2017-10-09T10:35:22-07:00 2016-12-31 Chiorini Hunt & Jacobs 901 Center Street Santa Cruz CA 95060 990 2016-01-01 770532467 VENTANA WILDERNESS ALLIANCE VENT 8314233191 PO BOX 506 SANTA CRUZ CA 95061 David Jacobs TREASURER 2017-10-09 true David S Jacobs CPA P01295992 8314233883 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z 484623 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 7 200 0 448550 480698 0 2700 3096 9276 829 460526 484623 0 0 162823 221505 0 27684 173860 218359 336683 439864 123843 44759 516896 566002 9359 13706 507537 552296 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 129987 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. DESPITE THIS MAJOR SETBACK, THE VWA TRAIL PROGRAM CONTRIBUTED THOUSANDS OF PROFESSIONAL AND VOLUNTEER CREW HOURS TO MAINTAIN AND RECONSTRUCT PRIORITIZED SECTIONS OF TRAIL IN THE VENTANA AND SILVER PEAK WILDERNESS AREAS. 83228 THE VENTANA WILDERNESS ALLIANCE ENJOYS WIDESPREAD SUPPORT FROM ITS DUES-PAYINGMEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS. THE ORGANIZATION COUNTED OVER 800 MEMBERS IN Q4 OF 2016. 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. 75729 ADVOCACY: THE VWA ADVOCATES FOR WILDERNESS VALUES AND ECOLOGICALLY-SENSITIVEMANAGEMENT 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 VWAS ADVOCACY PROGRAMS INCLUDED EFFORTS TO EXPAND WILDERNESS AND WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS, RETIRE INAPPROPRIATE GRAZING ALLOTMENTS, ENCOURAGE ENLIGHTENED WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFY AND MITIGATE EFFECTS OF WILDERNESS INCURSIONS, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT WILDERNESS, AND RESTORE FEDERAL FUNDING TO CRITICAL PUBLIC LAND AGENCIES. 92759 381703 true true 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 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 16 0 true 7 true false false false false false false false false 0 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 ELIZABETH THOMAS 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 2.00 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 61051 0 0 61051 0 false false false 0 480698 480698 0 3096 3096 0 0 0 0 829 829 829 0 0 0 484623 3925 X 0 0 0 0 61051 43886 11765 5400 0 135899 112883 11170 11846 0 7749 8333 -893 309 16806 13545 1863 1398 0 0 0 0 0 0 124388 121968 252 2168 0 0 0 0 21413 18853 1280 1280 17086 16961 69 56 0 833 726 37 70 0 0 0 3230 2141 1089 Printing and Publications 13413 10344 595 2474 Small Equipment 11905 9950 1955 SUPPLIES 10468 9545 814 109 Telephone 4239 3836 197 206 11384 8732 284 2368 439864 381703 30477 27684 32953 30320 473943 524181 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10000 11501 516896 566002 9359 13706 9359 13706 X 149861 208697 357676 343599 507537 552296 516896 566002 44759 X false false false X 302768 232304 543454 448550 480698 2007774 0 0 302768 232304 543454 448550 480698 2007774 0 2007774 412 243 527 2700 3096 6978 0 0 2014752 0.99650 0.99750 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 772 772 772 154 39 733 618 false 154 154 231 772 772 39 39 59 772 772 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: VOLUNTEER WILDERNESS RANGER PROGRAM - SINCE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES NOTPRIORITIZE OR PROPERLY FUND THE US FOREST SERVICE TO MANAGE WILDERNESS, VWA STEPS UP TO 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 2016, 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-PAYINGMEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS. THE ORGANIZATION COUNTED OVER 800 MEMBERS IN Q4 OF 2016. 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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