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FRIENDS OF SANTA CRUZ STATE PARKS

EIN 51-0183410 SANTA CRUZ, CA

Revenue 2024
$7,259,454
Expenses 2024
$7,669,963

Program services were 91.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
1000
Street
1543 PACIFIC AVE STE 206

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

FRIENDS OF SANTA CRUZ STATE PARKS IS A VITAL PARTNER TO CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS, CREATIVELY WORKING TO ENSURE PARKS AND BEACHES THROUGHOUT SANTA CRUZ COUNTY AND COASTAL SAN MATEO COUNTY ARE THRIVING AND AVAILABLE TO ALL.

  • Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks is a vital partner to California State Parks, creatively working to ensure parks and beaches throughout Santa Cruz County and Coastal San Mateo County are thriving and available to all. Friends innovative and collaborative community partnership invests in our cherished state parks and beaches, providing services and funding to support education, equity and inclusion, conservation, facilities improvements, historic preservation, and cultural events. Friends: provides visitor services in the parks by Visitor Service Aides (VSAs) and Senior Visitor Service Aides (SVSAs); operates stores in five parks and online; provides revenue for parks improvement projects and funding for Park employees to deliver interpretive and program services to the public, as well as maintenance services. Friends also provides staff to assist with: fundraising, grant-writing and membership; volunteer recruitment; event and project management; historic preservation, technology; equity and outreach; accounting; strategic planning; and communications and public relations.Specific accomplishments during the past year include, but are not limited to:Served 4,130 students on 96 trips in our Kids2Parks equity field trip program.Funded two State Parks facilities Maintenance staff at Castle Rock State Park and 4 State Parks facilities positions.Employed 100 Field Staff to support park operations.Funded volunteer and staff training, supplies, and support services.Funded 36 State Park Interpreters who provided educational programs at local parks and beaches.Participated in outreach events in State Parks and in the community.Planned and coordinated projects at the Castro Adobe State Historic Park including site interpretation, gardening, pest control, tree-trimming, minor maintenance and managing the adjacent Kimbro and McClune properties for park purposes. Documented policies and procedures of the Edna Kimbro Early California History Archives. Purchased database software, EmbARK, and started preparing and organizing files in the archive for scanning.Administered the Beach Wheelchair program, including supporting the annual Shared Adventures Day.Continued support of the long-term recovery of Big Basin Redwoods State Park including operating an online reservation system for day-use and supported seasonal shuttle operations, assisting in the creation of temporary camping at Rancho del Oso, and funds to improve in-park communications. Utilized donor designated funds to purchase materials for a 28-foot fiberglass bridge, decking and handrails for a new bridge on the Skyline to the Sea trail. Supported Seacliff recovery planning and utilized the Seacliff Recovery Fund to support expenses related to outreach for the public engagement process such as talking points, project website, presentation materials, social media, handouts, signage, banners, email updates, advertising, a short video, press releases and local media outreach, public events and more.Supported the completion of the new entrance sign at The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park.Purchased materials to build 10 owl boxes at Wilder Ranch for rodent mitigation and conservation of the historic Victorian buildings. Funded upgrades to the firewood shed at Manresa State Beach.Contracted for and facilitated payment for the construction of a new staging area at Ao Nuevo utilizing funds from Coastside State Parks Association, with project management from California State Parks.

    Expenses $7,010,789 · Revenue $6,453,602

As filed on the 2024 return.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • BONNY HAWLEY

    EXECUTIVE DIR.

    Total calculated
    $220,291
    From this org
    $207,625
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,666
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $207,625
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $12,458
    Nontaxable benefits
    $208
    Filer's total
    $220,291

  • PEGGY SUE DANIELSON

    OPERATIONS DIR.

    Total calculated
    $153,332
    From this org
    $143,526
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,806
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,526
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $8,612
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,194
    Filer's total
    $153,332

  • LAURA PASCAL

    FINANCE DIR.

    Total calculated
    $135,810
    From this org
    $127,008
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,802
    Hours/week
    40

  • JESSICA KUSZ

    PROJECT MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $126,994
    From this org
    $122,258
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,736
    Hours/week
    40

  • PAUL MARTINEZ

    FIELD OPS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $117,979
    From this org
    $109,797
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,182
    Hours/week
    40

  • NIKOLARA DUNBAR-JANSONS

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MAGGIE MATHIAS

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • STUART KITAYAMA

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • EILEEN CLARK-NAGAOKA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANN LAUTEN FAY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BARNEY LEVY JR

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHARLENE DUVAL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHARLIE KIEFFER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CURT SIMMONS

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ED NEWMAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARK GERBER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TAYLOR DIAL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MIKE MCMENAMY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANNABELLA SAKASAI

    FINANCE DIR.

    Total calculated
    $0
    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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $7,259,454
    Expenses
    $7,669,963
    Contributions
    $540,955
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $7,070,772
    Expenses
    $7,504,789
    Contributions
    $888,887
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $5,886,924
    Expenses
    $7,056,474
    Contributions
    $391,810
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,027,824
    Expenses
    $6,766,969
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,735,235

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,296,539
    Expenses
    $5,852,599
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,340,496

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,163,644
    Expenses
    $6,841,643
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,979,684

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,026,761
    Expenses
    $6,650,259
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,604,577

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,640,009
    Expenses
    $5,388,024
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,119,222

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,311,865
    Expenses
    $4,614,348
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,460,475

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,807,313
    Expenses
    $4,435,281
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,862,635

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,158,611
    Expenses
    $3,504,189
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,482,597

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,531,890
    Expenses
    $3,252,108
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,739,422

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $2,775,212
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,790,104

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

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

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.