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← THE WEST MARIN FUND

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THE WEST MARIN FUND.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,387,977
Total expenses
$3,513,259
Contributions and grants received
$3,214,017
Grants paid
$2,345,521
Program service revenue
$11,000
Investment income
$162,569
Other revenue
$391
Total assets, end of year
$6,676,958
Total liabilities, end of year
$697,763
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,979,195
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,363,765
Management and general expenses
$76,573
Fundraising expenses
$72,921
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,363,765

Program services were 95.7% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $39,425

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,174,592

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $64,173

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICES FEE

    total $11,000 · related or exempt $11,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $162,569 · excluded $162,569

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $391 · related or exempt $391

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $391

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,345,521 · program services $2,345,521

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $168,215 · program services $142,021 · management and general $11,808 · fundraising $14,386

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $410,245 · program services $346,362 · management and general $28,797 · fundraising $35,086

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $37,971 · program services $32,059 · management and general $2,665 · fundraising $3,247

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $53,960 · program services $45,557 · management and general $3,788 · fundraising $4,615

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $9,203 · program services $8,895 · management and general $308

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $42,454 · program services $31,840 · management and general $8,491 · fundraising $2,123

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $13,207 · program services $8,175 · management and general $3,503 · fundraising $1,529

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $303,753 · program services $302,619 · management and general $511 · fundraising $623

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $25,728 · program services $19,291 · management and general $5,085 · fundraising $1,352

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $77,437 · program services $59,867 · management and general $9,957 · fundraising $7,613

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $18,724 · program services $15,809 · management and general $1,314 · fundraising $1,601

  • 17 · Travel

    total $569 · program services $480 · management and general $40 · fundraising $49

  • 24a · Other expenses: TELEPHONE AND INTERNET

    total $4,364 · program services $3,685 · management and general $306 · fundraising $373

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES AND MEMBERSHIP

    total $1,584 · program services $1,584

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $324 · fundraising $324

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $282,966 · end of year $143,160

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,604,588 · end of year $58

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $200,000 · end of year $50,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $4,425 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $727,475 · end of year $6,456,917

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,171,294 · end of year $26,823

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $393,156 · end of year $670,940

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $43,783 · end of year $26,823

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,148,581 · end of year $2,906,540

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,405,228 · end of year $3,072,655

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

WEST MARIN FUND IS A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION THAT INSPIRES GIVING AND MOBILIZES RESOURCES TO ENHANCE THE LONG-TERM WELLBEING AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL IN COASTAL WEST MARIN.

Activities or mission (Part I)

MISSION: WEST MARIN FUND IS A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION THAT INSPIRES GIVING AND MOBILIZES RESOURCES TO ENHANCE THE LONG-TERM WELLBEING AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL IN COASTAL WEST MARIN.OUR ACTIVITIES:WEST MARIN FUND PROVIDES GRANTS AND TRAINING FOR LOCAL NONPROFITS, AND CONVENES KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO HELP IDENTIFY AND FUND BALANCED SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGES FACING PEOPLE WHO LIVE, WORK AND VISIT IN WEST MARIN.THE FUND SERVES THE WEST MARIN COASTAL AREA, FROM MUIR BEACH IN THE SOUTH TO DILLON BEACH IN THE NORTH, AND THE CONTIGUOUS RANCH LANDS. THE AREA INCLUDES THE 11 UNINCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MUIR BEACH, STINSON BEACH, BOLINAS, OLEMA, INVERNESS, INVERNESS PARK, POINT REYES STATION, MARSHALL, DILLON BEACH, NICASIO, AND TOMALES.THE FUND IS A 501(C)(3) CALIFORNIA PUBLIC BENEFIT NONPROFIT CORPORATION. ALL DONATIONS TO THE WEST MARIN FUND ARE FULLY TAX-DEDUCTIBLE.

  • COLLABORATIVE IMPACTGRANTS AWARDED: $550KPROMOTING COLLABORATION AMONG ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS GAPS AND IMPROVE SERVICES IN WEST MARIN.EQUITY & JUSTICESUPPORTING LOCAL ORGANIZING SO PEOPLE CAN COME TOGETHER TO SHAPE THEIR LIVES ANDCOMMUNITY.ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITYOFFERING CAREER PATHWAYS,TRAINING, AND SMALL BUSINESSDEVELOPMENT TO FOSTER ATHRIVING LOCAL ECONOMY.ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS GRANTS AWARDED: $180KSTRENGTHENING THE SUSTAINABILITY AND IMPACT OF NONPROFITS SERVINGOUR REGION.EARLY CHILDHOOD EQUITYGRANTS AWARDED: $218KENSURING ALL FAMILIES AND CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION FOR A LIFETIME OFHEALTH AND SUCCESS.COMMUNITY ENRICHMENTGRANTS AWARDED: $120KFOSTERING A VIBRANT AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY AND EMPOWERING RESIDENTS TO TAKE ACTION ON LOCALCHALLENGES.HOUSING ACTIONGRANTS AWARDED: $205KACCELERATING THE DEVELOPMENT ANDIMPROVEMENT OF SAFE, STABLE, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN WEST MARIN.

    Expenses $3,363,765 · Grants $2,345,521

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Arianne Dar

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Catherine King

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • David Lawrence

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Amate Perez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Casaudoumecq

    FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Marcia Barinaga

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Maria Niggle

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Millicent Bogert

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Susan Byrd

    AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sarah Hobson

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $176,215
    From this org
    $168,215
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,000
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $168,215
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,000
    Filer's total
    $176,215

  • Valeria Brabata Gonzalez

    DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS AND IMPACT

    Total calculated
    $123,866
    From this org
    $115,788
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,078
    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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
COMPENSATION SURVEY, APPROVAL BY THE BOARD.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
27 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202600589349301715

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