Sugar Pine Foundation EIN 25-1909869

Sugar Pine Foundation

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Restores sugar pines and other white pines through community hands-on activities. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $225K in revenue, $232K in expenses, and $657K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
S Lake Tahoe, CA
Website
www.sugarpinefoundation.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$225KFY2025
Expenses
$232K
Net assets
$657K
People
6
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  25-1909869 Public charity (501(c)(3)) S Lake Tahoe, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Restores sugar pines and other white pines through community hands-on activities.
Leadership
Maria Mircheva · Executive Director · $92K
Money in and out
$225K revenue, $232K expenses
Bottom line
71% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$225K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$232K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$657K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$7K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
71%
of spending reaches programs▼ -5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
34.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -11% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-3%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -115% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$225K
FY2025▼ -7%
Expenses
$232K
FY2025▲ +23%
Total assets
$657K
FY2025▲ +10%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$225K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$232K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$657K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$7K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$657K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B71%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $166K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Fire Restoration

in 2025 we planted 22,510 tree seedlings to restore 300 acres with 1581 volunteers

$99Kprogram expense
02

Monitoring and watering of about 10,000 tree seedings planted over the past year

$41Kprogram expense
03

Environmental Education

in collaboration with the South Tahoe Environmental Coalition we lead educational stations for over 2000 k-12 students.

$25Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSugar Pine Foundation
EINHdr · item D25-1909869
Principal addressHdr · item CS Lake Tahoe, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.sugarpinefoundation.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2005

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$92,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Maria Mircheva$92,500$81,270$82,002$67,200$61,385$59,850
Tressa Gibbard$4,873$20,890$19,563$12,133$5,040

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$178K · 79%
Program service revenue$32K · 14%
Investment income$15K · 7%
Contributions & grants79%$178K
Program service revenue14%$32K
Investment income7%$15K
Total revenueLn 12$225K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.09
Program services71%$166K
Management & general20%$46K
Fundraising9%$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$232K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$39K
Total assetsLn 16$657K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$657K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $657K · Operating expenses/yr $232K
34.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $166K · Total expenses $232K
71%
Management & General
Management & general $46K · Total expenses $232K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $20K · Total expenses $232K
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $16K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $162K
$0.10 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $178K · Total revenue $225K
79%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $225K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $32K · Total revenue $225K
14%
Investment reliance
Investment income $15K · Total revenue $225K
+7%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $32K · Total expenses $232K
14%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $225K · Prior year $241K
-7%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $144K · FY2025 $225K
+9%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $657K · Beginning of year $598K
+10%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $225K · Expenses $232K
-3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $0 · Total assets $657K
0%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $657K · Total assets $657K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $618K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $657K
94%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Maria Mircheva · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $92K · Total expenses $232K
40%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $186K · Total expenses $232K
80%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 71%
Overhead ratio 20%
Fundraising cost ratio 11%
Revenue growth -7%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$225K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$241K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$196K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$255K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$172K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$144K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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