The Regeneration Project FY2023 filing

Oakland, CAUnknown exempt organizationEIN 94-3335236Revenue $1.6M in FY2023

On file with the IRSinterfaithpowerandlight.org672 13th St Ste 100 · Oakland, CA

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The mission of The Regeneration Project is to deepen the connection between ecology and faith. Our primary focus at this time is the Interfaith Power & Light campaign.

82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$269K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $119K a year · 7% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$269K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $1.7M
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$403K
49% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 49% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
-35% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$419K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2023▼ -35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2025$157K
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2023▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2025Not on file
Net assets
$419K
FY2023▼ -66%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$793K
FY2021$992K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$419K
FY2025Not on file

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $2.0M Management & general 8% · $184K Fundraising 10% · $246K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $269K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$137,984Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$130,549Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rev Susan Hendershot$137,984$125,560——
Susan Stephenson$130,549$106,262$116,824$116,530
Susan Hendershot——$123,296$124,620
Rev Gerald Durley———$3,000

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

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

Connects faith communities with ecological stewardship and action.

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1 program · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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National program expenditures funded educational campaigns on climate and creation care, organizational support for affiliates, and policy advocacy for clean energy and climate solutions. A few highlights were: our national conference held in person again in Washington, DC, which brought 70 state and national IPL leaders together to…

$2.0Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 41 grants · $1.2M · 2020–2023
Faith in PlaceIL · FY2023$42,000
Ca Interfaith Power & LightFY2023$35,000
NC Interfaith Power & LightNC · FY2023$21,000
S Alliance for Clean EnergySC · FY2023$20,000
TX Interfaith Power & LightTX · FY2023$15,000
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$23K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$184K
Fundraisingcol D$246K
Owns and owesPt X
$419K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$402K
Total assetsLn 16$822K
LiabilitiesLn 26$403K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$161K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$23K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$276K
SavingsLn 2$126K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$402K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$249K
Total assetsLn 16$822K
LiabilitiesLn 26$403K
Net assetsLn 32$419K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 650
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
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$842K$402K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$822K
LiabilitiesLn 26$222K$403K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$419K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$378K$378K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$285K$176K$14K$95K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$688K$639K$15K$34K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$15K$14K$293$358
Other employee benefitsLn 9$71K$61K$2K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$72K$60K$2K$9K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$5K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$125K$125K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$156K$131K$5K$20K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$77K$65K$2K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$76K$63K$2K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$143K$120K$4K$19K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$91K$77K$3K$12K
TravelLn 17$67K$56K$2K$9K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$100K$84K$3K$13K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$102$441
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$50K$42K$2K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$2.0M$184K$246K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $157K 990 PDF
FY2024 Not on file
FY2023 Viewing $1.6M$2.4M−$802K$419K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.5M$2.2M$230K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$1.4M$200K$992K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.5M−$102K$793K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,603,183 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,435,524$1,576,446
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $16,398$22,565
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,098$4,172
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,453,020$1,603,183
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $506,216$377,600
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $895,079$1,131,371
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $821,711$896,380
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,223,006$2,405,351
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $230,014−$802,168
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $1,603,183 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$160,849
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,415,597
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,576,446
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $22,565$22,565
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,172$4,172
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $22,565 · Excluded from tax $4,172$1,603,183
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,405,351 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $377,600$377,600
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $175,999 · Management $14,273 · Fundraising $95,193$285,465
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $638,633 · Management $15,182 · Fundraising $34,160$687,975
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $14,485 · Management $293 · Fundraising $358$15,136
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $60,910 · Management $2,039 · Fundraising $8,031$70,980
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $60,325 · Management $2,154 · Fundraising $9,336$71,815
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $5,052 · Management $3,045$8,097
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $124,525$124,525
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $131,067 · Management $4,681 · Fundraising $20,284$156,032
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $65,000 · Management $2,321 · Fundraising $10,060$77,381
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $63,462 · Management $2,266 · Fundraising $9,822$75,550
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $120,055 · Management $4,288 · Fundraising $18,580$142,923
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $76,537 · Management $2,734 · Fundraising $11,845$91,116
IX-17 TravelPrograms $56,337 · Management $2,012 · Fundraising $8,719$67,068
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $84,008 · Management $3,000 · Fundraising $13,001$100,009
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,853 · Management $102 · Fundraising $441$3,396
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $42,238 · Management $1,508 · Fundraising $6,537$50,283
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,974,561 · Management $184,423 · Fundraising $246,367$2,405,351
Part X · Balance sheet $821,933 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $737,815$275,887
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $104,364$126,028
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $462,000$64,144
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $30,634$44,526
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $54,030$62,275
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $55,566$249,073
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,444,409$821,933
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $103,992$141,266
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $55,566$261,692
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $221,933$402,958
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $38,847−$278,919
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,183,629$697,894
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,222,476$418,975
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,444,409$821,933
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $418,975 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,603,183
XI-2 Total expenses$2,405,351
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$802,168
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,222,476
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,333
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$418,975

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