Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by SONOMA COUNTY REGIONAL PARKS FOUNDATION.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,514,607
- Total expenses
- $1,436,130
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,401,528
- Grants paid
- $1,101,869
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $113,079
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,898,397
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,898,397
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,272,347
- Management and general expenses
- $106,974
- Fundraising expenses
- $56,809
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,272,347
Program services were 88.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1c · Fundraising events
$71,778
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,329,750
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3 · Investment income
total $113,079 · excluded $113,079
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$71,778
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
-
9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
-
10a · Gross sales of inventory
$333
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$333
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $1,101,869 · program services $1,101,869
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
-
4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $0
-
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $181,212 · program services $144,970 · management and general $36,242
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $5,435 · program services $4,348 · management and general $1,087
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $0
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $16,407 · program services $13,126 · management and general $3,281
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $0
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $46,684 · management and general $46,684
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0
-
13 · Office expenses
total $0
-
14 · Information technology
total $0
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $0
-
17 · Travel
total $0
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
-
20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
-
23 · Insurance
total $4,819 · management and general $4,819
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24a · Other expenses: Donor solicitation letters
total $45,246 · fundraising $45,246
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24b · Other expenses: Miscellaneous
total $14,861 · management and general $14,861
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24c · Other expenses: Donor Database Vendor
total $7,992 · fundraising $7,992
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24d · Other expenses: Donor events/stewardship
total $7,142 · program services $3,571 · fundraising $3,571
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24e · All other expenses
total $4,463 · program services $4,463
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $93,456 · end of year $349,117
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $250,000 · end of year $0
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $1,250 · end of year $917
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $0
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,811,206 · end of year $1,548,363
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $335,992
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $408,595 · end of year $378,485
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,411,325 · end of year $1,519,912
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
The Sonoma County Regional Parks Foundation raises funds, fosters partnerships and advocates on behalf of Sonoma County Regional Parks. It solicits donations to help acquire, preserve and enhance 62 parks and trails throughout Sonoma County.
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Park Acquisition, Preservation, and Enhancement - The Parks Foundation contributes funds to support programs and activities in Sonoma County Regional Parks. Parks Foundation funding was directed to the following major projects in 2024-25:- A rainwater catchment system consisting of two tanks that can store over 45,000 gallons of water. The tanks were installed at Helen Putnam Regional Park: one near the parking lot restrooms on Chileno Valley Road and another by ranger housing. The stored water will be used to water sheep that graze at the park, managing fuel loads and promoting the growth of native wildflowers. The innovative water catchment system not only conserves groundwater and reduces reliance on the parks well, but also serves as a backup resource for fire suppression when needed.- Phase 1 reconstruction of Foothill Regional Park in Windsor, California, after the Kincade Fire. Reconstruction included a spectacular mosaic, titled Resilience, an 88-foot-long curved tile seat wall created by artist Angelina Duckett. The mosaic depicts the parks ecosystem recovery and native flora following the wildfire. The artwork acts as a gathering area and educational space near the park's entrance.- Provided initial funding for the reconstruction of Larson Park, located in The Springs neighborhood of the Sonoma Valley. - Concluded the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Spring Lake Regional Park, including a photo contest and equestrian picnic and ride. Funds raised during the year-long celebration supported improvements at Spring Lake Regional Park.- Regional Parks natural resources projects, including fire preparedness (vegetation management, creation of shaded fuel breaks, grazing to remove fire fuels) and protection of endangered plants and animals. The Parks Foundation focused with Regional Parks on purchasing and installing bear-proof garbage and recycling receptacles, as well as bear-proof food lockers, at Gualala Point Regional Park. - Installation of amenities like benches and picnic tables at Regional Parks- Tools and equipment to help Regional Parks' staff more successfully do their jobs, including an EV ATV, as well as electric tools to reduce parks carbon emissions.
Expenses $1,272,347 · Grants $1,101,869
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Education Programs and Community Engagement - The Foundation supports a number of programs at Sonoma County Regional Parks, including the following major projects in 2024-25:- Field trips that help students gain knowledge consistent with California state science standards through hands-on exploration in Sonoma County Regional Parks. More than 10,000 students benefited from these field trips, and more than one-third of these students came from disadvantaged schools. - Environmental education programs for underserved students and teens, such as the Youth Exploring Sonoma series, which invites teens from disadvantaged communities to enjoy outdoor recreation, engage in park stewardship, and benefit from leadership opportunities.- Regional Parks volunteer programs- The Water Safety Patrol, including purchasing hundreds of loaner life vests for use at the Russian River- Vamos a Nadar ("Let's Go Swimming"), a program that provides free swim lessons and water safety instruction for Spanish-speaking children and families- "Camperships" for underserved children to attend summer camps in Regional Parks- "Caminitos," a program that brings Spanish-speaking preschool-age children and their parents to a local park for a hike, healthy snack, storytime and crafts.
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Melissa Kelley
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $106,344
- From this org
- $106,344
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Nazar Eljumaily
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Pam Reed
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kathryn Peyton
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Channa Sweet
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kathy Haas
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Chad Dorr
Board Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Shaun Vongphakham
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Adam Jorge
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Elizabeth Palmer
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sylvia Lemus
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rob DeVenuto
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brant Arthur
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Stephen Sellick
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Diana Sanson
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
-
Sonoma County Regional Parks
$1,101,869
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 27 April 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202611249349303306
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