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OUR PROJECTS IMPACT MANY COMMUNITIES IN EAST LOS ANGELES COUNTY PROVIDING EDUCATION ON THE RICH NATURAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE AREA. AT ANY GIVEN TIME WE HAVE MULTIPLE LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION, URBAN GREENING AND ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS IN PROCESS. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE A MAJOR "EMERALD NECKLACE" MULTI OBJECTIVE GREENWAY IN DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE RIO HONDO AND LOWER LOS ANGELES RIVER AND AT WHITTIER NARROW RECREATION AREA. HIGHLIGHTS OF 2023 INCLUDE WORK WITH MONROVIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS ON VARIOUS ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES INCLUDING COMPLETION OF A STORMWATER/ WATERSHED DISCOVERY GARDEN ON JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMPUS. PROJECTS RECENTLY COMPLETED AND/OR CURRENTLY UNDERWAY INCLUDE: 1) TREE AND NATIVE SHRUB PLANTING & CARE AT SCHOOL CAMPUSES ALONG THE SAN GABRIEL RIVER, RIO HONDO AND THROUGHOUT CITIES OF THE EMERALD NECKLACE REGION-EAST COUNTY LOS ANGELES, 2) EMERALD NECKLACE MULTI-BENEFIT PARKS & GREENWAY PROJECT RIO HONDO RIVER, 3) LOS ANGELES COUNTY REGIONAL PARK AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT PROP A PROJECTS, 4) HABITAT RESTORATION AT PECK WATER CONSERVATION PARK, 5) GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE RETROFIT PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL CONSERVANCY FOR HOLLYDALE REGIONAL PARK (SOUTH GATE) , MOUNTAIN VIEW FAMILY CENTER (EL MONTE)AND MONROVIA HIGH SCHOOL(MONROVIA), 6) SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS NATIONAL MONUMENT COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE PLANNING INITIATIVE, 7) EMERALD NECKLACE WEEKLY STEWARDSHIP VOLUNTEER EVENTS- WORKING WITH OVER 140 SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL CORPORATIONS TO COMPLETE AND CARE FOR THE EMERALD NECKLACE PROJECTS WHILE EDUCATING LOCAL YOUTH ON NATIVE PLANT CARE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES WITH OUR SPONSORS REI, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON AND OTHERS, 8) MULTI BENEFIT NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE/STORM WATER CAPTURE PROJECTS AT MULTIPLE SCHOOL SITES INCLUDING IN PUSD-JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND MUSD-PLYMOUTH & SANTA FE, 9) MULTI CULTURAL INTERPRETIVE AND WAYFINDING SIGNAGE FOR EMERALD NECKLACE PROJECTS,AND A COMPREHENSIVE MULTILINGUAL SIGNAL SYSTEM FOR THE ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST 10)WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT EDUCATION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND MENTORING. 2711516 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false 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 true 0 0 true 29 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true false true true false false CA X CLAIRE ROBINSON 6267911611 908 E ALTADENA DRIVE ALTADENA CA 91001 CLAIRE ROBINSON PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 164911 0 22500 CONNER EVERTS TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK HOFFMAN SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEX RUSIN BOARD MEMBER 6.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF SEYMOUR BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 MONICA MITRANI BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 164911 22500 1 false true false 2643303 199969 2843272 OTHER INCOME 2949 2949 2949 2846221 2949 164941 115465 32982 16494 665756 665756 34393 32329 1376 688 113678 106857 4547 2274 68578 64463 2743 1372 23669 13059 10610 894 894 46310 43875 1623 812 20279 19062 811 406 27383 25740 1095 548 13255 13255 12057 12057 22632 22632 12764 12000 510 254 PROGRAM MATERIALS AND CON 1541992 1541992 PAYROLL PROCESSING 18707 17585 748 374 TELEPHONE 12273 11537 491 245 UTILITIES 4627 4350 185 92 13739 11240 2499 2817927 2711516 82852 23559 51298 60612 1137888 1411523 24381 25853 76907 73000 616 3907 58881 1214183 1560776 179165 298570 293000 226375 472165 524945 X 742018 1035831 742018 1035831 1214183 1560776 28294 265519 X false false false X 2312944 2259806 2335448 2852807 2843272 12604277 2312944 2259806 2335448 2852807 2843272 12604277 12604277 10 20 7 21 58 12604335 148939 1.00000 1.00000 X 76907 73000 3907 3907 2846221 2846221 2846221 2817927 2817927 2817927 X false false false false false false false false false CLAIRE ROBINSON PRESIDENT 164911 22500 187411 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE A REGIONAL EMERALD NECKLACE OF SUSTAINABLE OPEN "MULTI-BENEFIT" NETWORK OF OPEN SPACES ALONG URBAN RIVERS CORRIDORS, PARKS AND SCHOOLS TO CONNECT THE "MOUNTAINS TO THE SEA"-PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH WHILE STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY LIFE AND RESPONDING TO CLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGES FOR THE BENEFIT OF CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO DESIGNING QUALITY PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTS THAT REVITALIZE URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS WITHIN ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES. WE BELIEVE THAT CREATING PARKS AND TRAILS, GREEN SCHOOL CAMPUSES AND IMPROVING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT IN METRO LOS ANGELES IS THE BEST FORM OF PREVENTIVE HEALTH FOR URBAN RESIDENTS: EQUITABLE ACCESS TO RECREATION IS A KEY FACTOR IN PROTECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A IN 2005, WE OUTLINED A VISION FOR A REGIONAL EMERALD NECKLACE OF MULTI BENEFIT PARKS FOR PARK DEFICIENT AREAS OF EAST LOS ANGELES COUNTY. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING NONSTOP TO REALIZE THIS VISION. WE HAVE FORMED AN ALLIANCE OF PUBLIC AGENCIES, 48 IN NUMBER, KNOWN AS THE EMERALD NECKLACE COALITION. WE CONVENE AND COLLABORATE WITH ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND COMMUNITY SECTORS, AND ACT AS A CATALYST, WE CONTINUALLY WORK TO BRING ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH QUALITY NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO BARREN AND NEGLECTED PUBLIC SPACES INCLUDING PARKS, TRAILS, SCHOOL CAMPUSES AND FLOOD CONTROL CHANNELS. OUR PROJECTS IMPACT MANY COMMUNITIES IN EAST LOS ANGELES COUNTY PROVIDING EDUCATION ON THE RICH NATURAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE AREA. AT ANY GIVEN TIME WE HAVE MULTIPLE LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION, URBAN GREENING AND ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS IN PROCESS. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE A MAJOR "EMERALD NECKLACE" MULTI OBJECTIVE GREENWAY IN DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE RIO HONDO AND LOWER LOS ANGELES RIVER AND AT WHITTIER NARROW RECREATION AREA. HIGHLIGHTS OF 2023 INCLUDE WORK WITH MONROVIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS ON VARIOUS ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES INCLUDING COMPLETION OF A STORMWATER/ WATERSHED DISCOVERY GARDEN ON JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMPUS. PROJECTS RECENTLY COMPLETED AND/OR CURRENTLY UNDERWAY INCLUDE: 1) TREE AND NATIVE SHRUB PLANTING & CARE AT SCHOOL CAMPUSES ALONG THE SAN GABRIEL RIVER, RIO HONDO AND THROUGHOUT CITIES OF THE EMERALD NECKLACE REGION-EAST COUNTY LOS ANGELES, 2) EMERALD NECKLACE MULTI-BENEFIT PARKS & GREENWAY PROJECT RIO HONDO RIVER, 3) LOS ANGELES COUNTY REGIONAL PARK AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT PROP A PROJECTS, 4) HABITAT RESTORATION AT PECK WATER CONSERVATION PARK, 5) GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE RETROFIT PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL CONSERVANCY FOR HOLLYDALE REGIONAL PARK (SOUTH GATE) , MOUNTAIN VIEW FAMILY CENTER (EL MONTE)AND MONROVIA HIGH SCHOOL(MONROVIA), 6) SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS NATIONAL MONUMENT COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE PLANNING INITIATIVE, 7) EMERALD NECKLACE WEEKLY STEWARDSHIP VOLUNTEER EVENTS- WORKING WITH OVER 140 SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL CORPORATIONS TO COMPLETE AND CARE FOR THE EMERALD NECKLACE PROJECTS WHILE EDUCATING LOCAL YOUTH ON NATIVE PLANT CARE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES WITH OUR SPONSORS REI, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON AND OTHERS, 8) MULTI BENEFIT NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE/STORM WATER CAPTURE PROJECTS AT MULTIPLE SCHOOL SITES INCLUDING IN PUSD-JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND MUSD-PLYMOUTH & SANTA FE, 9) MULTI CULTURAL INTERPRETIVE AND WAYFINDING SIGNAGE FOR EMERALD NECKLACE PROJECTS,AND A COMPREHENSIVE MULTILINGUAL SIGNAL SYSTEM FOR THE ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST 10)WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT EDUCATION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND MENTORING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT A REGULAR BOARD MEETING FOR REVIEW. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE PRESIDENT REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD WITH THE ANNUAL BUDGET. COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVES AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IS USED TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION OFFICE.