2022-11-14T14:11:02-08:00 2021-12-31 852838626 Chiorini Platt & Jacobs LLP 901 Center Street Santa Cruz CA 95060 990 2021-01-01 770532467 VENTANA WILDERNESS ALLIANCE VENT 8314233191 PO BOX 506 SANTA CRUZ CA 95061 David Jacobs PRESIDENT 2022-11-14 true David Jacobs 999009999 David S Jacobs CPA P01295992 8314233883 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z David Jacobs PO BOX 506 SANTA CRUZ CA 950610506 505713 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 9 200 0 598786 505430 0 2802 283 21344 0 622932 505713 0 0 371817 432446 0 45813 282473 169181 654290 601627 -31358 -95914 374972 368139 85158 174239 289814 193900 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 198777 187626 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 2021 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. 153947 197444 YOUTH: THE VWA'S YOUTH IN WILDERNESS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED BY CENTRAL COAST YOUTH. MONTEREY COUNTY RANKS AMOUNG THE HIGHEST IN THE NATION IN TEEN VIOLENCE; JUVENILE DELIQUENCY AND GANG VIOLENCE ARE DOMINANT FORCES IN MANY LOCAL COMMUNITIES ANDSCHOOLS. YOUNG PEOPLE IN URBAN AREAS OFTEN HAVE MINIMAL RESOURCES OR OPPORTUNITIES FOR A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. IN 2021, 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. 114862 114862 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. 35403 46767 502989 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 9 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 MICHAEL WARD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 43404 0 0 MIKE SPLAIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 42500 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 Greg Meyer Director 1.00 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 MACKENZIE LITTLE Director 1.00 0.00 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 85904 0 false false false 0 505430 505430 0 283 283 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 505713 283 0 0 0 0 85905 66685 14195 5025 0 251663 202694 25388 23581 0 62663 52258 7070 3335 32215 33329 -4742 3628 0 0 0 0 0 0 38145 33582 1236 3327 0 0 0 0 80701 74791 4220 1690 11602 11482 120 0 641 602 39 0 0 0 4938 2987 1951 Supplies 8729 7710 666 353 Printing and Publications 7932 5279 475 2178 Postage and Shipping 5023 3742 251 1030 Field Training 4075 4075 7395 3773 2115 1507 601627 502989 52825 45813 26040 29391 347131 336946 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1801 1802 374972 368139 10258 9414 74900 164825 85158 174239 X 199119 81819 90695 112081 289814 193900 374972 368139 -95914 X false false false X 394690 543385 510794 598786 595330 2642985 0 0 394690 543385 510794 598786 595330 2642985 0 2642985 2921 4712 7341 2802 283 18059 0 0 2661044 0.99320 0.99180 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false CA RELIEF GRANT 15000 PPP LOAN #1 74925 PPP LOAN #2 74900 164825 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description 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 2021 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 1,159 MEMBERS IN Q4 OF 2021. 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, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et CLIENT - PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process Tax return reviewed by at least two board members and one senior staff of the organization. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management 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, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees 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, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Available to the public