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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,459,498
Total expenses
$8,174,650
Contributions and grants received
$8,524,600
Grants paid
$1,061,195
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$761,863
Other revenue
$173,035
Total assets, end of year
$19,892,583
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,513,129
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$16,379,454
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,825,846
Management and general expenses
$470,238
Fundraising expenses
$1,878,566
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,825,846

Program services were 71.3% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $3,956,510

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,568,090

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $86,572

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $490,928 · excluded $490,928

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,824,926

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $3,553,991

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $270,935

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $270,935 · excluded $270,935

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $10,097

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $14,494

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$4,397 · excluded -$4,397

  • 11a · Other revenue: EARNED REVENUE

    total $137,203 · related or exempt $137,203

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $38,837 · related or exempt $38,837

  • 11c · Other revenue: REGISTRATION FEES

    total $1,392 · related or exempt $1,392

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $177,432

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,052,745 · program services $1,052,745

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $8,450 · program services $8,450

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $511,451 · program services $306,870 · management and general $127,863 · fundraising $76,718

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,558,859 · program services $1,180,420 · management and general $76,244 · fundraising $302,195

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $64,495 · program services $48,832 · management and general $3,283 · fundraising $12,380

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $139,869 · program services $105,144 · management and general $8,503 · fundraising $26,222

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $154,648 · program services $112,149 · management and general $14,439 · fundraising $28,060

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,686 · program services $1,154 · management and general $532

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $52,800 · management and general $52,800

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $70,000 · program services $70,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $41,328 · management and general $41,328

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $29,964 · program services $3,172 · management and general $26,054 · fundraising $738

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $286,181 · program services $205,767 · fundraising $80,414

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $807,103 · program services $517,911 · management and general $2,643 · fundraising $286,549

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $277,451 · program services $205,057 · management and general $38,856 · fundraising $33,538

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $397,253 · program services $284,698 · management and general $46,346 · fundraising $66,209

  • 17 · Travel

    total $87,618 · program services $52,261 · management and general $24,926 · fundraising $10,431

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,079 · program services $1,079

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,843 · program services $1,321 · management and general $215 · fundraising $307

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $28,054 · program services $20,105 · management and general $3,273 · fundraising $4,676

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP

    total $2,418,440 · program services $1,520,580 · management and general $697 · fundraising $897,163

  • 24b · Other expenses: DIRECT PROJECT EXPENSES

    total $172,314 · program services $121,326 · management and general $1,614 · fundraising $49,374

  • 24c · Other expenses: EVENTS

    total $11,019 · program services $6,805 · management and general $622 · fundraising $3,592

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $4,072,801 · program services $2,756,973 · management and general $0 · fundraising $1,315,828

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,684,987 · end of year $2,928,320

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,267,620 · end of year $1,192,566

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $140,517 · end of year $76,935

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $19,744 · end of year $19,890

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $563,336 · end of year $235,635

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

    $498,448

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

    $497,680

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,611 · end of year $768

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $12,702,906 · end of year $13,761,002

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,910,748 · end of year $1,677,467

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $374,913 · end of year $725,420

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $1,085,962 · end of year $1,091,409

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,925,174 · end of year $1,696,300

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,269,207 · end of year $8,691,763

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,637,213 · end of year $7,687,691

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION IS AN INDEPENDENT, MEMBER-SUPPORTED NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO PROTECTING AND PRESERVING THE CALIFORNIA STATE PARK SYSTEM FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN CALIFORNIA'S STATE PARKS.

  • ACCESS AND EXPERIENCES: WHILE CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS ARE PUBLIC SPACES, MANY PEOPLE CANNOT ACCESS OR EXPERIENCE THEM. BARRIERS TO PARK ACCESS INCLUDE LACK OF TRANSPORTATION, COST OF VISITING, LACK OF AWARENESS OF PARKS OR THE ACTIVITIES THEY OFFER, CLOSURES, AND MORE. THOUGH WE ARE WORKING TO REDUCE THESE BARRIERS, THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CALIFORNIAN FEELS WELCOME IN AND CAN ENJOY STATE PARKS. THIS FISCAL YEAR WE PROVIDED 40 GRANTS DIRECTLY TO PARKS AND PARK PARTNERS VIA OUR PARK IMPROVEMENT AND TRAILS FOR ALL GRANTS, GRANTS FOR PARK PARTICIPATION IN CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS WEEK, AND FOR MAINTENANCE AT SILVER STRAND STATE BEACH AND CHINO HILLS STATE PARK.

    Expenses $1,011,732 · Grants $860,224 · Revenue $30,813

  • CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION'S PARK STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM ORGANIZES VOLUNTEER WORKDAYS YEAR-ROUND TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE STATE PARKS ACROSS CALIFORNIA BY ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEMANDS ON NATURAL RESOURCES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS, OUR PROGRAM GENERATES HIGH-QUALITY WORKDAY SERVICE PROJECTS TO ATTEND TO UNMET NEEDS AND ENGAGE CALIFORNIANS WITH THEIR LOCAL PARKS, INCLUDING SIGNATURE EARTH DAY CLIMATE ACTION WORKDAY EVENTS IN APRIL. BY EXPANDING PARK STAFF'S CAPACITY, VOLUNTEERS HELP OVERCOME RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS AND CARRY OUT ESSENTIAL TASKS SUCH AS TRAIL MAINTENANCE, HABITAT RESTORATION, PLANTING, AND MORE. THEIR INVOLVEMENT FOSTERS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND CONNECTION, SPREADING AWARENESS AND INSPIRING OTHERS TO APPRECIATE AND PROTECT THESE NATURAL AND CULTURAL TREASURES. OVERALL, OUR VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY PROVIDED 10,410 HOURS OF SERVICE EQUATING TO 5,287 NATIVE PLANTS INSTALLED, 4.42 MILES OF TRAIL RESTORED, 6,124 SQUARE FEET OF FIRE BUFFER ZONES CREATED, AND OVER 172 BAGS OF TRASH AND RECYCLING COLLECTED. OUR EARTH DAY CLIMATE ACTION 2024 GRANTED A TOTAL OF $57,305 TO 12 STATE PARKS AND PARK PARTNERS TO SUPPORT VEGETATION MANAGEMENT NEEDS AS WELL AS ONGOING MAINTENANCE NEEDS, INCLUDING TRAILS AND FENCING.

    Expenses $1,002,984 · Grants $57,306 · Revenue $30,547

  • CLIMATE RESILIENCE: WE ARE USING THE BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE AND RESEARCH TO LEARN DEEPLY ABOUT CLIMATE THREATS AND SOLUTIONS, EDUCATE CALIFORNIANS AND THE LEGISLATURE, INSPIRE PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTION, AND ULTIMATELY INFLUENCE POLICY AND LEGISLATION THAT PRIORITIZES THE COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE. THIS FISCAL YEAR WE PROVIDED 6 GRANTS DIRECTLY TO PARKS AND PARK PARTNERS FOR WILDFIRE RESILIENCY, MONARCH CONSERVATION, TO YOSEMITE SLOUGH WETLAND RESTORATION PROJECT AT CANDLESTICK POINT STATE RECREATION AREA, AND TO ANO NUEVO STATE PARK HABITAT IMPROVEMENT.

    Expenses $415,198 · Grants $143,665 · Revenue $12,645

  • THE CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION IS A SUPPORTER OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WHO PARTNER WITH CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS IN THEIR AREA ACROSS THE STATE. THE FOUNDATION MADE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THESE GROUP, INCLUDING FUNDRAISING, FISCAL SPONSORSHIP, CAPACITY-BUILDING AND OTHER KEY ELEMENTS OF ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDES ONGOING SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE FOR SEVERAL OTHER PARKS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

    Expenses $3,395,932 · Revenue $103,427

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Diane Ross-Leech

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Ryan T'Kindt

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Leslie Leonard

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Michon Coleman

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Rachel Alvarez

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Angel Barajas

    TRUSTEE (THRU 3/7/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Doug Beebe

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ben Cipollini

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • William Doolittle

    TRUSTEE (THRU 10/27/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jason Glickman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Meaghan Gorman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carol Hart

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Birt Johnson Jr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Virginia Chang Kiraly

    TRUSTEE (THRU 10/27/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • James Lau

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christiane Light

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Paul Luning

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gina Orozco

    TRUSTEE (THRU 10/27/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Keith Pettus

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Doug Rappoport

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rao Rapeta

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dan Skopec

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Darry Sragow

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mukund Srirangapatnam

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tanya Tan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nate Taylor

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Bob Walter

    TRUSTEE (THRU 10/27/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Josh Wood

    TRUSTEE (THRU 2/9/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cindy Yang

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Emily Young

    TRUSTEE (THRU 4/18/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rachel Norton

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $203,321
    From this org
    $180,006
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,315
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,006
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,482
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,833
    Filer's total
    $203,321
  • Cassandra Stockton

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $142,053
    From this org
    $127,851
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,202
    Hours/week
    37.5
  • Ashley Moore

    DIR. OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $166,077
    From this org
    $151,255
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,822
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,255
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,587
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,235
    Filer's total
    $166,077
  • Randolph Widera

    DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $156,583
    From this org
    $148,981
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,602
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,981
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,602
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $156,583
  • Samantha Joseph

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $130,894
    From this org
    $117,740
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,154
    Hours/week
    37.5
  • Sydney McGowan

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL

    Total calculated
    $115,233
    From this org
    $109,746
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,487
    Hours/week
    37.5
  • Jessica Ro

    MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $115,245
    From this org
    $107,012
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,233
    Hours/week
    37.5
  • Emily Doyle

    PROGRAM MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $110,508
    From this org
    $101,847
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,661
    Hours/week
    37.5

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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

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
2023
Filed
7 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531289349302323

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