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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1987.
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Where the money goes
77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
32 people listed on the 990; $2.3M paid to officers and key staff.
Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Program Officer
$338,474Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$266,974Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Ext Rel Officer
$249,198Pt VII · Sec A
Gen Cnsl & Secy (eff 4/1/2020)
$212,531Pt VII · Sec A
Director, IP
$187,153Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Markets Officer
$181,575Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Regional Officer
$169,809Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Inst. Relations
$157,286Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Impl. Mgr. (thru 11/27/20)
$149,477Pt VII · Sec A
Gis Manager (thru 10/15/2020)
$144,799Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Markets Transf-Core
$139,672Pt VII · Sec A
Gen Cnsl & Secy (thru 3/31/20)
$113,274Pt VII · Sec A
Director
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CEO (thru 10/1/2020)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Treasurer
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Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Gowland | $464,962 | $435,830 | $430,794 | $265,012 | — |
| Nigel Sizer | — | — | — | $149,632 | $338,474 |
| Adam Cox | $312,222 | $223,535 | — | — | — |
| Gina Wood | $306,354 | — | — | — | — |
| Heleen S | $279,480 | $247,633 | $215,355 | $203,937 | — |
| Alik Odinga Hinckson | — | — | $265,364 | $274,799 | $266,974 |
| Alex H Morgan | — | $204,380 | $255,402 | $240,739 | $181,575 |
| Susan Tressler | — | — | — | $178,879 | $249,198 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
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Questions the 990 asks
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- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Protects forests and improves livelihoods by partnering with businesses, farmers, and consumers to promote sustainable agriculture and responsible land-use practices.
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3 programs · $26.9M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01
Landscapes and Communities (See Schedule O)
$17.5Mprogram expense
02
Markets transformation (see schedule 0)
$7.8Mprogram expense
03
Communications (see schedule o)
$1.6Mprogram expense
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Pasadena Community FoundationFY2025$42K
Northwest FoundationFY2025$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$48K
Grants paid · 35 grants · $6.3M · 2020–2024
World Resources InstituteDC · FY2024$202,657
Ecoagriculture InternationalFY2024$191,720
Technology MattersCA · FY2024$51,750
Meridian InstitutePA · FY2024$43,622
Unitemized GrantFY2024$15,600
Regenerative Development GroupFY2024$8,538
Cdp North America INCNY · FY2023$947,745
Conservation International FoundationVA · FY2023$662,929
Ecoagriculture InternationalFY2023$312,278
Technology MattersCA · FY2023$135,692
Meridian InstitutePA · FY2023$106,618
Regenerative Development GroupFY2023$88,734
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,000
Cdp North America INCNY · FY2022$584,263
Ecoagriculture InternationalFY2022$478,518
Conservation International FoundationVA · FY2022$310,499
VerraDC · FY2022$168,177
Meridian InstitutePA · FY2022$119,557
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$52.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$30.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$716K
Money outPt IX
$35.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$26.9M
Managementcol C$5.4M
Fundraisingcol D$2.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$44.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.9M
Total assetsLn 16$57.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
32
listed · VII A
PaidVII A12
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$30.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$7.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$54K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$134K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$716K
Gains on assetsLn 7$439K
Total revenueLn 12$52.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10.9M
SavingsLn 2$12K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$31.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.9M
Other assetsLn 15$326K
Total assetsLn 16$57.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.7M
Net assetsLn 32$44.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5119
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $9.0M | $10.9M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $10.9M | $31.2M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $641K | $1.9M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $34.8M | $57.4M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $8.3M | $12.7M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $26.4M | $44.7M |
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $706K | $706K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $0 | |||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $2.7M | $2.7M | ||
| Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $1.6M | $695K | $857K | $0 |
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $0 | |||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $13.7M | $10.3M | $1.9M | $1.5M |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $400K | $287K | $73K | $40K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $2.9M | $2.1M | $539K | $292K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $1.2M | $875K | $223K | $121K |
| Management feesLn 11a | $0 | |||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $238K | $210K | $14K | $15K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $28K | $25K | $2K | $2K |
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $37K | $37K | ||
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $331K | $331K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $0 | |||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $4.1M | $3.8M | $214K | $46K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $264K | $120K | $896 | $143K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $91K | $36K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $1.6M | $360K | $1.2M | $52K |
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $0 | |||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $1.3M | $1.1M | $89K | $94K |
| TravelLn 17 | $781K | $758K | $8K | $14K |
| Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18 | $0 | |||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $46K | $44K | $1K | $146 |
| InterestLn 20 | $0 | |||
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $0 | |||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $265K | $194K | $62K | $8K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $284K | $246K | $18K | $20K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $988K | $795K | $99K | $94K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $35.1M | $26.9M | $5.4M | $2.8M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest | $100.2M | $107.2M | −$7.0M | $55.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $85.5M | $95.3M | −$9.7M | $61.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $84.3M | $69.9M | $14.4M | $66.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $54.8M | $43.9M | $10.9M | $57.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 Viewing | $52.2M | $35.1M | $17.1M | $44.7M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
III · Programs
R · Related orgs
G · Fundraising
L · Interested persons
I · Grants
A · Public support
F · Foreign
M · Noncash
J · Pay
O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $52,223,682 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $25,668,163$30,390,804
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $20,480,855$21,116,395
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $555,858$716,483
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $46,704,876$52,223,682
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,534,637$3,428,698
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $17,609,772$19,867,989
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $378,146$331,083
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $13,162,370$11,460,908
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $34,684,925$35,088,678
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $12,019,951$17,135,004
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $52,223,682 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$134,025
VIII-1d Related organizations$15,000,000
VIII-1e Government grants$7,063,241
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,193,538
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$53,549
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$30,390,804
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $21,116,395$21,116,395
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $277,571$277,571
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $438,912$438,912
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $21,116,395 · Excluded from tax $716,483$52,223,682
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $35,088,678 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $705,756$705,756
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $2,722,942$2,722,942
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $695,061 · Management $856,677 · Fundraising $0$1,551,738
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $10,289,257 · Management $1,943,085 · Fundraising $1,517,335$13,749,677
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $287,096 · Management $73,177 · Fundraising $39,658$399,931
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,116,065 · Management $539,358 · Fundraising $292,306$2,947,729
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $875,013 · Management $223,030 · Fundraising $120,871$1,218,914
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $209,703 · Management $13,742 · Fundraising $14,637$238,082
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $24,557 · Management $1,790 · Fundraising $1,895$28,242
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $37,341$37,341
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $331,083$331,083
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,810,085 · Management $214,062 · Fundraising $45,888$4,070,035
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $120,202 · Management $896 · Fundraising $142,932$264,030
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,453,467 · Management $91,234 · Fundraising $36,044$1,580,745
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $359,604 · Management $1,150,024 · Fundraising $52,215$1,561,843
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,134,993 · Management $89,460 · Fundraising $93,756$1,318,209
IX-17 TravelPrograms $758,211 · Management $8,106 · Fundraising $14,239$780,556
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $44,118 · Management $1,333 · Fundraising $146$45,597
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $194,428 · Management $61,682 · Fundraising $8,479$264,589
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $246,046 · Management $18,391 · Fundraising $19,647$284,084
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $794,770 · Management $99,101 · Fundraising $93,684$987,555
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $26,878,715 · Management $5,385,148 · Fundraising $2,824,815$35,088,678
Part X · Balance sheet $57,411,025 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,989,606$10,906,045
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $26,971$11,584
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,984,363$3,694,541
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,957,600$7,269,532
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $861,776$2,098,961
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $641,352$1,870,485
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $10,900,674$31,207,295
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $29,224$26,731
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $363,619$325,851
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $34,755,185$57,411,025
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,904,709$6,062,966
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $462,704$2,853,120
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,297,291$1,510,126
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$1,782,710
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $652,701$495,768
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,317,405$12,704,690
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $20,716,952$40,782,497
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,720,828$3,923,838
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $26,437,780$44,706,335
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $34,755,185$57,411,025
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $44,706,335 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$52,223,682
XI-2 Total expenses$35,088,678
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$17,135,004
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$26,437,780
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,174,982
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$11,874
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$53,305
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$44,706,335
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