Save Mount Diablo EIN 94-2681735

Save Mount Diablo

EIN  94-2681735 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Walnut Creek, CA Founded 1980
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Verified accurate 8/20/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Connects communities to nature through educational outings and service projects, fostering conservation and diversifying involvement.
Leadership
Edward Sortwell Clement JR · Executive Director · $196K
Money in and out
$6.0M revenue, $4.0M expenses
Bottom line
64% program efficiency

Connects communities to nature through educational outings and service projects, fostering conservation and diversifying involvement. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $6.0M in revenue, $4.0M in expenses, and $27.3M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$6.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$4.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$27.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $2.1M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.18
Program efficiency
64%
of spending reaches programs▲ +17% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
26.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -9% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+34%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -18% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$6.0M
FY20250%
Expenses
$4.0M
FY2025▲ +13%
Total assets
$29.4M
FY2025▲ +7%
Total liabilities
$2.0M
FY2025▼ -6%
Total revenue
$6.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$4.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$27.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$2.1M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$29.4M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B64%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 317
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 417
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $2.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Land Acquisition & Land Use

Save mount diablo continues long-term negotiations to protect important PROPERTIES.- closed escrow and acquired the 98-ACRE ginochio schwendel property for $1,370,000 plus closing costs in march 2025. It is adjacent to SMD'S marsh creek 5 property.

$1.0Mprogram expense
02

Stewardship

Save mount diablo currently owns AND/OR manages 21 properties totaling 2190-ACRES. Save mount diablo also holds perpetual conservation easements on 3 properties, totaling 176-ACRES.- successfully stewarded the thousands of acres under our care (planting native species, removing invasive species, regular property monitoring, ETC.).- more…

$869Kprogram expense
03

Education & Outreach and Recreation

Save mount diablo offers numerous educational, outreach, and recreational programs to help directly connect our communities to nature and educate them about it, to provide opportunities to do service projects for our natural world, and to diversify the types of people served and involved with our land conservation work.

$638Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSave Mount Diablo
EINHdr · item D94-2681735
Principal addressHdr · item CWalnut Creek, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.savemountdiablo.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1980
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFRecreation & Sports (N32I)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1980

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a17
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b17
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$195,950Pt VII · Sec A
Land Conservation Director
$141,852Pt VII · Sec A
Finance & Administrative Director
$125,761Pt VII · Sec A
Land Programs Director
$118,331Pt VII · Sec A
Development Director
$114,531Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Edward Sortwell Clement JR’s $196K as Executive Director is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1841 $1–10M recreation & sports 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Edward Sortwell Clement JR$195,950$183,440$151,131
Edward Sortwell Clement JR$173,564$166,159
Seth Adams$141,852$135,504$106,355
Seth Adams$128,207$116,199
Monica Oei$125,761
Monice Oei$120,345
Sean Burke$118,331$112,080
Marcia Slackman$117,296

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$5.4M · 89%
Investment income$436K · 7%
Other revenue$157K · 3%
Program service revenue$60K · 1%
Contributions & grants89%$5.4M
Investment income7%$436K
Other revenue3%$157K
Program service revenue1%$60K
— government grantsLn 1e$850K
Total revenueLn 12$6.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.18
Program services64%$2.5M
Management & general18%$715K
Fundraising18%$711K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.0M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$626K
Total assetsLn 16$29.4M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
Total net assetsLn 32$27.3M
Months of cash on handcomputed1.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $8.8M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $4.0M · Less non-cash grants $3K · Cash operating expenses/yr $4.0M
26.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $2.5M · Total expenses $4.0M
64%
Management & General
Management & general $715K · Total expenses $4.0M
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $711K · Total expenses $4.0M
18%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $679K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $4.5M
$0.15 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $5.4M · Total revenue $6.0M
89%
Government reliance
Government grants $850K · Total revenue $6.0M
14%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $60K · Total revenue $6.0M
1%
Investment reliance
Investment income $436K · Total revenue $6.0M
+7%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $60K · Total expenses $4.0M
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $6.0M · Prior year $6.0M
0%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $4.4M · FY2024 $6.0M
+6%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $27.3M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $6.0M · Expenses $4.0M
+34%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $29.4M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $27.3M · Total assets $29.4M
93%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $8.2M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $29.4M
28%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Edward Sortwell Clement JR · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $196K · Total expenses $4.0M
5%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $2.2M · Total expenses $4.0M
56%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 64%
Overhead ratio 18%
Fundraising cost ratio 13%
Revenue growth -0%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 2%
Accounting fee ratio 1%
Fundraising fee ratio 1%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 21 grants · $276K · 2019–2024
Digital Story Company LLCFY2024$16,600
Nbc Universal Media LLCFY2023$15,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$11,597
Campaign to Protect San BenitoFY2023$10,000
Nbcuniversal Media LLCFY2022$12,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,951
Unitemized GrantFY2020$15,000
Nbcuniversal Media LLCFY2020$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$11,606
Unitemized GrantFY2019$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,000
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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
FY2025 (Latest)$6.0M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$6.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$3.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022not on file
FY2021$3.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$4.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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