2019-11-14T08:34:06-08:00 2018-12-31 941749658 Chiorini Hunt & Jacobs 901 Center Street Santa Cruz CA 95060 990 2018-01-01 770532467 VENTANA WILDERNESS ALLIANCE VENT 8314233191 PO BOX 506 SANTA CRUZ CA 95061 David Jacobs TREASURER 2019-11-14 true David S Jacobs CPA P01295992 8314233883 2018 2020-01-14 16:20:31Z PO BOX 506 SANTA CRUZ CA 950610506 592217 false 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. 7 7 6 200 0 394690 543385 0 2921 4712 19880 22309 417491 570406 0 0 296394 296652 0 32085 269755 263797 566149 560449 -148658 9957 408178 420787 4540 7192 403638 413595 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 141953 TRAIL PROGRAM: MAINTAINING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE 300-MILE NETWORK OF TRAILS IN THE RUGGED VENTANA REGION HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE. IN 2016, THE SOBERANES WILDLAND FIRE TORCHED OVER 130,000 ACRES OF THE VENTANA WILDENESS AND DAMAGED OVER 100 MILES OF TRAILS. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY HISTORIC WINTER STORMS IN 2017 AND A SIGNIFICANT SLIDE ON HIGHWAY 1 THAT CUT OFF ACCESS TO THE SILVER PEAK WILDERNESS. DESPITE THESE MAJOR SETBACKS, THE VWA TRAIL PROGRAM CONTINUED TO CONTRIBUTE THOUSANDS OF CONTRACT CREW AND VOLUNTEER CREW HOURS IN 2018 TO MAINTAIN AND RECONSTRUCT PRIORITIZED SECTIONS OF TRAIL IN THE VENTANA AND SILVER PEAK WILDERNESS AREAS. 124086 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. 110418 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 SCHOOLS. YOUNG PEOPLE IN URBAN AREAS OFTEN HAVE MINIMAL RESOURCES OR OPPORTUNITIES FOR A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. IN 2018, 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 EXPEDITIONS WAS PROVIDED AT NO COST TO PARTICIPANTS OR THEIR SCHOOLS. 122436 498893 true true false true false false false false false false false false false false 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 true 21 0 true 6 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true true false false false false true true false CA X Mike Splain 8314233191 PO Box 506 Santa Cruz CA 95061 X DOTTIE MASSEY Director 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 PRESIDENT 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 David Jacobs TREASURER 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 John Tilley Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Al Budris DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Maria Ferdin Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE SPLAIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 67716 0 0 67716 0 false false false 0 543385 543385 0 4712 4712 0 0 0 0 44120 21811 22309 22309 0 0 0 570406 27021 X 0 0 0 0 67716 52716 10118 4882 0 175216 150463 11113 13640 0 33717 31671 1142 904 20003 16682 1820 1501 0 0 0 0 0 0 169733 166417 687 2629 0 0 0 0 25920 22810 1555 1555 21940 21818 38 84 0 0 0 0 0 4422 4399 23 Printing and Publications 11525 8939 366 2220 SUPPLIES 7164 6018 949 197 Postage and Shipping 5743 2544 407 2792 Telephone 5294 4824 235 235 12056 9592 1018 1446 560449 498893 29471 32085 17293 17266 378585 401096 500 500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11800 1925 408178 420787 4540 7192 4540 7192 X 345925 235421 57713 178174 403638 413595 408178 420787 9957 X false false false X 543454 448550 480698 394690 543385 2410777 0 0 543454 448550 480698 394690 543385 2410777 0 2410777 527 2700 3096 2921 4712 13956 0 0 2424733 0.99420 0.99550 X false false false false WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL 44120 44120 21811 44120 44120 21811 21811 22309 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 WILDERNESS, VWA STEPS UP TO THE CHALLENGE WITH A PROGRAM THAT PUTS VOLUNTEER WILDERNESS RANGERS IN THE BACKCOUNTRY. VOLUNTEERS PATROL THE TRAILS AND CAMPS AND PERFORM CAMPSITE MAINTENANCE WHILE IMPARTING FIRE SAFETY AND LEAVE NO TRACE INFORMATION TO THE VISITING PUBLIC. IN 2018, 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 1,300 MEMBERS IN Q4 OF 2018. 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 11b: Form 990 Review Process Tax return reviewed by at least two board members and two 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. 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