Nonprofit · EIN 94-0931390
TOWN AND GOWN CLUB
Tax-exempt · BERKELEY, CA 94704
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $182,177 | $137,625 | $44,552 | $1,076,939 | $2,500 | $1,074,439 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $279,657 | $143,963 | $135,694 | $952,315 | $2,000 | $950,315 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $173,536 | $154,788 | $18,748 | $753,396 | $0 | $753,396 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $130,530
- Membership dues
- $91,967
- Program service revenue
- $22,161
- Investment income
- $28,460
- Net rental income
- $1,026
- Other revenue
- $1,026
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $12,678
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $15,320
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $2,050
- Occupancy
- $37,218
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $952,315
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,076,939
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,500
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,074,439
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,031,273
- Gross unrelated business income
- $29,886
- Gross receipts
- $186,851
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 145
- Year formed
- 1906
- 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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betsy Dixon | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Jeni Bezar | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Carol Brown | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Marcia McLeod | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Andrea Foley | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Eleanor Elly Skarakis | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Andrea Campos | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Susie Tilney | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Katinka Wyle | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Sally Goodin | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Claudia Lindsay | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Karen Holtermann | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Lynn Nakada | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Vimala Tharisayi | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Pat Crawford | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sally Small | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Suzanne Siebert | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Lesley Emmington Jones | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Ann Hasse | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberta Bliss | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Nancy Lyons | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Sarah Sally Shaver | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Betsy Dixon | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Jeni Bezar | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Carol Brown | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Marsha McLeod | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Andrea Foley | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Barbara Floyd | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Eleanor Elly Skarakis | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Andrea Campos | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Susie Tilney | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Katinka Wyle | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Sally Goodin | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Claudia Lindsay | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Karen Holtermann | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Marcus | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Roberta Bliss | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Mary O'Neill | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Nancy Lyons | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Sarah Sally Shaver | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Betsy Dixon | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Jeni Bezar | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Carol Brown | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Marsha McLeod | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Andrea Foley | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Barbara Floyd | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Eleanor Elly Skarakis | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Andrea Campos | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Judith Justice | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Trish Hawthorne | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Clauria Lindsay | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2401 DWIGHT WAY, BERKELEY, CA 94704-2310
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Karen Holtermann, 2401 Dwight Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
- Signed the 990
- Vimala Tharisayi, Treasurer
- Phone
- (510) 848-4245
- Website
- townandgownberkeley.com
- Return prepared by
- Malvoso CPA
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-0931390 or by the name TOWN AND GOWN CLUB.
- 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
Town and Gown is formed to foster friendship among its members, to provide intellectual stimulation and entertainment through the study of the humanities and science, to strengthen ties between town and gown, to purchase, hold, and maintain such real estate as may be required for the use of the Club and to do whatever may be necessary to attain the objectives and purposes of the Club.
Program accomplishments
- Educational talks for members 13 times a year. 6 book review lunches, a fall and a spring luncheon.
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 | 990 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
- 94-0931390
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(7): Social or recreational club
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1973
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,076,939
- Income (IRS master file)
- $186,851
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $182,177 | $137,625 | $1,076,939 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $279,657 | $143,963 | $952,315 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $173,536 | $154,788 | $753,396 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $142,013 | $145,435 | $1,515,506 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 94-0931390).
Questions about TOWN AND GOWN CLUB
- What is the EIN of TOWN AND GOWN CLUB?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TOWN AND GOWN CLUB is 94-0931390.
- Is TOWN AND GOWN CLUB tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(7) since 1973.
- Are donations to TOWN AND GOWN CLUB tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does TOWN AND GOWN CLUB 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 TOWN AND GOWN CLUB due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TOWN AND GOWN CLUB last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of TOWN AND GOWN CLUB?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Karen Holtermann.
- Who are the officers and directors of TOWN AND GOWN CLUB?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 19 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does TOWN AND GOWN CLUB have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $182,177, expenses of $137,625 and total assets of $1,076,939 at year end.
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