NORTH DELTA CONSERVANCY: Form 990EZ, tax year 2012

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Organization: NORTH DELTA CONSERVANCY (EIN 68-0258249)
Tax period: 2012-08-01 to 2013-07-31
Filed: 2013-10-07
IRS object ID: 201312809349200126
Schema version: 2012v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990-EZ
Schedule A
Schedule O
Compensation Explanation

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-10-07T16:01:55-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2013-07-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PISONI & ASSOCIATES	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 984	AddressLine1
City	WALNUT GROVE	City
State	CA	State
ZIP Code	95690	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-08-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	680258249	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTH DELTA CONSERVANCY	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	NORT	NameControl

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 984	AddressLine1
City	WALNUT GROVE	City
State	CA	State
ZIP Code	95690	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	MARK VAN LOBEN SELS	Name
Title	DIRECTOR	Title
Date Signed	2013-10-04	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	BRUCE PISONI CPA	Name
Phone	9167761945	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-10-03	DatePrepared
Self Employed	X	SelfEmployed

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Cash	X	MethodOfAccountingCash
Schedule B Not Required	X	ScheduleBNotRequired
Web Site	N/A	WebSite
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Gross Receipts	38290	GrossReceipts
Info In Schedule O Part I	X	InfoInScheduleOPartI
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	783	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtc
Program Service Revenue	37480	ProgramServiceRevenue
Investment Income	27	InvestmentIncome
Special Events Direct Expenses	20612	SpecialEventsDirectExpenses
Special Events Net Income Loss	-20612	SpecialEventsNetIncomeLoss
Total Revenue	17678	TotalRevenue
Fees And Oth Pymt To Ind Contractors	3938	FeesAndOthPymtToIndContractors
Occupancy Rent Utilities And Maint	3117	OccupancyRentUtilitiesAndMaint
Other Expenses Total	8994	OtherExpensesTotal
Total Expenses	16049	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	1629	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	105708	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	107337	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part II	X	InfoInScheduleOPartII

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	105161	BOY
EOY	106947	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	547	BOY
EOY	390	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	105708	BOY
EOY	107337	EOY

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	105708	BOY
EOY	107337	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Primary Exempt Purpose	TO PRESERVE, SUSTAIN AND ENHANCE THE CULTURAL, AGRICULTURAL, RECREATIONAL, WILDLIFE AND NATURAL HABITAT RESOURCES OF THE SACRAMENTO RIVER DELTA REGION.	PrimaryExemptPurpose

Program Service Accomplishment ProgramServiceAccomplishment (3 entries)

Description Program Service AccomDescriptionProgramServiceAccom	Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpenses
NOTE 1 - EGG RESCUE PROGRAM- ORGANIZES LOCAL FARMERS AND VOLUNTEERS TO COLLECT ABONDONED WATERFOWL EGGS. THE EGGS ARE TAKEN TO AN INCUBATION SITE. NORTH DELTA CONSERVANCY HAS SUCCESSFULLY INCUBATED, RAISED, BANDED AND RELEASED NEARLY 8,000 WILD DUCKS BACK INTO THE PACIFIC FLYWAY. NOTE 2 - EDUCATION OUTREACH- EDUCATE STUDENTS BY PUBLISHING AN INFORMACIONAL COLORING BOOK GEARED TOWARD THE YOUNG. INFORM THE ADULTS OF THE SCRAMENTO RIVER DELTA REGION BY PUBLISHING A PERIODIC NEWSLETTER. THE PUBLICATIONS DEVELOP A CONNECTION WITH AND INFORM THE COMMUNITY OF THE EFFORTS TO BALANCE THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITYU AND THE NEED FOT CONSERVATION. EACH YEAR AN ESSAY CONTEST IS HELD AND ASCHOLARSHIP AWARDED TO THE SCHOOL OF THE WINNING GRADUATION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT. NOTE 3- HABITAT CONSERVATION -NORTH DELTA CONSERVANCY HAS SIGNED HABITAT CONSERVATION LEASES ON APPROXIMATELY 162 ACRES OF PRIVATE PROPERTY VOLUNTARILY TAKEN OUT OF PRODUCTION BY LAND OWNERS FOR HABITAT PURPOSES. THE OWNERS ARE PAID 100 - 125 PER ACRE TO FLOOD AT LEAST 50% OF THE PROPERTY AND PLANT SEED AND COVER CROPS ON TH EBALANCE FOR NESTING OPPORTUNITES ADN FEED SOURCES. THE PROPERTY MUST BE FLOODED FROM NOVEMBER THROUGH APRIL. IN MOST CASES THE LAND IS NOT FARMABLE. NOTE 4 - WOOD DUCK NESTING PROJECT - ADDITIONAL NEST BOXES WERE PUT UP TO PROVIDE A PLACE TO NEST. THERE WERE NEARLY 2000 DUCKLINGS HATCHED IN 2013.	4210
SCHOLARSHIP PAID TO DESERVING INDIVDUAL STUDENT TO FURTHER COLLEGE EDUCATION.
EQUIPMENT DEPRECIATION FOR FIRST ACHIEVEMENT	157

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	4367	TotalProgramServiceExpenses

Officer Director Trustee Key Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl (7 entries)

TitleTitle	Avg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition	CompensationCompensation
MARK VAN LOBEN SELS
DIRECTOR	5.00	0
CHRIS FULSTER
DIRECTOR	5.00	0
TOPPER VAN LOBEN SELS
DIRECTOR	5.00	0
DAVE ROBINSON
DIRECTOR	5.00	0
MIKE MILLER
TREASURER	5.00	0
ROBERT JONES
PRESIDENT	5.00	0
ZACK JONES
DIRECTOR	5.00	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	false	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRpt
Made Changes To Orgnzng Etc Doc	false	MadeChangesToOrgnzngEtcDoc
Organization Had UBI	false	OrganizationHadUBI
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Organization Dissolved Etc	false	OrganizationDissolvedEtc
Did Org File Form1120 POL This Year	false	DidOrgFileForm1120POLThisYear
Made Loans To From Officers	false	MadeLoansToFromOfficers
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTrans
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	BRUCE PISONI	NamePerson

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	14147 DYE STREET	AddressLine1
City	WALNUT GROVE	City
State	CA	State
ZIP Code	95690	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	9167761945	TelephoneNumber

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Maintain Any Donor Advised Funds	false	MaintainAnyDonorAdvisedFunds
Does Org Have Hospital	false	DoesOrgHaveHospital
Tanning Services Provided	false	TanningServicesProvided
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction With Control Entity	false	TransactionWithControlEntity
Engage Political Cmpgn Activities	false	EngagePoliticalCmpgnActivities
Engage In Lobbying Activities	false	EngageInLobbyingActivities
Operating School	false	OperatingSchool
Trnsfrs Exempt Non Char Related Org	false	TrnsfrsExemptNonCharRelatedOrg
Part VI Of Comp Of Highest Paid Empl	NONE	PartVIOfCompOfHighestPaidEmpl
Part VIA Hghst Paid Cntrct Prof Ser	NONE	PartVIAHghstPaidCntrctProfSer
Filed Schedule A	true	FiledScheduleA

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	X	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	3940	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	2765	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	8509	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	19582	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	783	CurrentTaxYear
Total	35579	Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	44912	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	40323	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	51403	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	31743	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	37507	CurrentTaxYear
Total	205888	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	48852	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	43088	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	59912	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	51325	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	38290	CurrentTaxYear
Total	241467	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	241467	PublicSupportTotal509

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	48852	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	43088	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	59912	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	51325	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	38290	CurrentTaxYear
Total	241467	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	1.00000	PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage	1.00000	PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage	0.00000	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
OTHER EXPENSES	FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16	EXPENSES 100 OFFICE 963 CREDIT CARD 887 PERSONAL RECOGNITION 50 2,627 TAXES 75 DONATIONS 4,135 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 157 TOTAL 8,994
OTHER ASSETS	FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24	9,050 9,050 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 8,503 8,660 TOTAL 547 390
PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE	FORM 990-EZ, PART III	TO PRESERVE, SUSTAIN AND ENHANCE THE CULTURAL, AGRICULTURAL, RECREATIONAL, WILDLIFE AND NATURAL HABITAT RESOURCES OF THE SACRAMENTO RIVER DELTA REGION.
FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT	FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28	NOTE 1 - EGG RESCUE PROGRAM- ORGANIZES LOCAL FARMERS AND VOLUNTEERS TO COLLECT ABONDONED WATERFOWL EGGS. THE EGGS ARE TAKEN TO AN INCUBATION SITE. NORTH DELTA CONSERVANCY HAS SUCCESSFULLY INCUBATED, RAISED, BANDED AND RELEASED NEARLY 8,000 WILD DUCKS BACK INTO THE PACIFIC FLYWAY. NOTE 2 - EDUCATION OUTREACH- EDUCATE STUDENTS BY PUBLISHING AN INFORMACIONAL COLORING BOOK GEARED TOWARD THE YOUNG. INFORM THE ADULTS OF THE SCRAMENTO RIVER DELTA REGION BY PUBLISHING A PERIODIC NEWSLETTER. THE PUBLICATIONS DEVELOP A CONNECTION WITH AND INFORM THE COMMUNITY OF THE EFFORTS TO BALANCE THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITYU AND THE NEED FOT CONSERVATION. EACH YEAR AN ESSAY CONTEST IS HELD AND ASCHOLARSHIP AWARDED TO THE SCHOOL OF THE WINNING GRADUATION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT. NOTE 3- HABITAT CONSERVATION -NORTH DELTA CONSERVANCY HAS SIGNED HABITAT CONSERVATION LEASES ON APPROXIMATELY 162 ACRES OF PRIVATE PROPERTY VOLUNTARILY TAKEN OUT OF PRODUCTION BY LAND OWNERS FOR HABITAT PURPOSES. THE OWNERS ARE PAID 100 - 125 PER ACRE TO FLOOD AT LEAST 50% OF THE PROPERTY AND PLANT SEED AND COVER CROPS ON TH EBALANCE FOR NESTING OPPORTUNITES ADN FEED SOURCES. THE PROPERTY MUST BE FLOODED FROM NOVEMBER THROUGH APRIL. IN MOST CASES THE LAND IS NOT FARMABLE. NOTE 4 - WOOD DUCK NESTING PROJECT - ADDITIONAL NEST BOXES WERE PUT UP TO PROVIDE A PLACE TO NEST. THERE WERE NEARLY 2000 DUCKLINGS HATCHED IN 2013.
ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT	FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 31	EQUIPMENT DEPRECIATION FOR FIRST ACHIEVEMENT

Compensation Explanation CompensationExplanation

Compensation Compensation (7 entries)

MARK VAN LOBEN SELS
CHRIS FULSTER
TOPPER VAN LOBEN SELS
DAVE ROBINSON
MIKE MILLER
ROBERT JONES
ZACK JONES