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← SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS FUND

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS FUND.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,372,310
Total expenses
$2,128,738
Contributions and grants received
$2,201,643
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$162,231
Other revenue
$8,436
Total assets, end of year
$2,978,608
Total liabilities, end of year
$209,259
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,769,349
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,832,170
Management and general expenses
$125,962
Fundraising expenses
$170,606
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,832,170

Program services were 86.1% 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)

    $746,025

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,455,618

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $162,231 · related or exempt $162,231

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $22,242

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $16,905

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $5,337 · excluded $5,337

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME - TSHIRTS

    total $1,561 · related or exempt $1,561

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME - WC INSU

    total $1,538 · related or exempt $1,538

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,099

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,337,240 · program services $1,251,522 · management and general $50,027 · fundraising $35,691

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $119,469 · program services $112,714 · management and general $3,480 · fundraising $3,275

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,691 · program services $536 · management and general $95 · fundraising $1,060

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,228 · program services $878 · management and general $981 · fundraising $8,369

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,280 · program services $1,180 · management and general $5,780 · fundraising $1,320

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,332 · fundraising $2,332

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $59,138 · program services $52,546 · management and general $6,592

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

    total $171,537 · program services $40,008 · management and general $39,781 · fundraising $91,748

  • 24b · Other expenses: INTERN STIPENDS

    total $145,586 · program services $144,146 · management and general $1,440 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $123,377 · program services $118,633 · management and general $4,738 · fundraising $6

  • 24d · Other expenses: CONTRACT SUPPORT

    total $60,237 · program services $59,579 · management and general $658 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $89,623 · program services $50,428 · management and general $12,390 · fundraising $26,805

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $655,129 · end of year $1,106,419

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,653,901

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $49,187 · end of year $512,500

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,010 · end of year $3,820

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

    $12,181

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

    $12,181

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $274,477 · end of year $1,352,177

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $6,023 · end of year $3,692

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $113,950 · end of year $145,098

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $64,161

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,416,049 · end of year $1,378,987

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,109,728 · end of year $1,390,362

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS FUND (THE "FUND") OPERATES AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN THOUSAND OAKS, CALIFORNIA. THE FUND WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROTECT AND ENCOURAGE APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA ("SMMNRA") BY SUPPORTING THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ("NPS") ENDEAVORS IN THE SMMNRA. THE FUND ACHIEVES THIS MISSION BY PARTNERING WITH THE NPS TO FURTHER EDUCATION, SCIENCE, AND RESEARCH; IMPROVING PARK FACILITIES AND TRAILS; ENGAGING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND YOUTH IN EDUCATION; AND LEADING EFFORTS TO STEWARD THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES OF THESE BEAUTIFUL PARKLANDS. THE FUND'S OBJECTIVES ARE ORGANIZED AROUND THE FOLLOWING CORE PROGRAM AREA, WHICH ARE EDUCATION, HABITAT RESORATION AND TRAILS, OXNARD YOUTH ECOLOGISTS PROGRAM, MONARCH AND MILKWEED PROGRAM, WILDLIFE RESEARCH AND PROTECTION AND OUTREACH AND OTHER SPECIAL INITIATIVES.

  • SEE SCHEDULE O

    Expenses $990,612

  • SEE SCHEDULE O

    Expenses $487,435

  • SEE SCHEDULE O

    Expenses $127,614

  • OUTREACH AND OTHER SPECIAL INITIATIVES: THE FUND PROVIDES YEARLY SUPPORT FOR VARIOUS VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THE NPS AND ITS PARTNER PARK ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS, SUCH AS THE MOUNTED VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, THE MOUNTAIN BIKE UNIT, NATIONAL TRAILS DAY, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES. THE FUND ALSO SUPPORTS VARIOUS CULTURAL PRESERVATION PROJECTS INCLUDING ARCHEOLOGICAL RESEARCH PROJECTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AT THE SATWIWA NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN CULTURE CENTER.

    Expenses $226,509

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Kim Kovacs

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dennis H Washburn

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Annmarie Greenwood

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas Bliss

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tes Macaraya

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Asia Marie Evans

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Darrin Hurwitz

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elaine Lee

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marilyn Peake

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Deanna Armbruster

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $83,340
    From this org
    $83,340
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Nicole Kaplan

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $46,195
    From this org
    $46,195
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

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
2023
Filed
3 June 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202441579349300419

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