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CALIFORNIA RICELANDS WATERBIRD FOUNDATION

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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CALIFORNIA RICELANDS WATERBIRD FOUNDATION

EIN 47-2409361 · Bird Sanctuaries (D32)

What they do

Over The Past Year or So, Weve Seen A Continued Transition to More Reliance On Use of Our Donor Funds to Keep Significant Numbers of Enhanced Habitat Acres Out On The Landscape As The State Investments Continued to Trend Lower With Lessening Reduced Overall Concerns Over Drought Conditions In California. With The Support of All Our Many Donors We Have Kept The Habitat Pipeline Flowing and Even Forged New Ground By Continuing Our Pilot Testing of New Innovative Approaches to Nesting Habitat. We Also Continued to Assist Our Partner Organizations In Deploying Their Funding to Projects Helping Birds The Sacramento Valley. Our Bid4Birds Web-based Platform Continues At The One-stop Shop for Our Partners to Communicate About Funded Programs and Gather Digital Applications From Rice Growers Who Are Interested In Participating. We Accomplish This Through Implementation of Several Ongoing Projects.Bid4Birds Habitat Program: This Innovative Habitat Enhancement Program Focuses On Creating Critical

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Of every $100 spent, about $81.30 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders5 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

79.98%of revenue went to mission work81.3% of expenses · Program services
$98.40spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.
$3.73in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
92.3%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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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$99,380
Mission workProgram services$79,48179.98% of revenue81.3% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses
Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$1,5881.60% of revenueShown in gray on the chart
Total expenses$97,79298.40% 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
2024CurrentExpense mix: 81.3% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.40% of revenue
2023Expense mix: 83.8% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 44.95% of revenue
2022Expense mix: 92.1% mission · 7.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 61.98% of revenue
2021Expense mix: 98.1% mission · 1.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 72.17% of revenue
2020Expense mix: 97.5% mission · 2.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.96% of revenue
2019Expense mix: 75.6% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 161.89% of revenue
2016Expense mix: 74.9% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.02% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$99,380
Expenses$97,792
Annual surplus $1,588 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)$79,481 · 81.3% of expenses
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Revenue$99,380
Expenses$97,792
Assets$364,444
Income$99,380
Contributions$91,767
Mission work (program services)$79,481
People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

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 (5)

JOSH SHEPPARDSEC/TREASURER

MARK BIDDLECOMBDIRECTOR

MIKE DEWITTDIRECTOR

PAUL BUTTNERCHAIR/EX DIR.

XERNIMO CASTAEDADIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since
January 2016
Location
1231 I ST STE 205, SACRAMENTO, CA 95814-2933
County
Sacramento
In care of
Paul Buttner
Primary officer
Paul Buttner, Chairman

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Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2024
Tax period began
September 1, 2024
Return type
990EZ
Tax preparer
MUN CPAS LLP
NTEE classification
Bird Sanctuaries (D32)
IRS tax category
Bird Sanctuaries

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