Nonprofit · EIN 93-1229006
NATURAL COMMUNITIES COALITION
Tax-exempt · IRVINE, CA 92602
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,366,266 | $2,642,826 | -$1,276,560 | $32,960,031 | $547,046 | $32,412,985 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,501,467 | $2,235,264 | -$733,797 | $32,345,833 | $540,680 | $31,805,153 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,122,758 | $2,009,562 | -$886,804 | $28,602,725 | $403,789 | $28,198,936 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $8,000
- of which government grants
- $8,000
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,358,266
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $398,672
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $306,242
- Other salaries and wages
- $381,240
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $734,114
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $58,866
- Occupancy
- $5,690
- Depreciation
- $822
- Program services (functional)
- $2,184,480
- Management and general (functional)
- $458,346
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $32,345,833
- Total assets, end of year
- $32,960,031
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $547,046
- Net assets, end of year
- $32,412,985
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,406
- Publicly traded securities
- $31,589,447
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $19,641,753
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $12,771,232
- Gross receipts
- $6,857,650
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 18
- Year formed
- 1996
- 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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES SULENTICH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $256,799 | $35,066 |
| STEVE LAMAR IRWD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE DOESSERICH MWD | VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK DENNY TIC | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH BORNGREBE SCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS EASTMAN PAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG FEREMENGA TCA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY GARDNER CITY OF NB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HALLIE JONES PAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN SNYDER USFWS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAM PASSOW CNTY OF ORANGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN PEARSALL CDPR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL RECUPERO PAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER TURNER CDFW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS SLAMA CITY OF IRVINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASCADE SORTE UCI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES SULENTICH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $250,460 | $24,828 |
| STEVE LAMAR IRWD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE DOESSERICH MWD | VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK DENNY TIC | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH BORNGREBE SCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS EASTMAN PAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG FERAMENGA TCA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY GARDNER CITY OF NB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HALLIE JONES PAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MEYER CDFW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAM PASSOW CNTY OF ORANGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN PEARSALL CDPR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL RECUPERO PAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL ROBERTS USFWS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS SLAMA CITY OF IRVINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CASCADE SORTE UCI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES SULENTICH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $226,666 | $23,138 |
| STEVE LAMAR IRWD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE DOESSERICH MWD | VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK DENNY TIC | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL ROBERTS USFWS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY GARDNER CITY OF NB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG FERAMENGA TCA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH BORNGREBE SCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CASCADE SORTE UCI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT SMITH CITY OF IRVINE | DIRECTOR (TERM END AUG 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL RECUPERO PAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS EASTMAN PAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MEYER CDFW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN PEARSALL CDPR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAM PASSOW CNTY OF ORANGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HALLIE JONES PAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS SLAMA CITY OF IRVINE | DIRECTOR (START AUG 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 13042 OLD MYFORD RD, IRVINE, CA 92602-2304
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JAMES SULENTICH, 13042 OLD MYFORD ROAD, IRVINE, CA 92602
- Signed the 990
- JAMES SULENTICH, EXEC DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (714) 973-6654
- Website
- WWW.OCCONSERVATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 93-1229006 or by the name NATURAL COMMUNITIES COALITION.
- 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
TO ENCOURAGE PRESERVATION, ENHANCEMENT AND RESTORATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE DESIGNED RESERVE THROUGH INTERACTION WITH THE PUBLIC AGENCIES, CONSERVATION-ORIENTED ORGANIZATIONS, PROPERTY OWNERS AND THE INTERESTED PUBLIC.
Program accomplishments
- MONITORING COORDINATION - THE ANNUAL MONITORING OF SPECIES AND NATURAL COMMUNITIES OF THE RESERVE IS THE WAY NCC MEASURES THE SUCCESS OF LAND MANAGEMENT ACTIONS AND IMPACTS OF PUBLIC RECREATION, AND HOW IT TRACKS THE ECOLOGICAL HEALTH OF SPECIES FOR WHICH NROC WAS ESTABLISHED. IN ADDITION TO ONGOING ECOLOGICAL MONITORING EFFORTS, NCC CONDUCTED TWO FOCUSED TARGET BIRD SPECIES MONITORING EFFORTS - CALIFORNIA GNATCATCHER AND COASTAL CACTUS WREN ACROSS THE RESERVE. ADDITIONALLY, NCC COMPLETED A RESERVE-WIDE MONITORING EFFORT RESULTING IN A RECLASSIFICATION OF VEGETATION COMMUNITIES.Expenses $1,110,947
- RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT - WORKING WITH LANDOWNERS AND LAND MANAGERS THAT MAKE UP THE MORE THAN 37,000 ACRE NATURE RESERVE OF ORANGE COUNTY (NROC), NCC CONDUCTED A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS INTRODUCING THESE PARTICIPATING MEMBERS INTO THE EFFECTIVE USE OF A NEWLY REVISED HABITAT RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT PLAN DEVELOPED BY NCC. THE MULTIPLE YEAR WORKSHOP WILL RESULT IN THE RESTORATION OF 50 ACRES OF COASTAL SAGE SRUB (CSS) AND THE SKILLS LEARNED WILL PROMOTE ADDITIONAL ACRES OF THE HABITAT RESTORATION ACROSS NROC. EFFORTS FURTHER BENEFIT THE THREE TARGET SPECIES AND 31 ADDITIONAL SPECIES IDENTIFIED IN THE NATURAL COMMUNITY CONSERVATION PLAN (NCCP) AND HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN (HCP) WHICH ARE THE SCIENCE UNDERPINNINGS OF NROC.Expenses $1,033,986
- COWBIRD TRAPPING - NCC CONTINUED ITS ANNUAL OBLIGATION TO TRAP BROWNHEADED COWBIRD TO MANAGE THEIR IMPACTS ON PROTECTED BIRD SPECIES. COWBIRDS ARE BROOD PARASITES. FEMALE COWBIRDS LAY THEIR EGGS IN THE NEST OF OTHER NATIVE BIRDS. THE SPECIES TO WHICH THE NEST BELONGS UNKNOWINGLY RAISE THE COWBIRD CHICK OFTEN TO THE DETRIMENT OF THEIR OWN CHICKS. IN AREAS WHERE COWBIRD POPULATIONS ARE HIGH, TRAPS ARE USED TO LOWER THEIR NUMBERS AND INCREASE REPRODUCTIVE AND FLEDGLING SUCCESS OF BIRD SPECIES PARASITIZED BY COWBIRDS. A TOTAL OF NEARLY ONE DOZEN TRAPS WERE DEPLOYED FOR A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 2,400 TRAPDAYS IN THE RESERVE WHERE COWBIRD IMPACTS ON PROTECTED SONGBIRDS ARE POTENTIALLY HIGH.Expenses $39,547
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 93-1229006
- 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
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C300)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $32,960,031
- Income (IRS master file)
- $6,857,650
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $1,366,266 | $2,642,826 | $32,960,031 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $1,501,467 | $2,235,264 | $32,345,833 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $1,122,758 | $2,009,562 | $28,602,725 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $1,246,198 | $1,889,751 | $26,877,749 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 93-1229006).
Questions about NATURAL COMMUNITIES COALITION
- What is the EIN of NATURAL COMMUNITIES COALITION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NATURAL COMMUNITIES COALITION is 93-1229006.
- Is NATURAL COMMUNITIES COALITION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
- Are donations to NATURAL COMMUNITIES COALITION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NATURAL COMMUNITIES COALITION 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 NATURAL COMMUNITIES COALITION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NATURAL COMMUNITIES COALITION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NATURAL COMMUNITIES COALITION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names JAMES SULENTICH.
- Who are the officers and directors of NATURAL COMMUNITIES COALITION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $256,799 (JAMES SULENTICH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does NATURAL COMMUNITIES COALITION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,366,266, expenses of $2,642,826 and total assets of $32,960,031 at year end.
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