2024-04-22T15:43:24-07:00 2023-12-31 472626541 Cook & Company A Prof Actcy Corporation One Sansome St Ste 3500 San Francisco CA 94104 990 2023-01-01 821309235 Upwell Turtles UPWE 8312915123 99 Pacific Street 375E Monterey CA 93940 George L Shillinger Executive Director 2024-04-22 true George L Shillinger 999009999 true Douglas Cook PhDMPACPA P01521705 4156211112 0 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z George L Shillinger 1428958 false X www.upwell.org X 2017 CA To protect and recover endangered populations of turtles by reducing threats at sea. 4 3 12 8 0 1159788 1397134 0 0 34333 31824 1194121 1428958 3900 2051 0 464347 572795 0 94399 801837 687274 1270084 1262120 -75963 166838 991328 1176836 29828 48498 961500 1128338 To protect and recover endangered populations of turtles by reducing threats at sea. false false 1065778 2051 Program activites in 2023: Completed a three-year study co-morbidities in cold-stunned sea turtles on the West Coast, including veterinary review of medical data on 53 cold-stunned turtles (39 olive ridleys, 10 greens and 4 loggerheads) stranding between 2019 and 2022, of which 25% survived. The study provided evidence of cold-stunning year-round, peaking in late fall to winter. Upwell's wildlife veterinarian created a novel mentation scoring system to categorize alertness and responsiveness during intake of cold-stunned turtles and held a necropsy workshop to provide continuing education to West Coast stranding network participants. 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X X X X false false false false false false false false false George Shillinger Pres Executive Dir. 202464 1333 203797 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Operations Director reviews the Form 990 with the Executive Director via teleconference. She then emails a complete copy of the organization's Form 990 and schedules to the Board of Directors for their review in advance of filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c All Directors and Key Employees are required to review the Conflict of Interest Policy and to sign a Conflict of Interest statement on an annual basis, making any disclosures as needed. Board or committee members (with the exclusion of the involved person) shall decide if a conflict of interest exists and vote on the transaction or arrangement involving the possible conflict of interest. Persons considered to have a conflict of interest will be prohibited from participating in deliberations or decisions regarding related party transactions. To this end, the Executive Director does not participate in deliberations or decisions by the Compensation Committee regarding the Executive Director's salary. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The organization purchased a copy of "Fair Pay for Northern California Nonprofits: The 2021 Compensation & Benefits Survey Report" produced by Nonprofit Compensation Associates, Inc. to inform a benchmarking report based on comparable data for similarly qualified persons at similar organizations. The organization purchases the compensation report in odd-numbered years to inform a new benchmarking report every 2 years. In intervening years, including 2023, the salary range is informed by the last available benchmarking report with adjustments (based on merit and cost of living) in line with organizational budgetary capacity. The Operations Director worked with the Board Chair and Treasurer to update the 2023 salary for the Executive Director based upon the most recent benchmarking report, cost of living adjustments and merit increases, as appropriate. A memo was signed by the board members involved and filed as a record of the proceedings. The compensation review process was completed prior to the start of 2023 to enable review and approval of the following year's budget, inclusive of the compensation changes. This process ocurred last in 2022. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The organization purchased a copy of "Fair Pay for Northern California Nonprofits: The 2021 Compensation & Benefits Survey Report" produced by Nonprofit Compensation Associates, Inc. to inform a benchmarking report based on comparable data for similarly qualified persons at similar organizations. The organization purchases the compensation report in odd-numbered years to inform a new benchmarking report every 2 years. In intervening years, the salary range is informed by the last available benchmarking report with adjustments (based on merit and cost of living) in line with organizational budgetary capacity. The Executive Director worked with the Operations Director to set the compensation for key employees in 2023 based upon the benchmarking report, cost of living adjustments and merit increases, as appropriate. This process ocurred last in 2022. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 All governing documents, public filings, financial statements and conflict of interest policy are available for public inspection at Upwell's office in Monterey, California. Upwell's Form 990 and audited financial statements are also posted to Guidestar.org. Form 990, Part III, 4a - Program Service Accomplishments (Cont'd from page 2) Advanced research on the relationship between high nest temperatures and the presence of disease-causing fungal microbiota on the skin of early-stage leatherback sea turtles, and identified Fusarium spp. as the source of mycotic dermatitis resulting in a 50% infection rate for wild-collected hatchlings reared in captivity. As a countermeasure, Upwell's lab veterinarian developed new protocols and implemented new techniques to reduce hatchling exposure to fungal pathogens through controlled incubation. Expanded understanding of anthropogenic threats to the West Pacific leatherback population within migration and foraging habitats off the coasts of Australia and New Zealand, including incidental capture in fisheries, water pollution, boat strike and entanglement in shark nets. In collaboration with Australian counterparts, Upwell's team worked on a species distribution model to highlight leatherback presence and movements in the region and a population viability analysis to quantify extinction risk for West Pacific leatherback turtles in relation to entanglement and bycatch levels.