California · Nonprofit
THE CALIFORNIA FOREST FOUNDATION
THE CALIFORNIA FOREST FOUNDATION (California) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $40,750 to it, the largest being THE HEXBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION ($23,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $111k
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $41k
- Net assets
- $644k
What The California Forest Foundation does
Mission
To foster public understanding of forest ecosystems in California by providing balanced, science-based information on environmental, economic, and societal uses of forest resources for present and succeeding generations.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Programs are designed to help students understand the multiple benefits of managing California's forests. Programs and materials are provided free of charges to K-12 grade teachers and students throughout California, reaching an average of 50,000 students and 3,000 teachers per year.
$136,489 spent79% of program spendingResearch programs funded by grants for scientific research related to forests, watersheds and wildlife.
$35,861 spent21% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $172,350.
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.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $529k to $714k (+35%).
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.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 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.
Chief executive
Matt Dias
President & CEO
Board chair
Paul Chapman
Chairman
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2022: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $6k → $5k.
From the IRS filings of THE CALIFORNIA FOREST FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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
THE CALIFORNIA FOREST FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 56% of grant income and the top three 99%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 73% · 2022 100% — broadly stable.
“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.
Where its funders are
99% of THE CALIFORNIA FOREST FOUNDATION's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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.
Organizations like THE CALIFORNIA FOREST FOUNDATION
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
84% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
95%
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 THE CALIFORNIA FOREST FOUNDATION: 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 THE CALIFORNIA FOREST FOUNDATION?
- THE CALIFORNIA FOREST FOUNDATION (California) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $40,750 to it, the largest being THE HEXBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION ($23,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE CALIFORNIA FOREST FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $40,750 in grants to THE CALIFORNIA FOREST FOUNDATION, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE CALIFORNIA FOREST FOUNDATION?
- THE HEXBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $23,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE CALIFORNIA FOREST FOUNDATION 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.
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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 4 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing