San Francisco Conservation Corps FY2023 filing

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San Francisco, CA501(c)(3)EIN 94-2934014Revenue $5.8M in FY2023

On file with the IRSsfcc.org3450 3rd Street 1-D, 94124-1444 · San Francisco, CATax-exempt since Dec 1984Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The San Francisco Conservation Corps (SFCC) offers young people opportunities to develop themselves by developing their academic abilities and marketable job skills while addressing community needs through service work.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$275K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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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 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $108K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$275K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $50K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.3M
51% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 51% of assets; 50% to 65%.
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
$5.8M
+0.2% vs prior year
Spent
$6.2M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.8M
FY2023+0.2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$4.9M
FY2022$5.8M
FY2023$5.8M
FY2024$5.6M
FY2025$2.6M
Expenses
$6.2M
FY2023▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$5.4M
FY2023$6.2M
FY2024$6.3M
FY2025$3.3M
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2023▼ -15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$764K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 1984.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $5.5M Management & general 10% · $606K Fundraising 1% · $45K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $275K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$165,980Pt VII · Sec A
Director Eval.
$108,759Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
James Walker$185,000$86,335————
Marilee Eckert—$134,808$165,980$169,200$162,218$18,750
Debra Gore-Mann—————$168,893
Thomas Bowmar—$117,300$108,759———
Anil Kupuria—————$6,251

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers youth through service, building skills and academics while improving communities.

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3 programs · $5.5M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

The horticulture program also provides job readiness and technical skills training to young adults, with a focus on job skills development and learning agricultural skills through participation in farming and land management.

$2.4Mprogram expense
02

The recycling program provides job readiness skills training to young adults. Training is provided on a weekly basis to corps members who develop skills and environmental knowledge as they undertake various projects to benefit the environment.

$2.2Mprogram expense
03

The san francisco conservation corps, in collaboration with the john muir charter school, offers young adults in the corps an opportunity to be enrolled in one of 3 possible career pathways.

$883Kprogram 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 3 funders$50K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$222K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$6.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.5M
Managementcol C$606K
Fundraisingcol D$45K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$219K
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$222K
Government grantsLn 1e$186K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$5.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$219K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$219K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.0M
Other assetsLn 15$28K
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5266
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$290K$219K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3K$4K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.0M$3.0M
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M$2.3M
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M$2.3M
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$183K$163K$18K$2K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.6M$3.2M$283K$25K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$406K$361K$41K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$282K$251K$28K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$358K$286K$63K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$164K$103K$60K$852
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$598K$592K$5K$674
TravelLn 17$2K$1K$278
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$69K$69K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$83K$78K$5K$349
InsuranceLn 23$86K$79K$6K$698
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$389K$362K$26K
All other expensesLn 24e$977$794$183
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.2M$5.5M$606K$45K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.6M$3.3M−$684K$764K 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.6M$6.3M−$738K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $5.8M$6.2M−$411K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.8M$5.4M$400K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.9M$4.3M$520K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.0M$3.7M$264K$1.7M 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
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Part I · Summary $5,765,171 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $882,178$222,284
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,862,370$5,533,923
I-10 Investment income$2,215
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $11,470$6,749
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,756,018$5,765,171
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,633,214$4,427,782
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,723,090$1,748,479
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,356,304$6,176,261
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $399,714−$411,090
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,765,171 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$186,123
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$36,161
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$222,284
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,533,923$5,533,923
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,215$2,215
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $6,749$6,749
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 $5,540,672 · Excluded from tax $2,215$5,765,171
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,176,261 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 $163,180 · Management $18,335 · Fundraising $1,833$183,348
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,248,716 · Management $283,208 · Fundraising $25,375$3,557,299
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $360,957 · Management $40,557 · Fundraising $4,056$405,570
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $250,593 · Management $28,156 · Fundraising $2,816$281,565
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $286,105 · Management $63,276 · Fundraising $8,186$357,567
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $103,117 · Management $60,190 · Fundraising $852$164,159
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $591,706 · Management $5,121 · Fundraising $674$597,501
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,294 · Management $278$1,572
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $68,916$68,916
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $77,535 · Management $5,449 · Fundraising $349$83,333
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $79,374 · Management $5,792 · Fundraising $698$85,864
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $362,264 · Management $26,326$388,590
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $794 · Management $183$977
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,525,635 · Management $605,787 · Fundraising $44,839$6,176,261
Part X · Balance sheet $4,594,605 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $290,421$219,143
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,468,702$1,238,037
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $36,169$73,231
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,035,536$3,032,103
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,697$4,091
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $28,000$28,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,861,525$4,594,605
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $180,378$149,603
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,663,179$1,690,260
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,193,557$2,337,727
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $258,354$16,336
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,409,614$2,240,542
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,667,968$2,256,878
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,861,525$4,594,605
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,256,878 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,765,171
XI-2 Total expenses$6,176,261
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$411,090
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,667,968
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,256,878

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