Nonprofit · EIN 94-2934350
CORTE MADERA LARKSPUR FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · LARKSPUR, CA 94939
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,544,457 | $1,533,906 | $10,551 | $855,641 | $305,212 | $550,429 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,656,931 | $1,898,340 | -$241,409 | $874,668 | $334,790 | $539,878 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,370,342 | $1,509,728 | -$139,386 | $783,241 | $0 | $783,241 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,570,822
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,799
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$40,159
- Net income from gaming
- $11,995
- Other revenue
- -$28,164
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,226,548
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $104,901
- Other salaries and wages
- $112,758
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $235,787
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $999
- Accounting fees
- $12,645
- Program services (functional)
- $1,243,598
- Management and general (functional)
- $84,729
- Fundraising (functional)
- $205,579
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $874,668
- Total assets, end of year
- $855,641
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $305,212
- Net assets, end of year
- $550,429
- Gross receipts
- $1,610,561
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 1980
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SARA RYBA | BOARD CHAIR (ED THRU 6/30/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $52,527 |
| JAIME HEAPS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FROM 7/1/24) Officer | 40 | $52,374 |
| PAGERIE JACOBI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BEN ROBERTS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER MOSSMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JON WEINBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANELLE MEYER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATY MILLER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE TOLSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHIVA JENSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLA LIKAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JON KROPF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SARA RYBA | BOARD CHAIR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,054 |
| JAIME HEAPS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANELLE MEYER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTINA WILSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELLIE STRASSER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE HOUTKOOPER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BEN ROBERTS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JON WEINBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY TRIPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER SIMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATIE SETTERBY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SARA RYBA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,344 |
| BEN ROBERTS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KATIE SETTERBY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAIME HEAPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JANELLE MEYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELLIE STRASSER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KRISTINA WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JULIE HOUTKOOPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| KATY MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JENN SIMON | ANNUAL GIVING CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY TRIPP | ANNUAL GIVING CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JON WEINBERG | AD HOC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 230 DOHERTY DR, LARKSPUR, CA 94939-1532
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JAIME HEAPS, 230 DOHERTY DRIVE, LARKSPUR, CA 94939
- Signed the 990
- JAIME HEAPS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (415) 927-7273
- Website
- WWW.SPARKSCHOOLS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HOOD & STRONG LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2934350 or by the name CORTE MADERA LARKSPUR 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
PROVIDE FINANCIAL AID AND SUPPORT BY WAY OF GIFTS, GRANTS, OR LOANS FOR SELECTED PROGRAMS TO BE PROVIDED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR OTHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS OR GROUPS WHICH FURTHER EDUCATIONAL AND RELATED NEEDS OF MINORS AND ADULTS.
Program accomplishments
- SPARK IS THE LOCAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION SUPPORTING THE LARKSPUR-CORTE MADERA SCHOOL DISTRICT (LCMSD). SPARK RAISES FUNDS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN PUBLIC FUNDING AND THE COST OF HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION, ENSURING STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO VITAL PROGRAMS NOT FULLY COVERED BY STATE AND LOCAL REVENUE. SPARK FUNDS SALARIES FOR TEACHERS IN MUSIC, ART, STEM, COUNSELING, WELLNESS, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND LEADERSHIP, AS WELL AS ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS THAT ENHANCE STUDENT LEARNING. THROUGH ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, INCLUDING AN ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN, BUSINESS SPONSORSHIPS, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, SPARK HELPS PROVIDE A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS IN LCMSD.Expenses $1,243,598 · grants $1,226,548
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
- 94-2934350
- 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
- 1987
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B24I)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $855,641
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,610,561
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,544,457 | $1,533,906 | $855,641 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,656,931 | $1,898,340 | $874,668 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,370,342 | $1,509,728 | $783,241 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,579,221 | $1,231,978 | $922,035 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | 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 94-2934350).
Questions about CORTE MADERA LARKSPUR FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of CORTE MADERA LARKSPUR FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CORTE MADERA LARKSPUR FOUNDATION is 94-2934350.
- Is CORTE MADERA LARKSPUR FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1987.
- Are donations to CORTE MADERA LARKSPUR FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CORTE MADERA LARKSPUR 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 CORTE MADERA LARKSPUR 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 CORTE MADERA LARKSPUR 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 CORTE MADERA LARKSPUR FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JAIME HEAPS.
- Who are the officers and directors of CORTE MADERA LARKSPUR FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $52,527 (SARA RYBA, BOARD CHAIR (ED THRU 6/30/24)).
- How much revenue does CORTE MADERA LARKSPUR FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,544,457, expenses of $1,533,906 and total assets of $855,641 at year end.
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