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EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION (EIN 85-0941500)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-05-06
IRS object ID
202411289349300706
Schema version
2023v5.0
Source
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Return2024-05-06T20:22:11-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
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Activity Or MissionEMBARCADER MEDIA FOUNDATION SEEKS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA BY SUPPORTING ACCURATE AND PROFESSIONAL LOCAL NEWS COVERAGE OF THE REGION, MAKING GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING NEEDED SOCIAL & HUMAN SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY; INCREASED IN-DEPTH AND INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING; CONDUCTING PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND FORUMS ON LOCAL ISSUES; AND LITIGATING AGAINST AGENCIES THAT ARE NOT COMPLYING WITH CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC RECORDS ACT AND OPEN MEETING LAWS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionEMBARCADER MEDIA FOUNDATION SEEKS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA BY: MAKING GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING NEEDED SOCIAL & HUMAN SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY; SUPPORTING ACCURATE AND PROFESSIONAL NEWS COVERAGE OF THE REGION, ESPECIALLY FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST, THROUGH IN-DEPTH AND INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING; CONDUCTING PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND FORUMS ON LOCAL ISSUES; AND LITIGATING AGAINST AGENCIES THAT ARE NOT COMPLYING WITH CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC RECORDS ACT AND OPEN MEETING LAWS.MissionDesc
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DescTHE ONLY ACTIVE PROGRAM OF THE EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION IN 2023 WAS ITS HOLIDAY FUND CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SERVING FAMILIES AND CHILDREN IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA COMMUNITIES OF PALO ALTO, EAST PALO ALTO, MOUNTAIN VIEW, MENLO PARK, REDWOOD CITY AND PLEASANTON. THE PUBLIC CAMPAIGN RAISES MONEY FROM INDIVIDUALS, FAMILY AND OTHER FOUNDATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS, AND THEN MAKES GRANTS TO LOCAL NONPROFITS THAT APPLY FOR GRANTS. THE CAMPAIGN RAISES MOST OF ITS FUNDS BETWEEN OCTOBER AND JANUARY. THIS YEAR EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION GRANTED $1.1 MILLION. THESE GRANTS SUPPORTED A WIDE VARIETY OF AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN OUR REGION, RANGING FROM SERVICES FOR THE HOMELESS, TUTORING AND CHILD CARE PROGRAMS, EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT OR REMEDIAL PROGRAMS, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING SERVICES, CULTURAL AND ARTS PROGRAMS, SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS NEEDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION AT COMMUNITY OR FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES.Desc
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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Recipient Table RecipientTable (63 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Literacy Partners Menlo Park
1259 El Camino Real Ste 176Menlo ParkCA94025273247798501(c)(3)$35,000General Operating
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula
401 Pierce RdMenlo ParkCA94025941552134501(c)(3)$35,000General Operating
Ecumenical Hunger Program
2411 Pulgas AveEast Palo AltoCA94303942476942501(c)(3)$35,000General Operating
LifeMoves
2550 Great America Wy Ste 201Santa ClaraCA95054770160469501(c)(3)$35,000General Operating
South County Community Health Center Inc
1885 Bay RdEast Palo AltoCA94303943372130501(c)(3)$42,500General Operating
Upward Scholars
855 Jefferson AveRedwood CityCA94064454128140501(c)(3)$35,000General Operating
St Anthony's Padua Dining Room
3500 Middlefield RdMenlo ParkCA94025943151091509(a)(1)$35,000General Operating
StarVista
610 Elm St Ste 212San CarlosCA94070943094966501(c)(3)$35,000General Operating
Second Harvest Food Bank
4001 North First StSan JoseCA95134942614101501(c)(3)$35,000General Operating
City of Redwood City
PO Box 391Redwood CityCA94064946001116170(c)(1)$35,000General Operating
Mentor Tutor Connection
PO Box 391268Mountain ViewCA94039273054503501(c)(3)$7,500General Operating
Day Worker Center of Mountain View
113 Escuela AveMountain ViewCA94040202874108501(c)(3)$7,500General Operating
Community School of Music & Arts
230 San Antonio CirMountain ViewCA94040237023900501(c)(3)$7,500General Operating
Community Services Agency of Mountain View and Los Altos
204 Stierlin RdMountain ViewCA94043941422465501(c)(3)$7,500General Operating
Community Health Awareness Council
590 W El Camino RealMountain ViewCA94040942223670501(c)(3)$7,500General Operating
Hope's Corner Inc
748 Mercy StMountain ViewCA94041473754161501(c)(3)$7,500General Operating
Acterra
3921 East Bayshore Rd Ste 210Palo AltoCA94303237064937501(c)(3)$10,000General Operating
Ada's Cafe
839 Northampton DrPalo AltoCA94303262775579501(c)(3)$20,000General Operating
Adolescent Counseling Services
1779 Woodside Rd Ste 200Redwood CityCA94061510192551501(c)(3)$7,500General Operating
Art in Action
1755 E Bayshore Rd Ste 24Redwood CityCA94063943342383501(c)(3)$7,500General Operating
Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
1861 Bay RdEast Palo AltoCA94303223866910501(c)(3)$7,500General Operating
Counseling and Support Services for Youth
544 Valley WayMilpitasCA95035264655116501(c)(3)$15,000General Operating
Downtown Streets Inc
1671 The Alameda Ste 306San JoseCA95126205242330501(c)(3)$15,000General Operating
Dream Catchers Inc
PO Box 60902Palo AltoCA94306800257191501(c)(3)$15,000General Operating
East Palo Alto Academy Foundation
3460 W Bayshore Rd Ste 204Palo AltoCA94303202699147501(c)(3)$7,500General Operating
East Palo Alto Community Archive
321 Bell StEast Palo AltoCA94303863155021501(c)(3)$7,500General Operating
East Palo Alto Kids Foundation
PO Box 50542Palo AltoCA94306770359913501(c)(3)$15,000General Operating
Environmental Volunteers
2560 Embarcadero RdPalo AltoCA94303942550385501(c)(3)$7,500General Operating
EPACENTER
1950 Bay RdEast Palo AltoCA94303472008341501(c)(3)$20,000General Operating
East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring
PO Box 60597Palo AltoCA94306263316879501(c)(3)$20,000General Operating
Peninsula Family Connections
3460 W Bayshore Rd Ste 202Palo AltoCA94303943315163501(c)(3)$7,500General Operating
Foundation for a College Education
1950 Bay RdEast Palo AltoCA94303770401635501(c)(3)$15,000General Operating
Friends of Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo Inc
1451 Middlefield RdPalo AltoCA94301770296155501(c)(3)$10,000General Operating
Hope Hangar
2440 Leghorn StMountain ViewCA94043853102865501(c)(3)$7,500General Operating
Hope Horizon East Palo Alto
1001 Beech StEast Palo AltoCA94303770151434501(c)(3)$7,500General Operating
Kara
457 Kingsley AvePalo AltoCA94301942431483501(c)(3)$15,000General Operating
Learning Home Volunteers
633 Quarry Rd Ste DSan CarlosCA94070833036600501(c)(3)$10,000General Operating
Music in the Schools Foundation
PO Box 60012Palo AltoCA94306912152501501(c)(3)$7,500General Operating
Nuestra Casa de East Palo Alto
PO Box 52004East Palo AltoCA94303464040538501(c)(3)$10,000General Operating
Palo Alto Art Center Foundation
1313 Newell RdPalo AltoCA94301942382459501(c)(3)$10,000General Operating
Palo Alto Community Child Care
3990 Ventura CourtPalo AltoCA94306942242823501(c)(3)$27,500General Operating
Palo Alto Players-Peninsula Center Stage
1305 Middlefield RdPalo AltoCA94301942295483501(c)(3)$10,000General Operating
Peninsula Healthcare Connection
33 Encina Ave Ste 103Palo AltoCA94301202886131501(c)(3)$10,000General Operating
Peninsula Volunteers Inc
800 Middle AveMenlo ParkCA94025941294939501(c)(3)$15,000General Operating
Pursuit of Excellence
1249 Pine StPalo AltoCA94301770054289501(c)(3)$20,000General Operating
Ravenswood Classroom Partners
PO Box 384Menlo ParkCA94026471582614501(c)(3)$15,000General Operating
RISE-Reaching and Inspiring Success through Education
1070 Beech StEast Palo AltoCA94303471278408501(c)(3)$5,500General Operating
Rise Together Education
PO Box 28Palo AltoCA94301474218680501(c)(3)$10,000General Operating
Silicon Valley Urban Debate League
502 Valley WyMilpitasCA95035471097110501(c)(3)$7,500General Operating
The Circuit EPA
2120 Euclid AveEast Palo AltoCA94303873741761501(c)(3)$10,000General Operating
The Peninsula College Fund
526 Valley WyMilpitasCA95035264293269501(c)(3)$7,500General Operating
The Trust for Hidden Villa
26870 Moody RdLos Altos HillsCA94022941539836501(c)(3)$7,500General Operating
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
PO Box 50458Palo AltoCA94303942831245501(c)(3)$7,500General Operating
International Documentary Foundation
3600 Wilshire Blvd Ste 1810Los AngelesCA90010953911227501(c)(3)$7,500General Operating
Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
2500 El Camino Real Ste 100Palo AltoCA94306941196206501(c)(3)$7,500General Operating
WeHOPE
PO Box 50624Palo AltoCA94303943342713501(c)(3)$15,000General Operating
Youth Community Service Inc
PO Box 61000Palo AltoCA94306208099150501(c)(3)$20,000General Operating
All Five
1391 Chilco StMenlo ParkCA94027452334963501(c)(3)$7,500General Operating
Covenant Children's Center Inc
670 East Meadow DrPalo AltoCA94306800856991501(c)(3)$7,500General Operating
Grace Lutheran Church
3149 Waverley StPalo AltoCA94306941251133501(c)(3)$7,500General Operating
Palo Alto Friends Nursery School
957 Colorado AvePalo AltoCA94303941514802501(c)(3)$7,500General Operating
Parents Nursery School Inc
2328 Louis RdPalo AltoCA94303946000953501(c)(3)$7,500General Operating
The Learning Center of Palo Alto Inc
459 Kingsley AvePalo AltoCA94301942421579501(c)(3)$7,500General Operating
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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line ReferenceSchedule I, Part I, Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE GRANTS MADE BY EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION WERE ALL RELATED TO THE FOUNDATION'S HOLIDAY FUND GIVING PROGRAM IN WHICH DONATIONS ARE SOLICITED FROM THE COMMUNITY AND THEN DISTRIBUTED AS GRANTS TO LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE PROGRAM PRIMARILY RECEIVES DONATIONS BETWEEN OCTOBER AND FEBRUARY AND GRANTS ARE PAID IN APRIL. THIS REPORT LISTS GRANTS THAT WERE PAID IN APRIL, 2024 AND ARE SHOWN ON OUR BALANCE SHEET AS GRANTS PAYABLE. IN NOVEMBER EACH YEAR, MORE THAN 200 LOCAL NONPROFITS ARE NOTIFIED OF THE GRANT OPPORTUNITY AND ARE PROVIDED GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING ONLINE NO LATER THAN THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IN EARLY JANUARY. THE PROCESS INVOLVES COMPLETING A DETAILED ONLINE APPLICATION WHICH REQUIRES INFORMATION ON THE MISSION, HISTORY, PROGRAMS, GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED AND TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE ORGANIZATION, SUBMISSION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, INFORMATION ON THEIR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO AND DIRECTORS AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMUNITY NEEDS THEIR GRANT WOULD ADDRESS. OUR GRANT COMMITTEE, COMPOSED OF TWO EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION OFFICERS AND SEVERAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, REVIEWS EACH APPLICATION, CONDUCTS SITE VISITS OR INTERVIEWS WHEN APPROPRIATE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, AND THEN DETERMINES HOW TO ALLOCATE THE FUNDS RAISED. TO MONITOR THE GRANTEES' USE OF THE FUNDS WE REQUIRE A WRITTEN REPORT AND THE END OF EACH YEAR, AS WELL AS NOTIFICATION OF ANY CHANGES IN THE FUNDED PROGRAM THAT WERE NECESSARY AFTER THE GRANT WAS MADE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 2ALTHOUGH NOT AFFECTING ANY OPERATIONS IN 2023, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS NEGOTIATED AND APPROVED A DONATION AGREEMENT IN NOVEMBER, 2023 THAT RESULTED IN RECEIVING, IN JANUARY 2024, THE DONATION OF SEVERAL LOCAL NEWS SITES WHICH IT BEGAN OPERATING ON JANUARY 1, 2024. AS A RESULT OF THIS DONATION, AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS WERE ADOPTED IN 2024 TO EXPAND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MAKE OTHER MINOR CHANGES. THESE ACTIONS AND THE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND JOURNALISM PROGRAMS THAT ARISE FROM IT WILL BE REPORTED ON OUR 2024 990 FILING.
Form 990, Part III, Line 3IN 2023 WE BEGAN DIRECTLY FUNDING AND DISBURSING THE GRANTS WE MAKE TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. PRIOR TO THIS YEAR, WE TRANSFERRED FUNDS RAISED TO SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (SVCF) AND IT DISBURSED OUR RECOMMENDED GRANTS TO THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATIONS. THIS CHANGE WAS MADE TO MAKE THE PROCESS LESS BURDENSOME ON BOTH OUR ORGANIZATION AND SVCF STAFF AND ENABLED GRANTS TO BE MADE EARLIER AND MORE EFFICIENTLY UTILIZING ACH BANK TRANSFERS FROM OUR BANK. SINCE THE GRANTS WERE MADE IN 2024 BUT WERE FUNDED PRIMARILY FROM DONATIONS RECEIVED IN 2023, WE REPORTED THEM AS "GRANTS PAYABLE" ($1,100,210) IN THIS 990.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2DIRECTORS JEFFREY KLEIN AND WILLIAM JOHNSON AND SECRETARY MICHAEL NAAR HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP DUE TO THEM SERVING TOGETHER AS UNCOMPENSATED DIRECTORS OF EMBARCADERO MEDIA, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bTHE 990 FILING AND ITS SCHEDULES ARE PREPARED BY EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION OFFICERS AND THEN PRIOR TO FILING EACH DIRECTOR IS SENT A DRAFT TO REVIEW. AFTER ANY NECESSARY CHANGES OR CORRECTIONS ARE MADE, THE PRESIDENT OR CHAIRMAN SIGNS THE RETURN AND FILES IT WITH THE IRS. ALL DIRECTORS ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE FINAL, FILED 990.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cEMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION MONITORS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST BY HAVING EACH DIRECTOR AND OFFICER COMPLETE AND SIGN AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. ANY DISCLOSED POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE COMMUNICATED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH DETERMINES IF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT REQUIRES ANY ACTION, INCLUDING NON-PARTICIPATION BY A DIRECTOR WHEN CERTAIN MATTERS ARE CONSIDERED.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 FILINGS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
Form 990, Part X, Line 3"GRANTS RECEIVABLE" SHOWN ($456,389) ARE DONATIONS MADE BY INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES AND FOUNDATIONS TO OUR FUND AT THE SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IN SUPPORT OF OUR HOLIDAY FUND FUNDRAISING EFFORT. THE MONEY WAS TRANSFERRED TO US IN EARLY 2024 BUT REFLECTED DONATIONS RECEIVED BY THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DESIGNATED FOR THIS SEASON'S HOLIDAY FUND AND WERE FULLY DISBURSED WHEN OUR GRANTS WERE MADE IN APRIL, 2024. (THE TOTAL GRANTS MADE ($1,100,210) ARE SHOWN ON LINE 18 AS "GRANTS PAYABLE.")
Form 990, Part X, Line 18"GRANTS PAYABLE" OF $1,100,210 WERE PAID OUT TO GRANTEES IN APRIL, 2024.