Program areas at Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks
Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks is a vital partner to California State Parks, creatively working to ensure parks and beaches throughout Santa Cruz County and Coastal San Mateo County are thriving and available to all. Friends innovative and collaborative community partnership invests in our cherished state parks and beaches, providing services and funding to support education, equity and inclusion, conservation, facilities improvements, historic preservation, and cultural events. Friends: provides visitor services in the parks by Visitor Service Aides (VSAs) and Senior Visitor Service Aides (SVSAs); operates stores in five parks and online; provides revenue for parks improvement projects and funding for Park employees to deliver interpretive services to the public, as well as maintenance services. Friends also provides staff to assist with: fundraising, grant-writing and membership; volunteer recruitment; event and project management; historic preservation, technology; equity and outreach; accounting; strategic planning; and communications and public relations. Specific accomplishments during the past year include, but are not limited to: Expanded Kids2Parks equity field trip program, serving 2,146 students who attended 34 in-person and 10 virtual field trips. Facilitated Big Basin tree pruning to save old-growth redwoods and trail clean-up. Funded two State Parks facilities Maintenance staff at Castle Rock State Park. Employed 94 Field Staff to support park operations. Funded volunteer and staff training, supplies, and support services. Funded 33 State Park Interpreters who provided educational programs at local parks and beaches. Participated in outreach events in Parks, Museums and in the community. Coordinated projects at the Castro Adobe State Historic Park including a new roof, acquiring historic furnishings, restoring painted baseboards, and managing the adjacent Kimbro and McClune properties for park purposes. Administered the Beach Wheelchair program, including supporting the annual Shared Adventures Day. Made technological improvements such as a more accessible website for field trip reservations and implementing an internal Reservation Dynamics system, including new equipment. Restored the Horse Barn doors at Wilder Ranch. Received the Dolkas-Mertz grant in collaboration with Parks to build a Virtual Mission Bell Exhibit kiosk. Funded facilities upgrades such as the District Power Equipment shed, Castle Rock kiosk window and Sunset firewood shed.
Who funds Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Bonny Hawley | Executive Director | $169,812 | 2023-06-22 |
Paul Martinez | Field Operations Director | | 2023-06-22 |
Peg Danielson | Operations Director | | 2023-06-22 |
Laura Pascal | Finance Director | | 2023-06-22 |
Dave Johnson | Information Technology Director | | 2023-06-22 |
...and 21 more key personnel |
Financials for Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks
Revenues | FYE 06/2022 | FYE 06/2021 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,045,774 | $1,111,196 | -5.9% |
Program services | $6,969,790 | $6,171,439 | 12.9% |
Investment income and dividends | $12,260 | $6,709 | 82.7% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $7,195 | -100% |
Total revenues | $8,027,824 | $7,296,539 | 10% |
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Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) | 501(c)(3) | Queensbury, NY | $4,843,206 |
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Pacific Environment and Resources Center | 501(c)(3) | San Francisco, CA | $5,258,651 |
Great Basin Institute | 501(c)(3) | Reno, NV | $20,594,715 |
Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) | 501(c)(3) | Quechee, VT | $3,207,925 |
Appalachian Sustainable Development (ASD) | 501(c)(3) | Bristol, VA | $3,125,936 |
Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition | 501(c)(3) | Juneau, AK | $2,332,441 |
Earthplace | 501(c)(3) | Westport, CT | $3,825,424 |
YES Nature to Neighborhoods | 501(c)(3) | Richmond, CA | $2,475,570 |
Data update history
July 8, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 30, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
June 22, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
September 24, 2021
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsEnvironmental organizationsCharities
Issues
EducationEnvironment
Characteristics
State / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 1543 Pacific Ave 206
- Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Metro area
- Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
- Website URL
- thatsmypark.org/Â
- Phone
- (831) 429-1840
- Facebook page
- FriendsOfSantaCruzStateParksÂ
- Twitter profile
- @thatsmyparkÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 51-0183410
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1976
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- C60: Environmental Education
- NAICS code, primary
- 813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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