2023-11-14T20:14:37-08:00 2022-12-31 852838626 Chiorini Platt & Jacobs LLP 901 Center Street Santa Cruz CA 95060 990 2022-01-01 770532467 VENTANA WILDERNESS ALLIANCE VENT 8314233191 PO BOX 506 SANTA CRUZ CA 95061 David Jacobs PRESIDENT 2023-11-14 true David Jacobs 999009999 true David S Jacobs CPA P01295992 8314233883 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z David Jacobs PO BOX 506 SANTA CRUZ CA 950610506 752640 false X www.ventanawild.org X 2000 CA The mission of the Ventana Wilderness Alliance is to protect, preserve, and restore the wilderness qualities and biodiversity of the public lands within California's northern Santa Lucia Mountains and Big Sur coast. 9 9 5 40 0 505430 752181 0 283 459 0 505713 752640 0 0 432446 417752 0 46773 169181 391123 601627 808875 -95914 -56235 368139 158077 174239 20412 193900 137665 X The mission of the Ventana Wilderness Alliance is to protect, preserve, and restore the wilderness qualities and biodiversity of the public lands within California's northern Santa Lucia Mountains and Big Sur coast. false false 381495 159000 TRAIL PROGRAM: MAINTAINING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE 300-MILE NETWORK OF TRAILS IN THE RUGGED VENTANA REGION HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE. LANDSCAPE LEVEL WILDFIRES IN RECENT YEARS INCLUDE THE 2016 SOBERANES FIRE AND THE 2020 DOLAN FIRE. EACH OF THESE CONFLAGRATIONS TORCHED OVER 100,000 ACRES OF THE VENTANA WILDENESS AND DAMAGED OVER 100 MILES OF TRAILS. POST-FIRE WINTER STORMS DECIMATE ROADS LEADING TO TRAILHEADS LIMITING THE ABILITY OF VOLUNTEER AND CONTRACT CREWS TO RESTORE TRAILS EQUALLY DAMAGED BY EROSION, DEBRIS FLOWS, AND DEADFALLS. DESPITE THESE MAJOR SETBACKS, THE VWA TRAIL PROGRAM CONTINUED TO CONTRIBUTE THOUSANDS OF CONTRACT CREW AND VOLUNTEER CREW HOURS IN 2022 TO MAINTAIN AND RECONSTRUCT PRIORITIZED SECTIONS OF TRAIL IN THE VENTANA AND SILVER PEAK WILDERNESS AREAS.THIS INCLUDES A PARTNERSHIP WITH USDA FOREST SERVICE TO REOPEN THE LOWER PINE RIDGE TRAIL WHICH WAS CLOSED SINCE 2017. 140156 139778 ADVOCACY: THE VWA ADVOCATES FOR WILDERNESS VALUES AND ECOLOGICALLY-SENSITIVE MANAGEMENT OF WILD LANDS IN THE VENTANA AND BIG SUR REGION BY MONITORING THE US FOREST SERVICE SCHEDULE OF PROPOSED ACTIONS (SOPA), ATTENDING PLANNING AND SCOPING MEETINGS, AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THE BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE. THE VWA'S ADVOCACY PROGRAMS INCLUDED EFFORTS TO EXPAND WILDERNESS AND WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS, RETIRE INAPPROPRIATE GRAZING ALLOTMENTS, ENCOURGE ENLIGHTENED WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFY AND MITIGATE EFFECTS OF WILDERNESS INCURSIONS, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT WILDERNESS, AND RESTORE FEDERAL FUNDING TO CRITICAL PUBLIC LAND AGENCIES. 128468 73389 YOUTH: THE VWA'S YOUTH IN WILDERNESS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED BY CENTRAL COAST YOUTH. MONTEREY COUNTY RANKS AMONG THE HIGHEST IN THE NATION IN TEEN VIOLENCE; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND GANG VIOLENCE ARE DOMINANT FORCES IN MANY LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS. YOUNG PEOPLE IN URBAN AREAS OFTEN HAVE MINIMAL RESOURCES OR OPPORTUNITIES FOR A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. IN 2022, THE VWA'S YOUTH IN WILDERNESS PROGRAM CONTINUED TO FILL THIS NEED AND INSPIRE FUTURE WILDERNESS STEWARDS BY PROVIDING WILDERNESS ADVENTURES TO HUNDREDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE REGION. LEADERSHIP, GEAR, AND FOOD FOR THESE EXPERIENCES WAS PROVIDED AT NO COST TO PARTICIPANTS OR THEIR SCHOOLS. 42335 692454 true true false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 26 0 true 5 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 9 9 true false false false false false false true true false false true true false false false false true true false CA X David Jacobs 8314233191 PO Box 506 Santa Cruz CA 95061 X MIKE CHAMBERLAIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 52500 0 0 DOTTIE MASSEY Vice President 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Betsy MacGowan Director 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tom Hopkins Treasurer 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 LEOR PANTILAT Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Jacobs President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 BEN BRUCE DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Maria Ferdin Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 52500 0 false false false 0 164825 587356 752181 0 459 459 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 752640 459 X 0 0 0 0 56875 28437 16771 11667 0 280041 242090 18339 19612 0 47472 41931 1698 3843 33364 23758 7052 2554 0 0 0 0 0 0 281891 245446 33260 3185 0 0 0 0 35904 30568 3711 1625 14133 13805 164 164 0 13587 11957 582 1048 0 0 0 4001 4001 Printing and Publications 15317 13622 973 722 Supplies 10654 9821 635 198 Dues & Subscriptions 4694 1039 3419 236 Postage and Shipping 3857 2521 217 1119 7085 23458 -17173 800 808875 692454 69648 46773 29391 3011 336946 153266 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1802 1800 368139 158077 9414 20411 164825 1 174239 20412 X 81819 42374 112081 95291 193900 137665 368139 158077 -56235 X false false false X 543385 510794 598786 595330 657028 2905323 0 0 543385 510794 598786 595330 657028 2905323 0 2905323 4712 7341 2802 283 459 15597 0 0 2920920 0.99470 0.99320 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false Rounding 1 1 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: VOLUNTEER WILDERNESS RANGER PROGRAM - SINCE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES NOT PRIORITIZE OR PROPERLY FUND THE US FOREST SERVICE TO MANAGE WILDNERNESS, VWA STEPS TO THE CHALLENGE WITH A PROGRAM THAT PUTS VOLUNTEER WILDERNESS RANGERS IN THE BACK COUNTRY. VOLUNTEERS PATROL TRAILS AND CAMPS AND PERFORM CAMPSITE MAINTENANCE WHILE IMPARTING FIRE SAFETY AND LEAVE NO TRACE INFORMATION TO THE VISITING PUBLIC. IN 2022 THESE RANGERS DONATED THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF SERVICE BY CLEANING CAMP SITES, REMOVING TRASH, AND IMPARTING LEAVE NO TRACE PRINCIPLES THROUGH DIRECT CONTACT WITH VISITORS. EACH YEAR, VOLUNTEER WILDERNESS RANGERS MAKE AN IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION TO PUBLIC LANDS WORTH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO THE COMMUNITY OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: THE VENTANA WILDERNESS ALLIANCE ENJOYS WIDESPREAD SUPPORT FROM ITS DUES-PAYING MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS. THE ORGANIZATION COUNTED 819 MEMBERS IN Q4 OF 2022. THESE SUPPORTERS RESIDE IN VIRTUALLY EVERY CORNER OF CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. EACH YEAR, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE VOLUNTEER IN SOME CAPACITY FOR VWA, SOME TRAVELING GREAT DISTANCES TO SUPPORT VWA PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS. VWA MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS SHARE A PROFOUND LOVE FOR THESE AMAZING PUBLIC LANDS AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THEY PROVIDE FOR RECREATION, SOLITUDE, AND THE APPRECIATION OF NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 CLIENT - PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Tax return reviewed by at least two board members and one senior staff of the organization. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a COMPENSATION IS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTE REVIEWS COMPENSATION TRENDS IN THE INDUSTRY TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b COMPENSATION IS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTE REVIEWS COMPENSATION TRENDS IN THE INDUSTRY TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Available to the public