California · Nonprofit
TRUST FOR HIDDEN VILLA
TRUST FOR HIDDEN VILLA (California) receives grants from 61 organizations whose IRS filings report $10,100,653 to it, the largest being SERGEY BRIN FAMILY FOUNDATION ($3,240,000). 39 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $4.6M
- Funders on record
- 61
- Grants received
- $10M
- Net assets
- $18M
What Trust for Hidden Villa does
Mission
To provide experiential learning opportunities for people of all ages that build connections and inspire a deeper appreciation and respect for nature, food, and one another.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Summer camp: builds relationships among youth from diverse socio-economic and cultural backgrounds for shared activities in hidden villa's unique environment. (900 participants annually).
$1,821,112 spentof which $237,795 as grants$801,401 earned by the program47% of program spendingEnvironmental education program: teaches elementary through high school students key concepts of ecology and environmental stewardship through experiences on the farm and in the wilderness. Hidden villa's teaching techniques and strategies are unique, striking a balance between scientific investigation and feelings of wonder, awareness, appreciation, and fun. (11,000+ students, teachers and parents participate annually).
$968,443 spentof which $58,574 as grants$298,693 earned by the program25% of program spendingCommunity supported agriculture program: brings seasonal vegetable, fruit, and flower bounty to local families: 75% provides neighborhood shareholders and market goers with fresh, organic produce and 25% is donated to the community service agency of mountain view for distribution to its local food pantry clients.
$425,011 spentof which $300 as grants$173,270 earned by the program11% of program spendingFacility rentals: includes the hostel, josephine's retreat, where groups and individuals stay, and the dana center and duveneck house for large and small events and meetings.
$285,629 spent$142,390 earned by the program7% of program spendingCommunity programs: provides workshops and forums for families and individuals interested in sustainable practices, animal husbandry, and nature. (4,000 participants and 11,000 casual visitors annually).
$205,497 spent$127,267 earned by the program5% of program spendingVolunteer department: trains and supports volunteers in farming, gardening, trail maintenance, environmental education, communications and animal care. From harvesting organic produce for donation to guiding school groups and maintaining trails, volunteers make a lasting impact on hidden villa's programs and the 1,600-acre property, helping build a sustainable and engaged community. (800 participants).
$129,798 spent$35,426 earned by the program3% of program spendingAnimal husbandry: demonstrates sustainable means of animal agriculture wherein, animal welfare and land stewardship are paramount for a working farm. Cows, sheep, chickens, goats, pigs, and seasonal turkey provide broad educational resources and real-world, hands-on learning opportunities for hidden villa's program participants and for casual visitors.
$70,682 spent$52,357 earned by the program2% of program spending
The 7 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,906,172.
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 2021 to 2022, from $19M to $17M (−12%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 12% · 2022 18% · 2023 11% · 2024 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
65% of TRUST FOR HIDDEN VILLA’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (88% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 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
Elliott Wright
Executive director
Board chair
Cynthia Ulman
Board chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 16 funders to 29 funders, grant income rose $347k → $1.6M.
14 of 61 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 37% 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 TRUST FOR HIDDEN VILLA’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 61 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
TRUST FOR HIDDEN VILLA has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 32% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
38% 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 TRUST FOR HIDDEN VILLA.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 37% · 2018 32% · 2019 45% · 2020 43% · 2021 34% · 2022 46% · 2023 45% — growing more concentrated.
“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
63% of TRUST FOR HIDDEN VILLA's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 64% 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
97% of TRUST FOR HIDDEN VILLA's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $3.7M arriving through sponsors registered in 9 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
TRUST FOR HIDDEN VILLA's funding base is broadening — from 16 funders to 29 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,186 environment nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like TRUST FOR HIDDEN VILLA
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
75% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
78%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for TRUST FOR HIDDEN VILLA: 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 TRUST FOR HIDDEN VILLA?
- TRUST FOR HIDDEN VILLA (California) receives grants from 61 organizations whose IRS filings report $10,100,653 to it, the largest being SERGEY BRIN FAMILY FOUNDATION ($3,240,000). 39 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does TRUST FOR HIDDEN VILLA have?
- IRS filings report 61 organizations giving $10,100,653 in grants to TRUST FOR HIDDEN VILLA, 39 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of TRUST FOR HIDDEN VILLA?
- SERGEY BRIN FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $3,240,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like TRUST FOR HIDDEN VILLA 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 61 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