2026-05-14T14:03:45-07:00 2025-12-31 990 2025-01-01 330329894 VOLCAN MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION VOLC 7607652300 PO BOX 1625 Julian CA 92036 Eric Jones President 7607652300 2026-02-17 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Eric Jones PO Box 1625 Julian CA 92036 1151963 0 X volcanmt.org X 1988 CA The Volcan Mountain Foundation's mission is to preserve Volcan Mountains range in its natural state for all generations. 16 16 4 200 35151 0 573582 1045994 8336 5660 30529 44338 57461 35151 669908 1131143 0 0 0 0 172636 174670 13955 15000 90461 372078 650538 558669 840208 111239 290935 8261273 8397169 176703 18856 8084570 8378313 The Volcan Mountain Foundation's mission is to preserve Volcan Mountain Range in its natural state for all generations. 0 0 23159 0 13377 Acquisitions & Land Preservation: For over 35 years, VMF has been preserving land within the 15-mile long Volcan Mountain Range by facilitating strategic acquisitions, and since 2009 by directly acquiring and managing 1,096 acres of key conserved lands. Since 1989, more than 19,000 acres of land have been acquired by conservation agencies and organizations, bringing conserved land within the 52,000 acre range to roughly 42,000 acres. VMF actively monitors land ownership within the range for opportunities and raises funds for, and maintains, a substantial land acquisition fund so that it can move quickly to purchase high-value conservation property as it becomes available from willing sellers. Building and maintaining partnerships with public agencies and conservation organizations that can own, manage and fund conservation lands is an ongoing, instrumental part of VMF's preservation activities as we continue to work to see that all lands within the range are preserved. 518100 619262 Stewardship: Habitat Conservation, Monitoring & Natural Resource Management Although the Volcan Mountain Foundation only first became a land owner and manager in 2009, VMF has been partnering with San Diego County Parks & Recreation rangers and staff for over two decades on botanical and rare plant field surveys, habitat restoration projects, and building and maintaining trails. That experience is now brought to bear on the nearly 1,100 acres that VMF owns and manages on Volcan Mountain. VMF staff and volunteers have worked to restore forest health through coordinated conifer replanting efforts after devastating wildfires. We work to ensure ongoing oak forest and headwaters health in the face of invasive pests, like the gold-spotted oak borer, with a multigenerational oak replanting project, and through removal of invasive species, like bull thistle and the Chinese tree of heaven. VMF's volunteer Wildlife Imaging Team monitors and tracks wildlife presence on VMF and adjacent properties in partnership with Volcan Mountain neighbors, regional wildlife biologists, San Diego Natural History Museum and others. In 2023, VMF embarked on a three-year Volcan Mountain Nature Center Montane Forest Resilience Project, largely funded by a Wildlife Conservation Board $1.55m grant. 129651 0 209642 Environmental Education & Community Outreach: VMF's Volcan Mountain Nature Center is an inspiring site to experience and learn about the importance of the forests and headwaters of San Diego County. Water from the Volcan Mountain Range feed four of the largest watersheds in San Diego County. For thousands of years, Native Americans have known the importance of Volcan Mountain; calling it Hahachepang--'where the waters come from'. Now school kids, families and adult life-long learners come to the Nature Center to discover and learn about what watersheds are and the importance of keeping them, and their headwaters healthy. Visitors make uplifting nature connections and experience history and culture in ancient conifer and oak forests. By offering motivating experiences and developing critical ecoliteracy VMF is cultivating the future generations of nature-loving conservation stewards that will protect Volcan Mountain and the world's environment. 0 0 0 670910 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X Volcan Mountain Foundation 7607652300 PO BOX 1625 Julian CA 92036 Eric Jones President 40 0 X X 80338 0 4551 Susan Meyer Director 40 0 X 58486 0 3839 Jay Evarts Vice President 3 0 X 0 0 0 David Rubenson Vice President 3 0 X 0 0 0 Toni Marquette Treasurer 3 0 X X 0 0 0 Vicki Bergstrom Secretary 3 0 X X 0 0 0 Jeffrey Holt Director 3 0 X 0 0 0 Richard Louv Director 3 0 X 0 0 0 Greg Schuett Director 3 0 X 0 0 0 Adryenn Cantor Director 3 0 X 0 0 0 Cody Petterson Director 3 0 X 0 0 0 Michael Beck Director 3 0 X 0 0 0 Bryan Tran Director 3 0 X 0 0 0 Jeffrey Lincer Director 3 0 X 0 0 0 Chris Girod Director 3 0 X 0 0 0 Diedre Girod Director 3 0 X 0 0 0 Sharyl Massey Director 3 0 X 0 0 0 138824 0 8390 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55371 0 611785 378838 0 1045994 5660 5660 0 0 5660 44338 44338 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 600 0 0 0 600 0 600 0 600 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55371 55371 20820 34551 34551 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1131143 49998 35151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 109764 68005 17589 24170 0 0 0 0 37266 35871 1395 0 8820 4851 2734 1235 5000 2750 1550 700 13820 7601 4284 1935 0 0 0 0 248 0 248 0 16253 0 16253 0 0 0 0 0 15000 15000 0 0 0 0 3960 3960 0 0 12831 7515 1662 3654 10923 7433 2715 775 2745 380 1800 565 0 0 0 0 14814 9320 5494 0 3792 3043 225 524 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7228 7228 0 0 17075 11644 5431 0 Food and Beverage 2904 1867 73 964 Bank Service Fees 8073 4047 443 3583 Property Mangagement 495395 495395 0 0 54297 0 16941 37356 840208 670910 78837 90461 136 134 503202 506107 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 650 477 7863870 82804 7663988 7781066 0 0 0 0 93297 109385 0 0 0 0 8261273 8397169 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 176703 18856 176703 18856 X 8084570 8378313 0 0 8084570 8378313 8261273 8397169 290935 0 0 0 2808 0 X 1 X 0 1 0 X 276851 557533 4581396 623625 1070559 7109964 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 276851 557533 4581396 623625 1070559 7109964 0 7109964 2445 5528 8875 94282 44939 156069 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7266033 0 0.97852 0.98188 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X 2 1464.94 0 0 0 1 1 1 5000 1 107710 1500 21714 5000 381 0 125543 87046 7500 20017 5000 1853 0 107710 73260 0 18728 4000 942 0 87046 96458 0 -16503 4000 2695 0 73260 88138 1322 18002 11000 4 0 96458 1 0 0 0 0 0 7599438 7599438 0 207723 57601 150122 0 0 0 0 0 51999 25203 26796 0 4710 0 4710 7781066 0 Sales Tax Payable 360 Wildlife Conservation Board Grant Advance 10192 Credit Card 5580 Wages Payable 2724 18856 Schedule D, Part II, Line 5 Volcan Mountain Foundation maintains a written policy requiring annual on-site monitoring of all easements. Monitoring reports document property conditions and compliance. The policy outlines procedures for investigating potential violations and establishes a commitment to enforcement through voluntary remediation or legal action to protect conservation values in perpetuity. Schedule D, Part II, Line 9 Consistent with the Organization's policy, conservation easements are recorded at a nominal value of $1 each at the time of acquisition. This valuation reflects the Organization's commitment to the long-term stewardship of these lands, while acknowledging that the easements have no market value to the Organization and cannot be sold or transferred for profit. Any costs associated with the acquisition of easements, including legal fees, appraisals, and baseline documentation, are expensed in the period in which the easement is recorded. Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Rubenson Endowment Fund is used to pay expenses related to the Art and Science Short-term Residency Program. Cary Endowment Education Fund is used to pay expenses related to VMF's Environmental Education program. Auction 55371 0 55371 0 0 0 7486 0 13334 0 0 55371 0 55371 0 0 0 7486 0 13334 20820 34551 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Draft tax filings reviewed by Treasurer, Executive Committee and full board membership. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Board members required to certify compliance annually. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 Executive Director compensation reviewed annually in December by Executive Committee, including compensation review of similar nonprofits and market analysis. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Available upon request.