EIN 77-0536297

Wildcoast

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
16
Year formed
2000
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
Description
Wildcoast's mission is to conserve and address climate change in coastal and marine ecosystems through natural solutions. The organization's dedicated staff works to protect threatened coastlines and wildlife in California and Mexico. Wildcoast has won awards for their efforts. Their focus on ecosystems such as mangroves, coral reefs, sea turtle beaches, wetlands, and marine protected areas contributes to wildlife habitats and climate change adaptation and mitigation. Wildcoast is located in Imperial Beach, CA.
Total revenues
$4,009,296
2023
Total expenses
$3,244,023
2023
Total assets
$6,937,410
2023
Num. employees
16
2023

Program areas at Wildcoast

WILDCOAST, founded in 2000, is an international team that conserves coastal and marine ecosystems and addresses climate change through natural solutions. To achieve our mission, we establish and manage protected areas, protect and restore blue carbon ecosystems, and partner with local communities, governments, and the private sector.COSTASALVAJE, WILDCOASTs Mexico division, was established in 2008, and we are currently a registered tax-deductible, non-profit organization in both the United States and Mexico. We have a staff of 28 spread among offices in San Diego, Tijuana, Ensenada, La Paz, Oaxaca, and Mexico City.Natural Climate SolutionsMexico:Through legal protection and management, we are conserving and restoring 32,189 acres of mangrove forests in the Mexican states of Baja California Sur and Oaxaca that store 13 million tons of carbon. In the process, we are helping to create hundreds of local jobs restoring these mangrove forests that help address the climate crisis. We collaborate with groups of women from five regions of Mexico to train and equip them with the knowledge to carry out mangrove conservation and restoration in their local communities. We have planted over 178,000 mangrove seedlings, restoring 271 acres with local women from Laguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the worlds most pristine gray whale breeding lagoon.California:In Southern California, we are restoring 50.5 acres of wetlands that currently store over 3,000 tons of carbon and sequester roughly 40 tons of carbon every year. We partner with Scripps Institution of Oceanography to measure the amount of carbon stored in the sediment of coastal wetlands. We have gathered over 500 samples of blue carbon in five San Diego County wetlands that help us inform conservation policy and restoration.We also co-lead the Blue Carbon Collaborative with our partners at Coastal Quest, an international community of stakeholders that work together to align and advance blue carbon initiatives.California Marine Protected AreasWe help to manage and conserve 545,280 acres of marine protected areas off California's coast through innovative compliance initiatives such as the MPA Watch community science program and Tidepool Ambassador Program. We have deployed three Marine Monitor (M2) RADAR units adjacent to 14,534 acres of San Diego County MPAs and provide data to local wardens and the District Attorneys office. Coral ReefsWe are strengthening the management of 38.6 million acres of protected areas that are home to more than 1,611 acres of coral reef ecosystems of the Mexican Pacific. These coral reefs produce up to 38,000 tons of marine life per acre that end up in adjacent fishing areas each year. To safeguard these critical marine ecosystems, we monitor coral reefs across nine marine protected areas in Mexico, promote reef stewardship, and educate communities and tourism outfitters about the importance of healthy and thriving coral reef ecosystems. We have also installed 220 conservation buoys that help protect reefs in Mexico by providing vessels with a safe place to anchor, rather than dropping anchor on the reef.Marine DebrisSince 2021, our trash boom in Tijuana near the US-Mexico border, the first-ever solid waste retention system in Mexico, has stopped 200,000+ pounds of plastic and debris from reaching the Pacific Ocean and contaminating a bi-national network of coastal, marine, and island protected areas. We plan to install a second trash boom in the El Pato neighborhood of Tijuana in late 2024 that will collect an additional 3,000 lbs of trash every month. Sea TurtlesIn Oaxaca, Mexico, we protect 22.5 miles of coastline and monitor arribadas (mass sea turtle nesting events) at Escobilla and Morro Ayuta beaches, the two most important olive ridley sea turtle nesting beaches in the world, where more than 2.5 million turtles have laid eggs and more than 72 million eggs have hatched since 2017. Additionally, WILDCOAST successfully advocated for the creation of the 224-acre Morro Ayuta Sanctuary, declared on January 8th, 2024, that will provide even greater protection for nesting turtles. WildlandsIn order to conserve the last remaining coastal wilderness along the Pacific coast of the Baja California Peninsula, we established the WILDCOAST Valle de los Cirios Coastal Reserve through private land acquisition and conservation easements. The reserve consists of 39.5 miles of coastline and 51,938.5 acres of desert wilderness, making it the largest private coastal conservation reserve in all of northwest Mexico and the Californias.

Who funds Wildcoast

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Orange County Community Foundation (OCCF)Environment$750,000
Wallace Research FoundationConservation of Threatened Coastol and Marine Ecosystems and Wildlife$400,000
Builders Initiative FoundationTo Support Ongoing Blue Carbon Restoration and Protection in San Diego$330,000
...and 29 more grants received totalling $3,566,741

Personnel at Wildcoast

NameTitleCompensation
Clark LabitanDirector of Finance and Administration$111,615
Serge DedinaExecutive Director$158,527
Fay CrevoshayCommunications and Policy Director$112,145
Rosa OsunaAdministration Director , Mexico
Ann WycoffDirector of Development$0
...and 11 more key personnel

Financials for Wildcoast

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$3,898,892
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$3,118
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$75,558
Net income from fundraising events$31,728
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$4,009,296

Form 990s for Wildcoast

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-10-14990View PDF
2022-122023-11-13990View PDF
2021-122022-11-14990View PDF
2020-122021-11-10990View PDF
2019-122021-03-31990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s
Data update history
December 9, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
November 3, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
October 20, 2024
Received grants
Identified 8 new grant, including a grant for $750,000 from Orange County Community Foundation (OCCF)
May 19, 2024
Received grants
Identified 17 new grant, including a grant for $300,000 from Sandler Foundation
December 24, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsEnvironmental organizationsCharities
Issues
Land and water conservationEnvironment
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsOperates internationallyState / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
2010 Jimmy Durante Blvd Ste 230
Del Mar, CA 92014
Metro area
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
County
San Diego County, CA
Website URL
wildcoast.org/ 
Phone
(619) 423-8530
Facebook page
wildcoast 
Twitter profile
@wildcoast 
IRS details
EIN
77-0536297
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2000
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
C30: Natural Resources Conservation and Protection
NAICS code, primary
813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
112873
FTB Entity ID
2079391
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2025-01-15
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