Nonprofit · EIN 77-0043456
COUGAR FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · CLOVIS, CA 93611
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,813,589 | $1,618,103 | $195,486 | $1,064,777 | $0 | $1,064,777 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,644,047 | $1,511,768 | $132,279 | $854,109 | $0 | $854,109 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $641,600
- Membership dues
- $300
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $36,184
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $8,481
- Net income from fundraising events
- $596,935
- Other revenue
- $1,135,805
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $43,500
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Program services (functional)
- $1,614,503
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,600
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $854,109
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,064,777
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,064,777
- Gross receipts
- $2,745,819
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1950
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONICA LOPEZ | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| PAULETTE LOPEZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| AMANDA RING | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| BECKY LEDUC | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DAVID NII | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JULIE RAMOS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| KELLEY HOLT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| RYAN BAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JUDY CORTEZ-GARCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JASON GARZA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BETSY NAZARIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA | SCHARTON Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ERIC | SHARTON Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| KRIS | TUSHNET Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAMI DE LA CRUZ | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| MONICA LOPEZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| STANLEY MIYAKE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| BECKY LEDUC | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DAVID NII | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MICHELE HARREL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| KELLEY HOLT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JULIE RAMOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MIKE MUNNELLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BETSY NAZARIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1055 FOWLER AVE, CLOVIS, CA 93611-2062
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MONICA LOPEZ, 1055 FOWLER, CLOVIS, CA 93611
- Signed the 990
- MONICA LOPEZ, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (559) 327-1320
- Return prepared by
- DEDEKIAN GEORGE SMALL & MARKARIAN
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 77-0043456 or by the name COUGAR 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
TO ENRICH STUDENTS' HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY PROVIDING FUNDS THAT FINANCE ACTIVITIES AND EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS SUCH AS CLUB ACTIVITIES, COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES, TUTORIAL AND PEER COUNSELING PROGRAMS AND TRAVEL EXPENSES TO COMPETE ON LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS. THESE EXPERIENCES REPRESENT THE AREAS OF BAND, CHOIR, DEBATE/FORENSICS, DRAMA, ATHLETICS, STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS, AND ACADEMIC COMPETITIVE TEAMS OR INDIVIDUAL EVENTS.
Program accomplishments
- UNIFORMS, EQUIPMENT, CLOTHING/APPAREL, AND COACHING EXPENSES WERE PROVIDED FOR THE BENEFIT OF OVER 1,000 MALE AND FEMALE CLOVIS HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES.UNIFORMS: $98,904EQUIPMENT: $124,337CLOTHING/APPAREL: $148,057SUPPLIES: $21,254COACHING RELATED EXPENSES: $54,777Expenses $447,329
- TRAVEL AND RELATED EXPENSES WERE PROVIDED FOR THE BENEFIT OF MORE THAN 1,000 STUDENTS IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL ATHLETIC AND ACADEMIC/SCHOLASTIC/ARTS COMPETITIONS. THESE TRAVEL EXPENSES INCLUDED, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, TRANSPORTATION (AIR FARES, CAR RENTALS, BUS AND VAN TRANSPORTATION, LODGING, FUELS, MEALS), TOURNAMENT AND COMPETITION ENTRY FEES AND REGISTRATIONS.COMPETITION, REGISTRATION, AND OTHER FEES: $13,203TOURNAMENT ENTRY FEES AND EXPENSES: $34,147TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES: $115,282Expenses $162,632
- UNIFORMS, CLOTHING/APPAREL, FEES AND REGISTRATIONS, EQUIPMENT, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, TRAVEL, VEHICLE EXPENSE (TRUCK FOR TRANSPORTING EQUIPMENT TO COMPETITIONS), AND MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM EXPENSES FOR STUDENTS ACTIVE IN CLOVIS HIGH SCHOOL'S MARCHING BAND & COLORGUARD PROGRAM, AS WELL AS OTHER MUSICAL ARTS PROGRAMS.UNIFORMS, CLOTHING/APPAREL: $26,370OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES: $161,881TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES: $201,755EQUIPMENT EXPENSES: $28,199COMPETITION, REGISTRATION, AND OTHER FEES: $3,830SUPPLIES: $8,496Expenses $430,531
- 1.)AWARDS, APPRECIATION, AND RECOGNITION OF BOTH STUDENTS AND STAFF FOR THEIR ENDEAVORS: $2,7232.)CONCESSIONS EXPENSES: $6,0273.)EQUIPMENT: $48,1804.)SUPPLIES: $31,3775.)CLOTHING/APPAREL: $50,3026.)VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND CO-CURRICULAR FUNDING ASSISTANCE: $435,402Expenses $574,011 · grants $43,500
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 77-0043456
- 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
- 1988
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T22Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,064,777
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,745,819
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,813,589 | $1,618,103 | $1,064,777 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,644,047 | $1,511,768 | $854,109 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,227,713 | $1,263,511 | $736,304 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 77-0043456).
Questions about COUGAR FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of COUGAR FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COUGAR FOUNDATION is 77-0043456.
- Is COUGAR FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1988.
- Are donations to COUGAR FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COUGAR 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 COUGAR FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COUGAR FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COUGAR FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MONICA LOPEZ.
- Who are the officers and directors of COUGAR FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 14 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does COUGAR FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,813,589, expenses of $1,618,103 and total assets of $1,064,777 at year end.
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