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FRIENDS OF ORINDA CREEKS

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2023 · Form 990EZ · revenue $113K · expenses $24K · assets $166K

EIN
90-0666255
Address
PO BOX 883, ORINDA, CA 94563-0883
NTEE code
C32
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2012
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Mission

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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 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
Michael Bowen President2022-2023 16 $0 reported 1
David Hop Treasure2022-2023 10 $0 reported 1
Bruce McGurk (former) Secretary2022 12 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michael Bowen President16 $0-$0 $01
David Hop Treasure10 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michael Bowen President16 $0-$0 $01
Bruce McGurk Secretary12 $0-$0 $01
David Hop Treasurer8 $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 Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.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
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$112,792$24,162 $166,092$166,092 $110,522$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$139,247$154,177 $77,462$77,462 $139,247$0 ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $160,331 in all, tax years 2016 to 2023. 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
CERITY PARTNERS FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2022 2$160,000 2022$95,000
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ENTREKIN FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF ORINDA CREEKS” 2016 1$300 2016$300
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF ORINDA CREEKS” 2020-2023 4$31 2023$16
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Where the money went

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $24,162 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $13,411 55.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,035 37.4%
Grants and similar amounts paid $1,500 6.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $216 0.9%
Total$24,162100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $154,177 spent · pay $0 · grants $500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $93,861 60.9%
Fees to independent contractors $59,614 38.7%
Grants and similar amounts paid $500 0.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $202 0.1%
Total$154,177100%

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