Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers

Public charity · Grantmaker Carmel, CA EIN: 77-0342442

Cclk's primary purpose is to promote public awareness, knowledge, and understanding of all maritime history of California's central coast and to restore and preserve point sur state historic park. The state park consists of the 19th century point sur light station and the cold war era former point sur naval facility.

Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers at a glance

Total assets
$734,970
-50.9% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$192,801
+44.7% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$154
-13.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$97,570
-26.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Monterey

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K$8KTotal only2020 Total only2021 1 grant2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $590 (2020) to $6K (2024). In 2024 it reported $6K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
California State Parks Monterey, CASecurity & Maintenance$5,866
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$734,970$192,801$97,570——$154
2024$1,498,257$133,228$133,354$6,028Total only$177
2023$1,471,274$139,727$186,935$4,975Total only$594
2022$1,456,969$173,901$191,466$5,8661$231
2021$1,631,934$130,662$53,835$3,550Total only$178
2020$1,482,451$187,742$58,570$590Total only$184

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers

Based on IRS filings

Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Carmel, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $735K in total assets. Net investment income was $154.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers is led by John Oneil, Chair on every filing since 2020; none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John Oneil

    Chair

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phyllis Cleveland

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dennis Mar

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patty Kennedy

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doug Williams

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rob Brandewie

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Rath

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Stephens

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Thomas

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Proudfoot

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melinda Saldana

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Bullman

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Ben Higbie (2020–2025) — Secretary · Filing note: Until 4/2025
  • Former: Gary Ulrich (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Joe DeSante (2023) — Director
  • Former: Douglas Williams (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Joseph De Sante (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Robert Brandewie (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sheila Fraser (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers

How large is Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers?

Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers reported $735K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $193K.

What is Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers?

Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Carmel, CA. It holds $735K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers operate?

Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers has awarded grants in California.

What is Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers's EIN?

Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0342442. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 13, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 24, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 25, 2026)

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