2025-11-03T11:32:53-08:00 2024-12-31 950858589 Hutchinson and Bloodgood LLP 579 Auto Center Drive Watsonville CA 95076 990 2024-01-01 942745941 SAVE OUR SHORES SAVE 8314625660 345 LAKE AVENUE A SANTA CRUZ CA 95062 KATHLEEN THOMPSON Executive Dir. 2025-11-03 true true KIMBRA SAID CPA P01596055 8317242441 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 345 LAKE AVENUE A SANTA CRUZ CA 95062 719552 false X saveourshores.org X 1978 CA THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION IS TO STEWARD CLEAN SHORES, HEALTHY HABITATS, AND LIVING WATERS TO FOSTER A THRIVING MONTEREY BAY AND MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY. WE FOCUS ON THESE THREE AREAS BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THEY ARE THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS FOR A HEALTHY MARINE ECOSYSTEM. 10 10 11 4679 0 368003 528686 184244 190776 33 90 0 552280 719552 0 0 463221 502924 0 95066 127555 120356 590776 623280 -38496 96272 350356 443045 11176 2095 339180 440950 THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION IS TO STEWARD CLEAN SHORES, HEALTHY HABITATS, AND LIVING WATERS TO FOSTER A THRIVING MONTEREY BAY AND MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY. WE FOCUS ON THESE THREE AREAS BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THEY ARE THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS FOR A HEALTHY MARINE ECOSYSTEM. false false 381695 190776 Save Our Shores engaged 9,658 individuals in its various outreach, education, and volunteer programs from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024. Public Outreach & Advocacy: Save Our Shores hosted or participated in 45 public outreach events, reaching approximately 2,713 individuals. These events included SOS Speaker Series, Pollution Prevention Outreach, Whalefest Monterey, SOS Open House, and more. In addition, Save Our Shores in collaboration with a local coalition of supporters successfully executed the Ban the Butt campaign, resulting in the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors unanimously passing a historic ordinance banning the sale of single use cigarette filters within unincorporated areas of the county. Ocean/Marine Education: Save Our Shores engaged 1,631 students and 357 adults through our education programs. Many students were engaged multiple times through our education program series. SOS provided 33 educational presentations to 37 classes, 21 educational field trips with 41 classes, and 51 days of afterschool programs with 4 cohorts of students across 4 schools. 102 students enrolled and participated in the Junior Sanctuary Stewards afterschool program, 100% of these students were from an underserved school. Save Our Shores worked with youth in 25 schools from 13 school districts throughout the Central Coast region and 1 out of state school, 52% of schools that received education programming are from underserved communities and Title 1 schools.Beach, River, and Inland Cleanups: Save Our Shores engaged community volunteers in cleanup activities throughout Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, including Annual Coastal Cleanup Day in September. In total, the organization held 182 cleanups along beaches, rivers, and inland areas. 4,679 volunteers, including 2,008 youth, volunteered their time in cleanups. Altogether, these individuals logged over 10,000 volunteer-hours throughout the year at cleanup events and removed over 16,727 pounds of debris from the environment. 381695 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true 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 true 0 0 true 11 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false false false false false true true false true true true false false false CA X KATHLEEN THOMPSON 8314625660 345 LAKE AVENUE A SANTA CRUZ CA 95062 ERICA DONNELLY-GREENAN Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 79880 0 0 KATHLEEN THOMPSON Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 42450 0 2191 MICHAEL JONES Chairman 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TRISTAN KAAS Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CATHLEEN ECKHARDT Vice Chairman 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY CURTISS Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 NANCY CONNELLY Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LEANN COPRIVIZA Board Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DR JUSTIN CUMMINGS Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TONIA MCCLEAN Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DR CHARLES LESTER Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JANE SILBERSTEIN Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 122330 2191 0 false false false 0 528686 528686 PROGRAM CONTRACTS 611710 190776 190776 190776 90 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 719552 190776 90 0 0 0 0 124521 27300 70719 26502 0 304133 230721 28425 44987 0 36870 22193 8528 6149 37400 22512 8650 6238 0 0 10675 10675 0 0 0 929 929 6861 6861 15226 15226 0 0 25120 20096 2512 2512 0 0 0 0 0 0 9702 9702 PROGRAM EXPENSES 33869 33869 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 11945 4779 7166 TELEPHONE/IT 4276 3420 428 428 EVENT COST & SUPPLIES 1073 1073 680 242 427 11 623280 381695 146519 95066 175670 82622 71710 268070 0 32652 22447 0 0 0 4094 1340 150 150 38172 38172 0 0 0 0 0 66080 68416 350356 443045 4432 1980 6744 115 11176 2095 X 327419 440950 11761 339180 440950 350356 443045 96272 5498 X false false false X 371488 501331 449793 368003 528686 2219301 0 0 371488 501331 449793 368003 528686 2219301 0 2219301 6 11 9 33 90 149 0 0 2219450 0.99990 0.99290 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2714 2714 35458 35458 BENEFICIAL INT. IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHER 67221 DEPOSITS 1195 68416 ACCRUED PAYROLL LIABILITIES 115 115 X Part X : FIN48 Footnote MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THEY TOOK NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS ISSUED BY THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Save Our Shores Certified Public Accountant (CPA) prepares the organizations 990 based on required financial data submitted to her by the Finance Manager. Upon the CPAs completion of a draft 990, the Executive Director conducts the initial review and then provides a copy to the Board Treasurer who reviews it both individually and with the Finance Committee. The Treasurer may call a meeting of the Finance Committee with the express purpose of reviewing the 990 collectively, or may ask members of the Finance Committee to submit individual written comments. If, during this review process, questions or issues are raised regarding information in the 990, the Executive Director and Finance Manager reviews the backup data with the Treasurer or the full Finance Committee as appropriate. If it is determined that changes to the 990 are required, those changes are reviewed and discussed with the organizations CPA who will make revisions that the Executive Director, the Treasurer and the CAP agree should be made prior to finalization and submission of the 990. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Save Our Shores has a conflict of interest policy. Implementation of the policy is by Board review. If a potential conflict of interest is raised, the Executive Committee reviews the facts and circumstances of the situation and determines if a Director should recuse him/herself from specific governance issues and/or decision making processes. Conflicts of interest at the staff level are reviewed by the Executive Director, who may seek guidance from the Executive Committee and is responsible for making a final determination of appropriate action. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Save Our Shores stores all of its financial statements, policies and documents on a secure server. They are not published on our website, but information regarding how to request access to those documents is provided there. As a non-profit that respects and complies with best practices in transparency, we readily share any of these documents with the requesting party(ies).