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US nonprofit · EIN 942370751 · Jenner, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 942370751) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Fort Ross Conservancy

Donations deductible
Revenue
$313k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$404k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$662k
$8k liabilities
Net assets
$654k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
7.2y av
Staff
14
150 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
5
named in Part VII
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Fort Ross Conservancy's network

5 people4 organisationsi5 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 5 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Deborah GordonDirector2018
8 yrs
Ian TaylorExecutive Dir.2024
2 yrs
Rich PanterDirector2018
8 yrs
Sabrena RosenbergDirector2018
8 yrs
Timothy Kelly (also filed as Tim Kelly)Director2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Jane MurphyExecutive Dir.2023
John BenitzPresident2024
Jonathan TiemannTreasurer2024
Sandra CurtisCompany secretary2024
Sarah SweedlerVice President2024

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Ian TaylorExecutive Dir.32$65k
Timothy KellyDirector2$0
Rich PanterDirector2$0
Sabrena RosenbergDirector2$0
Deborah GordonDirector2$0
John BenitzPresident4$0
Sarah SweedlerVice President2.5$0
Sandra CurtisSecretary2.5$0
Jonathan TiemannTreasurer2$0

About

Legal name
Fort Ross Conservancy
EIN
942370751
Address
19005 Coast Highway One, Jenner, CA, 95450
State
California
Mission
Fort Ross Conservancy (FRC) is the not-for-profit partner of the Russian River Sector, Sonoma/Mendocino District of California State Parks. FRC works to preserve the nature and culture of the Sonoma Coast for the benefit of the public. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A82Z Arts, culture and humanities
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1976
Principal officer
Ian Taylor (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 January 1977
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsDeborah Gordon
≥8years on the filingsRich Panter
≥8years on the filingsSabrena Rosenberg
≥8years on the filingsTimothy Kelly

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$662k
Total liabilities
$8k
Net assets or fund balances
$654k
Contributions and grants received
$30k
Program service revenue
$279k
Employees
14
Volunteers
150

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$313k$404kDeficit $91k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.