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Nonprofit · EIN 94-3235791

SAN BRUNO MOUNTAIN WATCH

Tax-exempt · BRISBANE, CA 94005

Financials

$218K$203K2023$256K$246K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SAN BRUNO MOUNTAIN WATCH by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$256,427$245,874$10,553$396,821$5,198$391,623
December 31, 2023990$217,911$202,618$15,293$384,789$3,719$381,070
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$197,848
Program service revenue
$51,620
Investment income
$6,959
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$81,263
Other salaries and wages
$63,937
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$162,313
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$720
Occupancy
$13,013
Travel
$6,216
Depreciation
$1,877
Program services (functional)
$175,499
Management and general (functional)
$59,509
Fundraising (functional)
$10,866

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$384,789
Total assets, end of year
$396,821
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,198
Net assets, end of year
$391,623
Land, buildings and equipment
$16,557
Net assets without donor restrictions
$247,237
Net assets with donor restrictions
$144,386
Gross receipts
$256,427
Employees
6
Volunteers
750
Year formed
1995
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Ariel Cherbowsky CorkidiExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$85,293
Frida PensamientoDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Michele SalmonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Stuart SchillingerDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Ann KircherDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Reina KahnVice President
Trustee or director
2$0
Emma LewisPresident
Trustee or director
2$0
Thomas LambertDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Danny YanowTreasurer
Trustee or director
2$0
Davin ChanSecretary
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Ariel Cherbowsky CorkidiExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$68,955
Tera FreedmanPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Michele SalmonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Brian ParishTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Ann KircherDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Yoni CarniceDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Chris ChouDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Reina KahnDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Emma LewisSecretary
Trustee or director
2$0
Thomas LambertDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Danny YanowDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Davin ChanDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Mauricio GarciaDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Candace LaCroixVice President
Trustee or director
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
44 VISITACION AVE STE 206, BRISBANE, CA 94005-1598
In care of
% LEWIS BUCHNER
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Ariel Cherbowsky Corkidi, PO Box 53, Brisbane, CA 94005
Signed the 990
Ariel Cherbowsky Corkidi, Executive Dir.
Phone
(415) 467-6631
Return prepared by
Iris Gallagher

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-3235791 or by the name SAN BRUNO MOUNTAIN WATCH.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

The mission of San Bruno Mountain Watch is to care for San Bruno Mountain through conservation, ecological restoration, education,and advocacy in partnership with local communities.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • Mission Blue Nursery Program San Bruno Mountain Watch operates the Mission Blue Nursery to grow the native flora of San Bruno Mountain. In 2024, San Bruno Mountain Watch continued hosting programs at the nursery for the public to participate in plant propagation and maintenance activities. Nursery volunteers contributed 989 hours of service at the nursery during this year.Volunteers also assisted with seed collection efforts on San Bruno Mountain. The nursery grew native plants for various restoration projects on San Bruno Mountain and propagated rare and endangered plants for plant conservation and seed amplification projects. Native plants were also provided to other urban greening projects throughout the San Francisco Peninsula. The nursery hosted three public plant sales offered plants through individual plant pick-up appointments, and donated plants to community garden partners who are beneficiaries of the Environmental Justice Fund at Mission Blue Nursery. The nursery also hosted artistic community events such as a native plant wreath making workshop, a container plant arrangement workshop, and botanical illustration activities.
    Expenses $75,621 · revenue $42,193
  • Ecological Restoration Program San Bruno Mountain Watch leads ecological restoration efforts with community volunteers, students, corporate groups, park agencies, and local cities. Volunteers contributed 1,262 hours to community-based ecological restoration efforts in 2024. San Bruno Mountain Watch continued grassland restoration efforts as part of the San Bruno Mountain Habitat Conservation Plan, planting native host and nectar plants to improve habitat for the mountain's endangered Mission Blue and Callippe Silverspot butterflies.The group also carried out rare plant conservation and revegetation efforts for the endangered San Bruno Mountain manzanita and seed amplification of the San Francisco campion. Invasive plant removal efforts continued in areas like the San Bruno Mountain Dunes, the Northeast Ridge, Buckeye and Owl Canyons, and the southern slopes of the mountain. The San Bruno Mountain Botanical Garden continued to expand with the planting of new sections and the addition of botanical signage. San Bruno Mountain Watch also continued restoration efforts within salt marsh and transitional habitats at the shoreline of Colma Creek. The creek begins on San Bruno Mountain and drains into San Francisco Bay. Additionally, the organization began planting at the headwaters of Colma Creek on the mountain and continued planting and maintaining the San Bruno Mountain Test Plot, an experiment that explores the ability of native plants to grow in the understory of historic stands of introduced non-native eucalyptus trees on the mountain.
    Expenses $52,767 · revenue $1,906
  • Education Program San Bruno Mountain Watch's education program connects the public with the cultural and natural history of San Bruno Mountain through field trips, presentations, digital resources, and service-learning opportunities. In 2024, San Bruno Mountain Watch developed new curriculum and educational resources. The organization launched the Elevate the Elfin project, developing a booklet and walking tour exploring the cultural and natural history of the endangered San Bruno Elfin butterfly, and collaborated with the San Mateo County Sustainability Department to create curriculum and field trips for the Youth Exploring Climate Science project.The Organization also developed a botany curriculum for schools based on the mountain's native plants, added new collections and materials to the San Bruno Mountain Archives, hosted academic internships for high school and college students, and led many other types of school field trips and public guided hikes on San Bruno Mountain. The group continued the San Bruno Mountain Muses project, which offers opportunities to engage in environmental art activities on the mountain.
    Expenses $43,849 · revenue $7,521
  • Conservation Advocacy ProgramThrough conservation advocacy, San Bruno Mountain Watch continues to seek protection for private land on and around San Bruno Mountain for public open space purposes. The organization works with local landowners, donors and government officials to ensure the protection of areas of natural and cultural significance. In 2024,the organization began preparing a comment letter in response the Draft Environmental Impact Report of the Guadalupe Quarry Redevelopment Project on San Bruno Mountain and raised awareness about the environmental and community health risks associated with the proposal.
    Expenses $3,262

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
94-3235791
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 (C20)
Assets (IRS master file)
$396,821
Income (IRS master file)
$256,427

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$256,427$245,874$396,821XML
990December 2023$217,911$202,618$384,789XML
990December 2022$339,381$171,993$368,443IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2020–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2018–––IRS
990-EZDecember 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 94-3235791).

Questions about SAN BRUNO MOUNTAIN WATCH

What is the EIN of SAN BRUNO MOUNTAIN WATCH?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SAN BRUNO MOUNTAIN WATCH is 94-3235791.
Is SAN BRUNO MOUNTAIN WATCH tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.
Are donations to SAN BRUNO MOUNTAIN WATCH tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does SAN BRUNO MOUNTAIN WATCH 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 SAN BRUNO MOUNTAIN WATCH 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 SAN BRUNO MOUNTAIN WATCH 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 SAN BRUNO MOUNTAIN WATCH?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Ariel Cherbowsky Corkidi.
Who are the officers and directors of SAN BRUNO MOUNTAIN WATCH?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $85,293 (Ariel Cherbowsky Corkidi, Executive Dir.).
How much revenue does SAN BRUNO MOUNTAIN WATCH have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $256,427, expenses of $245,874 and total assets of $396,821 at year end.

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