Pine Cone Foundation FY2023 filing

Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Francisco, CA EIN 47-3256932 NTEE B82
Revenue
$111K
▲ +44%
FY2023 · Pt VIII · Ln 12
Expenses
$123K
▲ +16%
FY2023 · Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$255K
FY2023 · Pt X · Ln 32
To programs
90%
FY2023 · Pt IX · col B
Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$111K
FY2023▲ +44%
Expenses
$123K
FY2023▲ +16%

Supports California's farming, ranching, fishing, aquaculture, and foodways.

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Tax-deductible?
Yes
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Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list. Details →
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
1 funder — Carlyle Adams Foundation
$32K in the latest grant year. Details →
Spent on programs?
90% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing. Details →
Size and trend
<$100K
↑ +44% vs prior year Details →

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2023 (IRS tax year 2023).


Supports California's farming, ranching, fishing, aquaculture, and foodways.

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
San Francisco, CA
Website
pineconefoundation.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2023)
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Where the money goes · FY2023
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
90%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
25.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-11%
revenue over expenses, this year

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Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Total assets
$258K
FY2023▼ -11%
Total liabilities
$3K
FY2023▼ -72%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$12K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$258K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B90%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CPine Cone Foundation
EINHdr · item D47-3256932
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Francisco, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jpineconefoundation.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B82)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/CFO
$47,333Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jenny Hwa’s $50K as President/CFO is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jenny Hwa$50,000$47,333$44,500$40,000$40,000

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $110K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Development of two established endowments with the ecological agriculture center at shone farm and the united anglers of casa grande. The endowment allows for interns to be hired, paid a living wage while learning and aquiring farming and animal husbandry experience during which they earn their DEGREES.SEE attached.

$110Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$101K · 91%
Investment income$10K · 9%
Contributions & grants91%$101K
Investment income9%$10K
Total revenueLn 12$111K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.03
Program services90%$110K
Management & general7%$9K
Fundraising3%$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$123K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$52K
Total assetsLn 16$258K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$3K
Total net assetsLn 32$255K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $258K · Operating expenses/yr $123K
25.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $110K · Total expenses $123K
90%
Management & General
Management & general $9K · Total expenses $123K
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $3K · Total expenses $123K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $3K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $121K
$0.02 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $101K · Total revenue $111K
91%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $111K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $111K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $10K · Total revenue $111K
+9%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $123K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $111K · Prior year $77K
+44%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $255K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $111K · Expenses $123K
-11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $258K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $255K · Total assets $258K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $205K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $258K
80%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jenny Hwa · Reported title PRESIDENT/CFO · Highest reported compensation $47K · Total expenses $123K
39%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $51K · Total expenses $123K
42%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 90%——
Overhead ratio 7%——
Fundraising cost ratio 3%——
Revenue growth 44%——
Legal fee ratio 0.09%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$32K

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$45K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$111K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$77K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$293K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$79K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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