2024-05-13T19:35:47-04:00 2023-12-31 680111144 ROBERT L WITHROW CPA 843 BROADWAY SONOMA CA 954767012 990 2023-01-01 942412859 VALLEY OF THE MOON NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION VALL 7079385216 2400 LONDON RANCH ROAD GLEN ELLEN CA 95442 MATT LEFFERT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7079383689 2024-05-12 MATT LEFFERT 999009999 true ROBERT L WITHROW CPA P00099813 7079961101 2024-05-13 X 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z JACK LONDON PARK PARTNERS MIKE BENZIGER PO BOX 996 GLEN ELLEN CA 95442 1795657 false X WWW.JACKLONDONPARK.COM X 1977 CA WE PRESERVE THE HISTORIC AND NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE PARK WHILE CREATING INNOVATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECREATION, EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT. WE COLLABORATE WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEERS TO ENSURE A SUSTAINABLE PARK THAT WOULD MAKE JACK LONDON PROUD. 20 20 12 250 0 1281198 1292754 444528 286434 5198 18977 -148430 -182711 1582494 1415454 0 0 643859 810898 0 243749 478319 582060 1122178 1392958 460316 22496 1800792 1996487 15701 19070 1785091 1977417 X WE PRESERVE THE HISTORIC AND NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE PARK WHILE CREATING INNOVATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECREATION, EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT. WE COLLABORATE WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEERS TO ENSURE A SUSTAINABLE PARK THAT WOULD MAKE JACK LONDON PROUD. false false 913404 286434 VALLEY OF THE MOON NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION (VMNHA) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1977 TO SUPPORT THE INTERPRETIVE NEEDS OF THREE SONOMA COUNTY PARKS: ANNADEL STATE PARK, JACK LONDON STATE HISTORIC PARK (JLSHP) AND SUGARLOAF RIDGE STATE HISTORIC PARK. VMNHA HAS PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN PROVIDING MONETARY SUPPORT FOR TRAINING, COORDINATION AND RECOGNITION OF VOLUNTEERS WHO CARRY OUT THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THESE PARKS. VMNHA HAS ALSO OVERSEEN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS, EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS, SIGNAGE AND HISTORICAL DISPLAYS AT JLSHP. AMONG THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS IS THE AWARD WINNING RESTORATION OF THE COTTAGE THAT JACK LONDON LIVED IN AFTER ACQUIRING BEAUTY RANCH. IN MAY 2012, VMNHA BECAME THE FIRST NON-PROFIT TO ENTER INTO AN OPERATING AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO PREVENT JLSHP FROM CLOSURE. VMNHA DBA JACK LONDON PARK PARTNERS (JLPP) OVERSEES MANAGEMENT OF THE PARK. CURRENTLY OVER 250 VOLUNTEERS, AND A STAFF OF 12 CARRY OUT ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES AT JLSHP. JLPP RECEIVES NO FUNDS FROM STATE PARKS TO SUBSIDIZE THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE PARK AND DEPENDS ENTIRELY ON PRIVATE DONATIONS TO EXECUTE PROGRAMMING, MAINTAIN THE GROUNDS AND ADMINISTER OPERATIONS. SINCE MAY 1, 2012 VMNHA HAS BEEN THE OPERATOR OF JACK LONDON STATE HISTORIC PARK, UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS. OF THE OVER 90,000 VISITORS TO JACK LONDON STATE PARK ANNUALLY, NEARLY 20% ARE FOREIGN VISITORS AND AN ADDITIONAL 40% TRAVEL MORE THAN 50 MILES TO EXPERIENCE THE 1,400 ACRE BEAUTIFUL RANCH WHERE JACK LONDON LIVED, WROTE, FARMED AND DIED. STEWARDSHIP OF THIS NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK PROPERTY REQUIRES THE STAFF OF 12 AND OVER 250 VOLUNTEERS TO CARRY OUT THE ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE PARK. RAISING FUNDS FOR SERVICES, PROGRAMS, RESTORATION AND OUTREACH IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF VMNHA. PROGRAMS SUCH AS SUMMER THEATRE, SCHOOL AND DOCENT TOURS, PIANO CONCERTS, OUTDOOR RECREATION PROGRAMS, INTERPRETIVE EDUCATION AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS ARE ALL DEVELOPED AND OVERSEEN BY THE VMNHA. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A RECIPROCAL ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE OPERATOR AND SUGARLOAF RIDGE STATE TO CREATE AN EXCHANGE OF LABOR BETWEEN THE TWO PARKS TO MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCIES. VMNHA HAS A CONTRACT WITH THE PARK OPERATOR OF SUGARLOAF RIDGE STATE PARK TO PROVIDE COORDINATION OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES. MAPS, GUIDES, BOOKS AND INTERPRETIVE PUBLICATIONS ARE DESIGNED AND PRINTED BY VMNHA FOR USE IN JACK LONDON STATE HISTORICAL PARK. EXHIBITS AND OUTDOOR SIGNAGE ENHANCE THE VISTORS EXPIERENCE AND ARE A CONTINUING PROJECT OF VMNHA. 913404 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 12 0 12 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 20 20 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false true true true false false CA X ANDREA PATRI 7079383689 2400 LONDON RANCH ROAD GLEN ELLEN CA 95442 X MATT LEFFERT EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 175775 0 5717 GEORGE ARABIAN DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 MIKE BENZIGER CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BILL BLOSSER SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JODY DAVIES DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 PETER FERRIS PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 FORD GOODMAN DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 DAVE GOULD DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 TOM HERMAN DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID LAMBERT TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 NANCY LASSETER DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 TRINA LENNON DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 SANDY LEONARD DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 CHUCK LEVINE DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 HANK MARTINSON DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 GLENN MCCOY VICE PRESIDE 5.00 X X 0 0 0 WALTER MCGUIRE DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 BARBARA MORRISON DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 JON PARKER DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 LAURA STANFIELD DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 MALCOLM WALTER VICE PRESIDE 5.00 X X 0 0 0 175775 5717 1 false true false 671846 50000 570908 41258 1292754 PARK FEES 199723 199723 MEMBERSHIP DUES & ASSESSMENTS 86711 86711 286434 19222 19222 75136 2 75383 -247 2 -245 -245 8238 671846 239251 -231013 112362 65569 46793 46793 OTHER INCOME/REWARDS 1509 1509 1509 1415454 353713 725815 412950 102438 210427 29199 16614 4120 8465 55884 31798 7885 16201 32345 32345 63533 1128 61830 575 19392 5880 13512 55440 55440 27510 27510 29184 29184 151005 151005 824 824 140 140 49687 49687 76674 65030 5280 6364 COMMUNICATIONS 34342 30908 1717 1717 BANK & CREDIT CARD FEES 17305 17305 VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION 9667 9667 UNIFORMS 4451 4451 10561 4847 5714 1392958 913404 235805 243749 138105 324977 306461 514793 24283 45874 53325 42365 43468 1244207 208566 992299 1035641 275688 1800792 1996487 12701 19070 3000 15701 19070 X 1586525 1614351 198566 363066 1785091 1977417 1800792 1996487 X 22496 2930 166900 X false false false X 611820 598289 716027 414304 1292754 3633194 480865 427232 781621 901466 427765 3018949 1092685 1025521 1497648 1315770 1720519 6652143 6652143 4086 27303 51416 5198 18977 106980 4086 27303 51416 5198 18977 106980 1096771 1052824 1549064 1320968 1739496 6759123 0.98420 0.98630 0.02000 0.01000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1052713 131515 921198 191494 77051 114443 1035641 PARTNER/COMMUNI 680084 671846 8238 239251 680084 671846 8238 239251 239251 -231013 false false false false false false false false false MATT LEFFERT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 170775 5000 5717 181492 X 4 41258 false false false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION WE PRESERVE THE HISTORIC AND NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE PARK WHILE CREATING INNOVATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECREATION, EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT. WE COLLABORATE WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEERS TO ENSURE A SUSTAINABLE PARK THAT WOULD MAKE JACK LONDON PROUD. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A VALLEY OF THE MOON NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION (VMNHA) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1977 TO SUPPORT THE INTERPRETIVE NEEDS OF THREE SONOMA COUNTY PARKS: ANNADEL STATE PARK, JACK LONDON STATE HISTORIC PARK (JLSHP) AND SUGARLOAF RIDGE STATE HISTORIC PARK. VMNHA HAS PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN PROVIDING MONETARY SUPPORT FOR TRAINING, COORDINATION AND RECOGNITION OF VOLUNTEERS WHO CARRY OUT THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THESE PARKS. VMNHA HAS ALSO OVERSEEN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS, EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS, SIGNAGE AND HISTORICAL DISPLAYS AT JLSHP. AMONG THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS IS THE AWARD WINNING RESTORATION OF THE COTTAGE THAT JACK LONDON LIVED IN AFTER ACQUIRING BEAUTY RANCH. IN MAY 2012, VMNHA BECAME THE FIRST NON-PROFIT TO ENTER INTO AN OPERATING AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO PREVENT JLSHP FROM CLOSURE. VMNHA DBA JACK LONDON PARK PARTNERS (JLPP) OVERSEES MANAGEMENT OF THE PARK. CURRENTLY OVER 250 VOLUNTEERS, AND A STAFF OF 12 CARRY OUT ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES AT JLSHP. JLPP RECEIVES NO FUNDS FROM STATE PARKS TO SUBSIDIZE THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE PARK AND DEPENDS ENTIRELY ON PRIVATE DONATIONS TO EXECUTE PROGRAMMING, MAINTAIN THE GROUNDS AND ADMINISTER OPERATIONS. SINCE MAY 1, 2012 VMNHA HAS BEEN THE OPERATOR OF JACK LONDON STATE HISTORIC PARK, UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS. OF THE OVER 90,000 VISITORS TO JACK LONDON STATE PARK ANNUALLY, NEARLY 20% ARE FOREIGN VISITORS AND AN ADDITIONAL 40% TRAVEL MORE THAN 50 MILES TO EXPERIENCE THE 1,400 ACRE BEAUTIFUL RANCH WHERE JACK LONDON LIVED, WROTE, FARMED AND DIED. STEWARDSHIP OF THIS NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK PROPERTY REQUIRES THE STAFF OF 12 AND OVER 250 VOLUNTEERS TO CARRY OUT THE ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE PARK. RAISING FUNDS FOR SERVICES, PROGRAMS, RESTORATION AND OUTREACH IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF VMNHA. PROGRAMS SUCH AS SUMMER THEATRE, SCHOOL AND DOCENT TOURS, PIANO CONCERTS, OUTDOOR RECREATION PROGRAMS, INTERPRETIVE EDUCATION AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS ARE ALL DEVELOPED AND OVERSEEN BY THE VMNHA. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A RECIPROCAL ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE OPERATOR AND SUGARLOAF RIDGE STATE TO CREATE AN EXCHANGE OF LABOR BETWEEN THE TWO PARKS TO MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCIES. VMNHA HAS A CONTRACT WITH THE PARK OPERATOR OF SUGARLOAF RIDGE STATE PARK TO PROVIDE COORDINATION OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES. MAPS, GUIDES, BOOKS AND INTERPRETIVE PUBLICATIONS ARE DESIGNED AND PRINTED BY VMNHA FOR USE IN JACK LONDON STATE HISTORICAL PARK. EXHIBITS AND OUTDOOR SIGNAGE ENHANCE THE VISTORS EXPIERENCE AND ARE A CONTINUING PROJECT OF VMNHA. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B PROVIDED TO THE TREASURER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS HAVE THE CHANCE TO REVIEW AFTER FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD ANNUALLY AND COMPENSATION IS SET BASED ON SALARY SURVEYS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 2,400 TEMP RESTRICTED FUNDS REC'D 177,500 RELEASE OF RESTRICTED FUNDS -13,000 TOTAL 166,900