2025-11-17T17:11:59-08:00 2024-12-31 943408762 Iris Gallagher 44 Visitacion Ave Ste 201 Brisbane CA 94005 990 2024-01-01 943235791 San Bruno Mountain Watch SANB 4154676631 PO Box 53 Brisbane CA 94005 Ariel Cherbowsky Corkidi Executive Dir. 2025-11-17 true true Iris Gallagher P01334602 4154685853 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Ariel Cherbowsky Corkidi PO Box 53 Brisbane CA 94005 256427 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 partnership with local communities. 9 9 6 750 0 176829 197848 39106 51620 16 6959 1960 0 217911 256427 0 0 127448 162313 0 10866 75170 83561 202618 245874 15293 10553 384789 396821 3719 5198 381070 391623 X The mission of San Bruno Mountain Watch is to care for San Bruno Mountain through conservation, ecological restoration, education,and advocacy in partnership with local communities. false false 75621 42193 Mission Blue Nursery Program San Bruno Mountain Watch operates the Mission Blue Nursery to grow the native flora of San Bruno Mountain. In 2024, San Bruno Mountain Watch continued hosting programs at the nursery for the public to participate in plant propagation and maintenance activities. Nursery volunteers contributed 989 hours of service at the nursery during this year.Volunteers also assisted with seed collection efforts on San Bruno Mountain. 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 three 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. The nursery also hosted artistic community events such as a native plant wreath making workshop, a container plant arrangement workshop, and botanical illustration activities. 52767 1906 Ecological Restoration Program San Bruno Mountain Watch leads ecological restoration efforts with community volunteers, students, corporate groups, park agencies, and local cities. Volunteers contributed 1,262 hours to community-based ecological restoration efforts in 2024. 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.The group also carried out rare plant conservation and revegetation efforts for the endangered San Bruno Mountain manzanita and seed amplification of the San Francisco campion. 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 continued to expand with the planting of new sections and the addition of botanical signage. 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. Additionally, the organization began planting at the headwaters of Colma Creek on the mountain and continued planting and maintaining the San Bruno Mountain Test Plot, an experiment that explores the ability of native plants to grow in the understory of historic stands of introduced non-native eucalyptus trees on the mountain. 43849 7521 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 2024, San Bruno Mountain Watch developed new curriculum and educational resources. The organization launched the Elevate the Elfin project, developing a booklet and walking tour exploring the cultural and natural history of the endangered San Bruno Elfin butterfly, and collaborated with the San Mateo County Sustainability Department to create curriculum and field trips for the Youth Exploring Climate Science project.The Organization also developed a botany curriculum for schools based on the mountain's native plants, added new collections and materials to the San Bruno Mountain Archives, hosted academic internships for high school and college students, and led many other types of school field trips and public guided hikes on San Bruno Mountain. The group continued the San Bruno Mountain Muses project, which offers opportunities to engage in environmental art activities on the mountain. 3262 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. In 2024,the organization began preparing a comment letter in response the Draft Environmental Impact Report of the Guadalupe Quarry Redevelopment Project on San Bruno Mountain and raised awareness about the environmental and community health risks associated with the proposal. 3262 175499 true true false false false false false false false false true 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 false false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 6 true false false false false true true true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 9 9 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 85293 0 0 Frida Pensamiento Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michele Salmon Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Stuart Schillinger Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ann Kircher Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Reina Kahn Vice President 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Emma Lewis President 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Thomas Lambert Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Danny Yanow Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Davin Chan Secretary 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 85293 0 false false false 0 197848 197848 Ecological Restoration 541620 1906 1906 Education 813312 7521 7521 MissionBlueNursPlantSales 111421 42193 42193 51620 6959 6959 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 256427 58579 0 0 0 0 81263 49912 24298 7053 0 63937 63937 0 4030 2475 1205 350 13083 10040 2547 496 0 0 720 720 0 0 0 2391 2391 954 954 3780 3780 5861 1324 4537 0 13013 4363 8650 6216 6216 0 375 375 0 0 1877 1276 488 113 21831 13896 7935 Program Expense 18041 18041 Postage and Shipping 3260 406 2854 Credit Card Processing Fee 2116 2116 Printing and Publications 1589 1253 336 1537 1537 245874 175499 59509 10866 254789 150264 130000 230000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28961 12404 16557 0 0 0 0 0 384789 396821 3719 5198 3719 5198 X 222552 247237 158518 144386 381070 391623 384789 396821 10553 X false false false X 86285 153066 191958 176829 197848 805986 0 0 0 0 86285 153066 191958 176829 197848 805986 0 0 805986 7787 16 7803 0 7787 16 7803 0 0 94072 153066 191958 176845 197848 813789 0.99040 0.98870 0.00960 0.01130 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 28689 12132 16557 272 272 16557 Current Liabilities 5198 5198 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.