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

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Is it a real charity?
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
Are gifts tax-deductible?
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 years looks good.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
3 of 3
years in the black
Looks good: no deficit in the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
How much reaches the programs?
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more looks good.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Do they have reserves?
21 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more looks good.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Who is supporting them already?
2
named funders · $30K
Worth a look: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3 is worth a look.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
$0
liabilities
Looks good: debts are 0% of assets; 50% or less looks good.
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
15
independent of 15 voting board 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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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CCorte Madera Community Foundation
EINHdr · item D68-0349076
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 1995
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CCorte Madera, CA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFoundations & Grantmakers (T310)

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.04
Program services88%$148K
Management & general9%$14K
Fundraising4%$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$169K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
88%
of spending reaches programs▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
74.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -28% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+14%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -82% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +6%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$544K
FY2024$994K
FY2025$1.1M
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
FY2025$0
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$28K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 415

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$293K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$1.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed20.8

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$171K · 87%
Investment income$26K · 13%
Contributions & grants87%$171K
Investment income13%$26K
— government grantsLn 1e$20K
Total revenueLn 12$197K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.1M · Operating expenses/yr $169K
74.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $148K · Total expenses $169K
88%
Management & General
Management & general $14K · Total expenses $169K
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $7K · Total expenses $169K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $2K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $276K
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $171K · Total revenue $197K
87%
Government reliance
Government grants $20K · Total revenue $197K
10%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $197K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $26K · Total revenue $197K
+13%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $169K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $197K · Prior year $553K
-64%
Revenue CAGR
FY2021 $58K · FY2025 $197K
+36%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.1M · Beginning of year $994K
+6%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $197K · Expenses $169K
+14%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $0 · Total assets $1.1M
0%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.1M · Total assets $1.1M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $761K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.1M
72%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jana Haehl · Reported title Board Member · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $169K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $169K
0%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 88%——
Overhead ratio 9%——
Fundraising cost ratio 4%——
Revenue growth -64%——
Investment management fee ratio 0.4%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 0%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 15Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 15Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

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

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

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

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $197K$169K-64% 990 PDF
FY2024 $553K$115K+236% 990 PDF
FY2023 $165K$118K+59% 990 PDF
FY2022 $103K—+78% 990 PDF
FY2021 $58K— 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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2025

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
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

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