VENICE CANALS ASSOCIATION

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $70K · expenses $82K · assets $14K

EIN
95-3762205
Address
PO BOX 893, VENICE, CA 90294-0893
Website
www.venicecanalsassociation.com
NTEE code
A80
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
October 2015 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exemption revoked May 15, 2010 for not filing a return three years in a row (automatic revocation; posted June 9, 2011) 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
Mark Galanty (its 2020 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

The organizations primary exempt purpose is to protect preserve and enhance the historic Venice Canals located in Venice California.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 16 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

16 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
Mark Galanty President and Director2021-2025 7 $0 reported 1
Renee Kaplan Vice President and Director2021-2025 7 $0 reported 1
Sarah Armstrong Director2021-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Richard Otterstrom Director2021-2025 4 $0 reported 1
Linda Shusett Director2021-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Ramon Goni Director2023-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Dominique Hirschkron Director2023-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Monnie Fanning Director and Secretary2023-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Rita Silverman Director2021-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Destry Steffenson Director2023-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Frank Nemiroff Director and Treasurer2025 4 $0 reported 1
John Schacht (former) Director2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Mark Woodcock (former) Director2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Carolyn Cole (former) Chief Financial Officer and Director2021-2022 7 $0 reported 1
Sandy Berens (former) Director2022 5 $0 reported 1
Maggie Bright (former) Secretary and Director2021-2022 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mark Galanty President and Director7 $0-$0 $01
Renee Kaplan Vice President and Director7 $0-$0 $01
Sarah Armstrong Director2 $0-$0 $01
Richard Otterstrom Director4 $0-$0 $01
Frank Nemiroff Director and Treasurer4 $0-$0 $01
Linda Shusett Director2 $0-$0 $01
Ramon Goni Director5 $0-$0 $01
Dominique Hirschkron Director3 $0-$0 $01
Monnie Fanning Director and Secretary3 $0-$0 $01
Rita Silverman Director2 $0-$0 $01
Destry Steffenson Director2 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mark Galanty President and Director7 $0-$0 $01
Renee Kaplan Vice President and Director7 $0-$0 $01
Sarah Armstrong Director2 $0-$0 $01
Richard Otterstrom Director5 $0-$0 $01
John Schacht Director2 $0-$0 $01
Linda Shusett Director2 $0-$0 $01
Ramon Goni Director5 $0-$0 $01
Dominique Hirschkron Director3 $0-$0 $01
Monnie Fanning Director and Treasurer4 $0-$0 $01
Rita Silverman Director and Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
Destry Steffenson Director2 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mark Galanty President and Director7 $0-$0 $01
Renee Kaplan Vice President and Director7 $0-$0 $01
Sarah Armstrong Director2 $0-$0 $01
Richard Otterstrom Director5 $0-$0 $01
John Schacht Director2 $0-$0 $01
Linda Shusett Director2 $0-$0 $01
Ramon Goni Director5 $0-$0 $01
Dominique Hirschkron Director3 $0-$0 $01
Monnie Fanning Director and Treasurer4 $0-$0 $01
Rita Silverman Director and Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
Destry Steffenson Director2 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mark Galanty President and Director7 $0-$0 $01
Renee Kaplan Vice President and Director7 $0-$0 $01
Sarah Armstrong Director2 $0-$0 $01
Richard Otterstrom Director5 $0-$0 $01
John Schacht Director2 $0-$0 $01
Linda Shusett Director2 $0-$0 $01
Rita Silverman Director2 $0-$0 $01
Mark Woodcock Director1 $0-$0 $01
Carolyn Cole Chief Financial Officer and Director7 $0-$0 $01
Sandy Berens Director5 $0-$0 $01
Maggie Bright Secretary and Director2 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mark Galanty President and a Director7 $0-$0 $01
Renee Kaplan Vice President and a Director7 $0-$0 $01
Carolyn Cole Chief Financial Officer and a Director7 $0-$0 $01
Maggie Bright Secretary and a Director2 $0-$0 $01
Sarah Armstrong Director2 $0-$0 $01
Richard Otterstrom Director5 $0-$0 $01
John Schacht Director2 $0-$0 $01
Linda Shusett Director2 $0-$0 $01
Rita Silverman Director2 $0-$0 $01
Mark Woodcock Director1 $0-$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 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$69,960$82,295 $14,155$14,155 $69,960$0 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$50,512$65,246 $26,490$26,490 $50,512$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$86,871$83,069 $41,224$41,224 $86,871$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$56,347$39,469 $37,422$37,422 $56,347$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$109,031$116,223 $20,544$20,544 $109,031- ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $46,140 in all, tax years 2022 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
RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$21,000 2024$7,500
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LANZA FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “VENICE CANALS ASSOCIATION” 2022, 2024 2$15,140 2024$15,000
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SHELDRAKE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “VENICE CANALS ASSOCIATION” 2023 1$10,000 2023$10,000
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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 990EZ · $82,295 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $78,633 95.6%
Fees to independent contractors $2,850 3.5%
Printing, publications, postage $812 1.0%
Total$82,295100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $65,246 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $64,169 98.3%
Printing, publications, postage $1,077 1.7%
Total$65,246100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $83,069 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $80,771 97.2%
Printing, publications, postage $2,298 2.8%
Total$83,069100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $39,469 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $38,085 96.5%
Printing, publications, postage $1,384 3.5%
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2021 · Form 990EZ · $116,223 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
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