SAN MATEO CITY PARKS AND RECREATION FOUNDATION
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Retrieved 2026-10-20; covers tax years 2021–2025. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.
2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $37K · expenses $43K · assets $292K
- Also known as
- Foundation
- EIN
- 27-4690768
- Address
- CITY HALL 330 20TH AVENUE, SAN MATEO, CA 94403-0000
- Website
- www.ilovesanmateocityparks.org
- NTEE code
- N32
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2012
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
To aid, sponsor, promote, advance, and assist in the provision of public parks and recreation in the City of San Mateo.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 13 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
13 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Robbins | Chairman | 2021-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ken Chin | Vice Chair | 2021-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sheila Canzian | Secty/Treasurer | 2023-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Renee Luenow | Director | 2021-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mike Ethridge | Director | 2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Steve Fredericks | Director | 2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Dominick Peralta | Director | 2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lisa Sakaguchi (former) | Secretary | 2021-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Fred Hansson (former) | Treasurer | 2021-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Carole Groom (former) | Director | 2021-2022 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Matthew Jacobs (former) | Director | 2021-2022 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Pam Hansson (former) | Director | 2021-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Stephanie Pearlman (former) | Director | 2021-2022 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 7 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Robbins | Chairman | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Ken Chin | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Sheila Canzian | Secty/Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Mike Ethridge | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Steve Fredericks | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Renee Luenow | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Dominick Peralta | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Robbins | President | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Ken Chin | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Sheila Canzian | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Renee Luenow | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Robbins | President | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Ken Chin | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Sheila Canzian | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Renee Luenow | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 7 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Robbins | President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ken Chin | Vice-President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lisa Sakaguchi | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Fred Hansson | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Carole Groom | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Renee Luenow | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Matthew Jacobs | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Pam Hansson | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Stephanie Pearlman | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Robbins | President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ken Chin | Vice-President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lisa Sakaguchi | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Fred Hansson | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Carole Groom | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Renee Luenow | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Matthew Jacobs | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Pam Hansson | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Stephanie Pearlman | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $37,209 | $42,794 | $292,125 | $292,125 | $30,655 | - | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $41,810 | $28,121 | $297,710 | $297,710 | $32,318 | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $63,948 | $233,698 | $284,021 | $284,021 | $51,192 | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $123,577 | $11,692 | $453,771 | $453,771 | $121,530 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $262,327 | $19,830 | $341,886 | $341,886 | $262,305 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 10 |
Funders of this organization
6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $63,808 in all, tax years 2015 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021, 2023 | 2 | $25,000 | 2023 | $10,000 | show |
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020 | 1 | $15,000 | 2020 | $15,000 | show |
| AMERICAN LEGION | Public charity | Exact | 2021 | 1 | $13,500 | 2021 | $13,500 | show |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020 | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 | $10,000 | show |
| SALESFORCE COM FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “San Mateo City Parks and Recreation Foundation” | 2015 | 1 | $250 | 2015 | $250 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SAN MATEO CITY PARKS AND RECREATION FOUNDATION” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $58 | 2023 | $20 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2025 · Form 990EZ · $42,794 spent · pay $0 · grants $36,000 · events $3,825
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $36,000 | 84.1% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $3,787 | 8.8% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $3,007 | 7.0% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $3,825 | reported apart |
| Total | $42,794 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $28,121 spent · pay $0 · grants $26,000 · events $3,851
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $26,000 | 92.5% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $2,121 | 7.5% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $3,851 | reported apart |
| Total | $28,121 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $233,698 spent · pay $0 · grants $232,387 · events $3,583
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $232,387 | 99.4% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $1,311 | 0.6% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $3,583 | reported apart |
| Total | $233,698 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $11,692 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $4,254
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) Event | Summer Concert | $4,254 | $4,254 | $0 | $0 | 36.4% |
| Fees: other services | $2,999 | $2,999 | $0 | $0 | 25.7% | |
| Insurance | $2,973 | $0 | $2,973 | $0 | 25.4% | |
| Fees: accounting | $828 | - | $828 | $0 | 7.1% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $536 | $0 | $536 | $0 | 4.6% | |
| Information technology | $85 | $0 | $85 | $0 | 0.7% | |
| Office expenses | $17 | $0 | $17 | $0 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $11,692 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990 · $19,830 spent · pay $0 · grants $15,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $15,000 | $15,000 | - | - | 75.6% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $1,953 | $1,953 | $0 | $0 | 9.8% | |
| Other (as described) | Urban Trail Marker | $1,420 | $1,420 | $0 | $0 | 7.2% |
| Fees: accounting | $708 | $0 | $708 | $0 | 3.6% | |
| Information technology | $621 | $0 | $621 | $0 | 3.1% | |
| All other expenses | $120 | $38 | $82 | $0 | 0.6% | |
| Office expenses | $8 | $0 | $8 | $0 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $19,830 | 100% |