Coldstream Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
465247073
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Sacramento, CA, USA
Phone
9162962300
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Natural Resources Conservation and Protection

Reported finances

Revenue
$30,507
Expenses
$20,050
Assets
$224,928

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Randall Sater (Executive Dir.)
  • Ronald L Gatto (Treasurer)
  • Norm Eilert (Asst Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

(a) To acquire, support, restore, enhance, protect and maintain open space, scenic lands, viewsheds, species habitat, creeks, ponds, recreational and historic lands within or around Coldstream development, Coldstream watershed, and the Donner Creek watershed;(b) To enhance and promote greater awareness of the interpretive, conservation, educational and historical values of the Coldstream watershed, including the erection and maintenance of related signage, trails, transit opportunities, monumentation, and other related improvements within or around the Coldstream development, Coldstream watershed, and the Donner Creek watershed;(c) to promote and sponsor art and cultural events, including public art and programming within the communities located within and around the Coldstream and Donner Creek watersheds;(d) to provide educational opportunities to local schools with respect to the rich pioneer history and cultural resources of the Coldstream and Donner Creek watersheds;(e) to support

What it reported doing in 2025

General support of the Coldstream development, Coldstream watershed and Donner Creek watershed

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 73
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 65.6%; rating input score 66
  • Program expense ratio: 99.8%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 34.3%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 11.22; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 47% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -19.6% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.2% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 65.6% of revenue deployed · 99.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $20K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.