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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SAN MATEO COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$604,823
Total expenses
$741,019
Contributions and grants received
$601,946
Grants paid
$350,046
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$17,715
Other revenue
-$14,838
Total assets, end of year
$598,707
Total liabilities, end of year
$57,463
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$541,244
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$540,358
Management and general expenses
$78,664
Fundraising expenses
$121,997
Program service expenses (Part III)
$540,358

Program services were 72.9% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $59,530

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $87,930

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $454,486

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $17,715 · excluded $17,715

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $59,530

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $19,053

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$19,053 · excluded -$19,053

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $4,930

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $715

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $4,215 · unrelated business $4,215

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $350,046 · program services $350,046

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $111,351 · program services $33,405 · management and general $38,973 · fundraising $38,973

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $102,243 · program services $77,525 · fundraising $24,718

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $8,544 · program services $4,437 · management and general $1,559 · fundraising $2,548

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $15,675 · program services $8,935 · management and general $3,306 · fundraising $3,434

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $16,676 · program services $8,660 · management and general $3,021 · fundraising $4,995

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $2,120 · management and general $2,120

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $10,762 · fundraising $10,762

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,732 · fundraising $3,732

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $9,051 · fundraising $9,051

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $22,011 · management and general $22,011

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,098 · program services $1,695 · management and general $981 · fundraising $1,422

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,226 · management and general $1,226

  • 20 · Interest

    total $41 · management and general $41

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,226 · management and general $4,226

  • 24a · Other expenses: YOUTH FIELD TRIPS

    total $37,980 · program services $37,980

  • 24b · Other expenses: DONOR RENEWAL/ACQUISITI

    total $22,362 · fundraising $22,362

  • 24c · Other expenses: DESIGN

    total $10,761 · program services $10,761

  • 24d · Other expenses: SPECIAL EVENTS

    total $2,773 · program services $2,773

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $5,341 · program services $4,141 · management and general $1,200

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $67 · end of year $76

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $567,417 · end of year $555,488

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $6,078 · end of year $22,253

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $3,968

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $921

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,912 · end of year $1,477

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $110,226 · end of year $14,524

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $8,791 · end of year $57,463

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $381,439 · end of year $258,468

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $297,470 · end of year $282,776

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO CARE FOR, LEARN ABOUT AND ENJOY SAN MATEO COUNTY PARKS. WE FUND PROJECTS, PROGRAMS AND VOLUNTEER EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE 23 SAN MATEO COUNTY PARKS, FROM IMPROVING PLAYGROUNDS AND INTERPRETIVE FACILITIES TO STEWARDING THE PARKS' NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

INSPIRE PEOPLE TO CARE FOR, LEARN ABOUT AND ENJOY SAN MATEO COUNTY PARKS.

  • SEE SCHEDULE OALL OF THE FOUNDATION'S PROGRAMS HAVE A SINGLE FOCUS-PROMOTING, ADVOCATING FOR, PRESERVING, AND IMPROVING SAN MATEO COUNTY PARKS. THE SUPPORT FROM THE FOUNDATION IS DIRECTED TOWARDS:- MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING PARK INFRASTRUCTURE;- PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES PARTICULARLY FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH;- PROTECTING AND RESTORING HABITAT FOR THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES;- SUPPORTING VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS;- MANAGING THE SAN MATEO COUNTY PARKS COMMEMORATIVE BENCH AND TABLE PROGRAM.THIS SUPPORT IS EXECUTED BOTH DIRECTLY THROUGH THE FOUNDATION'S OWN SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AND INDIRECTLY THROUGH ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO SAN MATEO COUNTY PARKS.THE FOUNDATION FUNDS SAN MATEO COUNTY PARKS' PRESENCE ON THE FREE APP OUTERSPATIAL, PAYS FOR THE PARK ENTRY FEES FOR SAN MATEO COUNTY HEALTH PATIENTS AS PART OF THE FOUNDATION'S PARK PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM, HAS PROVIDED PART OF THE FUNDING FOR THE REMOVAL OF DISEASED AND DANGEROUS TREES AT COYOTE POINT, AND SUPPORTED MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AT MEMORIAL PARK. THE FOUNDATION AWARDS SMALL GRANTS TO COUNTY PARK RANGERS TO PURCHASE WILDFIRE-PREVENTION AND OTHER TOOLS, REPAIR BRIDGES AND CULVERTS, AND INSTALL NEW ADA AMENITIES SUCH AS WATER FOUNTAINS. THE FOUNDATION HAS ALSO CONTRIBUTED FUNDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SAN MATEO COUNTY PARKS 5-YEAR STRATEGIC INTERPRETIVE PLAN.IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, AMONG OTHER EFFORTS, THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS STEWARDSHIP OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES AT EDGEWOOD PARK AND NATURAL PRESERVE. LATELY, CONSERVATION EFFORTS HAVE FOCUSED ON THE RESTORATION OF THE PRESERVE'S SERPENTINE GRASSLANDS.THE FOUNDATION SPONSORS "BICYCLE SUNDAY", A YEAR-ROUND EVENT THAT CLOSES CANADA ROAD TO AUTOMOBILES EVERY SUNDAY SO CYCLISTS HAVE SAFE, CAR-FREE ACCESS TO THE ROAD.THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTS VOLUNTEER GROUPS IN ACCOMPLISHING THEIR MISSIONS RANGING FROM TRAINING DOCENTS TO ORGANIZING GROUPS FOR LITTER CLEANUP, TO PROVIDING TOOLS FOR WEEDING AND REPLANTING WITH NATIVE PLANTS.

    Expenses $540,358 · Grants $350,046

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Katy Coonan Rhoades

    CHAIR AND DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Mary Delong

    VICE CHAIR AND DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Beverley Talbott

    SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Larry Stites

    TREASURER AND DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Susan Eliot

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ann Kapoun

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Justin Knowles

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jessica Meng

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jan McFarland

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Korrine Skinner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michele Beasley

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $124,674
    From this org
    $111,351
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,323
    Hours/week
    40

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
22 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511139349301806

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