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Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE AND STRENGTHEN PATHWAYS TO RURAL LIVELIHOODS THAT HARMONIOUSLY ADVANCE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ECOLOGICAL RESILIENCE.
- Income
- $367,746
- Spending
- $349,937
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- 4.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 64%
- Employees
- 3
- Highest pay
- $46,347, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 85 out of 100.
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 53% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 66 out of 100.
Independent board
0 of 250 of 0 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $282,916 spent. EVERY YEAR WE CONTINUE OUR LONG TERM FORESTRY RESEARCH OF SELECTIVE THINNING. STAFF FOR THE FORESTRY RESEARCH STAY ON OUR FACILITIES AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO INCUBATE THEIR OWN MISSION-ALIGNED PROJECTS. OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, THE INCUBATOR PROGRAM SERVED OVER 100 PARTICIPANTS. SOME PARTICIPANTS COME FOR DAY LONG WORKSHOPS, OTHERS FOR RESIDENTIAL TRAININGS FOR WEEKS AT A TINE. THE PROGRAM HELPS ENTREPRENEURS ACHIEVE SIGNIFICANT BUSINESS ACCOMPLISHMENTS, SUCH AS HELPING INDIVIDUALS ENTER LOCAL MARKETS, GAIN TECHNICAL SKILLS, AND DEVELOP NEW PRODUCTS. LAND STEWARDSHIP AND EDUCATION EVENTS IN 2024 INCLUDING TWO FIRE WORKSHOPS, THREE AGROFORESTRY EVENTS, A NATURAL BUILDING EVENT AS WELL AS OPEN HOUSES AND SEVERAL OTHER EDUCATIONAL EVENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY. AMERICORPS, CONSERVATION CORPS AND SCHOOL GROUPS PARTICIPATED IN 120, 20, AND 15 DAYS OF PROGRAMMING, RESPECTIVELY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PARTNERED WITH EIGHT MISSION-ALIGNED ORGANIZATIONS IN HOSTING EVENTS. WE MANAGED OUR 40 ACRES CAMPUS AND CONTINUED OUR SELECTIVE THINNING FORESTRY RESEARCH. WE PRODUCED SEVERAL KILN LOADS OF BIOCHAR AS PART OF EDUCATIONAL TRAININGS, THINNED UNDERSTORY GRAND FIR AS PART OF TRAINING PROGRAM FOR CONSERVATION CORPS, AND RE-BUILT SMALL CONSTRUCTION OF OUTBUILDINGS AS A MENTORED LEARNING EXPERIENCE. FERTILIZED THE LAND BY INTRODUCING SILVOPASTURE PRACTICES TO THE LAND-THUS REMOVING SEVERAL ACRES OF INVASIVE SPECIES, MANAGED AN ORCHARD AND EXPANDED ACCESS TO MEDICINAL AND NOURISHING PLANTS, AND MANY OTHER ASPECTS OF LAND STEWARDSHIP. THIS WORK HAS BEEN PART OF OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. WEVE HELD OPEN HOUSES,WEEKEND WORKSHOPS, AND A SERIES CALLED FUTURE FUNDAMENTALS WHICH EMPHASIZED VARIOUS ASPECTS OF ECOLOGICAL PRACTICES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1980.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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