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Screen a listThe Sand County Foundation Inc
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Listed with the IRS, but California flags it.
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- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Not current
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$4.2Mrevenue
FY2025 · −57% in 3 yrs8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Where the money goes FY2025 · $4.9M spent
Programs$4.0M82%Management and general$706k14%Fundraising$183k4%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$209k in FY2023, −$5.5M in FY2024 and −$736k in FY2025. Cash covers 1.6 months.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
15 of 16 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
14 of the 22 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 55% of revenue in FY2025. $7.5M is traced federal awards from Environmental Protection Agency.
990 Part VIII · USAspending61funders
$3.1Ma year, last 3 years
25%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The William Penn FoundationSince FY2022$1.4M$971kWalton Family Foundation IncStopped after FY2022$87k$500k$599k–The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationOn and off$123k$112k$20k$475k$420kGeorge D Kennedy and Valerie P Kennedy Charitable TrustNew in FY2023$1.0MThe Patrick J McGovern Foundation IncSince FY2022$250k$400kThe Rockefeller FoundationSince FY2022$50k$500kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$245k$182k$186k$338k$262k$132k$265k38 other fundersUp to $300k a year each$160k$156k$194k$500k$373k$651k$1.2M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped