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Foothill Conservancy FY2020 filing

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Sutter Creek, CA501(c)(3)Environment EIN 68-0205572Revenue $130K in FY2020

On file with the IRSfoothillconservancy.org11 Randolph St, 95685-4197 · Sutter Creek, CATax-exempt since Dec 2004Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To protect, restore, and sustain the natural and human environment in Amador and Calaveras counties for the benefit of current and future generations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
56¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$35K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $10K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
56%
of spending
Worth a look: 56% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$35K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $250
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$22K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$130K
Spent
$146K
To programs
56%
Net assets
$63K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$130K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$130K
FY2021$147K
FY2022$131K
FY2023$124K
FY2024$66K
FY2025$111K
Expenses
$146K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$146K
FY2021$144K
FY2022$134K
FY2023$88K
FY2024$140K
FY2025$120K
Net assets
$63K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$63K
FY2021$65K
FY2022$63K
FY2023$99K
FY2024$25K
FY2025$16K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2004.

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

Where the money goes

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 56% · $82K Management & general 37% · $54K Fundraising 7% · $11K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $35K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Sherry Pease
Executive Director
$35,207Pt VII · Sec A
Pete Bell
Past Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marta Johnson
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Caryl Callsen
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Amanda Bohl
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kelsi Williams
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mara Feeney
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Craig Baracco’s $69K as Executive Director is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 135 <$100K environment 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Craig Baracco$68,886$26,926———
Sherry Pease———$37,172$35,207
Megan Fiske——$21,467——

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Protecting, restoring, and sustaining local environments for present and future generations.

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2 programs · $82K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

River and Watershed Protection and Conservation

Educating the public and participating in partnerships to protect, restore, and sustain the Mokelumne River and Consumnes Rivers and watersheds.

$56Kprogram expense
02

Sustainable Land Use and Communities

Educating the public and decision makers and participating in public processes to promote sustainable land use planning that protects the natural environment and communities.

$26Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Rnr Parker Family FoundationFY2025$250
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$250

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$130K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$98K
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Money outPt IX
$146K
Ln 25
Programscol B$82K
Managementcol C$54K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$63K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$83K
Total assetsLn 16$85K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$98K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$15
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Total revenueLn 12$130K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$83K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$83K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$85K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
Net assetsLn 32$63K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$79K$83K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$81K$85K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$22K
Net assetsLn 32$79K$63K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$35K$18K$14K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$40K$30K$8K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$971$807$21
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$5K$3K$494
Legal feesLn 11b$780$780$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$0$13K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$8K$0$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$344$0$344$0
Office expensesLn 13$5K$2K$2K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$4K$5K$0
OccupancyLn 16$4K$2K$2K$620
TravelLn 17$1K$446$107$552
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$590$95$495$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$466$466$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$572$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$11K$3K$721
Total functional expensesLn 25$146K$82K$54K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $111K$120K−$8K$16K 990 PDF
FY2024 $66K$140K−$74K$25K 990 PDF
FY2023 $124K$88K$36K$99K 990 PDF
FY2022 $131K$134K−$3K$63K 990 PDF
FY2021 $147K$144K$3K$65K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $130K$146K−$16K$63K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $130,476 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $118,187$98,324
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $16,151$14,143
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $109$15
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $44,127$17,994
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $178,574$130,476
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $56,665$84,434
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $82,986$61,918
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $139,651$146,352
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $38,923−$15,876
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $130,476 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $160 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$7,065
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$91,259
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$98,324
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$14,143
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$15
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $17,784$17,784
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $50 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$50
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14,368 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $17,784$130,476
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $146,352 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $17,604 · Management $13,850 · Fundraising $3,753$35,207
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $30,218 · Management $8,254 · Fundraising $1,226$39,698
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $971 · Management $807 · Fundraising $21$1,799
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,596 · Management $2,640 · Fundraising $494$7,730
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $780 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$780
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $13,130 · Fundraising $0$13,130
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,104 · Management $0 · Fundraising $2,000$10,104
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $344 · Fundraising $0$344
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,741 · Management $2,426 · Fundraising $1,163$5,330
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,500 · Management $5,083 · Fundraising $0$8,583
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,609 · Management $1,632 · Fundraising $620$3,861
IX-17 TravelPrograms $446 · Management $107 · Fundraising $552$1,105
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $95 · Management $495 · Fundraising $0$590
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $466 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$466
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $572 · Management $2,615 · Fundraising $0$3,187
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,916 · Management $2,801 · Fundraising $721$14,438
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $81,618 · Management $54,184 · Fundraising $10,550$146,352
Part X · Balance sheet $84,725 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $78,937$83,327
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,864$1,398
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $81,426$84,725
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,901$5,493
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$16,600
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,901$22,093
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $39,766$27,141
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $38,759$35,491
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $78,525$62,632
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $81,426$84,725
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $62,632 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$130,476
XI-2 Total expenses$146,352
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$15,876
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$78,525
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$17
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$62,632

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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