Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO MAINTAIN IN PERPETUITY THE HISTORIC POINT ARENA LIGHT STATION - INCLUDING THE 23 COASTAL ACRES IT ENCOMPASSESS, ITS 115 FT. LIGHTHOUSE TOWER, AND ITS 1896 FOG SIGNAL BUILDING FOR THE INSPIRATION, EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF ALL GENERATIONS TO COME.
TO MAINTAIN IN PERPETUITY THE HISTORIC POINT ARENA LIGHT STATION. SEE SCH. O.
THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES AND MAINTAINS THE POINT ARENA LIGHTSTATION (LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTRY OF HISTORIC PLACES IN 1991) AND PROVIDES PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE LIGHT TOWER AND MUSEUM. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES GUIDES TOURS TO VISITORS INCLUDING SPECIAL TOURS TO GROUPS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN. THE MUSEUM EXHIBITS INCLUDE THE RARE FIRST ORDER FRESNEL LENS, LOCAL ARTIFACTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS THAT TELL THE STORY OF LIFE ON OUR REMOTE COAST AND IN PARTICULAR THE LIVES OF THE FAMILIES WHO KEPT THE LIGHT BURNING AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTSTATION. ALSO, A POPULAR PROGRAM FEATURING GUEST LECTURERS PRESENTING SUCH TOPICS AS LIGHTHOUSE HISTORY, SEA LIFE, SHOREBIRDS AND LOCAL POMO INDIAN CULTURE.
IN 2014, LAND ADJACENT TO THE LIGHTHOUSE PROPERTY WAS DEDICATED BY THE US INTERIOR SECRETARY SARY JEWEL AS PART OF THE NEW CALIFORNIA COASTAL NATIONAL MONUMENT. THE LIGHTSTATION ROAD IS A PRIMARY ACCESS TO THIS PUBLIC LAND AND HAS ATTRACTED MANY NEW VISITIORS TO THE LIGHTHOUSE. THE MONTHLY GUEST LECTURE SERIES HAS GROWN TO INCLUDE PRESENTATIONS ON TOPICS FEATURING CLIMATE CHANGE, WHALE RESEARCH, AND LOCAL PLANT SPECIES AND WILDLIFE. FULL MOON TOURS AT THE LIGHTHOUSE HAVE BECOME VERY POPULAR ACTIVITIES. MAJOR MAINTENANCE PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN IN 2016 INCLUDE COMPLETE REMODELING OF THE ASSISTANT KEEPER'S HOUSE 4, RESTORATION AND STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENT OF THE GAZEBO, INSTALLATION OF A NATIVE PLANT EXHIBIT AND COMPLETION OF THE WHALE WATCH ROOM AIDED BY A GRANT FROM THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Mark Hancock | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $73,000 |
| Laura Franklin | CO-PRESIDENT | 1.7 | $0 |
| Glenn Funk | PRESIDENT | 1.5 | $0 |
| Mark Gross | DIRECTOR | 1.2 | $0 |
| Nicholas Epanchin | CO-PRESIDENT | 2.6 | $0 |
| Geoff Beaty | DIRECTOR | 1.2 | $0 |
| Larry Jacobs | TREASURER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Don Mccormick | DIRECTOR | 1.9 | $0 |
| Norm Fast | DIRECTOR | 1.2 | $0 |
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