WALDEN WEST OUTDOOR SCHOOL FOUNDATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024
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- Organization
- WALDEN WEST OUTDOOR SCHOOL FOUNDATION (EIN 77-0450789)
- Tax period
- 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
- Filed
- 2025-11-13
- IRS object ID
- 202513189349200116
- Schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2025-11-13T15:49:47-05:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2025-06-30 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2024-07-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 770450789 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | WALDEN WEST OUTDOOR SCHOOL FOUNDATION | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | WALD | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Foreign Phone | 4152154349 | ForeignPhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 15555 SANBORN RD | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | SARATOGA | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 950709709 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Andrea Maes | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Executive Director | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 4152154349 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2025-11-14 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | false | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2024 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $191,902 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $191,630 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $0 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $4,225 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | -$4,225 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | $0 | GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $0 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $272 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $187,677 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | $60,000 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $203 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $65,987 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $126,190 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $61,487 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $115,133 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $176,620 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $115,133 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $176,620 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $115,133 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $176,620 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $115,133 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $176,620 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | The Walden West Outdoor School Foundation empowers the children of Santa Clara County to develop a lifelong passion for science engineering and environmental stewardship through its support of Walden West Outdoor School & Summer Programs. The Foundation provides tuition assistance as well as supplemental funding. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
|---|---|---|
| The Foundation provided 300 deserving students with tuition assistance helping them to attend the week-long science camp at Walden West | $60,000 | $60,000 |
| The Foundation supported the development of the Walden West garden program and staff development through supplemental funding. | $11,079 | $11,079 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $71,079 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (10 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Maes | ||||
| Executive Director | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Fox | ||||
| Board President | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve Betando | ||||
| Board Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Linda Caplinger | ||||
| Board Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Marie Bobias | ||||
| Board Member | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Deanna Estes | ||||
| Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Bryan Sablan | ||||
| Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Teresa Shipp | ||||
| Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Elia Rubio | ||||
| Board Member | 0.25 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Stein | ||||
| Board Member | 0.25 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | CA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Steve Betando | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 15555 SANBORN RD | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | SARATOGA | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 950709709 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 4152154349 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Community Trust | Yes (X) | CommunityTrustInd |
Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $17,344 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $72,405 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $25,402 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $74,771 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $191,630 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $381,552 | TotalAmt |
Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $17,344 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $72,405 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $25,402 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $74,771 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $191,630 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $381,552 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantial Contributors Tot | $261,152 | SubstantialContributorsTotAmt |
| Public Support Total170 | $120,400 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $11 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $68 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $60 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $272 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $411 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $381,963 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Gross Receipts Rltd Activities | $0 | GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.3152 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Public Support PY170 | 0.00 | PublicSupportPY170Pct |
| Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CY | Yes (X) | TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd |
Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (3 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Part II, line 17a | The Walden West Foundation receives 100% of its support from individual foundations government entities and corporations. The Foundation continues to serve the best interests of the community it supports. |
| Part II, line 10 | | S.No:, Amount:, Description:| 1, $272, Interest| |
| Part II, line 10 | | S.No:, Year:, Amount:, Description:| 1, 2023, $60, Interest income| 2, 2022, $68, Interest income| 3, 2021, $11, Interest income| |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor | RESTRICTED | ContributorNum |
Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | RESTRICTED | TotalContributionsAmt |
Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG
Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Event1 | Pickleball Challenge | Event1Nm |
| Gross Receipts Event1 | $10,334 | GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt |
| Charitable Contri Event1 | $10,334 | CharitableContriEvent1Amt |
| Gross Revenue Event1 | $0 | GrossRevenueEvent1Amt |
| Cash Prizes Event1 | $0 | CashPrizesEvent1Amt |
| Non Cash Prizes Event1 | $1,335 | NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt |
| Rent Facility Costs Event1 | $0 | RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt |
| Food And Beverage Event1 | $627 | FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt |
| Entertainment Event1 | $0 | EntertainmentEvent1Amt |
| Other Direct Expenses Event1 | $204 | OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt |
| Gross Receipts Total | $10,334 | GrossReceiptsTotalAmt |
| Charitable Contributions Tot | $10,334 | CharitableContributionsTotAmt |
| Gross Revenue Total Events | $0 | GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt |
| Cash Prizes Total Events | $0 | CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt |
| Non Cash Prizes Total Events | $1,335 | NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt |
| Rent Fclty Costs Total Events | $0 | RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt |
| Food And Beverage Total Events | $627 | FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt |
| Entertainment Total Events | $0 | EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt |
| Oth Direct Expnss Total Events | $204 | OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt |
| Direct Expense Summary Events | $2,166 | DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt |
| Net Income Summary | -$2,166 | NetIncomeSummaryAmt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Part I, line 8 | | Other Revenues:, Amount:| Interest, $272| |
| Part I, line 10 | | Activity:, Grantee Name:, Grantee Address:, Amount:, Relationship:| Tuition Assistance, Santa Clara County Office of Ed, "1290 Ridder Park Dr San Jose CA 95131", $60000.00, None| |
| Part I, line 16 | | Other Expenses:, Amount:| Program Expenses discretionary garden etc, $56988.00| Business expenses, $3663.00| Other development expenses, $5336.00| |
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