2008 ANNuAL REPORT - Catalina Island Conservancy
2008 ANNuAL REPORT - Catalina Island Conservancy
2008 ANNuAL REPORT - Catalina Island Conservancy
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Financial Highlights <strong>2008</strong><br />
49%<br />
17%<br />
11%<br />
10%<br />
21%<br />
40%<br />
31%<br />
21%<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
BEGINNING YEAR BALANCE 1 $2,970,944 $2,747,242<br />
REVENUE SOURCES<br />
Donations $3,371,685 40% $3,956,303<br />
Earned Income $4,218,406 49% $4,158,404<br />
Endowment Distribution 2 $939,642 11% $885,951<br />
Total Revenue $8,529,733 100% $9,000,658<br />
TOTAL (Beginning Balance + Current-Year Revenue) $11,500,677 $11,747,899<br />
EXPENSE DISTRIBUTION<br />
Ecological Health & Literacy<br />
(Conservation/Education) $2,707,317 31% $2,976,163<br />
Experiences with the Wild $1,804,358 21% $1,809,150<br />
Supporting Infrastructure $1,776,355 21% $1,614,836<br />
Administration $1,511,612 17% $1,575,790<br />
Development & Membership $847,148 10% $801,016<br />
Total Expense $8,646,789 100% $8,776,955<br />
ENDING YEAR BALANCE 1 $2,853,888 $2,970,944<br />
ten years of restricted<br />
(Dollars in thousands)<br />
$4,500<br />
$4,000<br />
$3,500<br />
$3,000<br />
$2,500<br />
$2,000<br />
$1,500<br />
$1,000<br />
$500<br />
$0<br />
$1,549<br />
$1,569 $1,422<br />
1999 2000 2001<br />
1<br />
Includes multi-year, donor-restricted project<br />
Destination <strong>2008</strong>: <strong>Catalina</strong>, Naturally!<br />
Volunteer Hours:<br />
20,712<br />
School and Youth<br />
Programs Unique<br />
Participants: 702<br />
Summer Naturalist<br />
Program Unique<br />
Participants: 2,892<br />
Equestrians:<br />
168<br />
Jeep Eco-Tour<br />
Passengers: 923<br />
Families in Nature<br />
Unique Participants<br />
(Nov. & Dec.): 65<br />
Hikers:<br />
7,783<br />
Nature Center<br />
(Avalon Canyon/Airport)<br />
Visitors: 55,728<br />
Wildlands Express<br />
Airport Shuttle<br />
Passengers: 7,288<br />
Landings at Airport in<br />
the Sky (Private and<br />
Commercial): 7,649<br />
<strong>2008</strong> – By the Numbers<br />
Invasive Species Treated: 38<br />
Inventory of Plants at the James H. Ackerman<br />
Native Plant Nursery: 17,000+<br />
<strong>Catalina</strong> <strong>Conservancy</strong> Divers conduct<br />
research in the <strong>Island</strong>’s offshore waters and<br />
participate in the Annual Avalon Underwater<br />
Cleanup: 462 divers<br />
Endemic plants and animals found on<br />
<strong>Catalina</strong> and nowhere else in the world:<br />
50 and counting<br />
Endemic <strong>Catalina</strong> <strong>Island</strong> fox population: 784<br />
Management of non-native bison at the<br />
end of <strong>2008</strong>: Approximately 200 animals<br />
Bald eagles: Approximately 25 residents<br />
Unaided bald eagle hatchlings: 6<br />
Other Outreach Program<br />
Participants: 685<br />
Bicyclists:<br />
1,176<br />
Youth Camp | Camper<br />
Nights: 204,330<br />
Vehicle Permits:<br />
1,058<br />
Runners/Joggers:<br />
1,349<br />
<strong>Conservancy</strong> Campgrounds<br />
Camper Nights: 59,929<br />
Game Management<br />
Participants: 219<br />
Laura Stein<br />
Volunteer Camp |<br />
Camper Nights: 2,295
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