FRC connects people to the history and beauty of Fort Ross State Historic Park and Salt Point Park. We preserve and promote the complex legacies of the Native Kashia Pomo, Russian, Alaska Native, and early California ranchers who lived on these lands across centuries.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$66K 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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FY2022 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $44K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$66K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $12K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$35K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$602K
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$543K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$837K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$602K
FY2022▲ +33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$435K
FY2021$452K
FY2022$602K
FY2023$695K
FY2024$313K
Expenses
$543K
FY2022▲ +32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$451K
FY2021$412K
FY2022$543K
FY2023$907K
FY2024$404K
Net assets
$837K
FY2022▼ -4%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$832K
FY2021$872K
FY2022$837K
FY2023$624K
FY2024$654K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1977.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $480K Management & general 7% · $36K Fundraising 5% · $28K

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; $66K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$56,666Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$9,356Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ian Taylor’s $65K as Executive Dir. is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ian Taylor$65,000————
Jane Murphy—$57,125$9,356——
Sarah Sweedler—$4,605$56,666$53,750$51,675

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects people to park history and promotes diverse legacies of past inhabitants.

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1 program · $480K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Outreach

FRC staffs a bookshop and two visitor centers, publishes brochures and website content related to our parks, and funds two interpreters to share their knowledge with visitors. Our annual Fort Ross Dialogue conference, an independent forum which encourages collaboration, promotes our parks internationally.Youth Programming - FRCs outdoor…

$480Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$12K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$602K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$307K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$151K
Other incomeLn 4–11$97K
Money outPt IX
$543K
Ln 25
Programscol B$480K
Managementcol C$36K
Fundraisingcol D$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$837K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$377K
Total assetsLn 16$872K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$307K
Government grantsLn 1e$104K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$151K
Investment incomeLn 3$47K
Other incomeLn 4–11$97K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$602K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$377K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$377K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$308K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K
Other assetsLn 15$92K
Total assetsLn 16$872K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
Net assetsLn 32$837K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$334K$377K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$361K$308K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K$17K
Total assetsLn 16$923K$872K
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K$35K
Net assetsLn 32$872K$837K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
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$66K$58K$3K$5K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$213K$186K$9K$18K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$17K$16K$514$997
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$20K$977$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$167K$167K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$905$905
Office expensesLn 13$13K$11K$1K$532
Information technologyLn 14$8K$6K$1K$499
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
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$5K$5K$219$110
InsuranceLn 23$6K$3K$2K$284
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$2K$10K$174
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$543K$480K$36K$28K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $313K$404K−$91K$654K 990 PDF
FY2023 $695K$907K−$213K$624K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $602K$543K$59K$837K 990 PDF
FY2021 $452K$412K$40K$872K 990 PDF
FY2020 $435K$451K−$16K$832K 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
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Part I · Summary $602,140 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $276,579$306,769
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $45,589$150,791
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $33,195$47,240
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $96,800$97,340
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $452,163$602,140
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $261,639$318,700
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $150,222$224,028
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $411,861$542,728
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $40,302$59,412
Part VI · Governance 8 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $602,140 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $97,340 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$103,995
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$202,774
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$306,769
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $150,791$150,791
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $47,240$47,240
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 $248,131 · Excluded from tax $47,240$602,140
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $542,728 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
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 staffPrograms $57,725 · Management $2,821 · Fundraising $5,476$66,022
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $186,276 · Management $9,103 · Fundraising $17,670$213,049
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,601 · Management $514 · Fundraising $997$17,112
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,644 · Management $977 · Fundraising $1,896$22,517
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,800$1,800
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $5,236$5,236
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $167,008$167,008
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $905$905
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,317 · Management $1,317 · Fundraising $532$13,166
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,789 · Management $1,243 · Fundraising $499$7,531
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,849$4,849
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 amortizationPrograms $5,149 · Management $219 · Fundraising $110$5,478
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,287 · Management $1,931 · Fundraising $284$5,502
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,016 · Management $10,363 · Fundraising $174$12,553
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $479,566 · Management $35,524 · Fundraising $27,638$542,728
Part X · Balance sheet $871,992 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $333,924$377,404
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $19,212$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $14,856$549
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $75,219$77,029
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,799$626
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $22,334$16,857
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $360,519$307,838
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $91,689$91,689
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $922,552$871,992
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $28,748$35,449
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $50,736$35,449
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $757,795$697,379
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $114,021$139,164
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $871,816$836,543
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $922,552$871,992
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $836,543 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$602,140
XI-2 Total expenses$542,728
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$59,412
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$871,816
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$94,685
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$836,543

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