Corte Madera Community Foundation

Tax-deductible

Corte Madera, CA501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 68-0349076

Protect, preserve & enhance the quality of life in Corte Madera, CA

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $171K a year · 56% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
21 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $30K
Fine: 2 funders name 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
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$197K
-64% vs prior year
Spent
$169K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$197K
FY2025▼ -64%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$58K
FY2022$103K
FY2023$165K
FY2024$553K
FY2025$197K
Expenses
$169K
FY2025▲ +47%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$118K
FY2024$115K
FY2025$169K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$477K
FY2022$473K
FY2023$544K
FY2024$994K
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1995.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $148K Management & general 9% · $14K Fundraising 4% · $7K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990.

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

Programs and updates

Enhance quality of life in Corte Madera through protection and preservation efforts.

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3 program services account for $77K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Grant for the town's annual series of free concerts on Sunday evenings during the summer. Average weekly attendance of about 500.

$30Kprogram expense
02

Soccer Scholarships

provide subsidies to qualifying families to offset some or all of the fees for participating in youth soccer.

$28Kprogram expense
03

Through volunteer efforts, the committee has enhanced the Town with our beautiful hanging baskets, vibrantly planted median strips, street tree program and much more.

$19Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$30K
Grants paid · 12 grants · $151K · 2023–2025
Town of Corte MaderaFY2025$26,067
Unitemized GrantFY2024$25,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$19,577
Town of Corte MaderaFY2024$13,562
Unitemized GrantFY2024$11,306
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,274
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,763
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,725
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,392
Unitemized GrantFY2024$517
Refugia MarinCA · FY2023$30,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$197K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$171K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Money outPt IX
$169K
Ln 25
Programscol B$148K
Managementcol C$14K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$293K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$171K
Government grantsLn 1e$20K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$197K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$293K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$293K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$761K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$282K$293K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$713K$761K
Total assetsLn 16$994K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$994K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$148K$148K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$0$4K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$0$0$7K
Office expensesLn 13$831$0$831
Information technologyLn 14$7K$0$7K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$0$3K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$169K$148K$14K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $197K$169K$28K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $553K$115K$438K$994K 990 PDF
FY2023 $165K$118K$46K$544K 990 PDF
FY2022 $103K$473K 990 PDF
FY2021 $58K$477K 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $197,410 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$19,750
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$151,475
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$171,225
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $26,185 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$26,185
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $26,185 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$197,410
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $169,081 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $148,013$148,013
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $4,236 · Fundraising $0$4,236
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $6,583$6,583
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $831$831
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $6,629 · Fundraising $0$6,629
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,789 · Fundraising $0$2,789
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $148,013 · Management $14,485 · Fundraising $6,583$169,081
Part X · Balance sheet $1,054,322 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $281,645$293,465
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $712,807$760,857
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $994,452$1,054,322
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $994,452$1,054,322
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $994,452$1,054,322
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,054,322 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$197,410
XI-2 Total expenses$169,081
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$28,329
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$994,452
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$31,541
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,054,322

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