San Francisco Conservation Corps FY2024 filing

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San Francisco, CA501(c)(3)EIN 94-2934014Revenue $5.6M in FY2024

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.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$338K 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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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 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
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$338K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.0 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
$3.4M
70% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 70% of assets; over 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
$5.6M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$6.3M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.6M
FY2024▼ -3%
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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
$6.3M
FY2024▲ +2%
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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
$1.4M
FY2024▼ -36%
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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 FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $5.3M Management & general 15% · $958K Fundraising 1% · $81K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $338K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$134,808Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Evaluation and Planning
$117,300Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$86,335Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Chair
$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 · $5.3M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

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.

$3.3Mprogram expense
02

The Horticultural Program 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

$1.4Mprogram expense
03

The San Francisco Conservation Corps, in collaboration with the John Muir Charter School.\, offers young adults in the Corps an an opportunity to be enrolled in one of three possible career pathways.

$554Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$44K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$6.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.3M
Managementcol C$958K
Fundraisingcol D$81K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$44K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$987
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$5.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.8M
Other assetsLn 15$28K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.4M
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$219K$12K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.0M$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M$3.4M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$325K$136K$172K$16K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.3M$3.2M$145K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$439K$424K$14K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$259K$240K$17K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$90K$38K$48K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$78K$33K$41K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$141K$59K$75K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$31K$13K$16K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$340K$143K$180K$17K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$37K$16K$20K$2K
InterestLn 20$95K$95K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$585K$508K$70K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$101K$43K$54K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$467K$454K$12K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.3M$5.3M$958K$81K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.6M$3.3M−$684K$764K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $5.6M$6.3M−$738K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $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 $5,587,954 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $222,284$44,250
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,533,923$5,538,027
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,215$987
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,749$4,690
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,765,171$5,587,954
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,427,782$4,359,637
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,748,479$1,966,056
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,176,261$6,325,693
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$411,090−$737,739
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 $5,587,954 across 13 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$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$44,250
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$44,250
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,538,027 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,538,027
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $987$987
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 $4,690$4,690
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,538,027 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,677$5,587,954
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,325,693 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $136,334 · Management $172,041 · Fundraising $16,230$324,605
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,178,983 · Management $144,707 · Fundraising $13,652$3,337,342
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $423,859 · Management $13,854 · Fundraising $1,307$439,020
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $240,395 · Management $16,700 · Fundraising $1,575$258,670
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $37,845 · Management $47,756 · Fundraising $4,505$90,106
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $32,753 · Management $41,331 · Fundraising $3,898$77,982
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $59,370 · Management $74,916 · Fundraising $7,068$141,354
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,852 · Management $16,218 · Fundraising $1,530$30,600
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $142,915 · Management $180,345 · Fundraising $17,014$340,274
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $15,513 · Management $19,576 · Fundraising $1,847$36,936
IX-20 InterestManagement $95,049$95,049
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $508,266 · Management $70,341 · Fundraising $6,636$585,243
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $42,628 · Management $53,792 · Fundraising $5,075$101,495
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $454,312 · Management $11,610 · Fundraising $1,095$467,017
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,286,025 · Management $958,236 · Fundraising $81,432$6,325,693
Part X · Balance sheet $4,846,212 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $219,143$11,595
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,238,037$1,356,852
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $73,231$40,041
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,032,103$2,786,700
X-14 Intangible assets$623,024
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $28,000$28,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,594,605$4,846,212
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $149,603$447,443
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,690,260$1,500,270
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,337,727$3,398,765
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $16,336−$672,447
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,240,542$2,119,894
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,256,878$1,447,447
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,594,605$4,846,212
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,447,447 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,587,954
XI-2 Total expenses$6,325,693
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$737,739
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,256,878
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$71,692
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,447,447

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