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SAN BERNADINO MOUNTAINS LAND TRUST

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $304K · expenses $182K · assets $13.8M

EIN
33-0700417
Address
PO BOX 490, LK ARROWHEAD, CA 92352-0490
Website
SBMLT.NET
NTEE code
C340
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1996
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Mission

THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS LAND TRUST IS DEDICATED TO THE ACQUISITION OF FOREST OPEN SPACE AND WILDLIFE HABITAT ON PRIVATE LANDS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST TO HELP ENSURE LASTING PUBLIC BENEFIT TO THE NATURAL MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Kevin Kellems SECRETARY2020-2024 $66,593$267,029 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Peter Jorris PRESIDENT2020-2024 20 $0 reported 1
Polly Sauer VICE PRESIDENT2020-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Jeri Simpson TREASURER2022-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Sandy Steers DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Ed Wallace DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Craig Carpenter DIRECTOR2022-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Randy Buecheler DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Nick Reksten DIRECTOR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
James Asher (former) President2020-2021 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $67K · 4 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KEVIN KELLEMS SECRETARY40 $66,593$0$0 $66,5931
PETER JORRIS PRESIDENT20 $0$0$0 $01
POLLY SAUER VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
JERI SIMPSON TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
SANDY STEERS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ED WALLACE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CRAIG CARPENTER DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
RANDY BUECHELER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
NICK REKSTEN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $71K · 4 employees · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KEVIN KELLEMS SECRETARY40 $70,958$0$0 $70,9581
PETER JORRIS PRESIDENT20 $0$0$0 $01
POLLY SAUER VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
JERI SIMPSON TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
SANDY STEERS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ED WALLACE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CRAIG CARPENTER DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
RANDY BUECHELER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
NICK REKSTEN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $45K · 4 employees · 30 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KEVIN KELLEMS SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS40 $45,410$0$0 $45,4101
PETER JORRIS PRESIDENT20 $0$0$0 $01
POLLY SAUER VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
JERI SIMPSON TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
SANDY STEERS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ED WALLACE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CRAIG CARPENTER DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
RANDY BUECHELER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $42K · 2 employees · 30 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kevin Kellems Secretary and Projects Manager40 $42,034$0$0 $42,0341
Sandy Steers Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Ed Wallace Director5 $0$0$0 $01
James Asher President5 $0$0$0 $01
Polly Sauer Vice President5 $0$0$0 $01
Peter Jorris Treasurer and Executive Director20 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $42K · 2 employees · 30 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kevin Kellems Secretary and Projects Manager40 $42,034$0$0 $42,0341
Sandy Steers Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Ed Wallace Director5 $0$0$0 $01
James Asher President5 $0$0$0 $01
Polly Sauer Vice President5 $0$0$0 $01
Peter Jorris Treasurer and Executive Director20 $0$0$0 $01

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$304,445$181,990 $13,768,042$13,709,548 $190,131$0 $66,593425
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$164,664$233,887 $13,637,868$13,587,093 $72,658$0 $70,958420
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$169,817$146,111 $13,708,263$13,656,316 $115,854$0 $45,410430
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,085,645$126,268 $13,632,610$13,632,610 $77,964$0 $42,034230
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$957,016$113,381 $12,672,531$12,672,531 $54,553$0 $42,034230

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $214,328 in all, tax years 2012 to 2025. 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
MOUNTAIN THRIFT SHOPPE Public charity Exact 2012-2013, 2015-2025 13$206,037 2025$20,825
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SIERRA CLUB Public charity Exact 2014 1$5,500 2014$5,500
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LAKE ARROWHEAD ROTARY FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2024 1$2,500 2024$2,500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SAN BERNADINO MOUNTAINS LAND TRUST” 2020-2023 4$291 2023$56
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XA KAKO DILE INCCAC34 $180,091$186,402 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$19,151 Same NTEE code C34, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$6,980,142212 502016–2024 DOVER LAND CONSERVATION TRUST; CONCORD LAND CONSERVATION TRUST; FRIENDS OF GRIFFITH PARK; BRANFORD LAND TRUST INC and 46 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$3,728,103131 382014–2024 LUMMI ISLAND HERITAGE TRUST; WESTWOOD LAND TRUST INC; NORTH COUNTY LAND TRUST INC; FRIENDS OF GREAT HIGHWAY PARK INC and 34 more
NATURE CONSERVANCY DAF sponsor$2,200,76943 132010–2024 TEJON RANCH CONSERVANCY; BEAR RIVER LAND CONSERVANCY; ANDROSCOGGIN LAND TRUST INC; WILD RIVERS LAND TRUST and 9 more
THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,344,78811 22011–2024 BACK COUNTRY LAND TR OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY; CHAPARRAL LANDS CONSERVANCY
ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,234,88819 32012–2024 BOLSA CHICA LAND TRUST; THE SAN ONOFRE FOUNDATION; GREENSPACE THE CAMBRIA LAND TRUST
PACIFIC FOREST & WATERSHED LANDS Private foundation$1,229,55017 22018–2023 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL LAND TRUST; MOTHER LODE LAND TRUST
WINDOVER FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,150,0001 12015–2015 DOVER LAND CONSERVATION TRUST
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS INC DAF sponsor$1,026,31011 12011–2024 NORTH COUNTY LAND TRUST INC
RIVER BRANCH FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,020,0001 12025–2025 TAOS LAND TRUST
THE US CHARITABLE GIFT TRUST DAF sponsor$795,6339 22011–2024 DEDHAM LAND TRUST INC; SOUTHBURY LAND TRUST INC
MELAMPY-LAWRENCE CHARITABLE TRUST Private foundation$774,45012 12014–2025 DUNSTABLE RURAL LAND TRUST
BAUER FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$750,0001 12020–2020 WILTON LAND CONSERVATION TRUST
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$637,48043 72010–2024 TULEYOME; LUMMI ISLAND HERITAGE TRUST; SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN LAND CONSERVANCY; LOWER SHORE LAND TRUST INC and 3 more

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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.

2024 · Form 990 · $181,990 spent · pay $127,195 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $66,593$66,593-- 36.6%
Other salaries and wages $47,819$47,819-- 26.3%
Other (as described)STEWARDSHIP AND LAND MA $39,291$39,291-- 21.6%
Payroll taxes $12,783$12,783-- 7.0%
Insurance $4,471$3,424$1,047- 2.5%
Other (as described)MEMBERSHIP AND EXHIBIT $3,874$3,874-- 2.1%
Fees: accounting $2,270-$2,270- 1.2%
Office expenses $1,897-$1,897- 1.0%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $908-$908- 0.5%
Other (as described)MISC $760-$760- 0.4%
Information technology $700-$700- 0.4%
Travel $624$624-- 0.3%
Total$181,990100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $233,887 spent · pay $113,983 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $70,958$70,958-- 30.3%
Other (as described)STEWARDSHIP AND LAND MA $65,362$65,362-- 27.9%
Other salaries and wages $29,705$29,705-- 12.7%
Other (as described)MISC $19,741$14,806$4,935- 8.4%
Payroll taxes $13,320$13,320-- 5.7%
Other (as described)PROPERTY TAXES $11,834$8,876$2,958- 5.1%
Office expenses $6,460$4,845$1,615- 2.8%
Other (as described)MEMBERSHIP AND EXHIBIT $5,480$4,384$1,096- 2.3%
Insurance $4,750$3,800$950- 2.0%
Travel $2,121$1,591$530- 0.9%
All other expenses $1,989-$1,989- 0.9%
Fees: accounting $1,275-$1,275- 0.5%
Information technology $792-$792- 0.3%
Fees: other services $100$100-- 0.0%
Total$233,887100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $146,111 spent · pay $80,728 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)STEWARDSHIP AND LAND MA $47,377$47,377-- 32.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $45,410$45,410-- 31.1%
Other salaries and wages $28,255$28,255-- 19.3%
Payroll taxes $7,063$7,063-- 4.8%
Insurance $4,596$3,722$874- 3.1%
Office expenses $4,239$3,162$1,077- 2.9%
Other (as described)MEMBERSHIP AND EXHIBIT $2,957$2,607$350- 2.0%
Depreciation and depletion $2,709$2,709-- 1.9%
Fees: other services $1,668$1,668-- 1.1%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $1,212-$1,212- 0.8%
Other (as described)GOVERNMENT CHARGES $325-$325- 0.2%
Information technology $300-$300- 0.2%
Total$146,111100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $126,268 spent · pay $70,962 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $42,034$42,034$0$0 33.3%
Other (as described)Stewardship and Land Management $40,250$40,250$0$0 31.9%
Other salaries and wages $23,039$23,039$0$0 18.2%
Payroll taxes $5,889$5,889$0$0 4.7%
Insurance $4,918$4,918$0$0 3.9%
Depreciation and depletion $2,709$2,709$0$0 2.1%
Other (as described)Membership and Exhibit Fees $2,409$2,409$0$0 1.9%
Office expenses $1,500$1,500$0$0 1.2%
Fees: accounting $1,200$1,200$0$0 1.0%
Other (as described)Bank Fees (Payroll and Merchant Services) $960$960$0$0 0.8%
Information technology $823$823$0$0 0.7%
Other (as described)Government Charges $537$537$0$0 0.4%
Total$126,268100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $113,381 spent · pay $70,803 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $42,034$33,627$8,407$0 37.1%
Other (as described)Stewardship and Land Management $28,802$28,802$0$0 25.4%
Other salaries and wages $19,137$15,310$3,827$0 16.9%
Payroll taxes $9,632$7,706$1,926$0 8.5%
Insurance $4,943$4,943$0$0 4.4%
Depreciation and depletion $2,709$2,709$0$0 2.4%
Office expenses $1,719$1,719$0$0 1.5%
Other (as described)Membership and Exhibit Fees $1,574$1,574$0$0 1.4%
Other (as described)Bank Fees (Payroll and Merchant Services) $945$945$0$0 0.8%
Fees: accounting $900$900$0$0 0.8%
Information technology $466$466$0$0 0.4%
Travel $444$444$0$0 0.4%
Other (as described)Government Charges $76$76$0$0 0.1%
Total$113,381100%

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