Rancho Santa FE Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$33.8m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$15.9m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$188.7m
$50.7m liabilities
Net assets
$138m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
6.6 years on average
Staff
9
25 volunteers
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
Linda Kitchens
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Rancho Santa FE Foundation's network
13 people12 organisationsi13 people and 12 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (12) 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
13 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 15 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Kitchens Chair | Board Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Carl Wiese | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Denise Stillinger | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Elaine Dodge | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Janette Pritchard | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ken Little | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Matt Miller | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Michael Dyer | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Michael Gregoire (also filed as Mike Gregoire) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Richard Montano | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Rick Norling | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Tom Buchholz | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Tracy Mitchell | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
10 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Myers | Director of Philanthropy | since 2023 |
| Ben Moraga | President & CEO | 2024 |
| Chris Sichel | President & CEO | since 2022 |
| Chris Sichel Start 91 | President & CEO | 2021 |
| Christina Wilson | President & CEO | since 2018 |
| Christina Wilson Retire 1031 | President & CEO | 2021 |
| Daniel Beals | Finance Director (Left 1/21) | since 2018 |
| Jeff Peterson | Finance Director | 2023 |
| Karen Sprigle | COO | since 2018 |
| Nicole Tubbs | VP of Finance | 2024 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Moraga | President & CEO | 40 | $247k | $21k | |
| Amy Myers | Director of Philanthropy | 40 | $169k | $8k | |
| Nicole Tubbs | VP of Finance | 40 | $138k | $5k | |
| Karen Sprigle | Chief Operating Officer | 30 | $137k | $10k | |
| Tom Buchholz | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Elaine Dodge | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Dyer | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Gregoire | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Linda Kitchens | Board Chair | 5 | $0 | ||
| Ken Little | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Matt Miller | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tracy Mitchell | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Richard Montano | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rick Norling | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Janette Pritchard | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Denise Stillinger | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Carl Wiese | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Rancho Santa Fe Foundation
- EIN
- 953709639
- Address
- Po Box 811, Rcho Santa Fe, CA, 92067-0811
- State
- California
- Mission
- To connect donors with regional and global needs through visionary community leadership, personalized service and effective grantmaking. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T31Z Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1981
- Principal officer
- Ben Moraga (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 1982
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsElaine Dodge
≥8years on the filingsMichael Gregoire
≥7years on the filingsDenise Stillinger
≥7years on the filingsKen Little
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
- $188.7m
- Total liabilities
- $50.7m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $138m
- Contributions and grants received
- $30m
- Program service revenue
- $377k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $14.3m
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 25
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $33.8m | $15.9m | $17.8m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.