Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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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)
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 396,552 | 108,289 | 163,157 | 236,425 | 711,509 | 1,615,932 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 396,552 | 108,289 | 163,157 | 236,425 | 711,509 | 1,615,932 |
| 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) .. | 155,744 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,460,188 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 396,552 | 108,289 | 163,157 | 236,425 | 711,509 | 1,615,932 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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.).. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 1,615,932 | |||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on 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.).. | ||||||
| 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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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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 | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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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 2022 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, 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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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2022. 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 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Part VI, Line 11b | The 990 was reviewed by the full board and Executive Director. The President of the Board at the time signed the 990. |
| Part VI, Line 12c | Enforced as new board members join or when board members realize a real or perceived potential conflict of interest presented and reviewed at a regular board meeting. |
| Part VI, Line 15 | The Board of Directors has a policy of annually reviewing the performance of its executive staff with a process decided by and documented by the Board of Directors. Any hiring compensation changes termination or any other changes of executive staff are performed by the Board of Directors and recorded within the minutes and documents of the Board meetings in which the actions occur. |
| Part IX, Line 11g | Artist stipends honoraria = $41,720 Housekeeping = $21,653 Program consultants = $404,110 |
| Part III, Line 4d | | Description:, Expense Amount:, Grants Amount:, Revenue Amount:| COMMUNITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: Event Feasibility Study and Community Beautification In February 2022 we published the Cuyama Valley Event Feasibility Study to help steer events toward supporting local residents businesses and community organizations in genuine ways supporting the Cuyama Valley economy by bringing in outside dollars. Be it anniversaries birthday parties reserving our six huts company retreats booking our dorms and meeting spaces or weddings of up to 110 people we're able to welcome a variety of people to our desert oasis. We're proud to say that for the year of 2022 we hosted 16 private events with a total of 568 attendees. When Caltrans called us to see if Cuyama was interested in receiving funding for a Highway 166 roadside beautification project their stipulations for having a meeting to discuss the opportunity was that we one had a group of local residents engaged in beautification efforts and two had a plan in place. Thanks to the Cuyama Valley Community Action Plan and the Townsites Beautification & Wayfinding Working Group we were in fact resource ready! Over 2022 Blue Sky Center facilitated the Working Group to develop a detailed beautification plan with Caltrans that includes planting a series of palo verde trees installing benches and landscape viewfinders and producing orienting display signs directed at visitors to provide an introduction to the Native history local economy and natural bounty of the area. Beyond the roadside funds are also budgeted to support creative activities and cash prizes within Cuyama schools. And in December 2022 the Working Group coordinated with local residents to host a free Dump Day resulting in 19,980 pounds of trash and excess household equipment removed from Cuyama and recycled., $54576, $0, $87664| FOOD AND AGRICULTURE: Healthy Food Systems. In the spring of 2020 Blue Sky Center implemented the Cuyama Valley Victory Gardens Project to confront immediate issues of food access in the Cuyama Valley during COVID-19. First the Santa Barbara Foundation then the Santa Barbara County Food Action Network and the FUND for Santa Barbara enabled our organization to install raised bed gardens supply planter materials seeds and starter plants as well as implement bilingual curricula. Nearing the third year of Victory Gardens we now serve 37 families. This project creates a supportive peer-to-peer network of 30 Latina leaders meeting monthly that facilitates information sharing ensuring the success of each family's garden while providing a sense of community. This year Victory Gardens hosted a number of workshops including cabbage fermentation nopales canning bread-making and garlic planting., $19702, $0, $30262| ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Cuyama Beverage Co Our Cuyama Beverage Company is cultivated by our community not extracted from it. Our Jujubee and Desert Sage meads are made from local honey in the Cuyama Valley and nurtured through water-smart agriculture in our region. We're passionate about creating unique small-batch beverages because our success means the success of our local farmers and producers. From this promise the Cuyama Beverage Company was established. Now in our second year we hosted Sunset Sips at Blue Sky Center featuring a two-flavor tasting of our Cuyama Beverage Company champagne-style meads along with other sustainable products in the Cuyama Valley: Rock Front Ranch honey and jujubes Santa Barbara Pistachios' flavored nuts and Santa Barbara Cheese Company's varieties made from Cuyama Dairy's cows., $20514, $0, $42870| L88 Airstrip Resurfacing: After months of closure for a full airstrip resurfacing project Cuyama's beloved L88 airstrip officially reopened on October 13 2022 with a ribbon cutting ceremony! We at Blue Sky Center manage and maintain the community airstrip which is critical to emergency support for Cuyama communities. It also serves to support local farming operations and as a portal for flying in visitors. L88 has gained widespread appeal as a go-to airport for computer simulator training! The airstrip was resurfaced over the summer allowing for its permit to be reinstated in October 2022. A ribbon cutting was hosted on October 13th at the airstrip featuring First District representatives from the County of Santa Barbara airport commissioners from the County of San Luis Obispo and 80 supporters from both the local communities as well as regional aviation enthusiasts. The Cuyama Buckhorn sponsored a meal and accommodations for the L88 volunteers who worked tirelessly over the summer to ensure that the project was completed on time. On November 12th 15 kids from the Cuyama Valley received free Young Eagle introductory flights at L88., $379958, $0, $374379| |
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