Carrizo Plain Conservancy

“The board is responsible for all major decisions of the organization.”

“There are no committees with authority to act on behalf of the full board.”

“The President prepares and submits the Form 990 and necessary schedules. The full board is apprised of the progress of this preparation, and is provided with any information requested.”

“Board members are expected to report any potential conflicts of interest in the activities of the organization.”

“Currently only one officer is compensated; this is the Board Secretary. That position is held by a person who is an employee of another organization. The Carrizo Plain Conservancy is generally billed monthly for this person on a hourly basis plus expenses (expenses being minor). The hourly rate was set in 2016 and has not changed since then. At that time the board reviewed rates of similar organizations in setting its own rate for compensation.”

“The documents are available upon request. In 2021 the organization received two requests to provide the Form 990 and schedules to two granting agencies, and they were provided electronically.”

“Program activities included: $13,225 for Goodwin House restoration, $1,376 for old fence removal, and $649 for costs associated with property donation.”

“Form 990, Part XI, Line 9. The organization transferred five parcels of land totaling 480 acres to the State of California in December 2021. The purchase price of these parcels was $688,000. The organization also received the donation of one 2.5 acre parcel in 2021; a value of $1,500 was assigned to this parcel (the same value is assigned to other similar parcels.). Therefore there was a net (paper) loss of $686,500 in land value of the organization's holdings in 2021. Land value is assigned for insurance purposes.”