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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 199,852 | 246,076 | 462,463 | 403,035 | 500,079 | 1,811,505 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | 64,919 | 145,044 | 83,682 | 293,645 | ||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 199,852 | 246,076 | 527,382 | 548,079 | 583,761 | 2,105,150 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 10,000 | 7,000 | 17,000 | |||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 10,000 | 7,000 | 17,000 | |||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 2,088,150 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 199,852 | 246,076 | 527,382 | 548,079 | 583,761 | 2,105,150 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 112 | 128 | 274 | 630 | 1,692 | 2,836 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 112 | 128 | 274 | 630 | 1,692 | 2,836 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 199,964 | 246,204 | 527,656 | 548,709 | 585,453 | 2,107,986 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART III, 4A | CONTINUATION OF PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS: II. UPGRADING WASTEWATER TO RECYCLED WATER: E) COASTAL WASTEWATER DISCHARGE. HEAL THE OCEAN RELEASED A STUDY OF COASTAL WASTEWATER DISCHARGES IN SEPTEMBER 2018. THE INVENTORY OF MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER DISCHARGES TO CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER BODIES, AN ONLINE INTERACTIVE STUDY THAT DOCUMENTS THE 417 BILLION GALLONS OF TREATED MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER DISCHARGED AT FIFTY-SEVEN COASTAL LOCATIONS. THE STUDY, LED BY PROJECT MANAGER JAMES HAWKINS, MPP, INVOLVED A MULTIYEAR EFFORT TO COLLECT, REVIEW, AND ANALYZE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATA TO DETERMINE THE TOTAL VOLUME OF TREATED MUNICIPAL EFFLUENT DISCHARGED TO CALIFORNIA'S COASTAL WATER BODIES. HEAL THE OCEAN ESTIMATES THAT THE REUSE OF 85 PERCENT OF THESE COASTAL DISCHARGES COULD MEET ALMOST 30 PERCENT OF WATER NEEDS FOR CALIFORNIA'S COASTAL CITIES. IN THE SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY AND TO HELP ADVANCE THE STATE'S WATER POLICY EFFORTS, HEAL THE OCEAN RELEASED ITS DATABASE OF DISCHARGERS AND FLOW DATA THAT FORMS THE BASIS OF THE STUDY. D) BRINE WASTE. IN 2017 HEAL THE OCEAN PUBLISHED A WHITE PAPER ON BRINE WASTE ("ISSUES, DISPOSAL, AND REDUCTION") WHICH LAYS OUT THE BIGGEST PROBLEM OF 100% RECYCLING - THE LEFTOVER SLUDGE FROM DESALINATION AND WATER RECYCLING. THE BRINE WASTE PAPER PRESENTS INFORMATION ON HOW BRINE WASTE IS CREATED AND THE PROBLEMS OF DISPOSAL, AND ALSO TELLS HOW HOMEOWNERS CAN DO THEIR PART TO REDUCE BRINE (DON'T USE WATER SOFTENERS, WHICH ADD TONS OF CHLORIDE SALTS TO THE WASTEWATER STREAM). IN 2018 THIS INFORMATIONAL PUBLICATION WAS CIRCULATED TO RECYCLED WATER AGENCIES. IN 2019 HEAL THE OCEAN CONTINUED ITS UPDATE OF THE CALIFORNIA INVENTORY, WHICH IS ONGOING IN 2020. III. GROUNDWATER. A) GROUNDWATER CHARACTERIZATION PROJECT: ON JANUARY 26, 2017, THE CENTRAL COAST REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD ADOPTED A RESOLUTION FOR "THE HUMAN RIGHT TO WATER," A PROGRAM THAT DIRECTS ITS STAFF TO ASSIST THE STATE WATER BOARD AND RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS TO COLLECT DATA TO IDENTIFY AND TRACK COMMUNITIES THAT DO NOT HAVE, OR ARE AT RISK OF NOT HAVING, SAFE, CLEAN AFFORDABLE, AND ACCESSIBLE WATER ADEQUATE FOR HUMAN USE. IN APRIL 2017 HEAL THE OCEAN HIRED CAL POLY STUDENT RILEY HAAS TO WORK WITH THE REGIONAL BOARD, AT REGIONAL BOARD OFFICES IN SAN LUIS OBISPO, ON A GROUNDWATER CHARACTERIZATION PROJECT THAT IS IDENTIFYING AND EVALUATING SHALLOW GROUNDWATER QUALITY DATA IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY IN ORDER TO ASSESS POLLUTION SOURCES THE REPORT WAS RELEASED BY THE REGIONAL BOARD IN 2019. B) CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER CLEANUP - CITY OF SANTA BARBARA. HEAL THE OCEAN COLLABORATES WITH THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SITE MITIGATION UNIT (SMU) TO TACKLE THE CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER PROBLEM BENEATH THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA. WE COLLABORATED WITH SANTA BARBARA COUNTY HAZMAT AND THE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD HAZMAT SECTION TO ORGANIZE INFORMATION INTO THE STATE'S GEOTRACKER DATABASE, WHICH HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR THE REGIONAL BOARD TO METHODICALLY PRIORITIZE SITES FOR CLEANUP. THE CLEANUP ORDERS CONTINUE TO COME IN, HEAL THE OCEAN IS COPIED ON THESE ORDERS, AND IN 2018 THERE WERE OVER 7 CLEANUP ORDERS ISSUED IN THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA FOR VARIOUS GROUNDWATER AND SOIL POLLUTION VIOLATIONS. IV. ONSHORE POLLUTION A) OIL POLLUTION (OCEAN DUMPING) I) BECKER WELL. ON FEBRUARY 26, 2018, A BARGE FROM CURTIN MARITIME, LONG BEACH, ARRIVED TO THE COASTLINE TO CAP THE LEAKING BECKER WELL ON SUMMERLAND BEACH. HEAL THE OCEAN HAD SUCCEEDED IN LOBBYING FOR THE $1.5 MILLION TO DO THE CONSTRUCTION WORK. HEAL THE OCEAN ALSO SUCCESSFULLY LOBBIED TO GET SB 44 (HANNAH-BETH JACKSON) PASSED, WHICH WILL PROVIDE $2 MILLION PER YEAR TO TACKLE LEAKING, DERELICT WELLS AND STRUCTURES ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. TO PREPARE FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS, AND WITH FUNDS PROVIDED BY MANITOU FUND, MINNESOTA, HEAL THE OCEAN HIRED AQUEOS, VENTURA, TO CONDUCT AN AERIAL SURVEY OF THE WELLS OFFSHORE SUMMERLAND. THE RESULTS OF THE AERIAL SURVEY IDENTIFIED FOUR DISTINCT WELLS, AND HEAL THE OCEAN CONTINUES TO WORK WITH STATE LANDS CONTRACTORS ON PLANS TO CAP ADDITIONAL WELLS OFF SUMMERLAND. II) OTHER LEAKING WELLS OFF SUMMERLAND. HARRY RABIN, AN ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER OF HEAL THE OCEAN, IS ALSO AN EXPERIENCED OIL DIVER AND DRONE PHOTOGRAPHER, AND IS WORKING WITH STATE LANDS COMMISSION CONTRACTORS TO IDENTIFY HOW TREADWELL WILL BE CAPPED. IN 2019, RABIN GUIDED DIVERS WITH WITH GUIDANCE FROM HIS AERIAL DRONE EQUIPMENT. CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE DURING WINTER 2020. B) STYROFOAM AND SINGLE USE PLASTIC POLLUTION. HEAL THE OCEAN JOINED OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS IN THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA TO LOBBY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF SINGLE-USE PLASTIC STRAWS AND CUTLERY AS WELL AS STYROFOAM CUPS AND TAKEOUT CONTAINERS IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE OCEAN POLLUTION. THE COUNCIL VOTED TO RESTRICT PLASTIC STRAWS, WITH PROVISIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE ON STYROFOAM CONTAINED AN EXEMPTION CLAUSE THAT WOULD HAVE GIVEN FOOD RETAILERS THE ABILITY TO PLEAD "HARDSHIP" EVERY YEAR IF THEY COULD PROVE STYROFOAM WAS BETTER FOR THEIR PRODUCT OR THAT CHANGING TO A MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY PRODUCT WOULD CAUSE ECONOMIC HARDSHIP. HEAL THE OCEAN ASKED THE CITY COUNCIL TO CHANGE THE WORDING FOR EXEMPTION TO ONE YEAR ONLY. THE CITY COUNCIL AGREED WITH US AND VOTED 7-0 TO CHANGE THE ORDINANCE TO READ THAT AFTER ONE YEAR, "HARDSHIP" CASES WILL NOT BE RENEWED. THE STYROFOAM BAN WENT INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1, 2019. C) HEAL THE OCEAN INITIATED A STYROFOAM RECYCLING PROGRAM IN MARCH 2019, USING ITS OWN OFFICE AS A RECEIVING PLACE FOR COMMUNITY STYROFOAM, SHIPPING IT TO A STYROFOAM RECYCLER-REPURPOSING BUSINESS IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA. IN MAY, WE APPROACHED MARBORG INDUSTRIES TO WORK WITH US, TO ESTABLISH TWO FREE DROP-OFF PLACES ON MARBORG PROPERTIES - ONE IN GOLETA, THE OTHER IN SANTA BARBRA LOWER MILPAS AREA. MARBORG IS CONDENSING THE STYROFOAM INTO BALES, AND THEN TRANSPORTING THE BALES TO A STYROFOAM DENSIFIER IN ONTARIO, CA., WITH HEAL THE OCEAN PAYING TRANSPORTATION COSTS. THE GOAL IN 2020 IS TO ESTABLISH A STREAMLINED PROGRAM FOR STYROFOAM RECYCLING IN SO. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. D) SUMMERLAND (AND OTHER) HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS & ACCOMPANYING SANITATION ISSUES. HOMELESSNESS IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS A MAJOR SOURCE OF WATER POLLUTION BECAUSE OF LACK OF SANITATION IN THE CAMPS. HEAL THE OCEAN HAS BEEN TACKLING THE PROBLEM IN SUMMERLAND SINCE SPRING 2017, WORKING WITH CARPINTERIA/SUMMERLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT AND A SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SHERIFF TO CLEAN OUT THE CAMPS, WHICH BECAME A PARTICULAR PROBLEM WHEN MORE THAN ONE CAMP CAUGHT ON FIRE. IN JULY 2018 HEAL THE OCEAN SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH HOME FOR GOOD, A UNITED WAY PROGRAM IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY - TO FUND THE SUMMERLAND ARM OF ITS PROGRAM THAT BRINGS IN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, FOUNDATIONS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO MOVE HOMELESS FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS INTO PERMANENT HOUSING AND LINKING THEM TO THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO RECOVER AND REJOIN SOCIETY. OUTREACH WORK BEGAN SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 WITH AMERICORPS VOLUNTEERS VISITING THE SUMMERLAND CAMP TO CONVERSE WITH THE UNSHELTERED PEOPLE, TO FIND THEM MEDICAL/PSYCHOLOGICAL HELP - OR RELOCATION. FINDING THE HOME FOR GOOD PROGRAM INEFFECTIVE, HEAL THE OCEAN BEGAN WORKING WITH THE UNITED PACIFIC RAILROAD TO CLEAN OUT AN ABANDONED HOMELESS CAMP ON ABEACH CLIFF IN SUMMERLAND IN APRIL 2019. IN ADDITION, ADVISORY BOAD MEMBER HARRY RABIN IS USING HIS DRONE EQUIPMENT TO RECORD CAMPS SPREAD ALONG THE RAILROAD TRACKS. THE DRONE EQUIPMENT INCUDES HEAT SENSORS, AND HARRY'S WORK SHOWS FIRES, WHETHER FROM BARBQUES OR BUNSON BURNERS - WHICH POSES A FIRE HAZARD, IN THAT THE CAMPS ARE OFTEN BENEATH EUCALYPTUS TREES. HEAL THE OCEAN WILL CONTINUE WORKING ON THIS PROBLEM IN 2020, IN CONJUNCTION WITH COUNTY AND CITY FIRE AND SHERIFF DEPARTMENTS. D) CONFETTI POLLUTION OF STORMDRAINS. SEVERAL YEARS AGO HEAL THE OCEAN TOOK UP THE ISSUE OF STORMWATER PERMIT VIOLATIONS WITH THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA CREEKS DIVISION DUE TO THE UNCONTROLLED POLLUTION THAT OCCURS FROM CONFETTI DURING CITY PARADES AND FESTIVALS. WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THE CITY TO CONTRACT FOR THE COVERING OF STORM DRAINS DURING THESE SUMMER FESTIVITIES, FIESTA AND SUMMER SOLSTICE, AND THE SWEEPING UP OF STREETS, GUTTERS, AND SIDEWALKS AFTERWARD. IN 2018 WE WORKED WITH A FELLOW NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA CREEKS DIVISION TO DEVELOP PUBLIC OUTREACH MATERIALS INCLUDING FLYERS, DIGITAL POSTS FOR FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM, AND POSTCARDS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE IMPORTANCE OF AVOIDING THE USE OF CONFETTI DURING CITY CELEBRATIONS. IN 2019 WE MET WITH SANTA BARBARA CITY CREEKS DIVISIONS TO MEASURE SUCCESS IN THE COVERING OF STORM DRAINS, AND IN 2020 WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE BAN OF CONFETTI SALES DIRECTLY ON STATE STREET SIDEWALKS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, 4A | CONTINUATION OF PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS: V. BEACH CLEANUPS: A) EF INTERNATIONAL BEACH CLEANUP. HEAL THE OCEAN RUNS A VOLUNTARY BEACH CLEANUP PROGRAM, WHEREIN STUDENTS CAN SIGN UP FOR A BEACH TO CLEAN, UNDER SUPERVISION OF THEIR TEACHERS, RECEIVE A FREE HEAL THE OCEAN T-SHIRT, THEN CLEAN A BEACH AND REPORT TO US WHAT THEY PICK UP. THESE REPORTS ARE PUBLISHED IN HEAL THE OCEAN NEWSLETTERS AND E-LETTERS. IN 2019 HEAL THE OCEAN COLLABORATED FOR THE 4TH YEAR IN A ROW WITH EF INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL IN A MASSIVE CLEANUP OF 10 BEACHES BETWEEN GOLETA AND SUMMERLAND. THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY (350 BEACH CLEANERS) TACKLED THE PROJECT IN APRIL 2019, AS PART OF EF INTERNATIONAL'S "EVERY DAY IS EARTH DAY" CAMPAIGN. TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF WASTE PRODUCED, HEAL THE OCEAN AND LA CUMBRE FEED (A LOCAL ANIMAL FEED STORE) PARTNERED TO COLLECT AND REUSE HORSE FEED BAGS FOR BEACH CLEANUPS RATHER THAN SINGLE USE PLASTIC TRASH BAGS. HEAL THE OCEAN COLLECTED AND REUSED OVER 300 HORSE FEED BAGS FOR BEACH CLEANUPS IN 2019. IN 2019, HEAL THE OCEAN ALSO BROUGHT INTO THE EF INTERNATIONAL BEACH CLEANUP PROGRAM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON THE SAME DAY IN BOTH HAWAII (OAHU) AND SAN DIEGO. VI. DOG BAG PROGRAM: A) HEAL THE OCEAN RAISED $30,000 IN 2019 TO SEND TO BOTH THE COUNTY AND CITY OF SANTA BARBARA TO PAY FOR DOG BAGS THAT ARE DISPENSED IN COUNTY/CITY DOG BAG DISPENSERS. WE RAISED THESE FUNDS ENTIRELY THROUGH OUR DISPENSER SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM AND FROM DIRECT DOGGY BAG DONATIONS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE HEAL THE OCEAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS A DRAFT OF FORM 990 BEFORE FINALIZED FOR SUBMITTAL. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND CONFIDENTIALITY POLICY - IF THERE IS CONCERN ABOUT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR THE POSSIBILITY OF A CONFLICT, THE BOARD INVESTIGATES THE ISSUE AND TAKES APPROPRIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION, UP TO AND INCLUDING A REQUEST TO RESIGN OR DISMISSAL FROM THE BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALL AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
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