California · Nonprofit
Point Lobos Foundation
Point Lobos Foundation (California) receives grants from 36 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,142,011 to it, the largest being CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION ($601,120). 20 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.0M
- Funders on record
- 36
- Grants received
- $2.1M
- Net assets
- $2.3M
What Point Lobos Foundation does
Mission
To protect and nurture point lobos state natural reserve, to educate and inspire visitors to preserve its unique natural and cultural resources, and to strengthen the network of Carmel area state parks.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Visitors ServicesEducate visitors to enhance their appreciation, understanding, and support of Point Lobos State Natural Reserve through various channels including magazines, newsletters, website, digital app, multilingual brochures, public events, and meetings. In 2024, we served 5,326 students by funding the Docent-led School Outreach Program which provides guided walks to schools in the Monterey and Salinas Valley area. Total expenses $301,810.45, restricted funding of $69,833.91.Including funding for the following projects in 2024:Improving visitor safety by re-painting crosswalks and adding safety signage throughout the Reserve.Improvements to and expansion of the Point Lobos entrance area including improved signage, interpretive materials, and trails. Supported the interpretive materials and program needs of the School Outreach Committee at Point Lobos including funding the transportation and entry costs of Title 1 students and summer walks with underserved youth from CHISPA at Point Lobos, interpretive materials and equipment for virtual and in-person learning, and bookmarks, coloring books, and tote bags given to out to Title 1 students and teachers visiting the…
$301,810 spent$69,834 earned by the program46% of program spendingReserve Stewardship: Including natural and cultural resource protection and public use improvements to enhance visitor experience and safety, and support of the Carmel Area State Parks General Plan. Total Expenses $277,593.46; restricted funding of $195,820.09.Including funding for the following projects in 2024:Important trails and maintenance at the Reserve. Purchase and installation of wildlife-proof trash and recycling receptacles throughout the Reserve and Carmel River State Beach. Removal of invasive species and restoration of habitat within the Reserve. Purchase of trail cameras for CA State Parks research projects. Important maintenance projects at Hudson House including refinishing the hardwood flooring, exterior painting, gate and fence repairs, and chimney repairs. Utilities assessment for Hudson House to determine future utilities needs. Continued commitment to ParkIT!, a community-based initiative to improve traffic safety and sustainability and parklands access on the Monterey Peninsula and Big Sur with Phase 1 focusing solely on solving the traffic safety issues at Point Lobos State Natural Reserve.
$277,593 spent$195,820 earned by the program42% of program spendingDocent Support:To enhance the visitor experience by supporting Point Lobos Docents, State Park volunteers who greet visitors, interpret the natural and cultural resources and lead walks for visitor groups. In 2024, the number of long-term Docents increased to 218 and their volunteer hours totaled 30,580 hours. Total expenses $89,050.65 restricted funding of $36,193.25.Docent administration and support including docent and school walk guide uniforms and office supplies and maintenance expenses. Docent training and continuing education support, including monthly docent meetings, informational guest speakers, and training materials. Purchase of interpretive materials and maintenance for the location-based services at the Reserve (Information Station, MINT, and Whalers Cabin). Docent events and recognition including the annual docent appreciation dinner.
$78,080 spent$36,193 earned by the program12% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $657,483.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $1.7M to $2.1M (+23%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 2% · 2021 18%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 8 funders to 16 funders, grant income rose $195k → $327k.
9 of 36 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 24% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Point Lobos Foundation’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 36 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Point Lobos Foundation has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 28% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
71% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Point Lobos Foundation.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 33% · 2018 20% · 2019 84% · 2020 57% · 2021 33% · 2022 35% · 2023 21% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
43% of Point Lobos Foundation's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 56% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
73% of Point Lobos Foundation's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $520k arriving through sponsors registered in 9 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like Point Lobos Foundation
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
77% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
91%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Point Lobos Foundation: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Point Lobos Foundation?
- Point Lobos Foundation (California) receives grants from 36 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,142,011 to it, the largest being CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION ($601,120). 20 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Point Lobos Foundation have?
- IRS filings report 36 organizations giving $2,142,011 in grants to Point Lobos Foundation, 20 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Point Lobos Foundation?
- CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $601,120 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Point Lobos Foundation find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 36 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing