California · Nonprofit
LOS PADRES FORESTWATCH INC
LOS PADRES FORESTWATCH INC (California) receives grants from 70 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,005,977 to it, the largest being THE DELASKI FAMILY FOUNDATION ($700,000). 46 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.6M
- Funders on record
- 70
- Grants received
- $4.0M
- Net assets
- $1.1M
What Los Padres Forestwatch Inc does
Mission
Los padres forestwatch protects the los padres national forest and the carrizo plain national monument through education, advocacy, and when necessary, legal action for the benefit of our communities, climate and future generations.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Advocacy & Monitoring Monitored development and resource extraction proposals throughout Los Padres National Forest, Carrizo Plain National Monument, and other public lands along Californias central coast, advocating for maximum environmental protection. Submitted comment letters, filed appeals, met with land management agencies, collaborated with scientists, and conducted on-the-ground monitoring and surveys to protect land, rivers, plants, and wildlife. Ensured cancellation of a plan to drill 8 new oil wells in the forest. Monitored forest thinning operation on Tecuya Ridge. Spearheaded legal challenge to protect endangered steelhead trout. Secured passage of Room to Roam Act to protect our regions wildlife.
$467,342 spent54% of program spendingPublic Education & Outreach Informed local communities about the value of our regions public lands, the threats and challenges facing these wild places, and opportunities to better protect these areas. Distributed information via our website, monthly e-news, news releases, webinars, and public events. Organized several outings with youth and families from underserved communities to introduce them to the outdoors and foster the next generation of public lands advocates. Orchestrated events in conjunction with Latino Conservation Week and undertook other initiatives to increase underrepresented voices in the outdoors.
$357,730 spent42% of program spendingLand Stewardship & Volunteer Programs: Managed 68 acres of private forestland in the San Emigdio Mountains that we acquired for conservation purposes. Organized crews to remove hundreds of pounds of toxic lead and trash throughout the forest, reducing pollution to soils and waterways. Cleaned up more than 900 lbs. of lead ammunition and over 500 lbs. of plastic across seven different derelict target shooting sites in Ventura County. Engaged volunteers, and provided educational and career growth to 7 interns and fellows, providing training and inspiration for tomorrows conservation leaders.
$32,999 spent4% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $858,071.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $763k to $1.1M (+44%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
95% of LOS PADRES FORESTWATCH INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (88% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 17 funders to 32 funders, grant income rose $240k → $719k.
12 of 70 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 29% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of LOS PADRES FORESTWATCH INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 70 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
LOS PADRES FORESTWATCH INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 17% of grant income, and it takes 8 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 8 funders to its left
33% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund LOS PADRES FORESTWATCH INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 29% · 2018 26% · 2019 27% · 2020 22% · 2021 28% · 2022 29% · 2023 26% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
56% of LOS PADRES FORESTWATCH INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 66% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
54% of LOS PADRES FORESTWATCH INC's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.2M arriving through sponsors registered in 8 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
LOS PADRES FORESTWATCH INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 2,187 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,187 environment nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like LOS PADRES FORESTWATCH INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
79% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
86%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for LOS PADRES FORESTWATCH INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds LOS PADRES FORESTWATCH INC?
- LOS PADRES FORESTWATCH INC (California) receives grants from 70 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,005,977 to it, the largest being THE DELASKI FAMILY FOUNDATION ($700,000). 46 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does LOS PADRES FORESTWATCH INC have?
- IRS filings report 70 organizations giving $4,005,977 in grants to LOS PADRES FORESTWATCH INC, 46 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of LOS PADRES FORESTWATCH INC?
- THE DELASKI FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $700,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like LOS PADRES FORESTWATCH INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 70 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing