Nonprofit · EIN 77-0536297
WILDCOAST
Tax-exempt · DEL MAR, CA 92014
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,862,617 | $4,182,555 | $680,062 | $8,119,534 | $623,877 | $7,495,657 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,009,296 | $3,244,023 | $765,273 | $6,937,410 | $121,815 | $6,815,595 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,639,261
- of which government grants
- $340,551
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $179,801
- Net income from fundraising events
- $36,505
- Other revenue
- $43,555
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,595,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $304,312
- Other salaries and wages
- $994,470
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,571,835
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $207,379
- Depreciation
- $12,064
- Program services (functional)
- $3,409,250
- Management and general (functional)
- $336,030
- Fundraising (functional)
- $437,275
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,937,410
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,119,534
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $623,877
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,495,657
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $72,421
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,702,606
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,793,051
- Gross receipts
- $4,885,062
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 2,000
- Year formed
- 2000
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERGE DEDINA | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $165,116 | $519 |
| ANN WYCOFF | DEVELOPMENT DIR | 40 | $121,071 | $20,514 |
| CLARK LABITAN | Sr. Finance Dir Officer | 40 | $124,312 | $14,365 |
| ANNE MIDDLETON | ASSOCIATE DIR | 40 | $130,383 | $7,489 |
| FAY CREVOSHAY | Sr Com & Policy Dr | 40 | $126,117 | $9,711 |
| ANGELA KEMSLEY | COSERVATION DIR | 40 | $102,394 | $7,125 |
| RICHARD MOORE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CINDY J LIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEIDI DEWAR PHD | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID PRICE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL GARTMAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY WELBORN GUEVARA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOMINIQUE CANO-STOCCO | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA ARAUJO MORENO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY KAY FARYAN | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRAIG GAUNCE | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| INDRA GARDINER BOWERS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUG SHERES | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN JORDAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERGE DEDINA | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $158,527 | $352 |
| FAY CREVOSHAY | Sr Com & Policy Dr | 40 | $112,145 | $12,239 |
| CLARK LABITAN | Sr. Finance Dir Officer | 40 | $111,615 | $12,650 |
| JOSH CHATTEN-BROWN | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOVI KACEV PHD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEIDI DEWAR PHD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID PRICE | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL GARTMAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY WELBORN GUEVARA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOMINIQUE CANO-STOCCO | Vice Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA ARAUJO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY KAY FARYAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG GAUNCE | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| INDRA GARDINER BOWERS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG SHERES | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2010 JIMMY DURANTE BLVD STE 230, DEL MAR, CA 92014-2272
- In care of
- % SERGE DEDINA
- Signed the 990
- SERGE DEDINA, Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (619) 423-8530
- Website
- wildcoast.org
- Return prepared by
- West Rhode & Roberts
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 77-0536297 or by the name WILDCOAST.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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.Expenses $3,409,250 · grants $1,595,000 · revenue $7,050
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
- 77-0536297
- 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
- 2000
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $8,119,534
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,885,062
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $4,862,617 | $4,182,555 | $8,119,534 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,009,296 | $3,244,023 | $6,937,410 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $4,652,058 | $2,644,479 | $6,212,374 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 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 (search EIN 77-0536297).
Questions about WILDCOAST
- What is the EIN of WILDCOAST?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WILDCOAST is 77-0536297.
- Is WILDCOAST tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
- Are donations to WILDCOAST tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WILDCOAST 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 WILDCOAST 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 WILDCOAST last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who are the officers and directors of WILDCOAST?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 19 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $165,116 (SERGE DEDINA, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does WILDCOAST have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $4,862,617, expenses of $4,182,555 and total assets of $8,119,534 at year end.
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