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POINT FERMIN LIGHTHOUSE SOCIETY

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $37K · expenses $13K · assets $541K

EIN
56-2498078
Address
PO BOX 742, SAN PEDRO, CA 90733-0742
Website
pointferminlighthouse.org
NTEE code
A80
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2005
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Mission

The Point Fermin Lighthouse Society's mission is to (1) support the rehabilitation, restoration, and preservation of the Point Fermin Lighthouse and its history in Point Fermin Park, (2) publish a newsletter to inform members and other interested parties, (3) educate and inform the public regarding lighthouses and maritime history, and (5) interpret and furnish the interior of the Point Fermin Lighthouse.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 17 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

17 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
Martha McKinzie Director2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
France Carter Secretary2023-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Tom Budar CFO2020-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Steve Lenker Director2023-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Joe McKinzie President2020-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Millicent Borgarding Vice President2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Mike Winterer Director2025 0 $0 reported 1
Mary Lou Fourtane (former) Director2024 0 $0 reported 1
Carmen Garske (former) Director2022-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Mary Lenker (former) Director2023 0 $0 reported 1
MaryLou Fourtane (former) Director2020-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Angie Martinez (former) Director2020-2022 0 $0 reported 1
Diane Bertelsen (former) Director2020-2022 0 $0 reported 1
Ann Norton (former) Director2020-2022 0 $0 reported 1
Sally Davies (former) Director2020-2022 0 $0 reported 1
Nancy Budar (former) Secretary2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Lisa Jimenez (former) Membership2020 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 50 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Joe McKinzie President2 $0$0$0 $01
France Carter Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Tom Budar CFO2 $0$0$0 $01
Steve Lenker Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Martha McKinzie Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Millicent Borgarding Vice President1 $0$0$0 $01
Mike Winterer Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Martha McKinzie President2 $0-- $01
France Carter Secretary0 $0-- $01
Tom Budar CFO2 $0-- $01
Steve Lenker Director0 $0-- $01
Joe McKinzie Director0 $0-- $01
Millicent Borgarding Vice President1 $0-- $01
Mary Lou Fourtane Director0 $0-- $01
2023 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Martha McKinzie President2 $0-- $01
France Carter Director0 $0-- $01
Carmen Garske Director0 $0-- $01
Tom Budar CFO & VP5 $0-- $01
Steve Lenker Director0 $0-- $01
Mary Lenker Director0 $0-- $01
Joe McKinzie Director0 $0-- $01
Millicent Borgarding Secretary1 $0-- $01
MaryLou Fourtane Director0 $0-- $01
2022 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Martha McKinzie President2 $0-- $01
Angie Martinez Director0 $0-- $01
Carmen Garske Director0 $0-- $01
Tom Budar CFO & VP5 $0-- $01
Diane Bertelsen Director0 $0-- $01
Ann Norton Director0 $0-- $01
Sally Davies Director0 $0-- $01
Joe McKinzie Director0 $0-- $01
Nancy Budar Secretary1 $0-- $01
MaryLou Fourtane Director0 $0-- $01
2020 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 65 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Martha McKinzie President2 $0$0$0 $01
Angie Martinez Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Lisa Jimenez Membership1 $0$0$0 $01
Tom Budar CFO & VP5 $0$0$0 $01
Diane Bertelsen Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Ann Norton Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Sally Davies Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Joe McKinzie Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Nancy Budar Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
MaryLou Fourtane Director0 $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
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$37,277$13,035 $541,421$541,211 $11,861$19,859 $0050
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$53,870$48,081 $459,073$458,747 $22,947$14,905 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$24,583$16,587 $442,977$442,884 $6,325$6,747 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,330$10,482 $477,368$477,260 -$3,460 ---
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$205,422$9,194 $355,085$354,725 $193,491$10,449 $0065

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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FORT PRESERVATION SOCIETYCAA80 $51,309$54,241 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
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SAN JOSE LIGHT TOWER CORPORATIONCAA80 $50,354$60,041 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$17,500 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
TWENTYNINE PALMS HISTORICAL SOCIETYCAA80 $46,170$74,767 CEO$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
LA VISTA HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONCAA80 $28,000$29,200 President$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIENDS OF OAKDALE HERITAGECAA80 $32,217$40,757 President$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
SEABISCUIT HERITAGE FOUNDATIONCAA80 $38,880$32,559 Chairman$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
GOLDEN GATE LIVE STEAMERS INCCAA80 $45,822$39,703 President$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
NEWPORT BEACH HISTORICAL SOCIETYCAA80 $28,463$31,908 President$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
VENTURA COUNTY FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATIONCAA80 $26,155$8,932 President$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
CANDY STORE FOUNDATIONCAA80 $29,111$16,746 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
JAPANTOWN COMMUNITY CONGRESS OF SAN JOSECAA80 $34,608$26,634 BOARD DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
UNSUNG HEROES LIVING HISTORY PROJECTCAA80 $27,300$52,609 CEO$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIENDS OF GREYSTONECAA80 $31,397$33,653 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
ONE WEST TOURISM ALLIANCE FOUNDATIONCAA80 $43,016$148,174 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
TUNA CANYON DETENTION STATION COALITIONCAA80 $46,409$3,895 President$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
BOB ELIAS HALL OF FAMECAA80 $30,073$46,709 President$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ASSOCIATIONCAA80 $34,727$41,511 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
OROVILLE VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK COMMITTEE INCCAA80 $28,664$4,658 Chairman$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
INDIAN WELLS PRESERVATION FOUNDATIONCAA80 $43,902$39,259 President$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
REDLANDS AIR AND ROAD MUSEUMCAA80 $25,000$8,950 President$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
PLACERVILLE AND SACRAMENTO VALLEY RAILROAD INCCAA80 $51,711$48,905 President$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
TEHACHAPI HERITAGE LEAGUECAA80 $43,861$48,673 President$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$387,2155 12013–2023 SAUSALITO WOMANS CLUB PRESERVATION SOCIETY
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$294,0004 22019–2021 SAN JOSE LIGHT TOWER CORPORATION; UNSUNG HEROES LIVING HISTORY PROJECT
GILBERT REESE FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$230,2351 12015–2015 LICKING COUNTY GOVERNMENTAL PRESERVATION SOCIETY
SKYLIGHT CHARITABLE TR Private foundation$200,0002 12022–2022 LEBANON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
JEFFRIS FAMILY FOUNDATION LTD Private foundation$157,9422 12013–2020 PETER DOUGHERTY SOCIETY
CHARLES K BLANDIN FOUNDATION Private foundation$125,0001 12023–2023 WELLS HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$114,0509 62017–2024 LA VISTA HISTORICAL FOUNDATION; JAPANTOWN COMMUNITY CONGRESS OF SAN JOSE; GREAT CRANBERRY HISTORICAL SOCIETY; UNISON PRESERVATION SOCIETY INC and 2 more
ROBERT DAVID LION GARDINER FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$112,7638 22014–2024 ROCKY POINT HISTORICAL SOCIETY; SAGTIKOS MANOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY
VALLEY FOUNDATION Private foundation$100,0001 12019–2019 SAN JOSE LIGHT TOWER CORPORATION
RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUND DAF sponsor$91,7003 12020–2024 TROUT VALLEY PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION SOCIETY
NEBRASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$75,0002 12020–2021 NEBRASKA NATIONAL GUARD HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor$75,0002 22018–2022 DAMARISCOTTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY; SAN JOSE LIGHT TOWER CORPORATION
JOHN S AND JAMES L KNIGHT FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$75,0001 12018–2018 SAN JOSE LIGHT TOWER CORPORATION
NEW HAMPSHIRE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$65,8094 22010–2023 LANCASTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY; COHOS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
MARK AND JESSIE MILANO FOUNDATION Private foundation$52,5004 12012–2015 TEHACHAPI HERITAGE LEAGUE

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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 990 · $13,035 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Program Services $4,996$4,996-- 38.3%
Insurance $1,839$1,839-- 14.1%
Other (as described)Bank fees $1,562-$1,562- 12.0%
Other (as described)Printing and Publications $1,202$1,202-- 9.2%
Fees: accounting $1,200-$1,200- 9.2%
Advertising and promotion $950$950-- 7.3%
All other expenses $712$461$251- 5.5%
Other (as described)FTB $574$574-- 4.4%
Total$13,035100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $48,081 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $3,705
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $43,888 91.3%
Printing, publications, postage $3,055 6.4%
Fees to independent contractors $1,138 2.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$3,705reported apart
Total$48,081100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $16,587 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $3,045
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,562 63.7%
Printing, publications, postage $5,255 31.7%
Fees to independent contractors $770 4.6%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$3,045reported apart
Total$16,587100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $10,482 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,999 66.8%
Printing, publications, postage $3,028 28.9%
Fees to independent contractors $455 4.3%
Total$10,482100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $9,194 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Program Services $3,338$3,338-- 36.3%
Other (as described)Printing and Publications $1,679$1,679-- 18.3%
Insurance $1,450$1,450-- 15.8%
Other (as described)Postage and Shipping $945$945-- 10.3%
Other (as described)Bank fees $871$871-- 9.5%
Fees: accounting $450-$450- 4.9%
Office expenses $223-$223- 2.4%
Information technology $144$144-- 1.6%
All other expenses $74-$74- 0.8%
Advertising and promotion $20$20-- 0.2%
Total$9,194100%

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