2026-04-15T15:06:18-07:00 2025-12-31 452079664 For Purpose Law Group 907 23rd St San Diego CA 92102 990 2025-01-01 384190582 Davis Forest School DAVI 5302193916 PO Box 4641 Davis CA 95617 Sonsie Hopper President 2026-04-15 true May L Harris Esq P01700045 6197803839 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Sonsie Hopper PO Box 4641 Davis CA 95617 545327 false X https://davisforestschool.org/ X 2021 CA Davis Forest School (DFS) is an outdoor education and nature play organization building community through land-based programming. 7 5 37 10 0 51857 44195 373798 501122 6 10 0 425661 545327 31887 38777 0 264426 370099 128 3828 67929 106717 364242 515721 61419 29606 130967 160573 0 130967 160573 Davis Forest School (DFS) is an outdoor education and nature play organization building community through land-based programming. false false 438789 Homeschool and After School Programs: provide weekly outdoor nature-based learning for children ages 5-12. These programs are designed to support both families who have chosen alternative education paths and children who are in traditional schools, and are centered on child-led exploration, naturalist studies, and land stewardship practices. Accomplishments include 1. served approximately 200 children across 3 locations in Davis and Sacramento 2. offered 285 classes throughout the academic year 3. expanded access through tuition assistance, with 35 of students receiving financial aid or reparations and 4. introduced new curriculum themes aligned with environmental literacy and social-emotional development. Summer Camp Program: provides multi-week, drop-off outdoor programming for children ages 5-12. It blends classic camp activities with nature immersion, creek play, naturalist skills, and creative projects. Accomplishments include 1. served over 290 children across 3 locations in Davis & Sacramento 2. ran for 10 weeks, with a full roster and returning families and 3. employed a team of paid teen interns ages 14-17 from our leadership pipeline. Little Coyotes Forest Kinder: is our all-outdoor preschool/kindergarten program for children ages 3-6. It offers gentle, play-based early childhood education rooted in seasonal rhythms, sensory exploration, and land connection. Accomplishments include 1. launched in early Fall 2024, now operating 5 days/week across 2 locations 2. enrolled 35 children in our first year and 3. created foundational nature routines that support school readiness, confidence, and well-being. 438789 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 4 0 true 37 false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 7 5 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true true false false CA X Candice Wang 5302193916 2222 Rockwell Dr Davis CA 95618 X Binuta Sudhakaran Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sonsie Hopper President 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Steve Clossick Treasurer 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Annastasia Hermie Secretary 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Rosemary Roberts Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sara Goulden Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Crystal Vagnier Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 44195 44195 Program Fees 501122 501122 501122 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 545327 501122 10 0 38777 38777 0 0 0 0 329134 292929 32913 3292 3691 3285 369 37 13716 12207 1372 137 23558 20968 2356 234 0 3144 3144 0 0 128 128 0 0 926 926 2258 2258 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -309 -309 Land Usage Fee 26161 26161 Credit card and Platform fees 23004 23004 Supplies 21291 21291 Staff Exp Reimbursement 17909 17909 12333 5262 7071 515721 438789 73104 3828 130967 160573 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 130967 160573 0 0 X 130967 160573 130967 160573 130967 160573 29606 X false false false X 34208 19615 4643 58466 194491 406040 540694 1141225 0 0 0 228699 425655 545337 1199691 0 0 1199691 3 3 0 3 3 0 0 228702 425655 545337 1199694 X 0.00000 0.00000 false 0 0 Tuition Assistance 70 38777 Tuition Assistance Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS ANNUALLY. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a THE BOARD VOTES ON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION BASED ON HOURS WORKED AND BUDGET CONSTRAINTS. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents available to the public. Part 1, Line 1: Our Mission and Purpose Our passion is getting kids outside Our goal is to promote and cultivate understanding of and empathy for the natural world, and for the local bioregion - the ecosystem of Putah Creek and the lower Sacramento River watershed - in particular, though encouraging exploration and curiosity, facilitating free play, and guiding children in asrtistic creation, active games, hiking, and quiet observation. We use a variety of gentle, age-appropriate teaching and mentoring methods to facilitate positive experiences between children and their natural world. DFS has a mission to promote environmental justice through acknowledging the Indigenous history of the land and forging connections with the local Indigenous individuals and organizations, and also through offering accessible and welcoming programming, raising money through grants and donations to offer reparations-based scholarships to Black and Indigenous families, and need-based scholarships to economically disadvantaged families.