Shasta Land Trust

Tax-deductible

Redding, CA501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 68-0441184Revenue $1.7M in FY2025

On file with the IRSshastalandtrust.orgPo Box 992026, 96099-2026 · Redding, CATax-exempt since Jun 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Conserve the beauty, character, and diversity of significant lands in far northern california

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $535K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $63K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$173K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$4.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$397K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$11.5M
FY2023$9.2M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +109%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$356K
FY2021$870K
FY2022$10.9M
FY2023$7.9M
FY2024$764K
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$4.7M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$846K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$4.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2000.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $1.2M Management & general 22% · $350K Fundraising 6% · $96K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Vienneau’s $73K as Executive Di is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1852 $1–10M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Preserves beautiful, diverse lands in far northern California.

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2 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Shasta land trust (SLT) works to permanently protect lands in and around shasta county with conservation easements. Vast expanses of habitat for fish, wildlife, and plants are protected as intact ecosystems and thousands of acres of open space will never see development as a result of SLT easements.

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

Stewardship

SLT has a long-term responsibility in monitoring and enforcement of its conservation easements. SLT monitors each easement at least once every calendar year. The stewardship program entails arranging visits with the landowners, training volunteers, organizing visits, monitoring the properties, follow up with SLT land committee, and…

$57Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$63K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$274K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$350K
Fundraisingcol D$96K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$99K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$173K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$789K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$157K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$274K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$159K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$97K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$99K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$24K
Other assetsLn 15$102K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$173K
Net assetsLn 32$4.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$64K$99K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.2M$4.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28K$24K
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$174K$173K
Net assetsLn 32$4.3M$4.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$400K$199K$140K$61K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$47K$23K$16K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$16K$11K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$26K$17K$7K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$11K$5K$1K
Investment management feesLn 11f$25K$25K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$104K$38K$64K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$441$631
Office expensesLn 13$26K$5K$11K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$11K$3K$7K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$43K$24K$17K$2K
TravelLn 17$19K$2K$17K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$376$8K$389
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$2K$2K$533
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$823K$811K$10K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K$633
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.2M$350K$96K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.7M$1.6M$125K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$764K$885K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.2M$7.9M$1.3M$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $11.5M$10.9M$564K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$870K$290K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $397K$356K$41K$846K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $1,722,453 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,460,402$1,442,693
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $71,317$4,104
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $113,665$273,733
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,246$1,923
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,649,630$1,722,453
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $473,638$478,539
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $290,680$1,119,164
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $764,318$1,597,703
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $885,312$124,750
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $1,722,453 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$788,909
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$653,784
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$157,309
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,442,693
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $4,104$4,104
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $114,954$114,954
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $158,779$158,779
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,923$1,923
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $279,760$1,722,453
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,597,703 across 17 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $199,262 · Management $140,006 · Fundraising $60,595$399,863
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $23,398 · Management $16,439 · Fundraising $7,115$46,952
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,809 · Management $11,108 · Fundraising $4,807$31,724
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $16,876 · Management $7,457 · Fundraising $1,951$26,284
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $11,001 · Management $4,862 · Fundraising $1,272$17,135
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $25,040$25,040
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $37,643 · Management $64,425 · Fundraising $2,135$104,203
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,415 · Management $441 · Fundraising $631$2,487
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,311 · Management $10,793 · Fundraising $10,119$26,223
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,505 · Management $7,101 · Fundraising $1,463$11,069
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,621 · Management $16,596 · Fundraising $2,485$42,702
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,432 · Management $16,502$18,934
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $376 · Management $7,701 · Fundraising $389$8,466
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,530 · Management $1,642 · Fundraising $533$3,705
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,056$7,056
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $810,669 · Management $9,959 · Fundraising $2,080$822,708
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,519 · Fundraising $633$3,152
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,151,848 · Management $349,647 · Fundraising $96,208$1,597,703
Part X · Balance sheet $4,848,241 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $62,683$97,308
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,747$1,639
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $110,881$77,873
X-4 Accounts receivable$285,728
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,445$6,321
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $27,894$24,189
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,171,755$4,253,420
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $110,646$101,763
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,492,051$4,848,241
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $72,035$80,087
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $101,763$92,615
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $173,798$172,702
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,388,719$1,517,738
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,929,534$3,157,801
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,318,253$4,675,539
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,492,051$4,848,241
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,675,539 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,722,453
XI-2 Total expenses$1,597,703
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$124,750
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,318,253
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$232,536
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,675,539

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