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US nonprofit · EIN 953220730 · Santa Maria, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 953220730) - 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 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.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

Easter Island Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$176k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$65k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$531k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$531k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
3.0y av
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Chair observed
≥7 yrs
Kathi Merritt
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
How am I connected?

Easter Island Foundation's network

8 people3 organisationsi8 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (3) 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

8 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, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Kathi Merritt ChairChair, Schol2018
8 yrs
Aaron RodriguesBoard Member2025
1 yr
Caroline ROEBoard Member2025
1 yr
Cristian Moreno PakaratiBoard Member2025
1 yr
Dr Julie FrancisCompany secretary2023
3 yrs
Jennifer TobinBoard Member2025
1 yr
Patrick WeikleVice Preside2025
1 yr
Rachel LeePresident/Tr2021
5 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom 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
Dr Julie FrancisSecretary$0
Rachel LeePresident/Tr$0
Kathi MerrittChair, Schol$0
Cristian Moreno PakaratiBoard Member$0
Aaron RodriguesBoard Member$0
Caroline RoeBoard Member$0
Jennifer TobinBoard Member$0
Patrick WeikleVice Preside$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Easter Island Foundation
EIN
953220730
Address
Po Box 2284, Santa Maria, CA, 93457-2284
State
California
Mission
To work for the conservation and protection of easter island, its history, culture and environment through educational programs. To facilitate rapa nui youth in gaining professional careers and expertise through our scholarship program, so that the rapa nui can continue to build a strong, independent community that respects their unique heritage. To inform the general public of the... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A80 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
1978
Principal officer
Rachel Lee (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 June 1978
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsKathi Merritt
≥5years on the filingsRachel Lee
≥3years on the filingsDr Julie Francis
≥1years on the filingsAaron Rodrigues

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$531k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$531k
Contributions and grants received
$171k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0