Coastal Conservation Association

“Board member ronald luster jr. Is the son of board member ronald luster sr.”

“The board of directors has delegated the review of the form 990 to the audit committee which reviewed the form 990 prior to filing. Every board member has been notified a copy of form 990 is available upon request.”

“The conflict of interest policy is distributed at the annual board of directors meeting.”

“The compensation committee is provided with compensation recommendations for their reveiw and approval along with inflation information, cost of living data as provided by the department of labor, market information by job description, and comparables for organizations of similar size.”

“Per current board policy, cca does not make available governing documents, conflict of interest policies, and financial statements to the public.”

“Cca has an executive board comprised of 46 members. Under the by-laws, the executive board has full power and the members are also members of the board of directors. Cca utilizes the committee system which is comprised of board members. The members of these committees are selected based on their expertise related to the committee charter. The committees address issues related to their charter and develop recommendations for the board of directors or executive board. In addition, cca has a three tier structure: national, state, and local with 18 state and 200 local chapters. Each of these levels is governed by a board of directors and committees are utilized at the state and local levels.”

“Contract labor: program service expenses 76,977. Management and general expenses 142,713. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 219,690. Other expenses: program service expenses 38,292. Management and general expenses 98,341. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 136,633. Supplies: program service expenses 15,076. Management and general expenses 98,886. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 113,962. Repairs & maintainence: program service expenses 707. Management and general expenses 77,405. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 78,112. Equipment rental: program service expenses 2,551. Management and general expenses 65,965. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 68,516. Dues and subscriptions: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 55,825. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 55,825. Cleaning and landscaping: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 47,440. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 47,440. Bank fees: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 34,878. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 34,878. Community outreach: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 30,500. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 30,500. Youth projects: program service expenses 2,098. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,098. Credit losses: program service expenses 1,800. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,800.”

“The process has not changed from the prior year.”

“Financial statements for the coastal conservation association were audited by an independent public accounting firm on a consolidated basis with the cca texas fund, the cca louisiana foundation, the cca florida foundation, inc. And the building conservation trust as disclosed in schedule r. The independent accounting firm issued an unqualified opinion on the financial statements for 2023.”