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GEMSTONE FOUNDATION

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2013 · Form 990EZ · revenue $56K · expenses $59K · assets $27K

EIN
68-0485452
Address
4905 TOPEKA DR, TARZANA, CA 91356-3938
Website
WWW.GEMSTONEFOUNDATION.ORG
NTEE code
B92
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2025
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Mission

SEE STATEMENT 1

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

2 people 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
Maureen K Powers PhD Senior Scientist2011-2013 $0$42,000 1
Robert Hoffman EdD Executive Director2011-2013 $0$22,134 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 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
William Lambert MA Director2011-2013 0 $0 reported 1
Gina Day OD FCOVD Director2011-2013 0 $0 reported 1
Ellie Francis PhD OD Director2011-2013 0 $0 reported 1
Thomas Griffin JD PhD Director2011-2013 0 $0 reported 1
Betty Karnette Director2011-2013 0 $0 reported 1
Diane Watson Director2011-2013 0 $0 reported 1
Scott Folsom Director2013 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2013 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Robert Hoffman EdD Executive Director20 $0-$0 $01
William Lambert MA Director0 $0-$0 $01
Gina Day OD FCOVD Director0 $0-$0 $01
Ellie Francis PhD OD Director0 $0-$0 $01
Thomas Griffin JD PhD Director0 $0-$0 $01
Betty Karnette Director0 $0-$0 $01
Diane Watson Director0 $0-$0 $01
Maureen K Powers PhD Senior Scientist30 $0-$0 $01
Scott Folsom Director0 $0-$0 $01
2012 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Robert Hoffman EdD Executive Director30 $0-$0 $01
William Lambert MA Director0 $0-$0 $01
Gina Day OD FCOVD Director0 $0-$0 $01
Ellie Francis PhD OD Director0 $0-$0 $01
Thomas Griffin JD PhD Director0 $0-$0 $01
Betty Karnette Director0 $0-$0 $01
Diane Watson Director0 $0-$0 $01
Maureen K Powers PhD Senior Scientist30 $0-$0 $01
2011 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $64K · 13 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Maureen K Powers PhD Senior Scientist30 $42,000$0$0 $42,0001
Robert Hoffman EdD Executive Director30 $22,134$0$0 $22,1341
Betty Karnette Director- $0$0$0 $01
Diane Watson Director- $0$0$0 $01
Ellie Francis PhD OD Director- $0$0$0 $01
Gina Day OD FCOVD Director- $0$0$0 $01
Thomas Griffin JD PhD Director- $0$0$0 $01
William Lambert MA Director- $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
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$55,659$58,896 $27,012$24,171 -$55,659 ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$45,855$37,442 $33,673$33,673 $1,668$44,187 ---
2011 · Form 990 period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$196,392$190,988 $26,741$25,732 $3,255$193,137 $64,13413-

Funders of this organization

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $72,100 in all, tax years 2009 to 2015. 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
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2009, 2011 2$34,500 2011$10,000
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THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GEMSTONE FOUNDATION” 2014 1$10,000 2014$10,000
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CROCKETT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2013 1$10,000 2013$10,000
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MAGIC JOHNSON FOUNDATION INC Public charity Exact 2012 1$10,000 2012$10,000
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ACHIEVING AMERICA FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GEMSTONE FOUNDATION” 2014-2015 2$6,600 2015$1,600
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HYMAN LEVINE FAMILY FOUNDATION LDOR VDOR Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Gemstone Foundation” 2015 1$1,000 2015$1,000
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ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$121,0699 22017–2024 VERDE VALLEY IMAGINATION LIBRARY; IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF THE PRESCOTT AREA
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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.

2013 · Form 990EZ · $58,896 spent · pay $11,137 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $44,733 76.0%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $11,137 18.9%
Printing, publications, postage $1,848 3.1%
Fees to independent contractors $1,178 2.0%
Total$58,896100%

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2012 · Form 990EZ · $37,442 spent · pay $13,584 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $18,638 49.8%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $13,584 36.3%
Printing, publications, postage $4,510 12.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $710 1.9%
Total$37,442100%

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2011 · Form 990 · $190,988 spent · pay $114,238 · grants $0 · events $444
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $64,134$64,134-- 33.6%
Other salaries and wages $40,849$40,849-- 21.4%
Travel $22,126$22,126-- 11.6%
Fees: management $13,484$13,484-- 7.1%
Other (as described)Contract services $12,577$12,577-- 6.6%
Payroll taxes $9,255$9,255-- 4.8%
Office expenses $6,129$6,129-- 3.2%
Insurance $5,770$5,770-- 3.0%
Advertising and promotion $3,352$3,352-- 1.8%
Occupancy $2,600-$2,600- 1.4%
Other (as described)Dues $2,367$2,367-- 1.2%
Fees: legal $2,350-$2,350- 1.2%
Fees: accounting $1,935-$1,935- 1.0%
Other (as described)Utilities $1,696-$1,696- 0.9%
Information technology $899$899-- 0.5%
Royalties $614$614-- 0.3%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $444$444-- 0.2%
Interest $407-$407- 0.2%
Total$190,988100%

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