Nonprofit · EIN 33-0358660
NATURE COLLECTIVE
Tax-exempt · SOLANA BEACH, CA 92075
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,340,994 | $4,771,202 | -$430,208 | $15,374,326 | $969,611 | $14,404,715 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,030,023
- of which government grants
- $3,526,142
- Program service revenue
- $94,438
- Investment income
- $207,228
- Net income from fundraising events
- $4,305
- Other revenue
- $9,305
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $206,841
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,096,534
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,512,721
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $19,292
- Accounting fees
- $86,375
- Occupancy
- $97,873
- Travel
- $2,747
- Depreciation
- $48,313
- Program services (functional)
- $4,010,371
- Management and general (functional)
- $513,603
- Fundraising (functional)
- $247,228
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $15,923,754
- Total assets, end of year
- $15,374,326
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $969,611
- Net assets, end of year
- $14,404,715
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,371,886
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,350,665
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $8,953,041
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $5,451,674
- Gross receipts
- $4,346,689
- Employees
- 34
- Volunteers
- 243
- Year formed
- 1988
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOUG GIBSON | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $196,596 | $10,245 |
| JENNIFER BRIGHT | ASSOC DIRECTOR | 40 | $132,942 | $11,145 |
| JASON SCHINGLER | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LEA PHD | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ABIGAIL VICKERS | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| INGRID FLORES | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NATALIE HALL | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANITA HAYWORTH PHD | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HELMER | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN JOHNSON ESQ | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GABRIELA BEAS LOVE | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN OSBORNE | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KENDRA MULLER | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL WORTHINGTON | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TITO MARCHANT | ECOLOGY DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 777 S HIGHWAY 101 STE 112, SOLANA BEACH, CA 92075-2623
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JASON SCHINGLER, 777 SOUTH HIGHWAY 101 112, SOLANA BEACH, CA 92075
- Signed the 990
- JASON SCHINGLER, Treasurer
- Phone
- (760) 436-3944
- Return prepared by
- Leaf & Cole LLP
Mission
NATURE COLLECTIVE'S MISSION IS TO DRIVE A PASSION FOR NATURE FOR ALL. WE THINK INCLUSIVELY AND DIVERSELY WHEN SERVING THOSE DEVOID OF NATURE THOSE WHO REMEMBER NATURE AND WANT TO CONNECT BACK TO IT AND THOSE WHO HAVE AN AFFINITY WITH NATURE. WE BELIEVE IF EVERYONE HAS A PASSION TO CONNECT WITH AND EXPERIENCE NATURE THEY WILL WANT TO PROTECT IT.
Program accomplishments
- HABITAT CONSERVATION:THE SAN ELIJO LAGOON RESTORATION PROJECT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST WETLAND RESTORATIONS IN CALIFORNIA. OUR PROJECT INCLUDES NEW MUDFLATS AND TIDAL DREDGING IN THE SAN ELIJO LAGOON ECOLOGICAL RESERVE IN ENCINITAS, CA. MUDFLATS ARE A KEY HABITAT FOR MANY ANIMALS ESPECIALLY WATERFOWL. WITHOUT RESTORATION, WE WOULD HAVE LOST THESE VITAL HABITATS NOW RESTORED AND ENHANCED FOR SEA LEVEL RISE.KEEPING LAGOON LANDS AND WATERS HEALTHY MEANS INCREASING TIDAL CIRCULATION, A NATURAL PROCESS THAT MODERN INFRASTRUCTURE HAD NEARLY HALTED. BUT WIDER BRIDGE SPANS, AND ENHANCED TIDAL CHANNELS, ARE NOW DELIVERING TIDAL FLOW FARTHER AND DEEPER INTO SAN ELIJO LAGOON. WHEN RESTORATION WITHIN THE PROJECT AREA IS COMPLETE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THROUGH THE NEXT 50 YEARS ENSURING THAT WHAT WE DESIGNED ISWORKING AS SEA LEVELS RISE AND OUR CLIMATE CHANGES.WITHOUT THRIVING PLANT SPECIES INDIGENOUS TO THIS AREA, OUR LANDS AND THEIR ECOSYSTEM AREN'T TRULY HEALTHY. THAT'S WHY WE WORK TO CONTROL INVASIVE PLANTS IN THE SAN ELIJO LAGOON ECOLOGICAL RESERVE, THROUGHOUT THE CARLSBAD HYDROLOGIC UNIT, AND BEYOND. THE MORE PLANTS INDIGENOUS TO THIS AREA FLOURISH, THE MORE THAT ENDANGERED ANIMALS IN CALIFORNIA GET TO RESIDE IN THEIR LIFE-GIVING HABITATS.OUR SCIENTISTS MONITOR INDICATORS OF ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND FUNCTION IN SAN ELIJO LAGOON ECOLOGICAL RESERVE, AND IN LANDS AND WATERS BEYOND. MONITORING ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SURVEYS OF THE CONDITIONS OF MULTIPLE PLANT COMMUNITIES, WILDLIFE POPULATIONS, WATER QUALITY, AND HYDROLOGIC CHANGES. DATA ARE SHARED WITH REGIONAL AND STATE AGENCIES FOR WATERSHED MONITORING.Expenses $1,737,371
- LAND TRUST:A KEY PRIORITY IS TO PROTECT LANDS IN THE ESCONDIDO WATERSHED, AND IN LANDS BEYOND, BY MANAGING HABITATS AND THE IMPORTANT SERVICES THAT NATURE PROVIDES. THE GREATEST THREAT TO THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE IS LOSS OF HABITAT. AS A LAND TRUST WE ACQUIRE AND PROTECT LANDS IN THE WATERSHED, INCLUDING THE LATEST ADDITION OF 77 ACRES THAT IS CONSERVING RARE COASTAL SAGE SCRUB AND SOUTHERN COASTAL BLUFF SCRUB HABITATS. INTHESE ACRES, SPECIAL STATUS PLANTS SURVEYED INCLUDE: DEL MAR MANZANITA (FEDERALLY ENDANGERED), SEA DAHLIA AND NUTTALL'S SCRUB OAK. AT LEAST TWO SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES OF CONCERN CALL THIS PLACE HOME, THE SAN DIEGO POCKET MOUSE AND THE CALIFORNIA GNATCATCHER. NATURE COLLECTIVE OWNS 143 ACRES THROUGH FEE-TITLE OWNERSHIP, AND HOLDS MORE THAN 70 ACRES OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PROPERTY. LANDOWNERS WHO WANT TO MAKE SURE THEIR LAND IS PROTECTED FOR GENERATIONS CAN CONTACT NATURE COLLECTIVE ABOUT WAYS WE CAN HELP CONNECT CONSERVATION GOALS. HARBAUGH SEASIDE TRAILS, A 3-ACRE COASTAL OVERLOOK FEATURES FOUR INDIGENOUS PLANT COMMUNITIES AND PUBLIC TRAILS. AS A NONPROFIT LAND TRUST, NATURE COLLECTIVE COLLABORATES IN SAN ELIJO LAGOON ECOLOGICAL RESERVE MANAGEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION AND CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE.Expenses $1,625,277
- SCIENCE EDUCATION & OUTREACH:AT NATURE COLLECTIVE, CHILDREN CAN GAIN SCIENCE SKILLS AND CONNECT WITH NATURE FROM FIELDWORK TO PREPARATORY AND POST-TRIP LESSONS. SCIENCE BECOMES RELEVANT AND MORE INTERESTING TO STUDENTS AS THEY DISCUSS ECOLOGY AND EXPLORE THE LAND. OUR PROGRAMS FOCUS ON OBSERVATION SKILLS, A CRUCIAL COMPONENT TO ANY SCIENCE-FOCUSED EDUCATION AND CAREER. AS THE STUDENTS EXPERIENCE OUR LOCAL LANDS, OUR EDUCATORS ENCOURAGE THEM TO ASK QUESTIONS, LISTEN TO ONE ANOTHER, POSE EVIDENCE-SUPPORTED ARGUMENTS, DISAGREE RESPECTFULLY, AND UTILIZE THE SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGE OF UNCERTAINTY.OUR K-12 EDUCATION PROGRAM CONNECTS, EDUCATES, AND ENGAGES THE COMMUNITY TO ACT TO ENSURE THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THE ESCONDIDO WATERSHED. OUR PARTNER SCHOOL DISTRICTS INCLUDE ESCONDIDO, VISTA, AND DEL MAR. WE SUPPORT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS BY OFFERING NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS, ALIGNED SCIENCE EDUCATION CURRICULUM-BASED FIELD TRIPS AND VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES. OUR GOALS ARE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN OUTDOOR NATURE EXPERIENCES IN ESCONDIDO; TO CONNECT STUDENTS TO NATURE THROUGH WATERSHED LITERACY AND RELEVANCY LESSONS AND PROGRAMS; AND TO INSTILL A LIFE-LONG CONSERVATION ETHIC AMONG STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN PARTNERING ESCONDIDO SCHOOLS. FROM VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT, TO IN-PERSON TOURS AND EVENTS, WE OFFER AN ARRAY OF ACTIVITIES TO ENJOY WITH A COMMUNITY AS WELL AS 8 MILES OF TRAILS WHERE ONE CAN GO SOLO AND ENJOY THE PEACE. VOLUNTEER AMBASSADORS WELCOME VISITORS OF ALL AGES WHEN THEY EXPERIENCE ANNIE'S CANYON TRAIL + SWAMI'S BEACH + SEASIDE STATE BEACH AND PROVIDE INFORMATION THAT HIGHLIGHTS UNIQUE FLORA AND FAUNA PLUS GUIDANCE ON HOW TO ENJOY OUR NATURAL WORLD IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY. HABITAT RESTORATION VOLUNTEERS HELP TO REMOVE INVASIVE SPECIES, WATER MANY GROWING PLANTS, MONITOR FLORA AND FAUNA, AND ASSIST IN OUR PLANT NURSERY. THEY ARE REHABILITATING HABITATS AND MAKING A LASTING DIFFERENCE! LOCATIONS VARY ACROSS SAN ELIJO LAGOON, AND BEYOND. YOU ALSO GET A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT HOW NATURE THRIVES WHEN WE DEDICATE COLLECTIVE EXPERTISE TO MAKE THE OUTDOORS HEALTHY. THE SAGE INTERNSHIP HELPS YOUNG LEADERS BUILD THEIR RESUME WITH AN ECOLOGY-FOCUSED INTERNSHIP! AT NATURE COLLECTIVE, YOUTH OF TODAY CAN DEVELOP EXPERTISE IN CONSERVATION FIELDS THAT TRULY MAKE A DIFFERENCE, TODAY AND INTO THE FUTURE. THEY DIVE INTO THE SPACE WHERE SAN DIEGO NATURE IS AT A CRITICAL JUNCTURE, RIGHT WHERE THE OCEAN MEETS OUR RECEDING COASTLINE.Expenses $647,723 · revenue $94,438
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 33-0358660
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1993
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C320)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $15,374,326
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,346,689
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $5,709,969 | $6,107,345 | $15,923,754 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $5,460,241 | $5,063,995 | $15,510,899 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.
Questions about NATURE COLLECTIVE
- What is the EIN of NATURE COLLECTIVE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NATURE COLLECTIVE is 33-0358660.
- Is NATURE COLLECTIVE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
- Are donations to NATURE COLLECTIVE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NATURE COLLECTIVE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of NATURE COLLECTIVE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NATURE COLLECTIVE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of NATURE COLLECTIVE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JASON SCHINGLER.
- Who are the officers and directors of NATURE COLLECTIVE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 15 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $196,596 (DOUG GIBSON, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does NATURE COLLECTIVE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $4,340,994, expenses of $4,771,202 and total assets of $15,374,326 at year end.
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