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Wyland Foundation FY2023 filing

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Rcho Sta Marg, CA501(c)(3) EIN 33-0543876Revenue $631K in FY2023Latest return filed Nov 13, 2025

On file with the IRSwylandfoundation.org30265 Tomas, 92688-2123 · Rcho Sta Marg, CATax-exempt since Jun 1993Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Wyland Foundation works to protect and restore the world's ocean, waterways, and marine life by helping people understand that saving our ocean starts at home. By combining the inspiration of art with the knowledge of science, we empower communities to change behaviors, reduce pollution at its source, and build a culture of environmental stewardship.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $24K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $33K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$592K
59% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 59% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$631K
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$670K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$417K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$631K
FY2023▼ -20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$631K
FY2021$634K
FY2022$790K
FY2023$631K
FY2024$502K
Expenses
$670K
FY2023▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$627K
FY2021$737K
FY2022$699K
FY2023$670K
FY2024$576K
Net assets
$417K
FY2023▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$458K
FY2021$366K
FY2022$449K
FY2023$417K
FY2024$346K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1993.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $574K Management & general 7% · $50K Fundraising 7% · $45K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Steve Creech
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Greg Stone
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Carlton Lund
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Melody Howell
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ted Verdon
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Klingenmeier
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jan Dell
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jim Minarik
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II3 listed

Programs and updates

Protects and restores oceans and waterways by inspiring art and science-based community action.

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1 program · $574K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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See schedule owyland national mayor's challenge for water conservation:a friendly community-based competition between cities across the nation to see who can be the most water wise. Presented nationally by the wyland foundation and toyota, with major support from the U.S.

$574Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management INCFY2024$27K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$33K
Grants paid · 15 grants · $55K · 2020–2023
Maui United Way INCHI · FY2023$23,144
Unitemized GrantFY2022$16,875
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$300
Unitemized GrantFY2022$275
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,200
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,725
Unitemized GrantFY2021$750
Unitemized GrantFY2021$350
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$150
Unitemized GrantFY2020$100

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$631K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$526K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$187K
Investment incomeLn 3$812
Money outPt IX
$670K
Ln 25
Programscol B$574K
Managementcol C$50K
Fundraisingcol D$45K
Owns and owesPt X
$417K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$619K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$592K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$526K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$75K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$215K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$187K
Investment incomeLn 3$812
Gains on assetsLn 7−$887
Total revenueLn 12$631K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$339K
SavingsLn 2$281K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$619K
Accounts receivableLn 4$34K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$141K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$13K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$67K
Other assetsLn 15$135K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$592K
Net assetsLn 32$417K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$75K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$662K$619K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$78K$67K
Total assetsLn 16$996K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$547K$592K
Net assetsLn 32$449K$417K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$41K$41K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$273K$232K$32K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$18K$301
Payroll taxesLn 10$40K$35K$4K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$176K$158K$2K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$217$3K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$15K$2K
TravelLn 17$22K$21K$53$367
InterestLn 20$4K$3K$825
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$11K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$39K$24K$4K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$2K$4K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$670K$574K$50K$45K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2025 $502K$576K−$73K$346K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 $631K$670K−$38K$417K 990 PDF
FY2022 $790K$699K$91K$449K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $634K$737K−$102K$366K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $631K$627K$4K$458K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $631,231 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $734,789$525,575
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $137,776$187,309
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$71$812
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$82,819−$82,465
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $789,675$631,231
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $25,450$40,694
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $300,280$331,259
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $372,984$297,582
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $698,714$669,535
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $90,961−$38,304
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $631,231 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$86,159 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$214,985
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$310,590
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$75,389
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$525,575
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $187,309$187,309
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,699$1,699
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$887−$887
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,694$3,694
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $187,309 · Unrelated business −$86,159 · Excluded from tax $4,506$631,231
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $669,535 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $40,694$40,694
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $232,153 · Management $31,763 · Fundraising $8,647$272,563
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,462 · Fundraising $301$18,763
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,048 · Management $3,821 · Fundraising $1,064$39,933
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $158,362 · Management $1,779 · Fundraising $15,815$175,956
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $217 · Fundraising $2,797$3,014
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,835 · Management $2,444$17,279
IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,399 · Management $53 · Fundraising $367$21,819
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,302 · Management $825$4,127
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,997 · Management $1,600$12,597
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,034$13,034
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,209 · Management $3,857 · Fundraising $10,499$38,565
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,891 · Management $3,679 · Fundraising $5,621$11,191
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $574,386 · Management $50,038 · Fundraising $45,111$669,535
Part X · Balance sheet $1,008,919 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $381,911$338,583
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $280,349$280,587
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $51,720$33,913
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $122,721$141,172
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,300$13,284
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $78,117$66,657
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $64,056$134,723
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $996,174$1,008,919
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $168,006$227,682
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $228,710$214,388
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $150,000$150,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $546,716$592,070
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $448,830$366,849
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $628$50,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $449,458$416,849
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $996,174$1,008,919
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $416,849 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$631,231
XI-2 Total expenses$669,535
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$38,304
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$449,458
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,695
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$416,849

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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