Nonprofit · EIN 32-0447436
AMAH MUTSUN LAND TRUST
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,946,093 | $1,238,999 | $1,707,094 | $9,070,763 | $345,187 | $8,725,576 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $6,025,944 | $1,812,941 | $4,213,003 | $6,740,798 | $129,249 | $6,611,549 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,907,370
- of which government grants
- $644,455
- Program service revenue
- $2,029
- Investment income
- $36,694
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $675,297
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $751,332
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $57,376
- Accounting fees
- $74
- Occupancy
- $41,943
- Travel
- $13,569
- Program services (functional)
- $834,215
- Management and general (functional)
- $311,304
- Fundraising (functional)
- $93,480
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,072,615
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,070,763
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $345,187
- Net assets, end of year
- $8,725,576
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,419,876
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,057,465
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,668,111
- Gross receipts
- $2,946,093
- Employees
- 47
- Volunteers
- 42
- Year formed
- 2014
- 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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athena Hernandez | In House Counsel | 40 | $101,097 | $1,390 |
| Valentin Lopez | President Trustee or director, Officer | 18 | $0 | $0 |
| Julie Pineida | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $0 | $0 |
| Ed Ketchum | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $0 | $0 |
| Catherine Luna | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 | $0 |
| Mille Bravo-Garris | Board Member Trustee or director | 8 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve Abbors | Board Member Trustee or director | 8 | $0 | $0 |
| Amanda Serenyi | Board Member Trustee or director | 8 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Perlmutter | Board Member Trustee or director | 8 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan True | Board Member Trustee or director | 8 | $0 | $0 |
| Guillermo Rodriguez | Board Member Trustee or director | 8 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Griffin | Exec Director Officer | 40 | $145,504 | $2,729 |
| Valentin Lopez | President Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| Julie Pineida | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| Reed Holderman | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Kent Lightfoot | Vice Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Diane Talbert | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve Abbors | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Edward Ketchum | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Catherine Luna-Rodriguez | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Victor Torres | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Eleanor Castro | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Annie Gottbehuet | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Flewelling | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2460 17TH AVE 1019, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062-1860
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Valentin Lopez, 2460 17th Avenue 1019, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
- Signed the 990
- Valentin Lopez, President
- Phone
- (831) 215-3700
- Website
- www.amahmutsunlandtrust.org
- Return prepared by
- REGALIA BERGER & BERGER CPAS
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 32-0447436 or by the name AMAH MUTSUN LAND TRUST.
- 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
See Schedule O.
Program accomplishments
- Amah Mutsun Land Trust (AMLT) partners with federal land agencies, the state of California, land trusts, conservation groups, nonprofits, foundations, and private donors to identify, nurture, and maintain traditional Amah Mutsun lands. These partnerships work to restore these lands to the pre-contact conditions achieved by traditional native stewardship practices over many thousands of years. AMLT also identifies traditional and sacred sites, works to determine the best land management practices (including prescribed fire/burn management techniques and traditional/ancestral flora maintenance ways) to restore traditional lands and waterways to a healthy, sustainable condition.Expenses $834,215 · revenue $2,029
- The Amah Mutsun Land Trust (AMLT) is a native-led non-profit organization, established by the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band in 2014 to achieve the following vision: -Conserve and restore indigenous cultural and natural resources within the traditional territories of indigenous Mutsun and Awaswas peoples.-Steward our lands and waters; combining traditional resource and environmental management with contemporary approaches-ensuring a resilient future for all inhabitants of Popeloutchom and fulfilling our obligation to creator.-Research and teach the ways of nature-returning to the path of traditional ecological knowledge that our ancestors followed for thousands of years.
- AMLT has 5 major programs which all work toward the vision of restoring the Amah Mutsun people as environmental stewards of our ancestral territory. These programs include:-The native stewardship corps, a work training and cultural relearning program for Amah Mutsun Tribal Band members. The native stewards are the boots on the ground, implementing the research, conservation, education, and indigenous stewardship work to which AMLT is committed.-The coastal and ocean stewardship program, whic collaborates with agencies, institutions, and other California Indian tribes to restore Amah Mutsun stewardship of coastal resources.(Continued on Schedule O)
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 | Check at the IRS |
IRS record
- EIN
- 32-0447436
- 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
- 2018
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C19)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $9,070,763
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,946,093
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- May 15, 2017
- Posted by the IRS
- August 16, 2017
- Reinstated
- Effective May 15, 2017
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,946,093 | $1,238,999 | $9,070,763 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $6,025,944 | $1,812,941 | $6,740,798 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 32-0447436).
Questions about AMAH MUTSUN LAND TRUST
- What is the EIN of AMAH MUTSUN LAND TRUST?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMAH MUTSUN LAND TRUST is 32-0447436.
- Is AMAH MUTSUN LAND TRUST tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2017 and reinstated it effective May 15, 2017.
- Are donations to AMAH MUTSUN LAND TRUST tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMAH MUTSUN LAND TRUST 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 AMAH MUTSUN LAND TRUST 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 AMAH MUTSUN LAND TRUST 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 AMAH MUTSUN LAND TRUST?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Valentin Lopez.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMAH MUTSUN LAND TRUST?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $101,097 (Athena Hernandez, In House Counsel).
- How much revenue does AMAH MUTSUN LAND TRUST have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,946,093, expenses of $1,238,999 and total assets of $9,070,763 at year end.
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