 154517 0 5028 KELLY MCNEIL ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 141600 0 4661 BENJAMIN HARRIS SENIOR ATTORNEY 40.00 X 104308 0 4436 616025 0 27352 4 0 1 0 0 130372 144706 1411355 1686433 CASE RECOVERY 900099 3667273 3667273 3667273 27457 27457 42427 130372 42427 0 OTHER INCOME 900099 5020 5020 5020 5386183 3667273 0 32477 35693 35693 388372 365490 6864 16018 1047542 838098 147785 61659 20707 17032 2613 1062 68345 28305 38745 1295 104196 85948 12294 5954 38638 32456 4250 1932 142585 127940 6631 8014 61537 60695 489 353 75774 68382 6869 523 169897 141984 19190 8723 74779 67031 5076 2672 2777 2777 34214 10422 23231 561 CASE RECOVERY 2721472 2721472 SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT 72066 62474 6346 3246 BOAT EXPENSES 20800 20800 5079394 4686999 280383 112012 1014752 625120 662544 238963 36250 739378 132837 338892 39851 36853 103668 95459 10494 8209 368696 274710 2265424 2262125 309563 101748 396314 294041 705877 395789 X 629001 1158086 930546 708250 1559547 1866336 2265424 2262125 306789 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 826803 1691452 1391630 2452334 1686433 8048652 826803 1691452 1391630 2452334 1686433 8048652 3471776 4576876 975 773 1269 14026 27457 44500 4900 2208 15917 98700 5020 126745 8219897 8529674 0.55680 0.59040 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 64780 64780 0 38888 30679 8209 8209 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE-ASSET 274710 274710 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 294041 294041 X 5386183 0 5386183 0 5386183 5079394 0 5079394 0 5079394 PART X, LINE 2: ACCOUNTING STANDARDS REQUIRE AN ORGANIZATION TO EVALUATE ITS TAX POSITIONS AND PROVIDE FOR A LIABILITY FOR ANY POSITIONS THAT WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED 'MORE LIKELY THAN NOT' TO BE UPHELD UNDER A TAX AUTHORITY EXAMINATION. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT A PROVISION FOR A TAX LIABILITY IS NOT NECESSARY AT DECEMBER 31, 2024. GENERALLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S INFORMATION RETURNS REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (FEDERAL) OR FOUR (STATE OF CALIFORNIA) YEARS FROM THE DATE OF FILING. MAKING WAVES 172799 130372 42427 42427 172799 130372 42427 42427 42427 0 0 LEGACY LA 1350 SAN PABLO ST LOS ANGELES CA 90033 010960970 501(C)(3) 15000 0 SYSTEMS CHANGE CONSERVATION CORPS OF LONG BEACH 340 NIETO AVENUE LONG BEACH CA 90814 330293393 501(C)(3) 12500 0 SYSTEMS CHANGE LA NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL SUSTAINABILITY ALLIANCE 1515 ELEVADO ST LOS ANGELES CA 90026 934002799 501(C)(3) 6750 0 SYSTEMS CHANGE 3 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BRUCE REZNIK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 215600 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13227 0 228827 0 0 0 BARAK KAMELGARD SENIOR ATTORNEY 154517 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5028 0 159545 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE FORM 990. THE FORM IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A FORMAL WRITTEN DISCLOSURE PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DISTRIBUTES A QUESTIONNAIRE TO BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE BOARD COMPARES THE COMPENSATION TO OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO SUBSTANTIATE THEIR DELIBERATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT COMMITTEE HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS RESPONSIBILITY IS UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.