Ventana Wilderness Alliance A NON Profit California Corporation
Donations deductibleVentana Wilderness Alliance A NON Profit California Corporation's network
7 people5 organisationsi7 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Bruce | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Betsy Macgowan | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dottie Massey | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Jacobs | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Leor Pantilat | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Maria Ferdin | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Tom Hopkins | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Chamberlain | Executive Director | since 2022 |
| Mike Splain | Executive Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Chamberlain | Executive Director | 40 | $117k | ||
| Dottie Massey | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Betsy MacGowan | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Tom Hopkins | Vice President | 10 | $0 | ||
| Leor Pantilat | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| David Jacobs | President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ben Bruce | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Maria Ferdin | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Ventana Wilderness Alliance A Non Profit California Corporation
- EIN
- 770532467
- Address
- 288 Pearl St PMB 101, Monterey, CA, 93940-3036
- State
- California
- Mission
- The mission of the Ventana Wilderness Alliance is to protect, preserve, and restore the wilderness qualities and biodiversity of the public lands within California's northern Santa Lucia Mountains and Big Sur coast. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- C50 Environment
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Environment
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2000
- Principal officer
- David Jacobs (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 2000
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBetsy Macgowan
≥8years on the filingsDottie Massey
≥8years on the filingsDavid Jacobs
≥8years on the filingsMaria Ferdin
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $129k
- Total liabilities
- $10k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $118k
- Contributions and grants received
- $742k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 40
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $743k | $748k | Deficit $5k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.