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Community Foundation Santa Cruz County
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County reported $46.9 million in revenue and $26.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $96.20 went to program services, $2.58 to management and general costs and $1.22 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 79.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $322,302 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 94% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $27MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $47M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$78.44 $37M
- Program service revenue$0.69 $326K
- Investment income$20.87 $9.9M
Other revenue was negative: −$521K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 96.2% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.6% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.2% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 79.3% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $322,302 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.20% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 99.8 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 16 of 16 | 100.0% |
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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseDonor-advised and discretionary funds held at the foundation provided grants to tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, charitable organizations and public sector service agencies in Santa Cruz county and beyond in six broad fields of interest designated by our board of directors as core to our mission. These are: arts, history and culture; community development; education/youth services; environment; health, and; human services
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $291,937 | $0 | $30,365 | $322,302 |
| CHIEF OPERATING & FINANCE OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $224,500 | $0 | $34,873 | $259,373 |
| PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 1.00 hrs/week | $165,183 | $0 | $20,824 | $186,007 |
| DONOR SERVICES DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $165,667 | $0 | $19,103 | $184,770 |
| CONTROLLER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $161,667 | $0 | $17,999 | $179,666 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Community Foundation Santa Cruz County (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.0M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · 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–1b16 · 16 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 11aNo
- 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 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 523
- Volunteers Part I, line 620
Private foundation grants it received
14 private foundations reported grants to Community Foundation Santa Cruz County totaling $6.6M 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.
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Every number above is copied from Community Foundation Santa Cruz County's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Community Foundation Santa Cruz County, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Community Foundation Santa Cruz County spent in 2024, $96.20 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Community Foundation Santa Cruz County's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Community Foundation Santa Cruz County reported that 96.2% of its $26.9 million in expenses went to program services, 2.6% to management and general and 1.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Community Foundation Santa Cruz County pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Community Foundation Santa Cruz County reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $322,302, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Community Foundation Santa Cruz County get its money?
Of $46.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 79.3% came from contributions and grants and 0.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Community Foundation Santa Cruz County a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 94-2808039 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. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202533219349309013 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443189349304809 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333199349329668 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223199349332242 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103199349328570 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033509349301343 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 94-2808039: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.