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VENTURE FREE FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $251K · expenses $241K · assets $57K

EIN
81-4844464
Address
307 COUNTY RD, WOODSIDE, CA 94062-4510
NTEE code
O50
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2017
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Mission

Outdoor Adventure and Environmental Leadership Programs

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Emily Phelps Executive Director2019-2024 $46,800$181,100 1
Maria King Secretary2019-2024 $0$7,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 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
Ken Williamson Treasurer2019-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Paul Barulich Director2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
George Hilley Director2024 1 $0 reported 1
Tim Naylor (former) Director2019-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Edder Diaz (former) director2019-2023 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $47K · 10 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Emily Phelps Executive Director40 $46,800$0$0 $46,8001
Maria King Secretary3 $0$0$0 $01
Ken Williamson Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Paul Barulich Director1 $0$0$0 $01
George Hilley Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $47K · 11 employees · 7 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Emily Phelps Executive Director45 $39,900$0$0 $39,9001
Maria King Secretary10 $7,000$0$0 $7,0001
Ken Williamson Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Paul Barulich Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Tim Naylor Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Edder Diaz director1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $20K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Emily Phelps Executive Director45 $20,400-- $20,4001
Ken Williamson Treasurer3 $0-- $01
Maria King Secretary3 $0-- $01
Paul Barulich Director1 $0-- $01
Tim Naylor Director1 $0-- $01
Edder Diaz director1 $0-- $01
2021 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $24K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Emily Phelps Executive Director45 $24,000-$0 $24,0001
Ken Williamson Treasurer5 $0-$0 $01
Maria King Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
Paul Barulich Director1 $0-$0 $01
Tim Naylor Director1 $0-$0 $01
Edder Diaz director1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $25K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Emily Phelps Executive Director50 $25,000-$0 $25,0001
Ken Williamson Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Maria King Secretary3 $0-$0 $01
Paul Barulich Director1 $0-$0 $01
Tim Naylor Director1 $0-$0 $01
Edder Diaz director1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $25K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Emily Phelps Executive Director55 $25,000$0$0 $25,0001
Ken Williamson Tresurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Maria King Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Paul Barulich Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Tim Naylor Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Edder Diaz Director1 $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 ↗
$251,027$241,080 $57,269$57,269 $26,150$224,877 $46,800106
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$217,844$212,809 $47,322$47,322 $34,609$183,235 $39,900117
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$177,576$174,065 $42,287$42,287 $18,915$158,661 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$181,849$185,646 $38,776$38,776 $12,375$169,472 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$134,498$116,797 $42,573$42,573 $30,465$84,644 ---
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$206,668$191,029 $24,862$24,862 $21,670$184,998 $25,00000

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $95,493 in all, tax years 2020 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
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2022, 2024 4$50,000 2024$20,000
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KINGS MOUNTAIN ART FAIR INC Public charity Exact 2020, 2023-2025 4$45,000 2025$15,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “VENTURE FREE FOUNDATION” 2020-2023 4$493 2023$115
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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 · $241,080 spent · pay $125,520 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $64,695$64,695-- 26.8%
Other (as described)Supplies $50,497$50,497$0$0 20.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $46,800$28,080$18,720- 19.4%
Fees: management $11,290-$11,290- 4.7%
Insurance $10,496-$10,496- 4.4%
Payroll taxes $9,553$8,035$1,518- 4.0%
Travel $8,532$5,315$3,217- 3.5%
Other (as described)Transfer and Bank Fees $7,799$0$7,799$0 3.2%
Information technology $7,781$4,280$3,501- 3.2%
Office expenses $6,958-$6,958- 2.9%
Occupancy $5,508-$5,508- 2.3%
Pension plan contributions $4,472$4,472-- 1.9%
Advertising and promotion $1,714-$1,714- 0.7%
Fees: accounting $1,700-$1,700- 0.7%
Fees: legal $1,675-$1,675- 0.7%
Other (as described)Program Development $1,610$1,000$610$0 0.7%
Total$241,080100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $212,809 spent · pay $103,694 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: disqualified persons $55,470$49,349$6,121- 26.1%
Other (as described)Supplies $46,727$46,727$0$0 22.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $39,900$29,925$9,975- 18.7%
Travel $13,066$5,012$8,054- 6.1%
Insurance $9,440-$9,440- 4.4%
Payroll taxes $8,324$6,924$1,400- 3.9%
Other (as described)Program Development $8,115$4,000$4,115$0 3.8%
Fees: accounting $7,261-$7,261- 3.4%
Fees: management $7,000-$7,000- 3.3%
Information technology $5,089$2,400$2,689- 2.4%
Office expenses $5,036-$5,036- 2.4%
Occupancy $3,431-$3,431- 1.6%
Other (as described)Bank fees $2,443$0$2,443$0 1.1%
Advertising and promotion $1,507-$1,507- 0.7%
Total$212,809100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $174,065 spent · pay $95,125 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $95,125 54.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $58,194 33.4%
Fees to independent contractors $13,624 7.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,635 3.8%
Printing, publications, postage $487 0.3%
Total$174,065100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $185,646 spent · pay $88,256 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $88,256 47.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $82,497 44.4%
Fees to independent contractors $6,490 3.5%
Printing, publications, postage $5,628 3.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,775 1.5%
Total$185,646100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $116,797 spent · pay $62,732 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $62,732 53.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $44,139 37.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $7,651 6.6%
Fees to independent contractors $2,275 1.9%
Total$116,797100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $191,029 spent · pay $81,700 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Camp Supplies - food, gear, gas, equipment and program supplies directly related to running programs $52,395$52,395$0$0 27.4%
Other salaries and wages $48,956$46,560$2,396- 25.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $25,000$20,000$5,000- 13.1%
Other (as described)vehicle maintenance and repairs $17,643$17,643$0$0 9.2%
Insurance $11,588$11,588-- 6.1%
Office expenses $8,618-$8,618- 4.5%
Payroll taxes $7,744$6,776$968- 4.1%
Occupancy $6,470$6,470-- 3.4%
Other (as described)Banking transfer fees from billing for services $6,183$6,183$0$0 3.2%
Advertising and promotion $4,007$4,007-- 2.1%
Fees: accounting $2,425$2,425-- 1.3%
Total$191,029100%

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