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REGIONAL PARKS FOUNDATION

EIN 23-7011877 CASTRO VALLEY, CA

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Revenue 2025
$3,757,993
Expenses 2025
$3,051,623

Program services were 75.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
1000
Street
PO BOX 2527

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

THE REGIONAL PARKS FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE BROADER PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT'S 73 REGIONAL PARKS, 1,250 MILES OF TRAILS, AND 55 MILES OF SHORELINE SPANNING ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTIES. THE REGIONAL PARKS FOUNDATION UNDERSTANDS THAT CONNECTIONS WITH NATURE ARE CRITICAL FOR LEADING A HEALTHY AND BALANCED LIFE, WHICH IS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND ITS STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO INCREASING ACCESS TO REGIONAL PARKS AND TRAILS FOR UNDERSERVED AND UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES IN THE EAST BAY. ACCESS FOR ALL IS THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THE FOUNDATION, WHICH IT ACHIEVES THROUGH ITS KEY FUNDING SUPPORT AREAS OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT; COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT; HEALTH, WELLNESS AND SAFETY; ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP; AND THE ACQUISITION OF PARKLANDS. IN ADDITION TO FUNDRAISING ON BEHALF OF THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT'S PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND RESOURCE PROTECTION PROJECTS, THE FOUNDATION ALSO HOLDS AND INVESTS FUNDS FOR FUTURE USE BY THE PARK DISTRICT. THROUGH A V

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE REGIONAL PARKS FOUNDATION ENCOURAGES PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT.

  • YOUTH DEVELOPMENT: THE FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING MORE YOUNG PEOPLE CAN LEARN FROM AND ENJOY LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCES IN THE PARKS. THROUGH HANDS-ON SCIENCE EDUCATION AND OUTDOOR SKILLS, WE INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS. OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS GIVE LOCAL STUDENTS THE CHANCE TO LEARN ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONNECT WITH NATURE IN THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS, HELPING THEM BECOME THE PARK STEWARDS OF TOMORROWHEALTH, WELLNESS & SAFETY: SPENDING TIME IN NATURE BOOSTS BOTH OUR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING. THE REGIONAL PARKS FOUNDATION SUPPORTS HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES BY HELPING PEOPLE GET OUTDOORS AND STAY ACTIVE. WE PROVIDE EVERYTHING FROM WATER SAFETY PROGRAMS AND TRAIL GEAR TO RESCUE EQUIPMENT, GIVING PARK VISITORS AND STAFF THE TOOLS AND CONFIDENCE THEY NEED TO SAFELY ENJOY OUR PARKS AND RECREATIONAL SPACES. ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP: AS EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES CONTINUE TO SHAPE OUR WORLD, THE FOUNDATION WORKS TO PROTECT HABITATS AND WILDLIFE SO THEY CAN NOT ONLY SURVIVE BUT THRIVE. WE INVEST IN AND SUPPORT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION, AND STEWARDSHIP EFFORTS TO KEEP NATURAL HABITATS AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL. UNIVERSAL ACCESS: AT THE FOUNDATION, WE BELIEVE PARKS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE. OUR GOAL IS TO REMOVE BARRIERS AND CREATE A WELCOMING SPACE FOR ALL BY SUPPORTING PROGRAMS THAT REACH HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND REFLECT THE EAST BAYS RICH DIVERSITY. WE PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR SCHOOL GROUPS AND TRANSLATION SERVICES FOR PARK PROGRAMS. WE ALSO OFFER ACTIVITIES FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES, COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL LIBRARIES ON THE BACKPACKS TO PARKS INITIATIVE, AND PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND FREE MEMBERSHIPS TO THOSE IN NEED. THESE EFFORTS HELP MAKE PARK VISITS MORE AFFORDABLE AND OFFER MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES THAT CREATE LASTING CONNECTIONS. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: SHOW YOUR LOVE FOR THE PARKS THROUGH ONE OF THE FOUNDATIONS MANY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES. PARTNER WITH US TO KEEP PARKS ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL AND TO PROTECT WILDLIFE AND OPEN SPACE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

    Expenses $2,290,981 · Grants $2,290,981

As filed on the 2025 return.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Lauren Bernstein

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $229,897
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $179,957
    Other
    $49,940
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported + $179,957 related
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported + $16,504 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported + $33,436 related
    Filer's total
    not reported + $229,897 related

  • Holly Potter

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Martin

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bruce Kern

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephanie Ledesma

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Taj Tashombe

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matthew Irwin

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nik Dehejia

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ravi Poorsina

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Yakov Berenshteyn

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jesset Sidore

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Craig Geldard

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nathan Lasche

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Terrence Riley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Keith White

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amber Miksza

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2025
    Revenue
    $3,757,993
    Expenses
    $3,051,623
    Contributions
    $2,776,723
    Grants paid
    $2,163,311
  • 2024
    Revenue
    $4,023,806
    Expenses
    $3,597,400
    Contributions
    $3,219,844
    Grants paid
    $2,636,127
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $2,878,189
    Expenses
    $1,719,335
    Contributions
    $2,546,129
    Grants paid
    $1,241,211
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $3,282,359
    Expenses
    $1,632,906
    Contributions
    $3,000,723
    Grants paid
    $1,141,146

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,078,188
    Expenses
    $1,964,833
    Assets (EOY)
    $19,291,052

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,127,959
    Expenses
    $3,404,620
    Assets (EOY)
    $13,248,783

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,721,881
    Expenses
    $2,382,233
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,859,348

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,164,327
    Expenses
    $1,982,460
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,968,218

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,475,042
    Expenses
    $1,649,524
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,309,567

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,112,847
    Expenses
    $5,513,974
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,168,357

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,880,318
    Expenses
    $1,470,510
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,592,497

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $16,265,606
    Expenses
    $16,047,122
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,331,575

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,891,845
    Expenses
    $1,771,542
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,612,609

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $1,415,809
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,896,772

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

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

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2025 return

California fundraising campaigns

Campaigns run by paid fundraisers, commercial coventurers and thrift stores naming this organization, as California published them. Both figures are as filed, and what the first one counts depends on the campaign type — a coventurer or a thrift store files its own sales rather than money collected for the charity. The 990 reports this only as a yearly total, never per campaign.

  • CAR DONATION SERVICES INC

    $9,700 raised

    2024 CF Vehicle Donation Program

    $5,280 to charity

  • CAR DONATION SERVICES INC

    $12,150 raised

    2023 CF Vehicle Donation Program

    $6,369 to charity

  • CAR DONATION SERVICES INC

    $7,875 raised

    2022 CF Vehicle Donation Program

    $3,450 to charity

  • CAR DONATION SERVICES INC

    $15,250 raised

    2021 CF Vehicle Donation Program

    $8,347 to charity

  • CAR DONATION SERVICES INC

    $6,050 raised

    2020 CF Vehicle Donation Program

    $2,429 to charity

  • CAR DONATION SERVICES INC

    $5,100 raised

    2019 CF Vehicle Donation Program

    $2,657 to charity

Amounts are as filed and do not add up: a commercial coventurer reports one promotion's whole gross once for each charity that shared in it. A campaign may also name more than one registered charity, in which case it appears on each.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.