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DESCENDANTS OF THE EARTH

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $78K · expenses $76K · assets $396K

EIN
77-0506202
Address
PO BOX 301, VENTURA, CA 93002-0301
NTEE code
A99
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1999
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Mission

PRESERVATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN CEREMONIES, LAND ACQUISITION FOR CEREMONIES, AT-RISK YOUTH INTERVENTION.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 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
Guy Iversen President2014-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Shawna McClure Secretary2014-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Frank Parong Treasurer2014-2025 20 $0 reported 1
SAM McCOY (former) Vice President2014-2015 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Guy Iversen President5 $0-- $01
Shawna McClure Secretary10 $0-- $01
Frank Parong Treasurer20 $0-- $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Guy Iversen President5 $0-- $01
Shawna McClure Secretary10 $0-- $01
Frank Parong Treasurer20 $0-- $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Guy Iversen President5 $0-- $01
Shawna McClure Secretary10 $0-- $01
Frank Parong Treasurer20 $0-- $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Guy Iversen President5 $0-- $01
Shawna McClure Secretary10 $0-- $01
Frank Parong Treasurer20 $0-- $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Guy Iversen President5 $0-- $01
Shawna McClure Secretary10 $0-- $01
Frank Parong Treasurer20 $0-- $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Guy Iversen President5 $0$0$0 $01
Shawna McClure Secretary10 $0$0$0 $01
Frank Parong Treasurer20 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Guy Iversen President5 $0-- $01
Shawna McClure Secretary10 $0-- $01
Frank Parong Treasurer20 $0-- $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GUY IVERSEN President5 $0$0$0 $01
Frank Parong Treasurer20 $0$0$0 $01
SHAWNA McCLURE Secretary10 $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GUY IVERSEN President5 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK PARONG Treasurer20 $0$0$0 $01
SHAWNA McCLURE Secretary10 $0$0$0 $01
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GUY IVERSEN President5 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK PARONG Treasurer20 $0$0$0 $01
SHAWNA McCLURE Secretary10 $0$0$0 $01
2015 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GUY IVERSEN President5 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK PARONG Treasurer20 $0$0$0 $01
SHAWNA McCLURE Secretary10 $0$0$0 $01
SAM McCOY Vice President5 $0$0$0 $01
2014 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GUY IVERSEN President5 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK PARONG Treasurer20 $0$0$0 $01
SHAWNA McCLURE Secretary10 $0$0$0 $01
SAM McCOY Vice President5 $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 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$78,117$76,027 $396,365$396,365 $78,100- ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$72,806$93,209 $394,275$394,275 $72,789- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$151,082$157,944 $414,678$414,678 $151,034- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$167,225$54,841 $421,540$421,540 $167,163- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$94,648$107,033 $309,153$309,153 $94,599- ---
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$234,781$245,712 $321,598$321,573 $234,746$0 $00-
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$90,226$38,796 $346,619$332,504 $90,199- ---
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$43,242$45,056 $281,316$281,074 $43,214$0 $00-
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$75,745$29,413 $282,888$282,888 $75,718$0 $00-
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$32,098$23,786 $236,490$236,490 $32,098$0 $00-
2015 · Form 990 period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$35,195$23,328 $228,178$228,178 $35,195$0 $00-
2014 · Form 990 period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$30,537$22,467 $217,748$216,311 $30,537$0 $00-

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $65,919 in all, tax years 2013 to 2024. 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
THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Descendants of the Earth” 2017 1$44,000 2017$44,000
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MORTON FAM FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “DESCENDANTS OF THE EARTH” 2013 1$11,000 2013$11,000
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MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “DESCENDANTS OF THE EARTH” 2020-2023 4$919 2023$185
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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 · $76,027 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $75,974 99.9%
Printing, publications, postage $53 0.1%
Total$76,027100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $93,209 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $87,562 93.9%
Fees to independent contractors $3,600 3.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,498 1.6%
Printing, publications, postage $549 0.6%
Total$93,209100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $157,944 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $80,577 51.0%
Fees to independent contractors $71,078 45.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $5,832 3.7%
Printing, publications, postage $457 0.3%
Total$157,944100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $54,841 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $45,971 83.8%
Fees to independent contractors $4,200 7.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,120 7.5%
Printing, publications, postage $550 1.0%
Total$54,841100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $107,033 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $61,243 57.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $27,424 25.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $17,867 16.7%
Printing, publications, postage $499 0.5%
Total$107,033100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $245,712 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $209,588$188,629$20,959- 85.3%
Other (as described)Auto Expenses $9,951$9,951-- 4.0%
Depreciation and depletion $5,975-$5,975- 2.4%
Other (as described)Repairs & Maintainence $4,934$3,947$987- 2.0%
Office expenses $4,347$3,478$869- 1.8%
All other expenses $3,512$2,588$924- 1.4%
Other (as described)Storage $3,311$3,311-- 1.3%
Other (as described)Telephone $2,808$2,246$562- 1.1%
Fees: accounting $1,000-$1,000- 0.4%
Fees: legal $286-$286- 0.1%
Total$245,712100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $38,796 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $37,696 97.2%
Fees to independent contractors $1,000 2.6%
Printing, publications, postage $100 0.3%
Total$38,796100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $45,056 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)AUTO EXPENSES $14,974$7,487$7,487- 33.2%
Office expenses $6,519$4,190$2,329- 14.5%
Other (as described)Camp Improvements $4,832$4,832-- 10.7%
Depreciation and depletion $4,696$4,696-- 10.4%
All other expenses $4,367$3,356$1,011- 9.7%
Other (as described)Telephone $3,348$1,674$1,674- 7.4%
Occupancy $2,288$2,288-- 5.1%
Travel $1,601$1,601-- 3.6%
Other (as described)equipment Repair $1,501$1,501-- 3.3%
Advertising and promotion $520$520-- 1.2%
Fees: accounting $385-$385- 0.9%
Fees: other services $25-$25- 0.1%
Total$45,056100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $29,413 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $5,641$4,566$1,075- 19.2%
Other (as described)AUTO EXPENSES $4,757$2,378$2,379- 16.2%
Other (as described)Camp Improvements $3,601$3,601-- 12.2%
Office expenses $3,595$1,825$1,770- 12.2%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $3,205$3,205-- 10.9%
Depreciation and depletion $3,032$3,032-- 10.3%
Other (as described)Telephone $2,394$1,197$1,197- 8.1%
Occupancy $2,214$2,214-- 7.5%
Travel $477$477-- 1.6%
Fees: accounting $365-$365- 1.2%
Fees: other services $70-$70- 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $62$62-- 0.2%
Total$29,413100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $23,786 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $10,769$10,043$726- 45.3%
Office expenses $5,716$2,858$2,858- 24.0%
Occupancy $4,318$3,454$864- 18.2%
Depreciation and depletion $1,969$1,897-$72 8.3%
Travel $654$588$66- 2.7%
Fees: accounting $360-$360- 1.5%
Total$23,786100%

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2015 · Form 990 · $23,328 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)AUTOMOBILE EXPENSES $6,689$6,020$669- 28.7%
Occupancy $4,426$3,098$1,328- 19.0%
Office expenses $3,416$1,708$1,708- 14.6%
All other expenses $1,800$1,500$300- 7.7%
Depreciation and depletion $1,784$967$817- 7.6%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $1,585$1,585-- 6.8%
Other (as described)DONATIONS $1,495$1,495-- 6.4%
Other (as described)CAMP MAINTENANCE $1,431$1,431-- 6.1%
Fees: accounting $355-$355- 1.5%
Travel $334$301$33- 1.4%
Interest $13$13-- 0.1%
Total$23,328100%

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2014 · Form 990 · $22,467 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)AUTOMOBILE EXPENSES $6,523$5,871$652- 29.0%
Occupancy $4,435$3,104$1,331- 19.7%
Information technology $2,902$1,451$1,451- 12.9%
All other expenses $2,389$2,019$370- 10.6%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT REPAIR $1,895$1,895-- 8.4%
Other (as described)DONATIONS $1,375$1,375-- 6.1%
Other (as described)TELEPHONE $1,344$1,075$269- 6.0%
Depreciation and depletion $1,024$587$437- 4.6%
Fees: accounting $345-$345- 1.5%
Interest $235$235-- 1.0%
Total$22,467100%

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