Public Charity

Carmel Ideas Foundation

Based in Pebble Beach, CA, Carmel Ideas Foundation operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $455K in revenue, $536K in expenses, $35K in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 57 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.4M.

EIN: 010903800 Pebble Beach, CA Performing Arts NTEE: A60 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$455K
Total Expenses$536K
Total Assets$35K
Grant Records57
Funding Total$1.4M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

The Carmel Ideas Foundation's mission is to improve literacy, inspire hope, and encourage the development and exchange of great ideas for the residents of Monterey County and beyond, and to provide further educational opportunities for the under-served students of Monterey County.

Where $100 goes at Carmel Ideas Foundation

How Carmel Ideas Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$82 Programs the work itself
$18 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $82 for programs

$82
The organization presents the annual Pebble Beach Authors & Ideas Festival, formerly the Carmel Authors and Ideas Festival, at the end of September each year
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Board Member Cynthia Mcgillen
BOARD MEMBER Dan Lindsay
Chairman James P Mcgillen
BOARD MEMBER John Hanna
BOARD MEMBER Scott Evers

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,078,611 34 grants
Arts & Culture
$283,000 21 grants
Human & Social Services
$21,250 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $455K $536K $35K
2023 $448K $470K $107K
2022 $457K $430K $138K
2021 $426K $464K $128K
2020 $412K $292K $144K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $412K to $455K (+10%), with total assets most recently reported at $35K.

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