EIN 33-0556414

Southern California Mountains Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
246
Year formed
1992
Most recent tax filings
2022-09-01
Description
Assists Forest Service in national forest care with education, land management, and volunteer partnerships. Offers youth workforce development and environmental programs.
Also known as...
San Bernardino National Forest Association
Total revenues
$6,209,639
2022
Total expenses
$5,773,155
2022
Total assets
$4,368,064
2022
Num. employees
246
2022

Program areas at Southern California Mountains Foundation

Urban conservation corps-a workforce development program that offers young men and women, ages 18-25 and youth ages 13-17, the chance to serve on our Southern California Mountains and become employable citizens through hard work in enviromental conservation. Accomplishments included, maintained and restored 500 acres of public land, revyved 10 tons of plastic bottles and cans, 100,00 pounds of e-waste and 30 tons of waste tires from public land, maintained seven historic fire lookout towers, planted 500 native plants, coordinated 70,000 volunteer service hours, graduated 13 urban conservation corpsmembers through john muir charter school and coordinated over 20,000 americorps service hours to mitigate wildfires in the san bernardino national forest.
Other programs include the children's forest, a 3,400 achre stie nestled in the san bernardino Mountains. Along with recreational opportunities, the children's forest hosts a visitor information center, en enviromental education program, a youth leaderhip program, and an active restoration program. Big bear dsicovery center- a visitor information and education center. Visitors to the forest obtain permits and information about the use of the forest. Fee based education programs and group programs are available. A retail store provides the public with information about the national forest.
Off highway vehicle education and safety (ohv) more than 300 ohv patrol volunteers contributed over 20,000 hours each year in theaching visitors trail ethics and land resource stewardship, maintained over 900 miles of ohv road and trails, logged over 38,000 miles of patrols, educated 4,000 people on responsible recreation, in addition, they maintain and monitor trails to help ohv enthusiasts recreate safetly while protecting the public land they visit.

Who funds Southern California Mountains Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
National Forest FoundationSupport Us National Forests and Grasslands$165,490
HN and Frances C Berger FoundationDevelopment Program$25,000
Martin and Shirley Burns Family FoundationGeneral Support$5,000
...and 1 more grant received
Federal funding details
Federal agencyProgram nameAmount
Department of AgricultureFOREST HEALTH PROTECTION$2,032,966
Department of AgricultureFOREST HEALTH PROTECTION$698,639
Corporation for National and Community ServiceAMERICORPS FOREST AID CORPS$169,313
...and 5 more federal grants / contracts

Personnel at Southern California Mountains Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Stacy GorinExecutive Director$126,690
Ignacio RoblesCorps Director of Operations
Linda StamerRestoration Project Manager / Director
Sandy BonillaDirector of the Urban Conservation Corps
Ignacio Robles, UccieOperations Manager
...and 9 more key personnel

Financials for Southern California Mountains Foundation

RevenuesFYE 09/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$5,399,292
Program services$35,850
Investment income and dividends$0
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$62,270
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$3,507
Miscellaneous revenues$708,720
Total revenues$6,209,639

Form 990s for Southern California Mountains Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-092023-04-08990View PDF
2021-092022-03-22990View PDF
2019-092020-08-25990View PDF
2018-092019-05-14990View PDF
2017-092018-04-10990View PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s

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Audubon Society Of PortlandPortland, OR$7,886,287
Housatonic Valley Association (HVA)Cornwall Bridge, CT$1,665,905
New York City Audubon SocietyNew York, NY$1,677,734
Maine AudubonFalmouth, ME$5,562,648
Madison Audubon SocietyMadison, WI$1,780,558
New Jersey Audubon SocietyBernardsville, NJ$7,026,003
Montana AudubonHelena, MT$1,979,314
Idaho Conservation League (ICL)Boise, ID$3,577,511
Data update history
June 16, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 9, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
May 9, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $165,490 from National Forest Foundation
September 29, 2022
Used new vendors
Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and
September 29, 2022
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsEnvironmental organizationsCharities
Issues
EducationPollutionLand and water conservationEnvironment
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
Address
1355 W 26th St
San Bernardino, CA 92405
Metro area
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
County
San Bernardino County, CA
Website URL
mountainsfoundation.org/ 
Phone
(909) 382-2796
Facebook page
mountainsfoundation 
Twitter profile
@welovestewards 
IRS details
EIN
33-0556414
Fiscal year end
September
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1992
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
C30: Natural Resources Conservation and Protection
NAICS code, primary
813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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