2024-11-07T19:54:56-08:00 2023-12-31 Iris Gallagher 44 Visitacion Ave Ste 201 Brisbane CA 94005 990 2023-01-01 943235791 San Bruno Mountain Watch SANB 4154676631 PO Box 53 Brisbane CA 94005 Ariel Cherbowsky Corkidi Executive Dir. 2024-11-07 true true Iris Gallagher P01334602 4154685853 X 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Ariel Cherbowsky Corkidi PO Box 53 Brisbane CA 94005 221196 false X www.mountainwatch.org X 1995 CA The mission of San Bruno Mountain Watch is to care for San Bruno Mountain through conservation, ecological restoration, education,and advocacy in paratnership with local communities. 8 8 2 500 0 208278 176829 126555 39106 16 4548 1960 339381 217911 0 0 117222 127448 0 10261 54771 75170 171993 202618 167388 15293 368443 384789 2666 3719 365777 381070 X The mission of San Bruno Mountain Watch is to care for San Bruno Mountain through conservation, ecological restoration, education,and advocacy in paratnership with local communities. false false 94793 25156 Mission Blue Nursery Program San Bruno Mountain Watch operates the Mission Blue Nursery to grow the native flora of San Bruno Mountain. In 2023, San Bruno Mountain Watch continued hosting programs at the nursery for the public to participate in plant propagation and maintenance activities. Nursery volunteers contributed 1300 hours of service at the nursery during this year. The nursery grew native plants for various restoration projects on San Bruno Mountain and propagated rare and endangered plants for plant conservation and seed amplification projects. Native plants were also provided to other urban greening projects throughout the San Francisco Peninsula. The nursery hosted four public plant sales offered plants through individual plant pick-up appointments, and donated plants to community garden partners who are beneficiaries of the Environmental Justice Fund at Mission Blue Nursery. 24579 12048 Ecological Restoration Program San Bruno Mountain Watch leads ecological restoration efforts with community volunteers, students, corporate groups, park agencies, and local cities. Volunteers contributed 2,946 hours to community-based ecological restoration efforts in 2023. San Bruno Mountain Watch continued grassland restoration efforts as part of the San Bruno Mountain Habitat Conservation Plan, planting native host and nectar plants to improve habitat for the mountain's endangered Mission Blue and Callippe Silverspot butterflies. Invasive plant removal efforts continued in areas like the San Bruno Mountain Dunes, the Northeast Ridge, Buckeye and Owl Canyons, and the southern slopes of the mountain. The San Bruno Mountain Botanical Garden continues to expand with the planting of new sections. San Bruno Mountain Watch also continued restoration efforts within salt marsh and transitional habitats at the shoreline of Colma Creek. The creek begins on San Bruno Mountain and drains into San Francisco Bay. Through a multi-partner partnership, the organization also installed a new experimental planting area known as the San Bruno Mountain Test Plot, testing the ability of native plants to grow in the understory of historic stands of introduced non-native eucalyptus trees on the mountain. 24131 1900 Education Program San Bruno Mountain Watch's education program connects the public with the cultural and natural history of San Bruno Mountain through field trips, presentations, digital resources, and service-learning opportunities. In 2023, San Bruno Mountain Watch continued distributing a book titled San Bruno Mountain: A Guide to the Flora and Fauna, authored by Doug Allshouse and David Nelson. The organization created more educational resources as part of the San Bruno Mountain Digital Learning Initiative,added new collections and materials to the San Bruno Mountain Archives, developed new interpretive zines for various projects on the mountain, hosted academic internships for high school and college students, and led multiple school field trips and public guided hikes on San Bruno Mountain. The group also grew the San Bruno Mountain Muses project, which offers opportunities to engage in environmental art activities on the mountain. 783 144286 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true 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 true 4 0 true 2 true false false false false true true true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true true false X X X Ariel Cherbowsky Corkidi 4154676631 44 Visitacion Ave Ste 206 Brisbane CA 94005 Ariel Cherbowsky Corkidi Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 68955 0 0 Tera Freedman President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Michele Salmon Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Brian Parish Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Ann Kircher Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Yoni Carnice Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Chris Chou Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Reina Kahn Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Emma Lewis Secretary 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Thomas Lambert Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Danny Yanow Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Davin Chan Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mauricio Garcia Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Candace LaCroix Vice President 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 68955 0 false false false 0 11875 164954 176829 Ecological Restoration 541620 12048 12048 Education 813312 1900 1900 MissionBlueNursPlantSales 111421 25158 25158 39106 16 16 0 0 0 0 5245 11875 3285 1960 0 0 0 217911 39122 0 0 0 0 65139 36478 20193 8468 0 45356 45356 0 7632 5953 1183 496 9321 6937 1679 705 0 0 720 720 0 0 0 4567 4567 830 830 1760 1760 4766 1318 3448 0 12785 4685 8100 436 436 0 23 23 0 0 0 9547 4729 4226 592 Program Expense 24341 24341 Printing and Publications 10877 9463 1414 Credit Card Processing Fee 1929 1929 Postage and Shipping 740 740 1849 1849 202618 144286 48071 10261 368443 254789 130000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10527 10527 0 0 0 0 0 0 368443 384789 2666 3719 2666 3719 X 244882 222552 120895 158518 365777 381070 368443 384789 15293 X false false false X 91471 86285 153066 191958 176829 699609 0 0 0 0 91471 86285 153066 191958 176829 699609 0 0 699609 219 7787 16 8022 0 219 7787 16 8022 0 0 91690 94072 153066 191958 176845 707631 0.98870 0.98680 0.01130 0.01320 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 10255 10255 272 272 Current Liabilities 3718 Rounding 1 3719 X false Pancake Breakfast 17120 11875 5245 564 2721 17120 11875 5245 564 2721 3285 1960 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Conservation Advocacy ProgramThrough conservation advocacy, San Bruno Mountain Watch continues to seek protection for private land on and around San Bruno Mountain for public open space purposes The organization works with local landowners, donors and government officials to ensure the protection of areas of natural and cultural significance. San Bruno Mountain Watch board members contribute most of the time dedicated to conservation advocacy efforts. In 2023,the San Bruno Mountain Quarry, the properties on the Guadalupe Hills of the mountain south of Visitacion Valley and the Brisbane Acres received the most attention. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b San Bruno Mountain Watch hires an independent tax professional to prepare Form 990 in collaboration with the organization's executive director and treasurer, who review the contents of the return. The final version the tax return is provided to each member of the organization's governing body for review. The executive director and treasurer then authorize the return. It is e-filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The Organization's Conflict of Interest Policy provides that directors, officers and key employees review all potential conflicts of interest, beginning at the annual board retreat at the start of the fiscal year. At this time, directors, officers and key employees must submit a written questionnaire to disclose potential conflicts and affiliations. Throughout the year, they must notify the organization if they become aware of any errors or material changes in the information provided in the questionnaire. This process helps the organization identify and resolve potential conflicts and monitor compliance with the Conflicts of Interest Policy. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Members of the organization's board of directors review the compensation of the executive director on an annual basis. Compensation data is gathered from the tax return filings of comparable organizations in the surrounding geographic area. The organization's finance committee proposes the appropriate compensation for the executive director as part of the annual budget planning process. The board of directors reviews the recommendation and meets to determine and approve the compensation and the annual budget. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b Members of the organization's board of directors and the executive director review the compensation of other key employees annually. Compensation data is gathered from comparable organizations in the surrounding geographic area by reviewing materials such as job postings. The organization's finance committee proposes the appropriate compensation for other key employees as part of the annual budget planning process. The board of directors reviews this recommendation and meets to determine and approve the compensation and the annual budget. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are maintained at the organization's office in Brisbane, California and stored electronically. They are made available by request to the public. Tax returns are posted on the organization's website at www.mountainwatch.org/financials and available from independent websites such as the electronic files maintained by the California Attorney General's Registry of Charitable Trusts.