REFUGIA MARIN

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $658K · expenses $500K · assets $306K

EIN
92-0458533
Address
88 WILTSHIRE AVE, LARKSPUR, CA 94939-2103
Website
refugiamarin.org
NTEE code
P20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2023 (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))
Principal officer
Jennifer Shambroom (its 2022 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2022 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Our mission is to create thriving habitat gardens for local pollinators and wildlife. We transform neglected public spaces in Marin County by removing invasive species and planting native California landscapes. Our goal is to support biodiversity and enhance the beauty and sustainability of these spaces.We promote community stewardship and provide environmental education. Through partnerships with cities and school districts, we maximize the habitat potential of their lands. We educate youth, families, and community members through talks, educational signage, and school assemblies, emphasizing the importance of sustainable stewardship.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 10 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

10 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
Dana Swisher Executive Dir.2023-2025 30 $0 reported 1
Jill Rea President2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Kristina Wilson Vice President2023-2025 2 $0 reported 1
July Johnson Director2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Kristen Gregoriev Treasurer2023-2025 6 $0 reported 1
Dawniele Pasha Director2023-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Sarah D'Alexander Secretary2025 2 $0 reported 1
Gretchen Le Buhn (former) Director2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Catherine Wolfers (former) Director2023 12 $0 reported 1
Helen Jenkins (former) Director2023 15 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 7 people listed · none paid · 3 employees · 126 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dana Swisher Executive Dir.30 $0$0$0 $01
JILL REA President1 $0$0$0 $01
Kristina Wilson Vice President2 $0$0$0 $01
SARAH D'ALEXANDER Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Kristen Gregoriev Treasurer6 $0$0$0 $01
Dawniele Pasha Director2 $0$0$0 $01
JULY JOHNSON Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dana Swisher Executive Dir.21 $0-- $01
JILL REA President4 $0-- $01
Kristina Wilson Vice President2 $0-- $01
July Johnson Secretary1 $0-- $01
Kristen Gregoriev Treasurer6 $0-- $01
Dawniele Pasha Director5 $0-- $01
Gretchen Le Buhn Director1 $0-- $01
2023 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dana Swisher Executive Dir.25 $0-- $01
JILL REA President12 $0-- $01
Kristina Wilson Vice President8 $0-- $01
July Johnson Secretary8 $0-- $01
Kristen Gregoriev Treasurer12 $0-- $01
Catherine Wolfers Director12 $0-- $01
Helen Jenkins Director15 $0-- $01
Dawniele Pasha Director8 $0-- $01
Gretchen Le Buhn Director8 $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
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$657,675$499,500 $306,087$306,087 $654,723$0 $03126
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$185,565$124,590 $138,555$138,555 $185,538- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$110,726$38,146 $77,580$77,580 $110,726- ---

Funders of this organization

7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $273,750 in all, tax years 2023 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
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$141,600 2024$116,600
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$80,250 2024$65,250
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CORTE MADERA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2023 1$30,000 2023$30,000
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SPRINGCREEK FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Refugia Marin” 2023-2024 2$10,000 2024$5,000
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MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$7,500 2024$7,500
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BERENICE ROTH SPALDING FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “REFUGIA MARIN” 2023-2024 2$2,400 2024$1,000
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THE FRED GELLERT FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “REFUGIA MARIN” 2024 1$2,000 2024$2,000
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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.

2025 · Form 990 · $499,500 spent · pay $81,279 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)PROGRAM GARDEN EXPENSES $408,338$408,338-- 81.7%
Other salaries and wages $74,351$56,223$6,043$12,085 14.9%
Payroll taxes $6,437$4,868$523$1,046 1.3%
Fees: accounting $2,565-$2,565- 0.5%
Advertising and promotion $2,513$1,419$242$852 0.5%
Fees: other services $1,729$579$1,150- 0.3%
Insurance $1,718-$1,718- 0.3%
Office expenses $1,046-$1,046- 0.2%
Other employee benefits $491$371$40$80 0.1%
Other (as described)OTHER EXPENSE $312$126-$186 0.1%
Total$499,500100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $124,590 spent · pay $18,774 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $103,072 82.7%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $18,774 15.1%
Fees to independent contractors $2,744 2.2%
Total$124,590100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $38,146 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $35,250 92.4%
Fees to independent contractors $2,896 7.6%
Total$38,146100%

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