PLATINUM2023

California Breakfast Burritos

Connecting people and donkeys

Ridgecrest, CA   |  https://californiabreakfastburritos.org

Mission

Our mission is to foster the sport of pack burro racing; to train, care for, and adopt wild and domestic burros; and to educate the public in the care, use, training and welfare of burros. California Breakfast Burritos is a non-profit public benefit charitable corporation and is not organized for the private gain of any person. It is organized under the Non-profit Public Benefit Corporation Law to exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, to foster national amateur sports competition, and for the prevention of cruelty to animals, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to charitable organizations.

Ruling year info

2020

President

Karin Usko

Vice President

Kelly Cosner

Main address

1901 S Pickrell St

Ridgecrest, CA 93555 USA

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EIN

84-3565797

NTEE code info

Animal Protection and Welfare (includes Humane Societies and SPCAs) (D20)

Livestock Breeding, Development, Management (K26)

Amateur Sports Clubs, Leagues, N.E.C. (N60)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.

Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Many donkeys end up in a situations where they are unused, unhandled, ignored, and without a purpose other than as possessions. Others lack donkey companionship, proper training (for owners & animal), correct feed, and exercise (both physical & mental).

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Pack Burro Races

CBB hosts traditional Pack Burro Races. These are open to both runners and hikers at competitive levels with pack burros, and introductory levels. Pack Burro Races promote a purposeful active lifestyle for both the burros and handlers while reminding everyone what these amazing animals can do. Working as a team, and carrying mining supplies reinforces the historic legacy and context of burros in the Southwest.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Children and youth

Introductory training sessions for people to learn about burros including their care, handling, and welfare. Sessions are customized with hands-on time spent with multiple animals, grooming, packing, hiking & running of trails in the California deserts & mountains.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Wild BLM burros are gentled and prepared for adoption. Basic training includes establishing trust with humans, sounds & motion. Handing to include brushing, halter, leading,, tying. lifting & cleaning feet, and loading in a trailer.

Population(s) Served
Adults

We bring burros to many events to introduce the public to adopted wild & domestic burros and pack burro racing, Events include parades, town festivals, assisted living facilities, high school football games, running & equestrian events.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Children and youth

Several times each year, we visit residents at assisted living facilities in the local community. This includes hands on sessions with the animals both out doors and inside the memory care unit. Elderly residents often recall thier youthful experiences with equines and animals.

Population(s) Served
People with disabilities
People with diseases and illnesses
Seniors
Older adults

Many donkeys end up in a a situation where they are unused, unhandled, ignored, and without a purpose other than as possessions. Others lack donkey companionship, proper training (for owners & animal), correct feed, and exercise (both physical & mental).

After careful evaluation, recovery, retraining, and rehabilitation, CBB matches donkeys with new owners and homes. These are continuously supported with assistance & advice to ensure success wherever possible. If the new home doesn’t work, we take back the burro without question and proceed again.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Adolescents
Adults
Adolescents

Where we work

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Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of animals rehomed

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Families, Adults

Related Program

Gentling wild burros

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of animals rehabilitated

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Many burros are misunderstood by thier owners and we must evaluate and re-train them trust to be handled, led, feet trimmed, trailer, tie, and to go on hikes. Overcoming bad experiences with farriers

Number of competition entrants

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Children and youth, Adults

Related Program

Pack Burro Races

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Number of entrants in our annual Run With The Burros pack burro race.

Number of training events conducted

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Adults

Related Program

Burro Boot Camp

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Burro boot camps train handlers to watch and relate to their burro. Driving, pack saddle adjustment, foot care, leading are covered on extended hikes or trail runs.

Total number of fields trips

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Public Advocacy

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

Wilderness hikes, training runs, parades, assisted living facility visits and other special events are a great opportunity to interact with the public. Participants and volunteers also handle burros.

Number of free participants of guided tours

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Adults, Children and youth

Related Program

Public Advocacy

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Visitors are invited to meet the burros, interact, ask questions, and learn about these desert animals.

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Goal 1 - Teach people about burros, their uses, care, and welfare.
Goal 2 - Rehabilitation, training and rehoming burros in purposeful active lives.
Goal 3 - Host & participate in pack burro races, festivals, and events that demonstrate these animals, their usefulness, and partnership to the public.

Training burros & people together

California Breakfast Burritos gentles wild burros and rehabilitates others, training them to trust humans and in basic handing.  We connect burros with people, playing matchmaker to place burros in the appropriate new homes.  Some are horse companions, some pack in the mountains or guard livestock, others are racing prospects, but all have the right new owners somewhere waiting to be discovered. We train the public through visits, hikes, and running events to these special animals, teaching how burros think and their magic properties.

Teaching burro owners is just as important, or more, than teaching the donkeys.  Individual training consultations are provided to solve problems with shy animals in existing homes, or basic boot camps hosted for new burro owners.  Focused on understanding the behavior and thinking like a burro, Karin has helped many succeed and forge new relationships.  Sometimes the burros and owner are not the right match, then we assist in swapping animals and finding donkey and human the right partner.

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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California Breakfast Burritos

Board of directors
as of 01/29/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Karin Usko


Board co-chair

Kelly Cosner

Kelly Anne Cosner

Randy Klassen

Karin Usko

John Eric Auborn

Tracy Marie Hall

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Not applicable
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 2/25/2022
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

The organization's co-leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

Equity strategies

Last updated: 02/25/2022

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Data
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.