2025-11-12T10:40:03-08:00 2024-12-31 330783983 West Rhode & Roberts 2741 4th Ave San Diego CA 92103 990 2024-01-01 770536297 WILDCOAST WILD 6194238530 2010 JIMMY DURANTE BLVD STE 230 DEL MAR CA 92014 SERGE DEDINA Executive Dir. 2025-11-12 true true Christopher M Roberts P00235008 6196155380 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 2010 JIMMY DURANTE BLVD STE 230 DEL MAR CA 92014 4885062 false X wildcoast.org X 2000 CA THE MISSION OF WILDCOAST IS TO CONSERVE COASTAL AND MARINE ECOSYSTEMS AND ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH NATURAL SOLUTIONS. 13 13 15 2000 0 3898892 4639261 0 78676 179801 31728 43555 4009296 4862617 1036000 1595000 0 1342451 1571835 0 437275 865572 1015720 3244023 4182555 765273 680062 6937410 8119534 121815 623877 6815595 7495657 THE MISSION OF WILDCOAST IS TO CONSERVE COASTAL AND MARINE ECOSYSTEMS AND ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH NATURAL SOLUTIONS. OUR STAFF IS DEDICATED TO CONSERVING THREATENED AND ENDANGERED COASTLINES AND WILDLIFE IN CALIFORNIA AND MEXICO. WILDCOASTS AWARD-WINNING TEAM IS PASSIONATE, DEDICATED, AND DRIVEN TO ACHIEVE HIGH IMPACT RESULTS THAT SAFEGUARD OUR COASTAL AND MARINE HERITAGE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. false false 3409250 1595000 7050 WILDCOAST, founded in 2000, is an international team that conserves coastal and marine ecosystems and addresses climate change through natural solutions. To achieve our mission, we establish and manage protected areas, protect and restore blue carbon ecosystems, and partner with local communities, governments, and the private sector. COSTASALVAJE, WILDCOASTs Mexico division, was established in 2008, and we are currently a registered tax-deductible, non-profit organization in both the United States and Mexico. We have a staff of 27 peoplehalf in the US and half in offices across Mexicowho work seamlessly together across the border. Natural Climate SolutionsMexico: Through legal protection and management, we are conserving and restoring mangrove forests in the Mexican states of Baja California Sur and Oaxaca that store 2.8 million tons of carbon. In the process, we are helping to create hundreds of local jobs restoring these mangrove forests that help address the climate crisis. We collaborate with groups of women from five regions of Mexico to train and equip them with the knowledge to carry out mangrove conservation and restoration in their local communities. We have planted over 263,000 mangrove seedlings throughout Mexico, restoring 271 acres with local women from Laguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the worlds most pristine gray whale breeding lagoon.California: In Southern California, we have helped 70.5 acres of wetlands that currently sequester 340 tons of carbon. We partnered with Scripps Institution of Oceanography to measure the amount of carbon stored in the sediment of coastal wetlands. We have gathered over 500 samples of blue carbon in five San Diego County wetlands that help us inform conservation policy and restoration. We also co-lead the Blue Carbon Collaborative with our partners at Coastal Quest, an international community of stakeholders that work together to align and advance blue carbon initiatives.California Marine Protected Areas We help to manage and conserve 545,280 acres of marine protected areas off California's coast through innovative compliance initiatives such as the MPA Watch community science program and Tidepool Ambassador Program. We have deployed three Marine Monitor (M2) RADAR units adjacent to 14,534 acres of San Diego County MPAs and provide data to local wardens and the District Attorneys office.Coral Reefs We are strengthening the management of 38.6 million acres of protected areas that are home to nearly 2,000 acres of coral reef ecosystems of the Mexican Pacific, including Cabo Pulmo. To safeguard these critical marine ecosystems, we monitor coral reefs across nine marine protected areas in Mexico, promote reef stewardship, and educate communities and tourism outfitters about the importance of healthy and thriving coral reef ecosystems. Marine Debris Since 2021, our trash boom in Tijuana near the US-Mexico border, the first-ever solid waste retention system in Mexico, has stopped over 300,000 lbs of plastic, tires, and trash from reaching the Pacific Ocean and contaminating a bi-national network of coastal, marine, and island protected areas. We plan to install a second trash boom in the El Pato neighborhood of Tijuana in late 2024 that will collect an additional 3,000 lbs of trash every month.Sea Turtles In Oaxaca, Mexico, we protect 56 miles of coastline and monitor arribadas (mass sea turtle nesting events) at Escobilla and Morro Ayuta beaches, the two most important olive ridley sea turtle nesting beaches in the world, where more than 2.5 million turtles have laid eggs and more than 72 million eggs have hatched since 2017. Additionally, WILDCOAST successfully advocated for the creation of the 224-acre Morro Ayuta Sanctuary, declared on January 8th, 2024, that will provide even greater protection for nesting turtles. Our work includes protecting 85 critically endangered leatherback turtle nests.Wildlands In order to conserve the last remaining coastal wilderness along the Pacific coast of the Baja California Peninsula, we established the WILDCOAST Valle de los Cirios Coastal Reserve through private land acquisition and conservation easements. The reserve consists of 39 miles of coastline and 44,000 acres of coastal desert, making it one of the largest privately owned land reserves in North America. 3409250 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true true false true false false true true false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false true 9 0 true 15 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 13 13 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X X CLARK LABITAN 6194236037 2010 JIMMY DURANTE BLVD STE 230 DEL MAR CA 92014 SERGE DEDINA Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 165116 0 519 ANN WYCOFF DEVELOPMENT DIR 40.00 0.00 121071 0 20514 CLARK LABITAN Sr. Finance Dir 40.00 0.00 X 124312 0 14365 ANNE MIDDLETON ASSOCIATE DIR 40.00 0.00 130383 0 7489 FAY CREVOSHAY Sr Com & Policy Dr 40.00 0.00 126117 0 9711 ANGELA KEMSLEY COSERVATION DIR 40.00 0.00 102394 0 7125 RICHARD MOORE Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DR CINDY J LIN Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HEIDI DEWAR PHD Vice Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID PRICE Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JILL GARTMAN Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY WELBORN GUEVARA Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DOMINIQUE CANO-STOCCO Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURA ARAUJO MORENO Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARY KAY FARYAN Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CRAIG GAUNCE Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 INDRA GARDINER BOWERS Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG SHERES Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN JORDAN Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 769393 59723 6 false true false 0 222181 340551 4076529 4639261 0 179801 179801 0 0 0 0 58950 222181 22445 36505 36505 0 0 Other Income 900099 7050 7050 7050 4862617 7050 216306 0 0 1595000 1595000 0 304312 165635 138677 0 994470 607605 119634 267231 0 100849 65256 8934 26659 172204 97870 34667 39667 0 0 0 0 0 0 64595 35834 27761 1000 34891 3172 31719 38838 30559 376 7903 0 0 207379 205395 1510 474 0 0 0 0 0 12064 12064 9630 9630 PROGRAM EXPENSES 611816 553912 2440 55464 MISCELLANEOUS 36507 27318 2031 7158 0 4182555 3409250 336030 437275 1786875 1544314 3702347 4383656 225567 378885 0 0 0 0 0 12725 24564 364934 292513 13895 72421 0 0 0 0 1196001 1715694 6937410 8119534 113433 91127 8382 532750 121815 623877 X 5423220 5702606 1392375 1793051 6815595 7495657 6937410 8119534 680062 X false true X true false X 2192224 2841565 4623560 3898892 4639261 18195502 0 0 2192224 2841565 4623560 3898892 4639261 18195502 4689196 13506306 87 587 3118 47697 51489 0 7050 7050 18254041 0.73990 0.74080 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 40736 38322 2414 263395 214893 48502 60803 39298 21505 72421 Costasalvaje 1186098 Right of use assets 529596 1715694 LEASE LIABILITY 532750 532750 X Part X : FIN48 Footnote WILDCOAST is exempt from federal income taxes under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) and is also exempt from the State of California franchise and income tax under Section 23701(d) of the State Revenue and Taxation Code.The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Codification No. 740-10, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Tax, which sets a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Tax positions for the open tax years as of December 31, 2024 were reviewed by the Organization and it was determined that it has no uncertain tax positions requiring accrual or disclosure. true NORTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTMAKING GRANTMAKING 1595000 1595000 1595000 NORTH AMERICA PROGRAM SERVICE 1595000 WIRE FMV 1 false false false false false false X false BAJA BASH 281131 222181 58950 22445 281131 222181 58950 22445 22445 36505 X X X X false false false false false false false false false SERGE DEDINA Executive Dir. 165116 519 165635 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b AN ELECTRONIC COPY IS PROVIDED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO MAILING THE SIGNED FORM 990 TO THE IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c ONCE A YEAR EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND SIGN A COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a ONCE A YEAR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS SALARIES DURING THE BUDGETING PROCESS FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR AND COMPAREs THE ORGANIZATION'S SALARIES TO INDUSTRY STANDARDS. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICES. COSTASALVAJE AC LAS DUnAS 160 - 203 FRACE PLAYA ENSENADA B.C. MX 22800 LAND & WILDLIFE CONSERVATION MX foreign WILDCOAST true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false COSTASALVAJE AC b 1595000 FMV