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Mountain Shadows Support Group

San Marcos, CA · EIN 33-0311012 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Mountain Shadows Support Group reported $21.3 million in revenue and $22.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $78.07 went to program services, $21.93 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 96.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $327,426 (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 39% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $23M

For context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $21M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2025 filing. Median across 2,433 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
78.1%86.7%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
21.9%11.5%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
Not reported$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.0%29.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%3.8%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
96.7%58.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$327,426$301,601
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.44%1.38%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
26
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
9.86.8
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
0 of 10100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$18M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $21M

To provide housing, care and nursing services and promote the welfare of developmentally disabled residents residing in the facilities

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$327,426$0$0$327,426
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$290,284$0$0$290,284

2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Mountain Shadows Support Group (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $618K (Part IX, line 5).

7 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$21M$23M78.1%$19M$327,426
2024 ⓘ$21M$23M73.4%$19M$311,472
2023 ⓘ$23M$21M65.0%$20M$279,021
2022 ⓘ$24M$19M73.0%$18M$231,321
2021 ⓘ$20M$18M95.0%$13M$216,205
2020 ⓘ$19M$15M93.8%$11M$205,849
2019 ⓘ$15M$15M93.1%$7.1M$210,527

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b10 · 0 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5449

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Mountain Shadows Support Group totaling $545 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Mountain Shadows Support Group's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Mountain Shadows Support Group, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

Questions people ask

How much of Mountain Shadows Support Group's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Mountain Shadows Support Group reported that 78.1% of its $22.7 million in expenses went to program services, 21.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Mountain Shadows Support Group pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Mountain Shadows Support Group reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $327,426, for the role of CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Mountain Shadows Support Group get its money?

Of $21.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 96.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Mountain Shadows Support Group a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 33-0311012 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202611359349308861 · read the filing · XML
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202531409349300113 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202432699349300748 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202302429349301500 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202241589349300944 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202141549349301304 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202002129349300240 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 33-0311012: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.