Nonprofit · EIN 68-0365270
FRIENDS OF CORTE MADERA CREEK WATERSHED
Tax-exempt · LARKSPUR, CA 94977
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $147,128 | $101,302 | $45,826 | $207,928 | $0 | $207,928 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ (amended) | $47,871 | $32,346 | $15,525 | $162,102 | – | $162,102 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $46,380 | $34,658 | $11,722 | $142,030 | – | $142,030 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $141,004
- of which government grants
- $112,748
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $6,124
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Travel
- $2
- Program services (functional)
- $96,245
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,831
- Fundraising (functional)
- $3,226
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $162,102
- Total assets, end of year
- $207,928
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $207,928
- Gross receipts
- $147,128
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 35
- Year formed
- 2000
- 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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandra Guldman | President Trustee or director, Officer | 15.4 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerhard Epke | Vice President, Director | 2 | $0 |
| Sandra Guldman | President, Director | 8.2 | $0 |
| Nicholas Salcedo | Treasurer, Director | 5 | $0 |
| Charles Kennard | Director | 5 | $0 |
| Laura Lovett | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Alycia Matz | Director | 3 | $0 |
| Ann Thomas | Secretary, director | 3 | $0 |
| Dayna Quick | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Salzman | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Swezy | Director | 2 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerhard Epke | Vice President | 2 | $0 |
| Sandra Guldman | President | 12.6 | $0 |
| Morgan Cantrell | Director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Nicholas Salcedo | Treasurer | 5 | $0 |
| Ann Thomas | Treasurer | 3 | $0 |
| Charles Kennard | Director | 5 | $0 |
| Betsy Clark | Director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Phil Greer | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Gary Leo | Director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Alycia Matz | Director | 3 | $0 |
| Laura Lovett | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Barbara Salzman | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Swezy | Director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 415, LARKSPUR, CA 94977-0415
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Sandra Guldman, PO Box 415, Larkspur, CA 94977
- Signed the 990
- Sandra Guldman, President
- Phone
- (415) 456-5052
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 68-0365270 or by the name FRIENDS OF CORTE MADERA CREEK WATERSHED.
- 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
Protect and enhance natural ecosystems. Increase public awareness, knowledge, and scientific understanding. Promote diverse and self-sustaining populations of native plants, habitats, fish, and wildlife. Improve water qualiaty. Assure adequate fresh water. Promote responsible flood management.
Program accomplishments
- Habitat Restoration: Implementation of revegetation plan for the Lower COM hHabitat Restoration Project in cooperations with the Marin County Flood Control District; local sponsor of the Invasive Spartina Project , a multi-agency project to eliminate invasive cord grasses from San Francisco Bay; native plant purchases for habitat restoration at Hal Brown Park in collaboration with Marin County Parks.Expenses $55,207 · revenue $1,381
- Engineering: Completion of 100% designs and specifications for the Lower COM Habitat Restoration Project; minor work on the Saunders Fish Passage Project in cooperation with the Town of San Anselmo.Expenses $25,151 · revenue $21,367
- Publish two issues of Creek Chronicles, an 8-page newsletter with circulation of ~4,000; update website.Expenses $15,518 · revenue $2,000
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 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 68-0365270
- 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
- 1996
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $207,928
- Income (IRS master file)
- $147,128
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $147,128 | $101,302 | $207,928 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $47,871 | $32,346 | $162,102 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $46,380 | $34,658 | $142,030 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $343,292 | $336,002 | $130,308 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 68-0365270).
Questions about FRIENDS OF CORTE MADERA CREEK WATERSHED
- What is the EIN of FRIENDS OF CORTE MADERA CREEK WATERSHED?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FRIENDS OF CORTE MADERA CREEK WATERSHED is 68-0365270.
- Is FRIENDS OF CORTE MADERA CREEK WATERSHED tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.
- Are donations to FRIENDS OF CORTE MADERA CREEK WATERSHED tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FRIENDS OF CORTE MADERA CREEK WATERSHED 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 FRIENDS OF CORTE MADERA CREEK WATERSHED due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FRIENDS OF CORTE MADERA CREEK WATERSHED last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FRIENDS OF CORTE MADERA CREEK WATERSHED?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Sandra Guldman.
- Who are the officers and directors of FRIENDS OF CORTE MADERA CREEK WATERSHED?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 1 person; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FRIENDS OF CORTE MADERA CREEK WATERSHED have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $147,128, expenses of $101,302 and total assets of $207,928 at year end.
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