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WALNUT CREEK CHAMBER FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $546K · expenses $597K · assets $60K

EIN
68-0487243
Address
1280 CIVIC DR STE 100, WALNUT CREEK, CA 94596-7219
Website
www.walnut-creek.com/foundation
NTEE code
T30
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2015
Cross-check
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Mission

TO PROVIDE FUNDING, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO FOSTER DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERS & LEADERSHIP QUALITIES, INCLUDING LEADERSHIP TRAINING & MENTORSHIPS; & PROVIDE LEADERSHIP RESOURCES TO NON-PROFIT GROUPS, AND OTHERS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Bob Linscheid (former) President & CEO2022-2023 $187,723$187,723 5

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

15 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
Leslie Dawson Director2022-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Peggy White Director2022-2024 1 $0 reported 5
Danny Toth Director2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Caitlin Sly Director2024 0 $0 reported 2
Angela De La Housaye Ashley Director2024 1 $0 reported 2
Anthony Thompson Treasurer2024 1 $0 reported 2
John Duarte Chairman2024 1 $0 reported 3
Gary LaMusga Director2024 1 $0 reported 1
Dawn Lopshire (former) Board Chair2022-2023 15 $0 reported 1
Matt Guichard (former) Board Member2022-2023 10 $0 reported 3
Nate Cartwright (former) Board Member2023 5 $0 reported 1
Gary LaMasga (former) Board Member2023 5 $0 reported 1
Ed Del Beccaro (former) BOARD CHAIR2022-2023 1 $0 reported 3
Margot Stanford (former) BOARD MEMBER2022-2023 1 $0 reported 4
Robert Power (former) BOARD MEMBER2022-2023 1 $0 reported 3

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 11 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Angela Ashley Director1 $0$0$0 $02
Leslie Dawson Director1 $0$0$0 $02
Peggy White Director1 $0$0$0 $05
Danny Toth Director1 $0$0$0 $01
John Duarte Chairman1 $0$0$0 $03
Gary LaMusga Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Anthony Thompson Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $02
Caitlin Sly Director0 $0$0$0 $02
2023 · 16 people listed · 1 paid, $188K · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Bob Linscheid President & CEO20 $0$166,500$21,223 $187,7235
Dawn Lopshire Board Chair15 $0$0$0 $01
Leslie Dawson Treasurer15 $0$0$0 $02
Matt Guichard Board Member10 $0$0$0 $03
Peggy White Board Member5 $0$0$0 $05
Danny Toth Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Nate Cartwright Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Gary LaMasga Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
BOB LINSCHEID President & CEO5 $0-- $05
PEGGY WHITE BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $05
ROBERT POWER BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $03
DAWN LOPSHIRE BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
ED DEL BECCARO BOARD CHAIR1 $0-- $03
LESLIE DAWSON Treasurer1 $0-- $02
MARGOT STANFORD BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $04
MATT GUICHARD BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $03
2022 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BOB LINSCHEID President & CEO1 $0$0$0 $05
PEGGY WHITE BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $05
ROBERT POWER BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $03
DAWN LOPSHIRE BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ED DEL BECCARO BOARD CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $03
LESLIE DAWSON Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $02
MARGOT STANFORD BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $04
MATT GUICHARD BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $03

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 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$546,315$597,014 $59,669$59,669 $396,193$150,122 $0011
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$500,671$421,896 $110,368$110,368 $350,500$150,171 $0010
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$61,927$73,642 $31,593$31,593 -$61,927 ---
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$292,882$288,601 $43,308$43,308 $0$292,882 $00-

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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THE BELL TOWER FOUNDATION INCCAT30 $507,967$489,715 President$0 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x, same state
BIKES FOR KIDS FOUNDATIONCAT30 $517,726$631,547 COO$30,380 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x, same state
HAPPY HIPPIE FOUNDATIONCAT30 $411,813$474,234 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x, same state
ABS-CBN FOUNDATION INTERNATIONALCAT30 $548,543$513,140 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x, same state
PINION STREET FOUNDATIONCAT30 $523,196$430,670 TREASURER/ASST SECRETARY/D$772,970 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x, same state
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ZOOMIE FOUNDATIONCAT30 $445,021$395,651 Board Member$40,000 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x, same state
MUSTIQUE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONCAT30 $689,745$518,122 Secretary$0 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x, same state
BERKELEY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATIONCAT30 $562,291$487,168 Executive Dir.$132,205 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x, same state
PABLOVE FOUNDATION INCCAT30 $576,566$800,433 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$165,000 Same NTEE code T30, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

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GOLDMAN SACHS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$6,330,0003 32020–2022 ANANTA GIVING FOUNDATION; LOOKING ABOVE AND BEYOND INC; MUSTIQUE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$3,629,531136 362016–2024 MUSTIQUE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION; FATHERS HEART FOUNDATION; GRATITUDE GLOBAL; FRENCHMANS CREEK CHARITIES FOUNDATION INC and 32 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$2,708,092103 302014–2024 IMRAN AND KARIMA RAZI FOUNDATION; GRATITUDE GLOBAL; AFRICAN CHILDRENS SCHOOLS; GOLDEN HEART FUND and 26 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$2,189,87069 212019–2024 VIETNAMESE CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL CHARITABLE AND HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION; CAN DO EDUCATION FOUNDATION; PABLOVE FOUNDATION INC and 17 more
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$1,473,76445 122010–2024 BERKELEY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION; BRIGANCE BRIGADE FOUNDATION INC; THE SNOW FOUNDATION; PABLOVE FOUNDATION INC and 8 more
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DAKOTA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$1,136,0004 12021–2024 NATIONAL BUFFALO FOUNDATION
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ALFRED E MANN CHARITIES INC Private foundation$900,0003 12022–2024 ALLIANCE FOUNDATION
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$877,87550 172015–2024 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHANTI HOUSE INC; PETER MICHAEL FOUNDATION; MUSTIQUE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION; LOOKING ABOVE AND BEYOND INC and 13 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 · $597,014 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $173,713
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventEvent speakers and entertain $173,713$173,713-- 29.1%
Other (as described)Chamber Admin Fees $126,718-$126,718- 21.2%
Other (as described)Miscellaneous $90,610$90,610-- 15.2%
Other (as described)Catering $75,918$75,918-- 12.7%
All other expenses $74,236$67,394$6,842- 12.4%
Fees: other services $24,961$24,036$925- 4.2%
Travel $16,594$16,594-- 2.8%
Fees: accounting $14,264-$14,264- 2.4%
Total$597,014100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $421,896 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $57,089
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Chamber Admin Fees $187,853$137,888$49,965- 44.5%
Other (as described)Catering $66,140$66,140-- 15.7%
Other (as described) EventEvent speakers and entertain $57,089$57,089-- 13.5%
Other (as described)Venue $42,767$42,767-- 10.1%
All other expenses $35,501$26,315$9,186- 8.4%
Fees: other services $20,700$20,550$150- 4.9%
Travel $11,846$11,846-- 2.8%
Total$421,896100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $73,642 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $58,693 79.7%
Fees to independent contractors $14,622 19.9%
Printing, publications, postage $327 0.4%
Total$73,642100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $288,601 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)PROGRAMMING COSTS $76,372$76,372-- 26.5%
Other (as described)SPEAKER & VENUE $74,813$74,813-- 25.9%
Other (as described)CATERING $59,101$59,101-- 20.5%
All other expenses $24,324$23,581$743- 8.4%
Fees: other services $20,894$4,466$16,428- 7.2%
Travel $16,690$16,690-- 5.8%
Other (as described)OUTSIDE SERVICES $12,551$12,551-- 4.3%
Office expenses $3,856$3,856-- 1.3%
Total$288,601100%

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