Montecito Trails Foundation EIN 95-6152328 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Montecito Trails Foundation FY2021 filing

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Maintains and preserves public trails in Montecito, Summerland, and Carpinteria. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $250K in revenue, $191K in expenses, and $2.7M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1964
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Santa Barbara, CA
Website
www.montecitotrailsfoundation.info
Filings
6 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$250KFY2021
Expenses
$191K
Net assets
$2.7M
People
12
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  95-6152328 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Santa Barbara, CA Founded 1964
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Maintains and preserves public trails in Montecito, Summerland, and Carpinteria.
Leadership
Paddy McMahon · Vice President
Money in and out
$250K revenue, $191K expenses
Bottom line
70% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$250K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$191K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $59K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.30
Program efficiency
70%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
166.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+24%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$250K
FY2021▲ +12%
Expenses
$191K
FY2021▼ -13%
Total assets
$2.7M
FY2021▲ +5%
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2021▼ -80%
Total revenue
$250K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$191K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$59K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B70%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $133K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Environmental & Sustainable Design, General/Other

Maintenance of hiking, biking and riding trails in the first district of Santa Barbara County (75,000 users)

$133Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMontecito Trails Foundation
EINHdr · item D95-6152328
Principal addressHdr · item CSanta Barbara, CA
Year of formationHdr · item L1964
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 1967

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024
Ashlee Mayfield$52,000$19,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$192K · 77%
Investment income$46K · 19%
Other revenue$12K · 5%
Contributions & grants77%$192K
Investment income19%$46K
Other revenue5%$12K
Total revenueLn 12$250K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.30
Program services70%$133K
Management & general30%$58K
Total functional expensesLn 25$191K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$778K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed48.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.7M · Operating expenses/yr $191K
166.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $133K · Total expenses $191K
70%
Management & General
Management & general $58K · Total expenses $191K
30%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $191K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $199K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $192K · Total revenue $250K
77%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $250K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $250K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $46K · Total revenue $250K
+19%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $191K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $250K · Prior year $224K
+12%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $250K · Expenses $191K
+24%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.7M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.7M · Total assets $2.7M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $1.9M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.7M
71%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Paddy McMahon · Reported title Vice President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $191K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $191K
0%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 70%
Overhead ratio 30%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 12%
Investment management fee ratio 0.5%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 8%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$290K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$381K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$209K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$212K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$250K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$224K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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