Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$31,721,037

Total expenses

$28,629,916

Contributions and grants received

$9,396,899

Grants paid

$932,491

Program service revenue

$22,018,573

Investment income

$295,001

Other revenue

$10,564

Total assets, end of year

$26,418,840

Total liabilities, end of year

$10,042,156

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$16,376,684

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$23,318,642

Management and general expenses

$3,830,896

Fundraising expenses

$1,480,378

Program service expenses (Part III)

$23,318,642

Program services were 81.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2024

• SIERRA NEVADA GROUP:THROUGH THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE AVIAN MONITORING AND RESEARCH, THIS GROUP HELPS GUIDE FOREST ECOLOGY AND LAND MANAGEMENT DECISIONS TO IMPROVE CONSERVATION OUTCOMES ACROSS THE VAST SIERRA NEVADA ECOSYSTEM. THE GROUP ENGAGES AND DEVELOPS CONSERVATION SCIENTISTS THROUGH ITS ROBUST SEASONAL SCIENTIST AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS.

  Expenses $5,037,476 · Revenue $5,100,262

• WORKING LANDS:THIS GROUP WORKS WITH FARMERS, RANCHERS, LAND STEWARDS, AND OTHER PARTNERS TO ENSURE THAT AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES PROVIDE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES THAT SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE. IT ACHIEVES THIS BY CONDUCTING SCIENCE THAT INFORMS METRICS, PRACTICES, AND STRATEGIES FOR THRIVING AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES; EVALUATING AND GUIDING IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE AGRICULTURAL AND LAND STEWARDSHIP STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE MULTIPLE BENEFITS AND MINIMIZE UNDESIRABLE TRADEOFFS ACROSS SCALES; AND LEVERAGING THE ORGANIZATION'S CLIMATE-SMART RESTORATION STRATEGY TO AMPLIFY BENEFITS TO WORKING LANDSCAPES.

  Expenses $4,983,726 · Grants $672,731 · Revenue $4,842,355

• EDUCATION AND OUTREACH GROUP:THIS GROUP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SCIENTIFIC AND CONSERVATION OUTREACH, PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND SCHOOL-BASED EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE STRAW (STUDENTS AND TEACHERS RESTORING A WATERSHED) RESTORATION PROGRAM. THE GROUP ALSO HELPS THE ORGANIZATION COMMUNICATE ITS SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION RECOMMENDATIONS TO A VARIETY OF AUDIENCES, INCLUDING POLICY-MAKERS, LAND OWNERS, RESOURCE MANAGERS, AND MEMBERS.

  Expenses $4,340,825 · Grants $37,260 · Revenue $4,461,734

• PACIFIC COAST AND CENTRAL VALLEY GROUP:WORKING LOCALLY, REGIONALLY, AND INTERNATIONALLY, THIS GROUP PROVIDES CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND TRAINING TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATION SCIENTISTS, INFORM POLICY, AND FORMULATE STRATEGIES THAT ENSURE THRIVING ECOSYSTEMS THAT MAXIMIZE MULTIPLE BENEFITS TO WILDLIFE AND HUMANS.CALIFORNIA CURRENT GROUP:THIS GROUP WORKS TO CONSERVE THE INTEGRITY OF THE CALIFORNIA CURRENT ECOSYSTEM. ITS FOCUS IS ON HELPING PROTECT OCEAN FOOD WEBS THAT CAN SUPPORT BOTH THRIVING AND DIVERSE MARINE LIFE AND THE NEEDS OF HUMAN COMMUNITIES. ITS UNDERSTANDING OF OCEAN AND MARINE TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS IS INFORMED BY LONG-TERM DATA MONITORING ACTIVITIES BOTH AT SEA AND ON THE FARALLON ISLANDS. ADDITIONALLY, THE GROUP TRAINS EMERGING CONSERVATION SCIENTISTS IN ITS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.ECOINFORMATICS GROUP:USING CUTTING EDGE MODELS AND ANALYTICAL APPROACHES, THIS GROUP INCREASES THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND MANAGEMENT RESPONSES ON ECOSYSTEMS AND COMMUNITIES. THE FOCUS IS ON SCIENCE AND OUTREACH TO INFLUENCE SHORELINE AND BAY-LAND DEVELOPMENT, CLIMATE ADAPTATION ACTIVITIES, ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT, HABITAT RESTORATION, AND MITIGATION. THIS GROUP DEVELOPS TOOLS, FRAMEWORKS AND TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING THE WEALTH OF SCIENTIFIC DATA COMPILED BY THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS PARTNERS. IT FURTHER SEEKS TO TRANSFORM THIS DATA INTO CONSERVATION OUTCOMES AND ECOSYSTEMS KNOWLEDGE THAT IMPROVES CONSERVATION DECISIONS AROUND CALIFORNIA AND THE WORLD. THIS GROUP ALSO MANAGES THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITES AND NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE.INNOVATIONTHE INNOVATION GROUP WORKS TO CONNECT SCIENCE TO CONSERVATION IMPACT AND ACTION. THE GROUP INITIATES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND SCIENCTIFIC ENDEAVORS, COLLABORATES TO CREATE PROGRAM VISIONING, PROVIDE PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE, AND DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN FRAMEWORKS AND DATABASE SYSTEMS FOR ORGANIZATIONAL AND PROGRAMMAIC METRICS AND DATA TRACKING. THE INNOVATION GROUP BRINGS NOVEL DISCIPLINARY EXPERTISE THAT CAN HELP EXPAND CONSERVATION IMPACT THROUGH LEVERAGING THE HUIM DIMENSIONS OF CONSERVATION, INCLUDING SOCIAL SCIENCE, POLICY ENGAGEMENT, AND CITIZEN SCIENCE. THE GROUP PARTICIPATES IN STRATEGIC CONSERVATION COALITIONS, INCLUDING THE CALIFORNIA BIODIVERSITY NETWORK, THE CALIFORNIA GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY WORKING GROUP, AND TOGETHER BAY AREA.

  Expenses $8,956,615 · Grants $222,500 · Revenue $7,614,222

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

• SIERRA FOOTHIL CONSERVANCY

  $196,149

  WILDLIFE HABITAT RESTORATION

• YUROK TRIBE

  $125,000

  ACHIEVING FOOD SOVEREIGNTY AND RESTORATION OF TRADITIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS

• SACRAMENTO VALLEY CONSERVATION

  $123,042

  WILDLIFE HABITAT RESTORATION

• CHICO STATE ENTERPRISES

  $118,876

  WILDLIFE HABITAT RESTORATION

• CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO

  $33,470

  WILDLIFE HABITAT RESTORATION

• WHITE BUFFALO LAND TRUST

  $29,733

  WILDLIFE HABITAT RESTORATION

• SISKIYOU LAND TRUST

  $17,718

  WILDLIFE HABITAT RESTORATION

• UC MERCED

  $12,546

  WILDLIFE HABITAT RESTORATION

• PRESCOTT COLLEGE INC

  $10,000

  PROTECT MIGRATORY SHOREBIRD HABITAT

• NEW VILLAGE OAKLAND (THE NEW VILLAGE)

  $7,528

  WILDLIFE HABITAT RESTORATION

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

15 October 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

202502909349300030

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