2020 Annual Impact Report
EDUCATE,
PROTECT,
PRESERVE
Land Acknowledgement
Crystal Cove State Park is located on the traditional unceded lands of the Acjachemen and Tongva tribal nations. We are deeply indebted to these nations, whose members remain an important and valued part of our community today.
By the Numbers
EDUCATE
STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN DISTANCE LEARNING SINCE MARCH 2020
STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN CRYSTAL COVE CONSERVANCY’S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN CRYSTAL COVE CONSERVANCY’S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN DISTANCE LEARNING SINCE MARCH 2020
75% |
55 |
33,000 |
|---|---|---|
| OF STUDENTS FROM UNDERSERVED SCHOOLS | PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS | STUDENTS WHO HAVE PARTICPATED SINCE 2009 |
PROTECT
233 |
BUTTERFLIES OF 23 |
|---|---|
126 |
TIDEPOOL SPECIES IDENTIFIED BY COMMUNITY SCIENTISTS |
30 |
HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY INTERNS PARTNERING ON 8 CONSERVATION RESEARCH PROJECTS |
1 |
ACRE OF DEGRADED HABITAT RESTORED BY FIFTH GRADE SCIENTISTS |
72 |
MILLIMETER-LONG OWL LIMPET: THE LONGEST MEASURED BY VOLUNTEERS THIS YEAR |
PRESERVE
CRYSTAL COVE STATE PARK THIS YEAR
THE PARK
| INCREASE IN PARK VISITORSHIP SINCE COVID-19 |
58% |
| ACRES OF BACKCOUNTRY HABITAT |
2400 |
| ACRES IN THE CRYSTAL COVE STATE MARINE CONSERVATION AREA |
1150 |
| MILES OF PROTECTED COASTLINE |
3.2 |
| COTTAGES ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES |
46 |
| COTTAGES LEFT TO BE RESTORED |
17 |
2,000,000
A note from the CEO
Early winter sunsets.
Rainy days when the tunnel floods and Los Trancos Creek roars.
Counting butterflies at the Bowl.
Frog songs at night.
The long walk from Abalone Point to Treasure Cove.
Messages written in the sand.
Hot summertime hikes along Moro Ridge.
Backcountry campouts at Deer Canyon.
The osprey, the tidepools, the beaches, the cottages, the trails, the gnatcatchers and snowy plover.
Everyone who visits Crystal Cove finds something to love, and it’s our privilege to partner with our colleagues at State Parks to help safeguard it all and to inspire young people to continue to protect it for generations to come. As students struggle to keep learning and visitors flock to the park for solace and retreat, your support this year has been both essential and remarkable.
For the last eight months as our team has worked from home offices, guest bedrooms and kitchen tables, you have continued to come through for Crystal Cove – ensuring that students can continue to work as scientists on conservation projects, that important habitat restoration work continues and that all of those things we each love about the Cove remain forever protected.
Thank you for all you do to protect Crystal Cove State Park!
Kate Wheeler
President & CEO
Crystal Cove Conservancy
Board of Directors
Jeffrey Cole Past Chair
Leslie Ann ‘Teddie’ Ray 1st Vice Chair
Doug Le Bon 2nd Vice Chairman
Richard Swinney Secretary
Jerry Scheck Treasurer
Al Bennett At-Large
Glenn Bozarth
Nathan Chiaverini
Laura Davick, Founder Emeritus
Diana Lu Evans
Ralph Grippo
Michael A. O’Connell
Stephanie Quesada
Caleb Silsby
Eric Smyth
Crystal Cove Conservancy
Executive Staff
Dan Gee – President,
Crystal Cove Beach Cottages
State Park Representative
Central Sector Superintendent,
Orange Coast District, California State Parks
Crystal Cove Conservancy Team Members
John Adamson
Timothy Arehart
Chris Beiro
Rick Boufford
Erin Broughton
Khai Dang
Emily Delgado
Jordan Diemert
Holly Fletcher
Gregory Foulkes
Randy Gamache
Darrell Hograve
Kathrin Holt
Cheryl Jepsen
Tony Kaspar
Robert Kerman
Emily Killen
Katrina Lopez
Sara Ludovise
Kaitlin Magliano
Kian Maleki
Laura Morgan
Cindy Otto
Jesse Perez-Razo
Ralph Prieto
Myra Radlow
Shelbi Richardson
Andy Schoembs
Judi Simon
Tom Taylor
Erick Valdez
Chelsea Webb
Christian Williams
Matthew Yrad
Our Mission: EDUCATE, PROTECT, PRESERVE
EDUCATE
Nature was left to recharge, but our work became more important than ever. Our focus immediately shifted from “How can we bring students to the park?” to “How can we bring the park to our students?”
And then something remarkable happened.
The Conservancy launched 17 new distance learning programs between March and September and as word got out to teachers, we saw thousands more students participating in our programs, even as they learned from home. As distance learning continues into 2021, we remain deeply committed to our purpose – to give students the chance to bond with the natural world, become engaged in ongoing scientific research, to begin to see themselves as environmental scientists who can make meaningful change – all at no cost to students or schools.
We couldn’t have done it without you. Throughout the last year, you’ve continued to come through for Crystal Cove.
IMPACT STATEMENTS.
75% of students came from low income Title 1 schools
Crystal Cove Conservancy is committed to access and inclusion for all, ensuring that everyone, particularly those who have been historically excluded from public lands can access all the park has to offer. To mitigate the historic exclusion of Black, Indigenous and People of Color from public lands and the environmental cause itself, we intentionally partner with schools in communities of color and underwrite their costs to participate. Most of the students we serve come from under-resourced inland communities: three-quarters from Title 1 schools, more than half identify as Latino/Latina and almost 50% speak a language other than English at home.
We are likewise committed to creating access for people with disabilities, seniors, and other non-traditional park users. We offer programs for the blind and people with low vision, and help provide access for those with mobility issues by providing free outdoor wheelchairs and supporting ADA-accessible trails and cottages.
104 teachers took part in 8 teacher trainings
We remain deeply committed to supporting our partner teachers in the classroom, especially as distance and hybrid learning continue into 2021. By offering robust tested classroom lessons, extensive professional development, and classroom kits, we’re standing together with teachers in their commitment to real learning.
75% of students said it was the first time they had participated in real scientific research
Our programs go beyond designed experiments in the classroom, offering students the opportunity to engage in real science research and positively impact Crystal Cove’s ecosystems. From learning how to protect native seedlings and monitoring gnatcatchers in our backcountry to analyzing plankton samples and identifying fish in the Crystal Cove SMCA, every student observation has impact, whether it takes place in person on a field trip or afar during distance learning.
33% of students said that their experience influenced their college or career choices
We’re so proud of one of our first high school interns. In 2015, she spent the summer helping us design new ways to incorporate technology into our community science programs. Now, she’s completing her master’s in marine biology at UCSD, and is on her way to becoming a researcher in her own right.
Every year, we hear from teachers about more and more of their students deciding to major in STEM fields — and many of them point to their experience at Crystal Cove as the main reason why.
100% said that they thought it was important to understand how California’s coast is changing
California’s coastline faces tremendous threats — climate change, wildfire, human impact from a growing population. To deal with these incredible challenges, we need more conservationists.
Our education programs position students to investigate how these changes are impacting Crystal Cove State Park directly. As they go through our programs — exploring how the park is changing, analyzing data, and testing possible solutions — the experience provides students with an understanding of how important that work is.
PROTECT
Protecting Crystal Cove is a community effort. This year, we worked with UC Irvine researchers and Crystal Cove State Park’s hardworking natural resource management team to help ensure that, together, we can continue to protect the park. Although COVID-19 restricted in-person activity in the park, it’s had no dampening effect on our efforts to protect our precious habitats and landscapes.
Explore the map to learn about some of the conservation projects that, with your support, we’ve been able to help move forward over the past year.
OWL LIMPET
As part of a county-wide collaborative monitoring program run through the Orange County Marine Protected Area Council, Crystal Cove Conservancy partnered with Orange Coast College and UC Irvine students to monitor owl limpets in Crystal Cove’s tidepools. These quarterly counts help the State Park natural resource team assess how visitation is impacting the park’s tidepools.
SNAPSHOT CAL COAST
Despite the challenges of COVID-19, 70 volunteers spent hours documenting the plants and animals in our tidepools throughout 2020. They made over 600 observations and identified over 150 tidepool species. Their tireless work helps Crystal Cove State Park to understand how our marine ecosystems are changing.
BEACH MONITORING
As the infrastructure portion of the North Beach cottage restoration neared completion this year, we worked with coastal engineers from UC Irvine and underserved high school students to monitor how Crystal Cove State Park’s beaches are changing.
PROJECT CRYSTAL SITE
We continue to work arm-in-arm with students to continue the restoration of the one-acre Project Crystal site near the ranger station in Moro Canyon. This year, ten high school interns partnered with a researcher from Pomona College to study how mulch impacts invasive ant populations in Crystal Cove State Park.
MICHAEL & TRICIA BERNS ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY LOOP
Just as the Michael & Tricia Berns Environmental Study Loop welcomes visitors to Moro Canyon, it has also become the gateway to community science and conservation research for thousands of students and park visitors.
THE BOWL
The first phase of the Bowl restoration project came to a close this year, as UC Irvine researchers helped identify the best native seed mix to use when restoring this incredibly challenging site. This 10-acre restoration site remains a high priority project for Crystal Cove State Park staff over the next few years.
Since 2017, Crystal Cove Conservancy’s extraordinary volunteers have been tracking the diversity and abundance of butterfly species in Moro Canyon. This helps us better understand the health of the entire ecosystem. This year, even with counts being limited due to COVID-19 restrictions, we continued to document butterflies near priority restoration sites in Moro Canyon.
PRESERVE
The Heritage Legacy Project for California:
A note from the Committee Chair and Founder, Laura Davick
Photo: Fred Emmert, airviews.com
When I founded Crystal Cove Conservancy more than 20 years ago, we had big dreams and a bold vision for what this place could become, and we knew the restoration of our beloved beach cottages would be a key to achieving that vision.
I’m so pleased to be writing to you now, as we close out the infrastructure portion of the project and prepare for the first phase of cottage restoration over the coming days. The crew has completed the installation of more than 17 debris and retaining walls behind the cottages on the North Beach, the installation of power, water lines, and lift stations, and, if you’ve been by recently, you’re sure to have seen the removal of the chain link fence with the completion of the concrete pathway that will become a 650 foot long boardwalk running the length of the project along the beach.
When we began the North Beach restoration, four of the 17 cottages had to be completely disassembled, removed and placed in safe storage to provide access to the project. Now, some of those cottages will be returned to their original locations, restored to their midcentury roots, and eventually opened to the public as five new affordable overnight coastal accommodations.
And all of that matters – perhaps more than you know.
We’ve often heard people say that The Conservancy saved the Cottages, but the truth is, the cottages have saved Crystal Cove. These cottages, on their once-shaky foundations have held back the rising tide of development bearing down from all sides and have held fast to their original purpose – to be a gathering place for families and neighbors from all backgrounds – in doing so, they have become the true center of Crystal Cove State Park supporting important work in education and conservation.
Like so many relationships in the park, this one is a symbiotic relationship.
PROTECT
Student-collected data then, in turn, informs land managers’ responses to critical conservation questions in the Park and beyond through contribution to shared databases.
EDUCATE
In turn, these education programs, while developing young scientists’ minds and connections to our planet, provide rigorous and engaging science education for students through hands-on work on important conservation and habitat restoration work and research in the backcountry, in the water and on the beaches to mitigate decades of human impact.
PRESERVE
The cottages and food concessions in the park provide revenue and facilities to support important STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education programs in the Park and beyond.
PROTECT
Student-collected data then, in turn, informs land managers’ responses to critical conservation questions in the Park and beyond through contribution to shared databases.
EDUCATE
In turn, these education programs, while developing young scientists’ minds and connections to our planet, provide rigorous and engaging science education for students through hands-on work on important conservation and habitat restoration work and research in the backcountry, in the water and on the beaches to mitigate decades of human impact.
PRESERVE
The cottages and food concessions in the park provide revenue and facilities to support important STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education programs in the Park and beyond.
It has been an honor and joy to lead the campaign working to ensure the completion of this critical final project at Crystal Cove. Our success, in large part is because of you – our donors, supporters, colleagues and neighbors – who continue to come through as pledgemakers, advocates and friends. We remain filled with hope and gratitude as our shared vision of a fully restored Crystal Cove State Park inches ever closer to fulfillment.
Thank you for your support and friendship.
Founder, Crystal Cove Conservancy
Chair, The Heritage Legacy Project for California
Heritage Legacy Project for California
Donors and Pledgemakers
North Beach Champions ($5 Million and above)
California Coastal Commission
California State Coastal Conservancy
Cove Conservationists ($1.5M-$4,999,999)
Anonymous
Crystal Benefactors ($500,000-999,999)
Eva and Doug Le Bon
WWW Foundation – In Honor of M.H. Whittier
Cove Philanthropists ($100,000-499,999)
Glenn Bozarth
The Cheng Family in memory of Bao-ding Cheng
City of Newport Beach
BMJ Gregory Charitable Foundation, Bonnie Gregory
Michael Ray
Teddie Ray
Cove Contributors ($50,000-99,999)
Anonymous
Lori and Harley Bassman
Jeffrey and Paula Cole
Laura Davick
Gavin and Kerry Herbert
Stella Hiatt
James J. Moloney and Erin C. Walsh-Moloney
Mike and Linda Mussallem
Steen Family
Shelley B. Thunen
Cove Neighbors ($25,000-49,999)
Christine Carr, in Honor of Larry B. Porter
Crystal Cove Beach Cottages
Pierre and Judy d’Albert
Pat and Bonnie Fuscoe
Dan and Rosalie Gee
Patty and Greg Penske Family
Sheets, Paqette, and Wu Dental Practice
Ann and Eric Smyth
Jennifer Steele and Jay Bauer, in Memory of Vivian Vance Taft
Richard and Jody Swinney
Laura Tarbox
North Beach Donors ($1000-24,999)
Al Bennett and Rudi Berkelhamer
Lori Steen Bloom
Barbara Boatman
Karen Carlson
Alfred (Bud) Carter
Steven Craig
Gareth and Diana Evans
Carol Fontana
Mike and Karol Gottfredson
Doug Grossman
Lynn April and Gene Hartline
Randy Higbee Book Sales
Barbara and Wendell Maberry
Sue and Farmer Marschall
Jock, Lili, Ian, and Sean McGraw
Beverly and Bruce Nickerson
Stephanie Quesada and Vince Jackson
Deborah and Frank Rugani
Carolyn Sams
Gerald and Christine Scheck
Al Willinger
Special thanks to those who have provided critical advice and made program-related investments in this important historic preservation initiative including the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Resources Legacy Fund, and WWW Foundation in Honor of M.H. Whittier.
| Assets | Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | $3,632,667 | $2,921,108 |
| Accounts and pledges receivable | 244,938 | 495,371 |
| Inventory | 51,248 | 44,995 |
| Prepaid expenses | 30,059 | 67,882 |
| Investments | 3,623,853 | 9,546,093 |
| FIA prepaid contract obligations | 6,441,072 | 4,363,861 |
| Property and equipment, net | 48,367 | 63,154 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | $14,072,204 | $17,502,464 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Accounts payable | $1,083,233 | $1,228,371 |
| Accrued expenses | 374,468 | 128,020 |
| Accrued interest payable | 15,259 | 65,207 |
| Deferred revenue | 784,032 | 787,212 |
| PPP loan advance | 359,649 | – |
| Long-term debt | 8,311,700 | 10,000,000 |
| Total Liabilities | $10,928,341 | $12,208,810 |
| Commitments and Contingencies | ||
| Net Assets | ||
| Without donor restrictions | ||
| Board-designated for restoration activities | $52,462 | $52,462 |
| Board-designated for endowment | 67,514 | 68,358 |
| Undesignated | 1,019,987 | 2,482,515 |
| Total without Donor Restrictions | 1,139,963 | 2,603,335 |
| With donor restrictions | 2,003,900 | 2,690,259 |
| Total Net Assets | 3,143,86 | 5,293,594 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS | $14,072,204 | $17,502,404 |
Statement of Activities
| Revenue and Support | Without Donor Restrictions | With Donor Restrictions | Total 2020 | Total 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pledges and contributions | $352,624 | $1,404,342 | $1,756,966 | $1,283,158 |
| Special events, net | 168,108 | 242,950 | 411,058 | 469,254 |
| Memberships | 124,903 | 124,903 | 173,220 | |
| Interpretive Store revenue, net | 203,752 | 203,752 | 280,959 | |
| Cottage rental income | 1,111,005 | 1,111,005 | 1,434,062 | |
| Concessionaire income | 1,476,740 | 1,476,740 | 1,622,656 | |
| Investment income, net | 22,876 | 129,027 | 151,903 | 350,786 |
| Net assets released from restriction | 2,462,678 | (2,462,678) | 0 | 0 |
| Total Revenue and Support | $5,922,686 | ($686,359) | $5,236,327 | $5,614,095 |
| Expenses | ||||
| Program | ||||
| Concessionaire activities | $1,450,166 | 0 | $1,450,166 | $1,678,109 |
| Interpretive activities | 666,361 | 0 | 666,361 | 736,908 |
| Restoration activities | 3,677,259 | 0 | 3,677,259 | 4,754,637 |
| Cottage operations | 1,023,438 | 0 | 1,023,438 | 1,149,839 |
| Total Program Expense | $6,817,224 | $0 | $6,817,224 | $8,319,493 |
| Administrative | 327,792 | 0 | 327,792 | 288,219 |
| Fundraising | 241,042 | 0 | 241,042 | 308,406 |
| Total Expenses | $7,386,058 | $0 | $7,386,058 | $8,916,118 |
| Change in Net Assets | (1,463,372) | (686,359) | (2,149,731) | (3,302,023) |
| Net Assets, beginning of year | 2,603,335 | 2,690,259 | 5,293,594 | 8,595,617 |
| Net Assets, end of year | 1,139,963 | 2,003,900 | 3,143,863 | 5,293,594 |
Thank you!
Lifetime Giving (through June 30, 2020)
All donors who have given $25,000 or more in total are listed with cumulative lifetime giving totals.
$1 Million and Above
Anonymous
Michael and Tricia Berns
California Coastal Commission
California Cultural and Historical Endowment
California State Coastal Conservancy
$500,000 – $999,999
Gardner Grout Foundation
Eva and Doug Le Bon
Massen Greene Foundation
The Resort at Pelican Hill
$250,000 – $499,999
Beachcomber Management Crystal Cove, LLC
Laura Davick
HKA, Inc. Marketing Communications, Hilary Kaye
Newport Landing Whale Watching
Samueli Foundation
University of California, Irvine
WWW Foundation – In Honor of M.H. Whittier
$100,000 – $249,999
Anonymous
Rick Aversano
BMJ Gregory Charitable Foundation, Bonnie Gregory
Capital Group/Capital Group Co. Charitable Foundation
City of Newport Beach
Collazo Trust
Crystal Cove Beach Cottages
Firebrand Media LLC
Hexberg Family Foundation
Joan Irvine Smith & Athalie R. Clarke Foundation
Montage Laguna Beach
Mara and Keith Murray
Mike and Linda Mussallem
Tricia Nichols
Teddie Ray
Roger’s Gardens
Wendy and Fred Salter
Susan Tate
Ueberroth Family Foundation
Weingart Foundation
$50,000 – $99,999
Anonymous
Annenberg Foundation
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
Lori and Harley Bassman
California State Parks Foundation
Christine Carr
COAST Magazine
Jeffrey and Paula Cole
Croul Family Foundation
Cygnet Foundation
Karol and Mike Gottfredson
Stella Hiatt
Marriott’s Newport Coast Villas
Pacific Life Foundation
REI
Resources Legacy Fund Foundation
Joan Irvine Smith
Southern California Edison
Laura Tarbox
Shelley B. Thunen
Tourbillon and OMEGA (US)
Dr. Tammy Wong, Fostering Executive Leadership, Inc.
Ellen Wragge
Nancy and Arn Youngman
$25,000 – $49,999
4LEAF, Inc.
Wylie and Bette Aitken
Allergan Foundation
Bill and Angela Ashmore
Al Bennett and Rudi Berkelhamer
Rick and Diana Boufford
Glenn Bozarth
Comerica Private Banking
Cox Cares
Lucy Donahue
Diana Lu and Gareth Evans
First Foundation Bank
Fuscoe Engineering, Inc.
Dan and Rosalie Gee
Jackson Lewis P.C.
Barbara and Greg MacGillivray
Jeri and Danny McKenna
Mikimoto America
Miller Environmental, Inc.
James J. Moloney and Erin C. Walsh-Moloney
Neiman Marcus
Sonia and Victor Nichols
Annette and Bucky Oltmans
Orange County Community Foundation
Natasha and Todd Palmaer
Christine Pappas and Hugh Bradley
PBS SoCal
Patty and Greg Penske Family
Stephanie Quesada and Vince Jackson
Michael Ray
Ann and Eric Smyth
Jennifer Steele and Jay Bauer
Steen Family Foundation
Jody and Richard Swinney
Wells Fargo
Western Digital Foundation
Wheeler Foundation
Greg and Sharon Wohl
Young’s Market Company
Annual Giving (July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020)
Donors who have given $25,000 or more in their lifetimes are listed above with their cumulative giving.
$10,000 – $24,999
Argyros Family Foundation
Coastal Quest – Ocean Protection Council
Confidence Foundation
Henry L Guenther, Jr. Foundation
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
International Paper Foundation
John Kendall
Susie and Bob McIntosh
Sheets, Paqette, and Wu Dental Practice
Ginny and Peter Ueberroth
$5,000 – $9,999
Angels Baseball Foundation
Anonymous
Julie and Nate Chiaverini
Kim Clemens
Michelle and Tim Dean
Jack and Anne Gallagher
Karol and Mike Gottfredson
Jack and Sara Lowell
Jim McAleer
Joni Ravenna and Mitchell Sussman
RockForce Construction
Rosanna and Andy Rocker
Deborah and Frank Rugani
Diane and Rodney Sawyer
Cherilyn Sheets and Mark Moehlman
$1,000-$4,999
Anonymous
Jill Adams
Chris Alan Music
Kathleen Andersen
Baxter Kuo Family Fund
Jane and Charlie Birmingham
Lori Bloom
Jim Bradford and Debbie Howard
Meriam Braselle
John Budicin
Dr. James T. Caillouette and Gabrielle White
Karen Clark
David Degenhardt
Rick Delanty
Carol and Dell DeRevere
Expedia, Inc.
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Foundation for Sustainability and Innovation
Maria Furcolow
Bonnie and Pat Fuscoe
Gene Gamache
Gemini Timing
Tiffany Gillis
Betty and Bob Grant
Angela and Ed Grasso
Doug Grossman
Aaron and Jaci Gurewitz
Dr. Barbara Hamkalo
Gene and April Hartline
Higbee Gallery
Mary Hobbs
Sue and Paul Jarosz
Lynn and Dave Jochim
Suzanne and Robert Kaiser
Marty Kanselbaum
Katy and Dean Kitchens
Knobbe Martens
Dorothy Larson
Julie Laughton
Cheryl and Mark Law
Marcia and Hank Lawson
Jean Lien
Barbara and Wendell Maberry
Barbara and Scott Maccabe
Jean Marie
Mary and Bruce McDonald
Lili and Jock McGraw
David McLaren and Diane Nelson
Rachel and Bryan Milton
Miriam Moore
Carrie and Don Nikols
Michael Obermeyer
Mayor Will and Jenny O’Neill
Orange County Department of Education
James Papazis
PIMCO
Steve and Desiree Ralph Family Foundation
Janet and Walkie Ray
Elka Rieder and Gene Nalbandian
Marisa and Stephen Robbins
R. Roland Smith Family Foundation
Gerald and Christine Scheck
Rosalba Schimmel
Laura and Steve Scully
Jeff Sewell
Diane Shammas
Drs. Jean and Evan Siegel
W. Jason Situ
Brian and Maria Smith
Paula and William Steele
Jordan Sukut
Jerry and Doniel Sutton
Tom Swimm
James Swinden
Scott and Lisa Taylor
John Thompson
Meghan and Louis Weil
$500 – $999
Brant Aberg
Paulette Alexander
Gaja and Piotr Andzel
Diane and Jim Bailey
Paige and Bill Baker
Balboa Bay Resort
Joli Beal
The Benevity Community Impact Fund
Richard Berg
Courtney and Tim Blackburn
Jennifer Bolanis-Rogers – Get Organized, Inc.
Gobind Boyes
Jean Brodhead
Garrett Calacci
Phillip Capriccio
James and Ursula Carter
Tim and Rosalind Casey
Christine Coleman
Cynthia Conlon
John Connell
Susie Crider
Kevin Davidson
Nate and Liz deSousa
Daliborka Despotovic
Disney VoluntEARS
Laura Doyle and Bill Rose
John Eagle
Feyzi Fatehi
Barbara Ferguson
Carol Fontana
Pauline Frye
Tim and Mary Gannon
Maile and Gunther Gee
Lawrence Goelman and Virginia Cirica
Scott and Jane Hermes
The Irvine Museum
Craig G. Johnson
J. Stanley and Mary W. Johnson Family Foundation
Frances King
Barbara and Paul Krause
Lori and John Lambert
LASIK Center Medical Group, Inc,. Dr. Alexandra Chebil
Law Offices of Jonathan Franklin
Lorin Backe Photography
Margaret Lown
AJ Manas
Daniel Marshall
Beth and Robert Marusi
Roxanne McCafferty
Edward Merrilees
Jana and Michael Miller
Kirsten and Tom Minasian
Kimberly and David Monasterio
Erich Neubert
Newport Coastal Adventure
Dan Nilsen
Gail and Peter Ochs
Steve and Gail Orens
Hannah Palmaer
Angie and Rich Parker
Heather Pearson Norton
Cottie and Colin Petrie-Norris
Col. Eric N. Piper USMC (Ret)
Jan Ray
Gena Reed
Katherine and Stephen Ricossa
Gina Rosanski
Doug and Kirtsen Rugg
Elizabeth Salter
Marcus Seiden
Marja Dawn and Michael Selna
Claudette Shaw
Roxanne and Daniel Stetson
Marcia Stevens
Donna Stocking
Tom and Marilyn Sutton
Keith Swayne
Josh and Anna Trinh
Sheryl and Chris Van Ruiten
Ghaddi Vasquez
Richard Vogel
Adrea Wirl
William Woolley
Ann and Roger Worthington
Darlene Young
Peter Zeughauser and Qing Ye
Michael Zindell
Legacy Donors
Thank you to our supporters who have included Crystal Cove Conservancy in their estate plans.
Pierre and Judy d’Albert
Wendy and Kevin Cox
Laura Davick
Carol Fallon
Doug Grossman
Karen Eglin Living Trust
“A Night In With Crystal Cove” fundraiser
After hosting 17 galas outdoors on the bluff top, like the rest of the world in 2020, we shifted gears and took our 18th annual fundraiser virtual for “A Night In With Crystal Cove,” supporting our Science, Technology, Education and Math (STEM) school programs for underserved students. Our title partner, The Resort at Pelican Hill, was there every step of the way providing delicious meals to go for our sponsors. We had no idea what to expect and were beyond grateful for the support we received from our sponsors, supporters, and our community. We raised over $420,000, rivaling what our in-person events have raised over the years. We toasted our dear friend and longtime supporter, Madeline Swinden, who we lost this year and will be forever in our hearts and part of our Cove magic. We were honored to have Carl Safina, award-winning author and ecologist, as our guest speaker to share a thoughtful conversation about his work, his travels and our shared effort to inspire the next generation of scientists. In an unprecedented and unpredictable year, our supporters came through for us in a big way.
Crystal Cove State Park has always been a rare jewel along Orange County’s coastline: a burst of unspoiled green amidst a sea of urban gray, that one unchanging place in the sun. This year, when so many of us have spent more time than we’d like indoors and away from the people we care about, the tranquility of the Cove has become more important to us than ever before. It is space to recharge, a place to connect, and a reminder that the world will still be here waiting for us when it is safe for us to gather together once more.
Thank you for your support!
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