Point Lobos Foundation 2024 Tax Return
After much delay, The Point Lobos Foundation has released its 2024 Tax Returns. Some key takeaways…
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Salaries and benefits ($352,024) exceed grants to park ($260,465). Fundraising expenses ($83,540) include event net loss (-$6,316).
California State Parks: $90,860 (trail maintenance and parks programs).
Bearsaver: $17,663 (trash and recycling receptacles).
Boyd’s Asphalt Services: $19,659 (repaint thermoplastic crosswalks).
Cond’eau Refinishing: $5,250 (refinish floors at Hudson House).
👉Community Foundation for Monterey County: $59,846 (support Park-It! efforts).💰
Electrical and Control System: $9,800 (utilities assessment at Hudson House).
17 Mile Construction Services: $33,700 (Hudson House repairs).
Coastal Paving and Excavating: $17,900 (concrete pads for trash/rec bins).
Docents: $89,051 expenses.
Trail work: $90,860 grant. ⬆️
👑Steffanie Gamecho, Executive Director: Salary $88,461; Benefits $2,540; Total $91,001.
♟️Kathleen Lee, Former Executive Director: Base salary $50,451; Retirement deferred $1,134; Nontaxable benefits $3,937; Total $55,522.
Other employees (unnamed, 2-3): Aggregate remaining $205,501.
👉Community Foundation of Monterey County (CFMC) administers Monterey Peninsula Regional Parks District’s (MPRPD’s) Let’s Go Outdoors! (LGO) fund💰, granting to others for transportation to MPRPD parks. ParkIt! used this fund for a shuttle pilot connecting Point Lobos and MPRPD’s Palo Corona Park.
♟️Kathleen Lee: MPRPD Board Director (Ward 4) since 2011, term to 2026, oversees LGO fund💰 (est. 2023 via CFMC) supporting outreach, programs. Posted on LinkedIn (Dec 2023) about ParkIT! shuttle, funded by LGO for access/safety.
👑ParkIT! Project Director: Steffanie Gamecho💰
And the NGO circle🤝twerk comes into focus 🔬
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