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Screen a listFriends of the Desert Mountains
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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$1.1Mrevenue
FY2024 · +55% in 3 yrs10staff
8 of 8years filed
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin−44.9%
Months of reserve5.9mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+5.7%
Middle half of peersMedianFriends of the Desert Mountains
Where the money goes FY2024 · $1.7M spent
Programs$1.4M83%Management and general$209k13%Fundraising$70k4%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$195k in FY2022, −$26k in FY2023 and −$511k in FY2024. Cash covers 5.9 months, above the peer median of 4.1.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
16 of 16 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 4 of its 8 returns, 44% of revenue in FY2024. $399k is traced federal awards from Department of the Interior.
990 Part VIII · USAspending26funders
$74ka year, last 3 years
27%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Resources Legacy FundOn and off$300kAnderson Childrens FoundationOn and off$32k$40k$30k$10k$25kConservation Lands FoundationSince FY2018$10k$14k$10k$10k$20k$30kHouston Family FoundationNew in FY2023$25kImpact Through Golf FoundationOn and off$25kThe Coleman Family Foundation IncOn and off$5k$10kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$16k$29k$18k$11k$8k$13k10 other fundersUp to $11k a year each$5k$3k$2k$1k$35k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund