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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$1.6Mrevenue
FY2025 · +17% in 3 yrs30staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−9.6%
Months of reserve2.2mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+5.0%
Middle half of peersMedianMountain Studies Institue
Where the money goes FY2025 · $1.8M spent
Programs$1.4M79%Management and general$351k20%Fundraising$13k1%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$58k in FY2023 and −$155k in FY2025. Cash covers 2.2 months, under the peer median of 5.1.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
A history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 32% of revenue in FY2025. $3.4M is traced federal awards from Department of Agriculture.
990 Part VIII · USAspending36funders
$373ka year, last 3 years
22%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23United States Endowment for ForestryStopped after FY2022$58k$204k$14k–Wildlife Conservation SocietySince FY2022$167k$83kNational Forest FoundationEvery year since FY2017$24k$36k$50k$19k$8k$47k$41kWalton Family Foundation IncOn and off$150kThe Pew Charitable TrustsOn and off$10k$50k$58kCatena FoundationStopped after FY2022$71k$28k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$10k$23k$51k$97k$33k$43k17 other fundersUp to $28k a year each$8k$28k$36k$33k$100k$62k$14k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped