2025-06-17T09:45:03-07:00 2024-12-31 680228024 HARMON BURSTYN CPA 1012 HACIENDA DR WALNUT CREEK CA 94598 990 2024-01-01 942370751 Fort Ross Conservancy FORT 7078473437 19005 Coast Highway One Jenner CA 95450 Ian Taylor Executive Dir. 2025-06-17 true true Harmon Burstyn P00855188 9252863522 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Ian Taylor 19005 Coast Highway One Jenner CA 95450 313041 false X www.fortross.org X 1976 CA Fort Ross Conservancy (FRC) is the not-for-profit partner of the Russian River Sector, Sonoma/Mendocino District of California State Parks. FRC works to preserve the nature and culture of the Sonoma Coast for the benefit of the public. 8 8 14 150 0 411015 29510 165015 279404 17192 1627 101313 2500 694535 313041 0 0 482112 292072 0 7472 425375 111593 907487 403665 -212952 -90624 633160 662232 9569 7913 623591 654319 Fort Ross Conservancy (FRC) is the not-for-profit partner of the Russian River Sector, Sonoma/Mendocino District of California State Parks. FRC works to preserve the nature and culture of the Sonoma Coast for the benefit of the public. false false 336497 279404 Outreach - FRC staffs a bookshop and two visitor centers, publishes brochures andwebsite content related to our parks, and funds two interpreters to share theirknowledge with visitors. Our annual Fort Ross Dialogue conference, an independentforum which encourages collaboration, promotes our parks internationally.Youth Programming - FRCs outdoor education Environmental Living Program, aligned with 4th and 5th grade California standards, provides hands-on learning to allow students to directly experience 19th century history. Our Marine Ecology Program teaches students how to identify species and learn data collection with the Sonoma coast as their classroom.Land Stewardship - FRC believes land stewardship is core to our organizationsmission. We coordinate marine mammal census work to track the populations of Stellerand California sea lions on the offshore rocks at Fort Ross, with data distributed to scientific institutions. We are currently coordinating a multi-year grant to track the health of the endangered Behrens spotted butterfly. Both projects include both FRC staff and trained volunteers.FRC supports California State Parks in maintaining the cultural resources at ourparks. We steward 9,400 acres from intertidal habitat to redwood groves; preserve 15historic buildings and cultural features, staff two visitor centers, research andwrite books, pamphlets and interpretive panels, and engage over 300,000 visitorsannually. 336497 true false false false false false false true false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 14 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false true true false true true false false true false true true true true false CA X X X X Georgia Sliker 7075993665 1477 Whitmire Avenue Mckinleyville CA 95519 Ian Taylor Executive Dir. 32.00 0.00 X 65000 0 0 Timothy Kelly Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rich Panter Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sabrena Rosenberg Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Deborah Gordon Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Benitz President 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sarah Sweedler Vice President 2.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sandra Curtis Secretary 2.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jonathan Tiemann Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 65000 0 false false false 0 29510 29510 Bookshop Sales 900099 30082 30082 ELP 900099 28522 28522 MEP 900099 10133 10133 Shopify Sales 900099 175151 175151 Wood Sales 900099 35039 35039 477 477 279404 1627 1627 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other 900099 2500 2500 2500 313041 281904 1627 0 0 0 0 65000 44850 14950 5200 0 193258 144944 46381 1933 0 12060 9045 2894 121 21754 16316 5220 218 0 0 7320 7320 0 0 0 11743 11743 2177 2177 0 81 81 0 -64992 -64992 4691 4691 0 0 0 0 0 12532 12532 Cost of Goods Sold 97874 97874 Supplies Reef 12807 12807 Supplies 8387 8387 Shopify Selling Fees 4210 4210 14763 2824 11939 403665 336497 59696 7472 31566 78559 90490 20484 3584 0 4986 5269 0 0 0 77029 77029 1300 2046 135105 123726 11379 11379 321137 375137 0 0 0 91689 92329 633160 662232 5885 854 3684 3684 3375 9569 7913 X 538411 558665 85180 95654 623591 654319 633160 662232 X -90624 7528 113824 X false false false X 325185 276579 306769 411015 29510 1349058 119375 251482 357143 337878 279404 1345282 0 0 0 444560 528061 663912 748893 308914 2694340 160465 91000 166000 107435 524900 0 160465 91000 166000 107435 524900 2169440 6075 6961 5858 4971 1627 25492 0 6075 6961 5858 4971 1627 25492 0 111 618 2500 3229 450746 535640 669770 753864 313041 2723061 0.79670 0.72650 0.00940 0.01020 X 91689 X X false 91638 80259 11379 43467 43467 11379 Channel Clearing 628 Collections 91689 Payroll Refunds 12 92329 Accrued Vacation 2590 Payroll Clearing -146 Payroll Taxes Payable 352 Sales Tax Payable 579 3375 Part III, Line 4: Description of organization's collections and how it furthers its purpose. The Organizations collections are made up of artifacts of historical significance and art objects that are held in the library collection and Rotchev House. TheOrganization has a current policy of capitalizing all such items. The Organizationcapitalized the collections at estimated historic cost. Each of the items iscataloged, preserved, and cared for, and activities verifying their existence andassessing their condition are performed periodically. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A draft is provided for review. Any needed changes are made prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c 1. Board will disclose their involvement with other organizations and vendors or anyother associations which might produce a conflict. 2. Board will annually sign afull disclosure and conflict of interest. 3. Board will immediately disclose andrecuse themselves from all discussions and decisions on which they have a materialconflict. 4. Any employee who wishes to engage in any paid activity in any fielddirectly related to the work of FRC must have prior approval from the CEO. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Board meets, interviews, and deliberates in closed session. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b Board meets, interviews, and deliberates in closed session. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 Form 990 is available at irs.gov and guidestar.org. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Upon request. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Net asset adjustment = $113824