Nonprofit · EIN 27-0429286
OJAI VALLEY DEFENSE FUND
Also known as OVDF
Tax-exempt · OJAI, CA 93024
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $121,404 | $18,065 | $103,339 | $1,446,630 | $0 | $1,446,630 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $67,239 | $9,741 | $57,498 | $1,343,291 | $0 | $1,343,291 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 | $128,464 | $12,282 | $116,182 | $1,285,793 | $0 | $1,285,793 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 | $87,600 | $33,246 | $54,354 | $1,169,611 | $0 | $1,169,611 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $147,546
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- -$26,142
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$85,179
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $31
- Program services (functional)
- $5,550
- Management and general (functional)
- $12,515
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,343,291
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,446,630
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,446,630
- Gross receipts
- $609,008
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2009
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAROLYN VONDRYSKA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| MISTY HALL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JACK DYER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| LISA CASONI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER LAND | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER BORGESON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| GREG GRINNELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JIM JACKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| VICTORIA BREEN | FINANCE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $0 |
| WILLIAM NORRIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ADAM KEAR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DAVE NEVILLE | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAROLYN VONDRYSKA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| DAVE NEVILLE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MISTY HALL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACK DYER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LISA CASONI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER LAND | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER BORGESON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GREG GRINNELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JIM JACKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| VICTORIA BREEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| WILLIAM NORRIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAROLYN VONDRYSKA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DAVE NEVILLE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MISTY HALL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JACK DYER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA CASONI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER LAND | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| JEAN KILMURRAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GREG GRINNELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM JACKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY DENTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| VICTORIA BREEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAROLYN VONDRYSKA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DAVE NEVILLE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MISTY HALL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JACK DYER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA CASONI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER LAND | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| JEAN KILMURRAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GREG GRINNELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM JACKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY DENTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| VICTORIA BREEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1255, OJAI, CA 93024-1255
- In care of
- % JOHN BROESAMIE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- VICTORIA BREEN, PO BOX 1255, OJAI, CA 93024
- Signed the 990
- VICTORIA BREEN, TREASURER
- Phone
- (805) 640-6468
- Website
- WWW.OVDF.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DAVID G JUNOD & ASSOCIATES CPAS
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 27-0429286 or by the name OJAI VALLEY DEFENSE FUND.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
PROMOTE EFFORTS TO PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF OJAI VALLEY FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY PROVIDING FUNDS TO PAY THE LEGAL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE UNDERTAKING LEGAL ACTION TO PROTECT AND SUSTAIN THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF OJAI VALLEY.
Program accomplishments
- PROMOTE EFFORTS TO PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF OJAI VALLEY FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY PROVIDING FUNDS TO PAY THE LEGAL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE UNDERTAKING LEGAL ACTION TO PROTECT AND SUSTAIN THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF OJAI VALLEY.Expenses $5,550
- THE OJAI VALLEY DEFENSE FUND PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN HELPING TO TURN BACK MINING INTERESTS' PLANS TO CONVERT HIGHWAYS 33 AND 150 INTO CORRIDORS FOR MASSIVE INDUSTRIAL GRAVEL TRUCKING, DESTROYING THE ENVIRONMENT, LIVABILITY AND LOCAL ECONOMY OF THE OJAI VALLEY.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-0429286
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C123)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,446,630
- Income (IRS master file)
- $609,008
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $121,404 | $18,065 | $1,446,630 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $67,239 | $9,741 | $1,343,291 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $128,464 | $12,282 | $1,285,793 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | $87,600 | $33,246 | $1,169,611 | XML |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-0429286).
Questions about OJAI VALLEY DEFENSE FUND
- What is the EIN of OJAI VALLEY DEFENSE FUND?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OJAI VALLEY DEFENSE FUND is 27-0429286.
- Is OJAI VALLEY DEFENSE FUND tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to OJAI VALLEY DEFENSE FUND tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does OJAI VALLEY DEFENSE FUND file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of OJAI VALLEY DEFENSE FUND due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did OJAI VALLEY DEFENSE FUND last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of OJAI VALLEY DEFENSE FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names VICTORIA BREEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of OJAI VALLEY DEFENSE FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 12 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does OJAI VALLEY DEFENSE FUND have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $121,404, expenses of $18,065 and total assets of $1,446,630 at year end.
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