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← THE MONO LAKE FOUNDATION

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THE MONO LAKE FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,226,688
Total expenses
$4,113,833
Contributions and grants received
$4,569,755
Grants paid
$37,910
Program service revenue
$98,474
Investment income
$350,324
Other revenue
$208,135
Total assets, end of year
$17,747,859
Total liabilities, end of year
$266,820
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$17,481,039
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,604,347
Management and general expenses
$199,450
Fundraising expenses
$310,036
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,604,347

Program services were 87.6% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,569,755

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,267,306

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MISC PROGRAMS/EVENTS

    total $98,474 · related or exempt $98,474

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $346,516 · excluded $346,516

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $71,327

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $71,327

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $71,327 · excluded $71,327

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,754,053

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

    securities $1,750,245

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $3,808

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $3,808 · excluded $3,808

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $291,355

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $154,547

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $136,808 · related or exempt $76,367 · unrelated business $60,441

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $35,910 · program services $35,910

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $2,000 · program services $2,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $154,128 · program services $142,496 · fundraising $11,632

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,284,852 · program services $1,187,876 · fundraising $96,976

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $27,460 · program services $24,931 · management and general $456 · fundraising $2,073

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $129,286 · program services $119,528 · fundraising $9,758

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $108,741 · program services $100,534 · fundraising $8,207

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $50,622 · program services $42,974 · management and general $7,648

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $178,084 · program services $157,115 · management and general $20,969

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $102,767 · fundraising $102,767

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $117,334 · program services $99,607 · management and general $17,727

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $858,695 · program services $728,962 · management and general $129,733

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $54,126 · program services $53,234 · management and general $317 · fundraising $575

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $533,727 · program services $476,318 · management and general $5,322 · fundraising $52,087

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $116,242 · program services $114,706 · management and general $42 · fundraising $1,494

  • 17 · Travel

    total $73,947 · program services $69,195 · management and general $3,804 · fundraising $948

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $82,352 · program services $79,115 · fundraising $3,237

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $78,579 · program services $77,087 · management and general $243 · fundraising $1,249

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $124,981 · program services $92,759 · management and general $13,189 · fundraising $19,033

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

    total $482,827 · program services $371,254 · management and general $0 · fundraising $111,573

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $257,723 · end of year $638,300

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $247,952 · end of year $267,785

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $131,312 · end of year $36,051

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $83,982 · end of year $113,573

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $120,146 · end of year $105,971

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

    $3,953,631

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

    $1,102,845

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,327,003 · end of year $2,850,786

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $12,125,281 · end of year $13,735,393

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $155,685 · end of year $266,820

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,838,369 · end of year $14,965,658

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,299,345 · end of year $2,515,381

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MONO LAKE FOUNDATION (KNOWN AS THE MONO LAKE COMMITTEE) IS A NON-PROFIT CITIZEN'S GROUP DEDICATED TO PROTECTING AND RESTORING MONO LAKE, ITS TRIBUTARY STREAMS, AND SURROUNDING LANDS, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT MONO LAKE AND THE IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT OF EXCESSIVE WATER USE, AND PROMOTING COOPERATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT PROTECT MONO LAKE AND MEET REAL WATER NEEDS WITHOUT TRANSFERRING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS TO OTHER AREAS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PRESERVE AND PROTECT MONO LAKE.

  • PROTECTION & RESTORATION: THE MONO LAKE COMMITTEE PROTECTS THE ECOLOGICAL HEALTH AND SCENIC QUALITIES OF MONO LAKE, ITS TRIBUTARY STREAMS, AND SURROUNDING LANDS. THE COMMITTEE ADVOCATES AND IMPLEMENTS RESTORATION PROGRAMS THAT HEAL THE DAMAGE DONE BY EXCESSIVE WATER DIVERSIONS TO LOS ANGELES IN PAST DECADES INCLUDING RAISING MONO LAKE TO THE STATE-MANDATED ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE LEVEL AND RESTORING THE HEALTH OF MONO'S TRIBUTARY STREAMS AND WATERFOWL HABITAT. WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND STATE, FEDERAL, AND REGIONAL GROUPS, THE MONO LAKE COMMITTEE SEEKS TO DEMONSTRATE THE INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN A HEALTHY ECOSYSTEM AND A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY. THE MONO LAKE COMMITTEE'S STATEWIDE WATER POLICY WORK FOCUSES ON USING THE LESSONS LEARNED AT MONO LAKE AS A TOOL TO ADVOCATE FOR CONSERVATION, RECLAMATION, AND WISE WATER USE. THE MONO LAKE COMMITTEE ALSO MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE PRESENCE IN LOS ANGELES, REFLECTING THE LONG-TERM INTERTWINED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY AND MONO LAKE.

    Expenses $3,604,347 · Grants $37,910 · Revenue $174,841

  • EDUCATION: THE MONO LAKE COMMITTEE SEEKS TO SHARE THE MONO LAKE STORY WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND A DIVERSE RANGE OF SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS. EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDE INTERPRETIVE WALKS AND CANOE TOURS AT MONO LAKE, BIRD WALKS, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOR SCHOOL GROUPS, WEEKEND FIELD SEMINARS, A PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTER WITH EXHIBITS AND A FILM, AND THE OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER THAT CONNECTS LOS ANGELES YOUTH TO THE SOURCE OF THEIR WATER. THESE PROGRAMS, WHICH REACH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ANNUALLY, EMPHASIZE PERSONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH UNDERSTANDING THE BALANCE BETWEEN MONO LAKE'S UNIQUE ECOSYSTEM AND HUMANS' NEED FOR WATER.MONO LAKE COMMITTEE COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDE VALUABLE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC. THE QUARTERLY MONO LAKE NEWSLETTER CONTAINS DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT PUBLIC POLICY, NATURAL HISTORY, AND OTHER ITEMS RELEVANT TO MONO LAKE AND IS MAILED TO THE MONO LAKE COMMITTEE'S 16,000 MEMBERS AND GIVEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE. THE MONO LAKE COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE, MONOLAKE.ORG PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF CURRENT NEWS AND INFORMATION ABOUT MONO LAKE.

  • SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH: THE MONO LAKE COMMITTEE RUNS THE MONO BASIN FIELD STATION TO SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN THE MONO BASIN BY PROVIDING HOUSING AND BASIC RESOURCES NEEDED FOR RESEARCH. THE INFORMATION GATHERED AT THE FIELD STATION IS INSTRUMENTAL IN UNDERSTANDING MONO LAKE AND IN SHAPING THE MONO LAKE COMMITTEE'S POLICIES AND SCIENCE-BASED LAND MANAGEMENT BY AGENCIES. THE MONO LAKE COMMITTEE ALSO RUNS THE VORSTER CENTER FOR MONO BASIN HYDROLOGY, A SCIENCE AND RESEARCH HUB FOR DATA COLLECTION, MODELING, ANALYSIS, FORECASTING, AND REAL-WORLD APPLICATION OF MONO LAKE AND MONO BASIN HYDROLOGY. THE MONO LAKE COMMITTEE ALSO MAINTAINS AN ONLINE LIBRARY FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, AND HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS AT MONOBASINRESEARCH.ORG.

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Sally Gaines

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • David Kanner

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Tom Soto

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Martha Davis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Doug Virtue

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Sherryl Taylor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Vireo Gaines

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Gina Radieve

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Kristine Zeigler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Geoffrey McQuilkin

    EXCUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $154,128
    From this org
    $149,639
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,489
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,639
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,489
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $154,128

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 committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
24 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202512979349301716

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