Nonprofit · EIN 95-3264072
FRIENDS OF BALLONA WETLANDS
Tax-exempt · PLAYA DEL REY, CA 90293
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $794,097 | $846,634 | -$52,537 | $1,058,315 | $23,674 | $1,034,641 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $912,730 | $845,633 | $67,097 | $1,101,958 | $14,780 | $1,087,178 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $490,221
- of which government grants
- $48,502
- Program service revenue
- $34,541
- Investment income
- $57,243
- Net income from fundraising events
- $212,092
- Other revenue
- $212,092
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $41,641
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $115,499
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $587,536
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $425
- Accounting fees
- $13,504
- Occupancy
- $56,601
- Travel
- $348
- Program services (functional)
- $649,684
- Management and general (functional)
- $102,482
- Fundraising (functional)
- $94,468
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,101,958
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,058,315
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $23,674
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,034,641
- Publicly traded securities
- $800,045
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $989,641
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $45,000
- Gross receipts
- $899,323
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 2,655
- Year formed
- 1979
- 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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT CULBERTSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $115,499 |
| DR JAMES LANDRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RUTH LANSFORD | FOUNDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR PIPPA DRENNAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DR EDITH READ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN GOTTLIEB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY EDWARDS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| STEPHEN GRONER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE HIRAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA FIMIANI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM KENNEDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEB ROGES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR KENNETH DIAL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| NICHOLOS O'DEEGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR ELOISE APPEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEIL P NAVIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN GREGORY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE TYRRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DUANE MULLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MASON ORFALEA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARA WHELAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT CULBERTSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $107,916 |
| DR JAMES LANDRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RUTH LANSFORD | FOUNDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR PIPPA DRENNAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DR EDITH READ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN GOTTLIEB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NANCY EDWARDS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| STEPHEN GRONER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEVE HIRAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LISA FIMIANI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIM KENNEDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEB ROGES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| DR KENNETH DIAL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| NICHOLOS O'DEEGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR ELOISE APPEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| NEIL P NAVIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN GREGORY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CATHERINE TYRRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DUANE MULLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MASON ORFALEA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 211 CULVER BLVD STE N, PLAYA DEL REY, CA 90293-7776
- In care of
- % DANI HSIA
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SCOTT CULBERTSON, PO BOX 5159, PLAYA DEL REY, CA 90296
- Signed the 990
- SCOTT CULBERTSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (310) 306-5994
- Website
- WWW.BALLONAFRIENDS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GURSEY SCHNEIDER LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-3264072 or by the name FRIENDS OF BALLONA WETLANDS.
- 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
CHAMPIONING THE RESTORATION AND PROTECTION OF LOS ANGELES' LAST COASTAL WETLAND AND EDUCATING OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY AS STEWARDS OF NATURE.
Program accomplishments
- EDUCATION: THE FRIENDS OF BALLONA WETLANDS' LOS ANGELESCOUNTY-BASED EDUCATION AND RESTORATION PROGRAMS, COLLECTIVELYCALLED "EXPLORE BALLONA", HAVE SINCE 1994 PROVIDED HANDS-ONEDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES TO AN ETHNICALLY, CULTURALLY, ANDECONOMICALLY DIVERSE POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 9,000 RESIDENTSEACH YEAR AT BALLONA'S SALT MARSH, DUNES AND FRESHWATER MARSH, ANDIN VARIOUS COMMUNITY SETTINGS. "EXPLORE BALLONA" OFFERS EDUCATIONAND SERVICE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO PRE-K-12, COLLEGE,COMMUNITY, AND CORPORATE GROUPS, CHANGING COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROMUNINFORMED RESIDENTS TO ACTIVE STEWARDS OF THE COUNTY'S LASTREMAINING VIABLE COASTAL WETLAND AND WATERSHED.Expenses $361,863 · grants $41,641 · revenue $34,541
- RESTORATION: SINCE 1990 AS PART OF OUR RESTORATION PROJECTS, OVER100,000 SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS HAVE REMOVED OVER 600 TONSOF GARBAGE AND NON-NATIVE PLANTS FROM THE BALLONA WETLANDS, ASWELL AS RENOVATION OF SEVERAL OUTDOOR LEARNING AREAS SUCH AS THEFIELD OFFICE/RESTORATION CENTER, THE VIEWING PLATFORM, ALSO BUILTDURING THE 1990'S BY A PACK OF BOY SCOUTS ON THE BERM CREATED FORTHE OLD LOS ANGELES PACIFIC RAILWAY ELECTRIC TROLLEY "RED CARLINE" TRESTLE, AND THE REPRESENTATIONAL VILLAGE OF THE NATIVETONGVA PEOPLE.Expenses $178,541
- SCIENCE: FRIENDS OF BALLONA WETLANDS' SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM MONITORS THE AVIAN DIVERSITY OF THE WETLANDS, PERFORMS ANNUAL BUTTERFLY COUNTS, AND MONITORS OUR RESTORATION EFFORTS TO INFORM ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT AND TRACK SUCCESS. WE ALSO LEAD THE SWALLOW NEST BOX PROGRAM AT THE FRESHWATER MARSH, AND WE ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY TO CREATE BIO DIVERSITY IN THEIR OWN BACKYARDS THROUGH OUR "GROW NATIVE!" PROGRAM.Expenses $109,280
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 | Not 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
- 95-3264072
- 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
- 1984
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,058,315
- Income (IRS master file)
- $899,323
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $794,097 | $846,634 | $1,058,315 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $912,730 | $845,633 | $1,101,958 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $650,196 | $528,567 | $1,020,997 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 95-3264072).
Questions about FRIENDS OF BALLONA WETLANDS
- What is the EIN of FRIENDS OF BALLONA WETLANDS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FRIENDS OF BALLONA WETLANDS is 95-3264072.
- Is FRIENDS OF BALLONA WETLANDS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1984.
- Are donations to FRIENDS OF BALLONA WETLANDS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FRIENDS OF BALLONA WETLANDS 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 FRIENDS OF BALLONA WETLANDS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FRIENDS OF BALLONA WETLANDS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of FRIENDS OF BALLONA WETLANDS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names SCOTT CULBERTSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of FRIENDS OF BALLONA WETLANDS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 21 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $115,499 (SCOTT CULBERTSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does FRIENDS OF BALLONA WETLANDS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $794,097, expenses of $846,634 and total assets of $1,058,315 at year end.
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