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Altadena Heritage FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Altadena, CA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 95-4190309Revenue $37K in FY2024

On file with the IRSaltadenaheritage.org730 E Altadena Dr, 91001-2351 · Altadena, CATax-exempt since Feb 1989Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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We advocate to our community about protecting, preserving, and raising awareness of our foothill communitys rich architectural, environmental, artistic, musical, scientific, and cultural heritage. We produce educational materials and live programs to inform the community on topics related to land use, history, arts, culture, and the personalities of Altadena, California.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · 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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $147K a year · 78% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
66 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 65.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $85
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$222K
88% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 88% of assets; over 80%.
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
$37K
-87% vs prior year
Spent
$46K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$31K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$37K
FY2024▼ -87%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$288K
FY2024$37K
FY2025$236K
Expenses
$46K
FY2024▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$50K
FY2024$46K
FY2025$25K
Net assets
$31K
FY2024▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$28K
FY2024$31K
FY2025$41K

From the FY2024 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 Feb 1989.

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% · $40K Management & general 13% · $6K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Hans Allhof
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gary Mendes
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Val Zavala
Recording Secrectary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Darrell Weber
Membership Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bill Stuart
Events Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Huan Gu
Social Media Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ken Haber
Director of Photography
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kathleen McDonnell
Grants Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Programs and updates

Protects and promotes local heritage through education and advocacy.

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3 programs · $15K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Golden Poppy Awards. Annually we award neighbors with exemplary water wise gardens at a Garden Party. We also feature historical presentations of properties and people. A student art contest awards cash to students and teachers for themed artwork contests that highlight community attributes.

$6Kprogram expense
02

Old Marengo Park is managed by Altadena. We have expenses for watering, gardening, and tree pruning.

$5Kprogram expense
03

Our free annual holiday gathering for our members only provides our community a gathering place in a historic home for an afternoon of idea sharing, property tours, music programs, historical presentations and fun events.

$5Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$85
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$85

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$37K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$30K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$97
Money outPt IX
$46K
Ln 25
Programscol B$40K
Managementcol C$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$31K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$253K
Total assetsLn 16$253K
LiabilitiesLn 26$222K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$30K
Government grantsLn 1e$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$97
Total revenueLn 12$37K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$31K
SavingsLn 2$222K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$253K
Total assetsLn 16$253K
LiabilitiesLn 26$222K
Net assetsLn 32$31K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$263K$253K
Total assetsLn 16$263K$253K
LiabilitiesLn 26$235K$222K
Net assetsLn 32$28K$31K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$17K$13K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$3K$788
InsuranceLn 23$2K$370$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$24K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$46K$40K$6K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $236K$25K$212K$41K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $37K$46K−$9K$31K 990 PDF
FY2023 $288K$50K$238K$28K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $36,634 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $276,803$30,017
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,382$6,520
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$97
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $288,185$36,634
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $49,846$46,130
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $49,846$46,130
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $238,339−$9,496
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $36,634 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $97 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$27,517
VIII-1e Government grants$1,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$30,017
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,520$6,520
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,617 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$36,634
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $46,130 across 6 lines filed
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,281 · Management $4,061$17,342
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,843 · Management $788$3,631
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $370 · Management $1,244$1,614
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,543$23,543
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $40,037 · Management $6,093 · Fundraising $0$46,130
Part X · Balance sheet $252,635 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $27,685$31,123
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $234,987$221,512
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $262,672$252,635
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $234,987$221,512
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $27,685$31,123
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $27,685$31,123
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $262,672$252,635
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $31,123 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$36,634
XI-2 Total expenses$46,130
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$9,496
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$27,685
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$31,123

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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