2024-11-14T18:06:54-06:00 2023-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 1188 PADRE DRIVE STE 101 SALINAS CA 93901 990 2023-01-01 201569720 CENTRAL COAST WATER QUALITY PRESERVATION INC CENT 8317618644 PO BOX 2227 WATSONVILLE CA 95077 TOM AMRHEIN TREASURER 8317618644 2024-11-12 1 1 RAE GULARTE P01323216 8317596300 2024-11-12 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z SARAH LOPEZ PO BOX 2227 WATSONVILLE CA 95077 3081092 0 X CCWQP.ORG X 2004 CA PROMOTE THE MAINTENANCE, RESTORATION, AND ENHANCEMENT OF WATER QUALITY. 11 11 3 13 0 0 0 0 2919532 3068432 4234 12660 0 0 2923766 3081092 0 0 0 0 239351 278090 0 0 0 2706648 2723616 2945999 3001706 -22233 79386 2420791 3207265 1489371 2232697 931420 974568 THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE THE MAINTENANCE, RESTORATION, AND ENHANCEMENT OF WATER QUALITY AND THE BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF WATERWAYS LOCATED THROUGHTOUT THE CENTRAL COAST OF CALIFORNIA. 0 0 2637611 0 2608167 MONITORING: CENTRAL COAST WATER QUALITY PRESERVATION (CCWQP) MONITORED SURFACE WATER QUALITY AT 55 SITES IN THE CENTRAL COAST AREA OF CALIFORNIA TO ASSESS THE IMPACTS OF AGRICULTURE ON WATER RUNOFF. SITES WERE SAMPLED MONTHLY FOR MULTIPLE CONSTITUENTS. LAB ANALYSIS WAS CONDUCTED ON WATER SAMPLES TO DETERMINE THE TYPE OF POSSIBLE IMPAIRMENT AND TOXICITY. CCWQP CONTINUED TO ASSIST GROWERS WITH ON-FARM SAMPLING. CCWQP ALSO MONITORED GROUNDWATER QUALITY IN OVER 4,000 WELLS LOCATED ON CENTRAL COAST FARMS. WELLS WERE SAMPLED ONCE EACH FOR NITRATE, AND IF NECESSARY, TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS AND 123-TRICHLOROPROPANE. LAB ANALYSIS WAS PERFORMED. 38748 0 460265 OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND WATER QUALITY REPORTS: CCWQP HELD MEETINGS OR PARTICIPATED IN MEETINGS WITH FARMERS IN THE REGION. MEETINGS WERE HELD IN MONTEREY, SAN LUIS OBISPO, AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES. EDUCATION MATERIALS WERE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE FARMERS WITH INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THEIR SUB-WATERSHED. NUMEROUS WATER QUALITY REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS WERE PREPARED AND DELIVERED TO PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. 2676359 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X SARAH LOPEZ 8313319051 PO BOX 2227 WATSONVILLE CA 95077 KEVIN MERRILL PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TOM AMRHEIN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DENNIS LEBOW SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD BIANCHI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN BRAMERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RANDY SHARER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM FRAHM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DON HORDNESS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN KELLY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIN AMARAL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOE PEZZINI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH LOPEZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 146000 0 30516 146000 0 30516 1 0 1 0 TETRA TECH INC 3475 E FOOTHILL BLVD STE 300 PASADENA CA 91107 CONSULTING 1305755 MONTEREY BAY ANALYTICAL SERVICES 4 JUSTIN COURT SUITE D MONTEREY CA 93940 CONSULTING 456145 FGL ENVIRONMENTAL 853 CORPORATION STREET SANTA PAULA CA 93060 CONSULTING 224746 LUHDORFF & SCALMANINI 500 1ST ST WOODLAND CA 95695 CONSULTING 206172 FORMATION ENVIRONMENTAL LLC 1631 ALHAMBRA BLVD SUITE 220 SACRAMENTO CA 95816 CONSULTING 129309 5 COOP MONITORING FEES 110000 2197828 2197828 WELL SAMPLE INCOME 110000 870604 870604 3068432 12660 12660 3081092 3068432 0 12660 X 176516 88258 88258 84130 32240 51890 17444 7977 9467 333 333 77224 77224 2519912 2503267 16645 19922 9451 10471 15900 336 15564 19412 9706 9706 3556 3556 11701 5823 5878 BAD DEBT 39911 39911 OUTREACH 15041 15041 FIELD WORK EQUIP RENT O 511 511 FIELD SUPPLIES 193 193 3001706 2676359 325347 0 1350180 1620700 605502 768011 462209 813054 34697 34697 0 0 2900 5500 2420791 3207265 526272 489346 963099 1690299 0 53052 1489371 2232697 X 931420 974568 931420 974568 2420791 3207265 79386 -36238 0 X X 0 0 0 X 1360746 1503125 1709571 2919532 3068432 10561406 1360746 1503125 1709571 2919532 3068432 10561406 0 0 0 10561406 125 1194 93 4234 12660 18306 125 1194 93 4234 12660 18306 1360871 1504319 1709664 2923766 3081092 10579712 0.99830 0.99940 0.00170 0.00060 X 19561 19561 0 15136 15136 0 0 401K PAYABLE - SARAH LOPEZ 138 GROWERS OVERPAYMENTS 52914 53052 X PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT HAS CONSIDERED THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITIONS AND BELIEVES ALL OF THE POSITIONS TAKEN IN FEDERAL AND STATE RETURNS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE TAX AUTHORITIES, GENERALLY FOR THREE AND FOUR YEARS, RESPECTIVELY, AFTER THEY ARE FILED. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SARAH LOPEZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 146000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30516 0 176516 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES THAT ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR REVIEWING THE FORM 990 (INCLUDING ALL PERTINENT SCHEDULES) BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANY DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD OF DIRECTORS DELEGATED POWERS, WHO HAS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST, AS DEFINED BELOW, IS AN INTERESTED PERSON. A PERSON HAS A FINANCIAL INTEREST IF THE PERSON HAS, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, THROUGH BUSINESS, INVESTMENT, OR FAMILY: A. AN OWNERSHIP OR INVESTMENT INTEREST IN ANY ENTITY WITH WHICH CCWQP HAS A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, B. A COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT WITH CCWQP OR WITH ANY ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL WITH WHICH CCWQP HAS A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, OR C. A POTENTIAL OWNERSHIP OR INVESTMENT INTEREST IN, OR COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT WITH, ANY ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL WITH WHICH CCWQP IS NEGOTIATING A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. COMPENSATION INCLUDES DIRECT AND INDIRECT REMUNERATION AS WELL AS GIFTS OR FAVORS THAT ARE NOT INSUBSTANTIAL. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH BOARD OF DIRECTORS DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. A. AN INTERESTED PERSON MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION AT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT AFTER THE PRESENTATION, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF, AND THE VOTE ON, THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. B. THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE SHALL, IF APPROPRIATE, APPOINT A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. C. AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER CCWQP CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. D. IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES NOT PRODUCING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN CCWQP'S BEST INTEREST, FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ABOVE DETERMINATION IT SHALL MAKE ITS DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. IF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE A MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, IT SHALL INFORM THE MEMBER OF THE BASIS FOR SUCH BELIEF AND AFFORD THE MEMBER AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE ALLEGED FAILURE TO DISCLOSE. IF, AFTER HEARING THE MEMBER'S RESPONSE AND AFTER MAKING FURTHER INVESTIGATION AS WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES THE MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE AN ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IT SHALL TAKE APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. TO ENSURE CCWQP OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, PERIODIC REVIEWS SHALL BE CONDUCTED. THE PERIODIC REVIEWS SHALL, AT A MINIMUM, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: A. WHETHER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS AND BENEFITS ARE REASONABLE, BASED ON COMPETENT SURVEY INFORMATION AND THE RESULT OF ARM'S LENGTH BARGAINING. B. WHETHER PARTNERSHIPS, JOINT VENTURES, AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS CONFORM TO CCWQP'S WRITTEN POLICIES, ARE PROPERLY RECORDED, REFLECT REASONABLE INVESTMENT OR PAYMENTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES, FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DO NOT RESULT IN INUREMENT, IMPERMISSIBLE PRIVATE BENEFIT OR IN AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION. USE OF OUTSIDE EXPERTS: WHEN CONDUCTING THE PERIODIC REVIEWS CCWQP MAY, BUT NEED NOT, USE OUTSIDE ADVISORS. IF OUTSIDE EXPERTS ARE USED, THEIR USE SHALL NOT RELIEVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ITS RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENSURING PERIODIC REVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 1.COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF CCWQP'S GOVERNING BODY (BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR A SUBCOMMITTEE THEREOF) THAT IS COMPOSED OF PERSONS WHO DO NOT HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. 2. BEFORE MAKING THE REASONABLE COMPENSATION DETERMINATION, THE GOVERNING BODY (OR SUBCOMMITTEE THEREOF) RELIED UPON COMPARABILITY DATA (COMPARABILITY DATA THAT INCLUDES COMPENSATION PAID BY COMPARABLE AND SIMILARLY SITUATED ENTITIES) IN DECIDING WHETHER TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION. 3. GOVERNING BODY CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTS THEIR BASIS FOR MAKING ITS REASONABLE COMPENSATION DETERMINATION, AS FOLLOWS: A. TERMS OF THE APPROVED COMPENSATION AND THE DATE APPROVED BY THE BOARD B. MEMBERS OF BOARD PRESENT DURING DEBATE ON THE COMPENSATION AMOUNT AND THOSE WHO VOTED ON IT AND HOW THEY VOTED ON IT C. DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPARABILITY DATA OBTAINED AND RELIED UPON AND HOW SUCH DATA WAS OBTAINED D. ANY ACTIONS BY BOARD MEMBER HAVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST (E.G. DISCLOSURE OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST; RECUSAL FROM THE DISCUSSION) E. DOCUMENTATION OF THE BASIS FOR THE COMPENSATION DETERMINATION BEFORE THE LATER OF THE NEXT BOARD MEETING OR 60 DAYS AFTER THE FINAL ACTIONS OF THE AUTHORIZED BODY ARE TAKEN IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE INDIVIDUALS WHOSE COMPENSATION IS BEING DISCUSSED NOT BE PRESENT DURING SUCH DISCUSSIONS. THE REASONABLE COMPENSATION DISCUSSION SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE BOARD AT LEAST ANNUALLY; THE REASONABLE COMPENSATION BINDER MAINTAINED FOR EACH INSIDER SHOULD ALSO BE PREPARED, OR AT LEAST UPDATED, ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,503,267. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 16,645. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,519,912.