Tierra Del Sol Foundation

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Sunland, CA501(c)(3)Since 1971EmploymentEIN 95-2671260Revenue $29.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRStierradelsol.org9919 Sunland Blvd, 91040-1529 · Sunland, CATax-exempt since Feb 1971Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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We champion inclusion and value for all individuals with disabilities through creative pathways to employment, education, and the arts. (Continued on Schedule O)

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 409 employees.
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.9M a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$872K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 55% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
23
named funders · $400K
Looks good: 23 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.8M
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$29.2M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$26.8M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$18.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$29.2M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$20.1M
FY2022$21.2M
FY2023$24.7M
FY2024$26.0M
FY2025$29.2M
Expenses
$26.8M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$17.3M
FY2022$19.1M
FY2023$22.2M
FY2024$26.1M
FY2025$26.8M
Net assets
$18.1M
FY2025▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$11.1M
FY2022$13.2M
FY2023$15.7M
FY2024$15.7M
FY2025$18.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Feb 1971.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $23.4M Management & general 11% · $3.0M Fundraising 2% · $460K

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

27 people listed on the 990; $872K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$248,958Pt VII · Sec A
$192,564Pt VII · Sec A
$157,843Pt VII · Sec A
$152,936Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Prgm Officer
$119,270Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rebecca Lienhard’s $249K as President & CEO is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 414 $10–100M employment 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Rebecca Lienhard$248,958$249,986$223,791$206,313$196,605
Anne Marie Rosenstein$192,564$189,051$174,828$162,811$159,373
Nancy Bissonette-Andrew$157,843$155,288$133,491$122,740$120,018
Cathy Galarneau$152,936$146,125$130,981$123,685$124,228
Gabriela Sanchez$119,270$117,124———

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

Connects people with disabilities to jobs, education, and arts through inclusive programs.

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2 programs · $23.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To achieve productive and meaningful lives, Tierra del Sol provides a wide array of supports and services to more than 800 adults with developmental disabilities. Included in these services, but not limited to, are all aspects of job supports (i.e.

$19.4Mprogram expense
02

For some individuals we support, a college-level curriculum is not out of reach. Tierra del Sol has developed innovative and unique strategies to support college-level individuals with developmental disabilities to successfully navigate and graduate from the college environment.

$4.0Mprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$29.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$27.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$446K
Money outPt IX
$26.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$23.4M
Managementcol C$3.0M
Fundraisingcol D$460K
Owns and owesPt X
$18.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.9M
Total assetsLn 16$22.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$58K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$27.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$446K
Other incomeLn 4–11$227K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$29.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$4.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.4M
Other assetsLn 15$267K
Total assetsLn 16$22.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.8M
Net assetsLn 32$18.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5409
VolunteersI 620
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.0M$4.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.6M$8.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.3M$6.4M
Total assetsLn 16$20.0M$22.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.3M$4.8M
Net assetsLn 32$15.7M$18.1M
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$875K$172K$530K$173K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$19.0M$17.7M$1.1M$170K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.8M$1.7M$148K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.5M$1.4M$115K$26K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$41K$41K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$86K$40K$40K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$262K$262K
TravelLn 17$89K$61K$27K$438
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$27K$16K$5K$6K
InterestLn 20$50K$50K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$276K$190K$82K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.4M$989K$415K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$1.4M$970K$395K$45K
Total functional expensesLn 25$26.8M$23.4M$3.0M$460K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $29.2M$26.8M$2.3M$18.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $26.0M$26.1M−$120K$15.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $24.7M$22.2M$2.5M$15.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $21.2M$19.1M$2.2M$13.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $20.1M$17.3M$2.8M$11.1M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $29,156,393 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $967,305$1,096,364
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $24,140,431$27,386,281
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $352,285$446,392
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $557,936$227,356
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $26,017,957$29,156,393
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $21,598,642$23,153,628
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,538,938$3,675,913
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $26,137,580$26,829,541
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$119,623$2,326,852
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members22
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 $29,156,393 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$58,493
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,037,871
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,096,364
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $27,386,281$27,386,281
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $446,392$446,392
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $75,010$75,010
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$33,259
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $119,087$119,087
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $27,951,760 · Excluded from tax $75,010$29,156,393
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $26,829,541 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 $171,600 · Management $530,233 · Fundraising $173,184$875,017
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $17,698,905 · Management $1,093,629 · Fundraising $170,049$18,962,583
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,657,705 · Management $148,356 · Fundraising $16,693$1,822,754
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,352,612 · Management $114,710 · Fundraising $25,952$1,493,274
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $41,342$41,342
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,500$17,500
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $39,632 · Management $40,061 · Fundraising $6,087$85,780
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $261,879$261,879
IX-17 TravelPrograms $61,070 · Management $27,460 · Fundraising $438$88,968
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $16,410 · Management $4,592 · Fundraising $5,740$26,742
IX-20 InterestManagement $50,169$50,169
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $189,792 · Management $82,200 · Fundraising $3,734$275,726
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $989,046 · Management $414,793 · Fundraising $13,738$1,417,577
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $970,269 · Management $395,149 · Fundraising $44,812$1,410,230
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $23,408,920 · Management $2,960,194 · Fundraising $460,427$26,829,541
Part X · Balance sheet $22,908,827 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,039,571$4,917,926
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $94,118$85,175
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,987,571$2,606,260
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $423,947$628,379
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,313,838$6,356,730
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $969,732$1,086,471
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $6,663,813$6,960,737
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $507,603$267,149
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $20,000,193$22,908,827
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $934,601$1,256,186
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,363,963$2,562,258
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,285,464$4,774,142
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $15,487,957$17,985,454
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $226,772$149,231
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $15,714,729$18,134,685
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $20,000,193$22,908,827
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $18,134,685 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$29,156,393
XI-2 Total expenses$26,829,541
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,326,852
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$15,714,729
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$93,593
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$489
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$18,134,685

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

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