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Arques Maritime Preservation Foundation

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Sausalito, CA501(c)(3)Since 1995 EIN 94-3097708Revenue $148K in FY2025

On file with the IRSarqueschl.orgPo Box 2010, 94966-2010 · Sausalito, CATax-exempt since Mar 1990School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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To preserve traditional wooden boat building skills, design, navigation and boat replication

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $132K a year · 86% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$18K
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
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $5.7M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 14.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$148K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$144K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$5.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$148K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$135K
FY2021$183K
FY2022$141K
FY2023$185K
FY2024$130K
FY2025$148K
Expenses
$144K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$433K
FY2021$382K
FY2022$203K
FY2023$386K
FY2024$167K
FY2025$144K
Net assets
$5.9M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.6M
FY2021$5.7M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$5.3M
FY2025$5.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1990.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $112K Management & general 22% · $32K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $18K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Robert Darr
Executive Director
$17,600Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Larae Pearson
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Raymond Cage
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robert Darr$17,600$32,360$34,560$35,280$34,560$34,492

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

Preserves traditional wooden boat building skills, design, navigation, and replication.

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1 program · $112K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The preservation of traditional wooden boat building skills, wooden boat design and related maritime history

$112Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$148K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$146K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Money outPt IX
$144K
Ln 25
Programscol B$112K
Managementcol C$32K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$173K
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$146K
Total revenueLn 12$148K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$57K
SavingsLn 2$116K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$173K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34K
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$5.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$131K$173K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.2M$5.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34K$34K
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$5.3M$5.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$18K$15K$4K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$3K$735$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$715$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$0$7K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$144$101$43$0
Office expensesLn 13$28K$23K$6K$0
OccupancyLn 16$61K$49K$12K$0
InsuranceLn 23$14K$11K$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$9K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$144K$112K$32K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $148K$144K$4K$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $130K$167K−$37K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $185K$386K−$202K$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $141K$203K−$62K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $183K$382K−$199K$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $135K$433K−$299K$5.6M 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 $148,258 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,000$1,853
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,300$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $116,498$146,405
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $129,798$148,258
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $35,752$25,489
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $131,147$118,736
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $166,899$144,225
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$37,101$4,033
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $148,258 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,853
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,853
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $146,405$146,405
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $146,405$148,258
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $144,225 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $14,725 · Management $3,520 · Fundraising $0$18,245
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,936 · Management $735 · Fundraising $0$3,671
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,858 · Management $715 · Fundraising $0$3,573
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,600 · Fundraising $0$6,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $101 · Management $43 · Fundraising $0$144
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $22,618 · Management $5,655 · Fundraising $0$28,273
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $49,097 · Management $12,275 · Fundraising $0$61,372
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,933 · Management $2,734 · Fundraising $0$13,667
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,680 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,680
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $111,948 · Management $32,277 · Fundraising $0$144,225
Part X · Balance sheet $5,885,448 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $49,565$57,127
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $81,107$115,553
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $33,563$33,563
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,157,687$5,679,205
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,321,922$5,885,448
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,321,922$5,885,448
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,321,922$5,885,448
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,321,922$5,885,448
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,885,448 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$148,258
XI-2 Total expenses$144,225
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,033
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,321,922
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$559,493
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,885,448

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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