Strawberry Seals INC

Tax-deductible

Tiburon, CA501(c)(3)Since 2006Recreation & SportsEIN 35-2281070Revenue $502K in FY2024

On file with the IRSstrawberryseals.com1 Blackfield Drive 340, 94920-2053 · Tiburon, CATax-exempt since Jul 2007Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The Strawberry Seals is a non-profit organization that exists to help children thrive as confident, fit and technically proficient swimmers. We nurture a life-long love of swimming by creating an environment where competition, team spirit, personal growth and a strong swim community flourish.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 20 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $33
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$502K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$455K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$439K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$502K
FY2024▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$230K
FY2021$320K
FY2022$423K
FY2023$398K
FY2024$428K
FY2024$502K
Expenses
$455K
FY2024▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$280K
FY2021$211K
FY2022$351K
FY2023$365K
FY2024$420K
FY2024$455K
Net assets
$439K
FY2024▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$167K
FY2021$277K
FY2022$348K
FY2023$381K
FY2024$389K
FY2024$439K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2007.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $448K Management & general 1% · $6K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Teaches children to swim confidently, fostering fitness, skill, and a lifelong love of the sport.

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1 program · $448K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Accomplishments for the Year Included

1.Host a year-round swimming program, served a total of 195 swimmers in Fall, 200 swimmers in Spring/Summer and 150 swimmers in Winter.2.Built an inclusive swimming community including youth from age 5 to 18, from 1st-year beginner swimmers to 10-year veteran advanced swimmers.3.Help more than 100 swimmers achieve cumulatively more than…

$448Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$33
Grants paid · 2 grants · $12K · 2023–2024

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$502K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$466K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$22K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Money outPt IX
$455K
Ln 25
Programscol B$448K
Managementcol C$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$439K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$437K
Total assetsLn 16$439K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$22K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$466K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$502K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
SavingsLn 2$425K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$437K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$439K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$439K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$425K$437K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$425K$439K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K$0
Net assetsLn 32$389K$439K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$7K$7K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3K$3K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$282K$282K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$24K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$931$931
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$62K$62K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$53K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$5K$587
Total functional expensesLn 25$455K$448K$6K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $428K$420K$8K$389K 990 PDF
FY2023 $398K$365K$33K$381K 990 PDF
FY2022 $423K$351K$71K$348K 990 PDF
FY2021 $320K$211K$109K$277K 990 PDF
FY2020 $230K$280K−$50K$167K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $501,693 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $24,564$22,361
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $391,464$465,796
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,422$13,536
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $428,450$501,693
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $11,500$9,600
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $260,666$308,617
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $148,181$136,503
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $420,347$454,720
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,103$46,973
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $501,693 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$22,361
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$22,361
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $465,796$465,796
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,536$13,536
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $465,796 · Excluded from tax $13,536$501,693
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $454,720 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $6,600$6,600
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,000$3,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $281,576$281,576
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,976$2,976
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,065$24,065
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $3,259$3,259
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $931$931
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,550$2,550
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,742$5,742
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $62,215$62,215
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,140$3,140
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $52,884$52,884
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,195 · Management $587$5,782
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $448,324 · Management $6,396 · Fundraising $0$454,720
Part X · Balance sheet $438,748 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,281$12,033
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $401,834$425,369
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$1,346
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $425,115$438,748
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $36,340$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $388,775$438,748
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $388,775$438,748
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $425,115$438,748
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $438,748 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$501,693
XI-2 Total expenses$454,720
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$46,973
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$388,775
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$3,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$438,748

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