Peninsula Open Space Trust
Preserves open land on the Peninsula and in the South Bay for everyone's enjoyment. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $62.3M in revenue, $43.4M in expenses, and $359.3M in net assets.Pt I
- Founded
- 1977
- Type
- Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
- Location
- Palo Alto, CA
- Website
- www.openspacetrust.org
- Filings
- 4 on file (2021–2024)
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Summary of the Filing
Where the work happens
Land Acquisition & Transfer
In fiscal year 2025, post completed and assisted a total of 9 transactions that protected 5,538 acres. Purchased 2,467 acres of sargent ranch in southern santa clara county, a key wildlife linkage and part of the juristac tribal cultural landscape.
Land Management
Post currently holds 18,444 acres in fee ownership and holds conservation easements and deed restrictions on 15,024 acres. The organization has an established stewardship program for the lands it owns that includes resource conservation planning and management, along with active uses of land for conservation grazing and agriculture…
Community Outreach and Education
Post continued our community growth and engagement efforts in fiscal year 2025 growing the list of community members by 36.4k new contacts. These contacts were gathered via content, general awareness paid advertising, social media, and events. Post's community database now includes 146k community members.
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Identity & Classification
Governance & Policies
Officers, Directors & Key Employees
Walter T Moore’s $395K as President is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 324 $10–100M 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.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter T Moore | $395,344 | $397,326 | $367,707 | $359,152 | $351,751 |
| Mark Stevens | $305,729 | $293,584 | $282,550 | $274,335 | $256,692 |
| Gordon Clark | $286,071 | $256,194 | $236,409 | $220,522 | $201,791 |
| Curtis Riffle | — | — | — | — | $268,895 |
| Noelle Chambers | $267,932 | $249,961 | $229,416 | $207,883 | $166,980 |
| Martha Tedesco | $253,981 | $254,724 | $237,946 | $228,732 | $213,570 |
| Diane Cordova | $233,975 | $229,672 | $218,399 | $203,186 | $194,053 |
| Justin Eliot | $216,799 | $206,925 | $198,578 | $192,257 | $181,219 |
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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Statement of Revenue
Statement of Functional Expenses
Balance Sheet
Financial Metrics
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
| Metric | This org | Peer median | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program ratio | 81% | — | — |
| Overhead ratio | 9% | — | — |
| Fundraising cost ratio | 8% | — | — |
| Revenue growth | 105% | — | — |
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