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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BIG SUR FOOD & WINE FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$267,220
Total expenses
$286,805
Contributions and grants received
$214,843
Grants paid
$201,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$7
Other revenue
$52,370
Total assets, end of year
$17,431
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,730
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,701
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$201,000
Management and general expenses
$85,805
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$201,000

Program services were 70.1% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $214,843

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $98,171

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $7 · excluded $7

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

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $245,881

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $193,511

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $52,370 · excluded $52,370

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $201,000 · program services $201,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $21,225 · management and general $21,225

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $5,405 · management and general $5,405

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $13,278 · management and general $13,278

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,235 · management and general $5,235

  • 24a · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total -$438 · management and general -$438

  • 24b · Other expenses: POSTAGE AND PRINTING

    total $2,023 · management and general $2,023

  • 24c · Other expenses: SOFTWARE

    total $12,838 · management and general $12,838

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $6,345 · management and general $6,345

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $19,894 · management and general $19,894

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $20,243 · end of year $6,424

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $10,003 · end of year $11,007

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,958 · end of year $10,730

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $26,288 · end of year $6,703

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE BIG SUR FOOD & WINE FOUNDATION INC. WAS CREATED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE QUALITY AND VARIETY OF FOOD AND DRINK PRODUCED ON THE CENTRAL COAST OF CALIFORNIA (WITH EMPHASIS ON THE ABUNDANCE OF PRODUCE AND WINES AVAILABLE IN AND AROUND BIG SUR, CALIFORNIA); INITIATE, SUPPORT, AND FOSTER THE STUDY OF THE PRODUCTION AND CULTIVATION OF FOOD AND WINE; ENCOURAGE PREPARATION OF ENJOYABLE, HEALTHY FOOD; PROVIDE UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THE AREA OF BIG SUR, CALIFORNIA; ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO PROTECT AND RESPECT THE SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES OF THE BIG SURE AREA AND COASTLINE; IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS OF THE BIG SUR AREA BY PROVIDING FUNDS TO SUPPORT LOCAL CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS; AND ENGAGE IN ALL ACTIVITIES CONSISTENT WITH THE ABOVE-MENTIONED PURPOSES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

BIG SUR FOOD & WINE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS OTHER LOCAL NONPROFITS THAT BENEFIT HEALTH, SAFETY, EDUCATION AND ARTS IN THE BIG SUR COMMUNITY.

  • Community Foundation for Monterey County

    Expenses $92,000 · Grants $92,000

  • Big Sur Health Center

    Expenses $48,000 · Grants $48,000

  • Big Sur Unified School District

    Expenses $10,000 · Grants $10,000

  • Big Sur Grange

    Expenses $5,000 · Grants $5,000

  • Captain Cooper School

    Expenses $10,000 · Grants $10,000

  • Big Sur Fiddle Camp

    Expenses $5,000 · Grants $5,000

  • Big Sur Historical Society

    Expenses $4,000 · Grants $4,000

  • Big Sur Softball

    Expenses $3,000 · Grants $3,000

  • The Big Share

    Expenses $10,000 · Grants $10,000

  • Stage Kids

    Expenses $8,000 · Grants $8,000

  • Esselen Tribe of Monterey County

    Expenses $6,000 · Grants $6,000

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Aengus Wagner

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Matt Peterson

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Elsa Rivera

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Frank Pinney

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Amanda English Oliver

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523219349314592

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