Womens Forest Sanctuary
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
C30 Natural Resource Conservation and Protection
- Income
- $6,853
- Spending
- $9,063
- Reserves
- 7.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 98%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (3)
- $4,979 spent. Land Conservation: Payments to sustain the protection and maintenance of a 14-acre redwood grove on the Mattole River in Southern Humboldt County, California.
- $1,203 spent. Guardians of The Sacred Grove August 21-24, 2025: Five-day immersion program in a redwood grove to promote connection to land protection, restoration, and stewardship. 20 participants of East and North Bay Areas and Southern Humboldt County, California.
- $1,470 spent. Outreach and Education: Correspondence with donors through social media and a Winter Solstice letter to heighten awareness about redwood ecosystems and forest preservation and to build community support for The Women's Forest Sanctuary. Establish connections with other environmental organizations engaged in forest preservation and habitat restoration, particularly in Humboldt County and the Bay Area. Offer groups and individuals opportunity for immersive educational experiences in the redwood grove. Foster connection with Native led organizations regarding use of traditional ecological knowledge to care for land and potentially for The Sacred Grove.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2013 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2013.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 2015.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.
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