Nonprofit · EIN 33-0974992
LOS CERRITOS WETLANDS LAND TR FOR LONG BEACH & SEAL BEACH
Tax-exempt · LONG BEACH, CA 90803
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $525,566 | $404,765 | $120,801 | $2,099,154 | $0 | $2,099,154 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $304,910 | $323,283 | -$18,373 | $1,764,546 | $3,000 | $1,761,546 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $236,345 | $249,561 | -$13,216 | $1,663,156 | $0 | $1,663,156 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $475,146
- of which government grants
- $97,679
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $50,420
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $37,349
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $40,960
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $18,926
- Accounting fees
- $6,000
- Occupancy
- $1,800
- Program services (functional)
- $369,454
- Management and general (functional)
- $30,176
- Fundraising (functional)
- $5,135
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,764,546
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,099,154
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,099,154
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,928,593
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,908,787
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $190,367
- Gross receipts
- $525,566
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 30
- Year formed
- 2001
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Lambe | Executive Director Key employee | 10 | $37,350 |
| Judy Garner | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Lily House-Peters | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Ray Hiemstra | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Linda Pemberton | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Tom Mayes | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Dorothy Johnson | Secretary Officer | 2 | $0 |
| David Michalik | Vice President Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Dianne Sundstrom | Treasurer Officer | 8 | $0 |
| John Fries | President Officer | 10 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Lambe | Executive Director Key employee | 10 | $45,588 |
| Judy Garner | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Lilly House-Peters | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Dorothy Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Laurie Smith | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Tom Mayes | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| David Michalik | Vice President Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Dianne Sundstrom | Treasurer Officer | 2 | $0 |
| John Fries | President Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Linda Pemberton | Secretary Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurie Smith | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Tom Mayes | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Dorothy Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Judy Garner | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Lilly House-Peters | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| David Michalik | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Linda Pemberton | Secretary Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Dianne Sundstrom | Treasurer Officer | 2 | $0 |
| John Fries | President Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Lambe | Executive Director Key employee | 10 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 259 BENNETT AVE, LONG BEACH, CA 90803-1529
- In care of
- % JOHN FRIES
- Signed the 990
- JOHN FRIES, President
- Phone
- (562) 884-3590
- Website
- www.LCWlandtrust.org
- Return prepared by
- David A Sundstrom CPA
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 33-0974992 or by the name LOS CERRITOS WETLANDS LAND TR FOR LONG BEACH & SEAL BEACH.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
The Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust of Long Beach and Seal Beach seeks to acquire, restore, preserve and provide education about the former estuary of the Lower San Gabriel River, its tidal salt marsh, riparian habitats, and buffer of coastal sage scrub habitats.
Program accomplishments
- ADVOCACY: The Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust has advocated for the protection of Los Cerritos Wetlands and the surrounding San Gabriel River estuary since 2001. In 2025, the Land Trust conducted environmental advocacy campaigns and provided oversight, collaboration, expertise, and defense of the wetlands in the following areas: We engaged experts to review a plan to use pumps to circulate water in Alamitos Bay, with the goal of demonstrating that more environmentally friendly pollution abatement alternatives are viable. We organized opposition to a proposal to construct environmentally damaging solar panels (intended to power oil operations) adjacent to sensitive publicly owned lands that are habitat for threatened species. We are monitoring proposed development projects within the Los Cerritos Wetlands Complex. We publicized and attended workshops on restoration designs to ensure the public is aware of the increased habitat protection this plan will provide.Expenses $141,031 · grants $25,000
- COMMUNITY OUTREACH & PUBLIC EDUCATION: The Land Trust offers numerous education programs. Among these is the unique community service of free monthly guided nature walks through the wetlands led by trained ecologists and naturalists. These experts provide an immersive experience in our local wetlands while educating attendees about their history and importance. Due to the ongoing restoration of the Southern Area, we redirected our Raptor Ramble nature walk through Gum Grove Park. We host educational kayak tours of Steamshovel Slough, the most pristine part of the wetlands, led by a trained naturalist. The Land Trust also offers field trips for elementary classrooms, with an emphasis on students from Title I schools. We collaborate with the Long Beach parks district on their hands-on Be S.A.F.E. summer youth program by hosting youth from some of Long Beachs most urban neighborhoods at Zedler Marsh so they can learn about and explore the tidal salt marsh ecosystem.Expenses $116,258 · grants $20,000
- RESTORATION, STEWARDSHIP & GENERAL MISSION: In 2025, the Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust supported activities to advance the mission of preserving, protecting, and stewarding Los Cerritos Wetlands as a healthy, natural open space, with an emphasis on restoring habitat for the Beldings Savannah Sparrow. We sponsored extensive habitat restoration, including efforts to improve wetland water quality. We sponsored the removal of invasive plants, maintained a robust native plant demonstration garden, and publicized community-based restoration events.Expenses $112,165 · grants $62,500
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 33-0974992
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2002
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C27)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,099,154
- Income (IRS master file)
- $525,566
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $525,566 | $404,765 | $2,099,154 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $304,910 | $323,283 | $1,764,546 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $236,345 | $249,561 | $1,663,156 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $166,816 | $201,797 | $1,524,490 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 33-0974992).
Questions about LOS CERRITOS WETLANDS LAND TR FOR LONG BEACH & SEAL BEACH
- What is the EIN of LOS CERRITOS WETLANDS LAND TR FOR LONG BEACH & SEAL BEACH?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LOS CERRITOS WETLANDS LAND TR FOR LONG BEACH & SEAL BEACH is 33-0974992.
- Is LOS CERRITOS WETLANDS LAND TR FOR LONG BEACH & SEAL BEACH tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
- Are donations to LOS CERRITOS WETLANDS LAND TR FOR LONG BEACH & SEAL BEACH tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LOS CERRITOS WETLANDS LAND TR FOR LONG BEACH & SEAL BEACH file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of LOS CERRITOS WETLANDS LAND TR FOR LONG BEACH & SEAL BEACH due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LOS CERRITOS WETLANDS LAND TR FOR LONG BEACH & SEAL BEACH last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of LOS CERRITOS WETLANDS LAND TR FOR LONG BEACH & SEAL BEACH?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $37,350 (Elizabeth Lambe, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does LOS CERRITOS WETLANDS LAND TR FOR LONG BEACH & SEAL BEACH have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $525,566, expenses of $404,765 and total assets of $2,099,154 at year end.
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