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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MOUNTAIN PARKS FOUNDATION OF SANTA CRUZ.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2024 , filed 4 March 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$1,245,393 changed to $1,198,493
Total expenses
$654,004 changed to $587,979
Contributions and grants received
$434,389 changed to $426,198
Investment income
$27,418 changed to $50,797
Other revenue
$783,586 changed to $721,498
Total assets, end of year
$1,965,561 changed to $1,922,121
Total liabilities, end of year
$50,675 changed to $49,569
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,914,886 changed to $1,872,552
Program services expenses
$528,563 changed to $529,183
Management and general expenses
$125,441 changed to $58,796
Program service expenses (Part III)
$528,563 changed to $529,183

Totals

Total revenue
$1,245,393
Total expenses
$654,004
Contributions and grants received
$434,389
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$27,418
Other revenue
$783,586
Total assets, end of year
$1,965,561
Total liabilities, end of year
$50,675
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,914,886
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$528,563
Management and general expenses
$125,441
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$528,563

Program services were 80.8% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $434,389

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $69,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $27,418 · related or exempt $27,418 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $650 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $650 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $650 · related or exempt $650 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $53,829

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

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $23,860

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $29,969 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $29,969

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,149,245

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $486,982

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $662,263 · related or exempt $662,263 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Net Unrealized Gains/Losses on Investments

    total $90,704 · related or exempt $90,704 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $90,704

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $130,478 · program services $117,430 · management and general $13,048

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $72,089 · program services $64,880 · management and general $7,209

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $35,954 · program services $32,359 · management and general $3,595

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $16,104 · program services $15,086 · management and general $1,018

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $20,050 · program services $18,045 · management and general $2,005

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $34,899 · program services $31,409 · management and general $3,490

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $31,006 · program services $27,724 · management and general $3,282

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $10,970 · program services $9,980 · management and general $990

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $7,061 · program services $6,831 · management and general $230

  • 17 · Travel

    total $778 · program services $667 · management and general $111

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,608 · program services $4,339 · management and general $269

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,111 · program services $7,705 · management and general $406

  • 24a · Other expenses: Bank Charges/Fees

    total $33,622 · program services $33,469 · management and general $153

  • 24b · Other expenses: Contract Labor

    total $70,507 · program services $62,659 · management and general $7,848

  • 24c · Other expenses: Facility Rent

    total $106,646 · program services $95,980 · management and general $10,666

  • 24d · Other expenses: Funds Transfer and other expenses

    total $71,121 · program services $0 · management and general $71,121

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $294,112 · end of year $212,381

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,123,491 · end of year $1,663,549

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $66,838 · end of year $72,077

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $17,912 · end of year $9,617

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $25,893

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $17,956

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $7,844 · end of year $7,937

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $43,548 · end of year $50,675

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,466,649 · end of year $1,914,886

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Provide resources to enrich visitors' experiences by expanding their knowledge and appreciation of the natural and cultural heritage of Henry Cowell Redwoods and Big Basin Redwoods State Parks.

  • Sales and distribution of educational materials about the natural and cultural history of California State Parks to approximately 2 million park visitors annually. Please Note: The COVID-19 pandemic and the CZU Fire at Big Basin Redwoods State Park and surrounding community, continue to impact the parks. As such, we do not have accurate visitation figures and are using prior reporting period figures.

    Expenses $516,090 · Revenue $654,072

  • We provide nature-based programs in Henry Cowell, Fall Creek and Big Basin Redwood State Parks that allow participants to experience health and wellness benefits connected with Nature. This program is a partnership between Mountain Parks Foundation, California State Parks, Stanford University, California State Parks Foundation and Santa Cruz County Parks Rx.

    Expenses $12,473 · Revenue $8,191

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Brenda Holmes

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $127,015
    From this org
    $127,015
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Judy Anderson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Julie Norton

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jim Anderson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Betsy Behan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Alden Johanson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Larry Tierney

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Eric Kennedy

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Jeremy Duterte

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Robin Musitelli

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
4 March 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202540719349301664

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