Nonprofit · EIN 33-0543876
WYLAND FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · RCHO STA MARG, CA 92688
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $502,336 | $575,744 | -$73,408 | $717,382 | $371,221 | $346,161 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $631,231 | $669,535 | -$38,304 | $1,008,919 | $592,070 | $416,849 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $432,510
- Program service revenue
- $156,540
- Investment income
- $2,556
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,415
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$89,270
- Other revenue
- -$89,270
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $272,652
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $331,976
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $14,647
- Depreciation
- $12,570
- Program services (functional)
- $525,290
- Management and general (functional)
- $26,249
- Fundraising (functional)
- $24,205
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,008,919
- Total assets, end of year
- $717,382
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $371,221
- Net assets, end of year
- $346,161
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $55,836
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $296,161
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $50,000
- Gross unrelated business income
- -$89,270
- Gross receipts
- $990,455
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 1992
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEVE CREECH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| GREG STONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARLTON LUND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELODY HOWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TED VERDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TOM KLINGENMEIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAN DELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM MINARIK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEVE CREECH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| GREG STONE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARLTON LUND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELODY HOWELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TED VERDON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TOM KLINGENMEIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAN DELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM MINARIK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 30265 TOMAS, RCHO STA MARG, CA 92688-2123
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- STEVE CREECH, 30265 TOMAS, RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA 92688
- Signed the 990
- STEVE CREECH, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (949) 643-7070
- Website
- WWW.WYLANDFOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 33-0543876 or by the name WYLAND FOUNDATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THE WYLAND FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING, PROTECTING, AND PRESERVING THE WORLD'S OCEAN, WATERWAYS, AND MARINE LIFE. THE FOUNDATION ENCOURAGES ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAMS, PUBLIC ARTS PROJECTS, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.
Program accomplishments
- NATIONAL MAYOR'S CHALLENGE FOR WATER CONSERVATIONSINCE 2010, MORE THAN 1,000 U.S. CITIES HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE WYLAND NATIONAL MAYOR'S CHALLENGE FOR WATER CONSERVATION. IN 2025, RESIDENTS PLEDGED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF SPECIFIC WATER-SAVING AND POLLUTION PREVENTION ACTIONS, INCLUDING REDUCING SINGLE-USE PLASTICS, LIMITING FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE USE, AND ADOPTING WATER-SMART LANDSCAPING. RELATED INITIATIVES INCLUDED MYVOLUNTEERWATER PROJECTS, WHICH ENGAGED HOUSEHOLDS IN AT-HOME POLLUTION PREVENTION, AND WATER-WISE PARKS, WHICH DEMONSTRATED SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPING PRACTICES TO REDUCE URBAN RUNOFF. EXAMPLES INCLUDE COMMUNITIES SUCH AS DALLAS, WESTMINSTER, AND SAN CLEMENTE.WYLAND CLEAN WATER MOBILE LEARNING EXPERIENCETHE WYLAND FOUNDATION'S 1,000-SQUARE-FOOT MOBILE SCIENCE CENTER VISITED OVER 30 COMMUNITIES IN 2025, REACHING MORE THAN 15,000 STUDENTS, WITH A FOCUS ON TITLE I SCHOOLS AND UNDERSERVED AREAS. THE PROGRAM FEATURES A THEATER AND HANDS-ON LEARNING STATIONS THAT DEMONSTRATE HOW STORMWATER RUNOFF CARRIES POLLUTANTS TO RIVERS, LAKES, AND OCEANS, PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH DIRECT LESSONS IN WATER CONSERVATION AND POLLUTION PREVENTION.NATIONAL WATER IS LIFE ART CHALLENGEMORE THAN 25,000 K-12 STUDENTS FROM 45 STATES HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE WYLAND WATER IS LIFE ART CHALLENGE, CREATING ARTWORK THAT REFLECTED THE CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, AND ECOLOGICAL VALUE OF CLEAN WATER. IN 2025, CLASSROOMS RECEIVED EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, ART SUPPLIES, AND LARGE-FORMAT CANVASES, PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT CREATIVITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION.STREAMS OF HOPE DIGITAL PLATFORMTHE FOUNDATION LAUNCHED STREAMS OF HOPE, A NEW EDUCATIONAL PLATFORM THAT INTEGRATES WATER QUALITY TESTING, STUDENT STORYTELLING, AND DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT. IN 2025, PILOT PROGRAMS IN LAGUNA BEACH, SAN CLEMENTE, AND ANAHEIM ENABLED STUDENTS TO CONDUCT WATER TESTING, UPLOAD RESULTS, AND CREATE DIGITAL PAGES TO SHARE FINDINGS. THE PLATFORM ALIGNS WITH NGSS AND COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND PROVIDES MEASURABLE OUTCOMES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.WATER'S EXTREME JOURNEY MAZETHE WATER'S EXTREME JOURNEY TRAVELING MAZE EXHIBIT ENGAGED FAMILIES AT MUSEUMS AND SCIENCE CENTERS NATIONWIDE. THE 1,000-SQUARE-FOOT EXHIBIT DEMONSTRATED THE WATER CYCLE AND SHOWED HOW HOUSEHOLD BEHAVIORSSUCH AS CHEMICAL USE AND WATER CONSERVATIONIMPACT LOCAL WATERSHEDS.CLIMATE, HEAT + HEALTH PROJECTIN 2025, THE WYLAND FOUNDATION PILOTED A CLIMATE, HEAT + HEALTH OUTREACH INITIATIVE IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. WORKING WITH WITH LOCAL HEALTH AGENCIES, BUSINESSES, AND UNIVERSITIES, THE PROGRAM TRAINED 7 UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWS AND 30 BILINGUAL OUTREACH SPECIALISTS, ENGAGED OVER 1,250 RESIDENTS, DONATED AND PLANTED 250 SHADE TREES, REACHED 500 STUDENTS THROUGH THE MOBILE LEARNING CENTER, CONDUCTED COMMUNITY RISK ASSESSMENTS, SCREENINGS, PROVIDED ESSENTIAL INFORMATION TO REDUCE EXTREME HEAT RISK, AND CO-HOSTED A HEALTH AND CLIMATE FAIR FOR 500 RESIDENTS. THE INITIATIVE DEMONSTRATED THE CONNECTION BETWEEN COMMUNITY HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE, WITH A LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE OF SCALING THE MODEL FOR USE BY OTHER NONPROFITS IN THE REGION.REGIONAL AND COMMUNITY PROJECTSART LESSONS IN THE WILD, CONDUCTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DANA WHARF WHALE WATCHING, PROVIDED STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WITH ON-THE-WATER ART AND SCIENCE LESSONS ABOARD A 63' CATAMARAN, REACHING PARTICIPANTS WITH EDUCATION ON GRAY WHALE MIGRATION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CLEAN WATER.Expenses $525,290 · revenue $156,540
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 33-0543876
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1993
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $717,382
- Income (IRS master file)
- $990,455
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $502,336 | $575,744 | $717,382 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $631,231 | $669,535 | $1,008,919 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $789,675 | $698,714 | $996,174 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 33-0543876).
Questions about WYLAND FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of WYLAND FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WYLAND FOUNDATION is 33-0543876.
- Is WYLAND FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
- Are donations to WYLAND FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WYLAND FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of WYLAND FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WYLAND FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of WYLAND FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names STEVE CREECH.
- Who are the officers and directors of WYLAND FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 8 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does WYLAND FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $502,336, expenses of $575,744 and total assets of $717,382 at year end.
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