FRIENDS OF NO 9 INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $87K · expenses $4K · assets $537K

EIN
83-0941853
Address
372 BEL MARIN KEYS BLVD STE C2, NOVATO, CA 94949-5639
Website
www.friendsofno9.org
NTEE code
A80
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 2019 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

Friends of Number 9 seeks to acquire, restore, conserve and display the last piece of historic railway stock for the Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 8 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Fred Runner President2019-2024 50 $0 reported 1
Roger Smith Vice President2019-2024 4 $0 reported 1
Eric Macris Secretary2019-2024 4 $0 reported 1
Bruce Lowenthal Director2024 4 $0 reported 1
Chris Di Pasqua Treasurer2019-2024 4 $0 reported 1
Jonathan Lemberg Director2024 4 $0 reported 1
Rick Beach Director2024 4 $0 reported 1
Paul Moe Director2024 4 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Fred Runner President50 $0$0$0 $01
Roger Smith Vice President4 $0$0$0 $01
Eric Macris Secretary4 $0$0$0 $01
Bruce Lowenthal Director4 $0$0$0 $01
Chris Di Pasqua Treasurer4 $0$0$0 $01
Jonathan Lemberg Director4 $0$0$0 $01
Rick Beach Director4 $0$0$0 $01
Paul Moe Director4 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Fred Runner President50 $0-- $01
Roger Smith Vice President4 $0-- $01
Chris Di Pasqua Treasurer4 $0-- $01
Eric Macris Secretary4 $0-- $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Fred Runner President50 $0-- $01
Roger Smith Vice President4 $0-- $01
Chris Di Pasqua Treasurer4 $0-- $01
Eric Macris Secretary4 $0-- $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Fred Runner President50 $0-- $01
Roger Smith Vice President4 $0-- $01
Chris Di Pasqua Treasurer4 $0-- $01
Eric Macris Secretary4 $0-- $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Fred Runner President25 $0-- $01
Roger Smith Vice President4 $0-- $01
Chris Di Pasqua Treasurer4 $0-- $01
Eric Macris Secretary4 $0-- $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Fred Runner President25 $0-- $01
Roger Smith Vice President4 $0-- $01
Chris Di Pasqua Treasurer4 $0-- $01
Eric Macris Secretary4 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$87,005$4,048 $537,009$514,309 $85,272$0 $00-
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25,422$2,492 $471,077$431,352 $25,422- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$120,151$3,898 $448,147$408,422 $120,151- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$143,286$11,992 $331,894$292,169 $143,286- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$67,977$3,531 $215,875$160,875 $67,977- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$64,744$6,546 $130,007$73,607 $64,744- ---

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $122,900 in all, tax years 2019 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
UP IN SMOKE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF NO 9 INC” 2021 1$50,000 2021$50,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2022 4$42,500 2022$6,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2020, 2023 2$15,400 2023$10,050
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MILL VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Public charity Exact 2024 1$15,000 2024$15,000
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $4,048 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Current Year Restoration Costs $108,629$108,629-- 2683.5%
Other (as described)Current Year Display Costs $8,570$8,570-- 211.7%
Other (as described)Website $1,724$862$862- 42.6%
Office expenses $1,047$524$523- 25.9%
Other (as described)Dues & Subscriptions $568$284$284- 14.0%
Interest $516$258$258- 12.7%
Travel $50$25$25- 1.2%
All other expenses -$117,056-$117,127$71- -2891.7%
Total$4,048100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $2,492 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,492 100.0%
Total$2,492100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $3,898 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,898 100.0%
Total$3,898100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $11,992 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $11,943 99.6%
Printing, publications, postage $49 0.4%
Total$11,992100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $3,531 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,494 99.0%
Printing, publications, postage $37 1.0%
Total$3,531100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $6,546 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,409 67.4%
Printing, publications, postage $2,137 32.6%
Total$6,546100%

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