Pepperwood Foundation

Analysis

Pepperwood Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Rosa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Pepperwood Foundation reported income of $2.9m and spending of $4.0m, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $2.9m (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 207%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Pepperwood Foundation sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Wildlife Prairie Park ($2.9m), Underline Management Organization Inc ($2.9m) and Truckee Donner Land Trust ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 10% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $228k (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $33.2m against liabilities of $312k, net assets of $32.9m. It reported 36 employees.