SACRAMENTO AREA CREEKS COUNCIL Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

SACRAMENTO AREA CREEKS COUNCIL

EIN 26-3676166 · Environmental Education (C60)

What they do

Sacramento Area Creeks Council (SACC) Seeks to Promote Public and Private Care of Natural Streams and Waterways Through Education, Advocacy and Hands-on Activity. Educational Materials, Workshops and Field Outings Are Some of The Tools Used to Achieve These Goals. SACC: Provides Support for Creek, Waterway, Open-space and Neighborhood Cleanups; Participates In The Decision-making Processes Which Affect The Health of Sacramento Area Waterways, and In The Land Use Planning Process to Promote Creek Preservation, Sound Flood Control Project Design, Habitat Restoration and Effective Stream Bank Stabilization Methods; Distributes Educational Materials Encouraging The Teaching of Science Concepts and Holds Community Workshops On Creek Issues; Supports On-going Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Efforts; Co-sponsors Grants to Preserve and Restore Creeks and Their Natural Corridors; SACC Offers Educational Materials and Participates In Neighborhood Fairs and Public Events, Working With Schools,

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Of every $100 spent, about $97.30 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders15 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

72.48%of revenue went to mission work97.3% of expenses · Program services

0.35%of revenue went to fundraising0.5% of expenses

$74.50spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

1.68%of revenue went to management and office costs2.3% of expenses

$1.28in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

99.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$112,384

Mission workProgram services$81,45472.48% of revenue97.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,8841.68% of revenue2.3% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$3900.35% of revenue0.5% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$28,65625.50% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$83,72874.50% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 97.3% mission · 2.3% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 74.50% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 97.5% mission · 2.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 67.34% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 98.7% mission · 1.0% management · 0.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.95% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$112,384

Expenses$83,728

Annual surplus $28,656 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$81,454 · 97.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,884 · 2.3% of expenses

Fundraising$390 · 0.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$112,384

Expenses$83,728

Assets$107,062

Income$116,926

Contributions$111,231

Mission work (program services)$81,454

Fundraising$390

Management and general$1,884

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (15)

AMY GARDNERDIRECTOR

BILL TEMPLINDIRECTOR

CARL SALMONSENDIRECTOR

CHRIS SMITHDIRECTOR

CRYSTAL TOBIASPRESIDENT

DAVID INGRAMDIRECTOR

DAVID IRONSDIRECTOR

DEBORAH DODDDIRECTOR

FABIAN LARADIRECTOR

GARY HAREDIRECTOR

JUNE TAYLORDIRECTOR

KHALIAH INGRAMSECRETARY

MARK BAKERTREASURER

ROLAND BRADYVICE PRESIDENT

SAIGE WHITEDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2009
Location: PO BOX 162774, SACRAMENTO, CA 95816-2774
County: Sacramento
In care of: Mark Baker
Primary officer: Mark Baker, Treasurer

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(916) 454-4544

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: RICHARD WATSON JR CPA
NTEE classification: Environmental Education (C60)
IRS tax category: Environmental Education