2026-08-12T13:44:47-07:00 2026-03-31 460796445 Shining Star Consulting LLC 1831 Solano Ave Unit 8058 Berkeley CA 947075056 990 2025-04-01 946121854 Green Foothills Foundation dba Green Foothills GREE 6509687243 3921 E Bayshore Blvd Palo Alto CA 94303 Julie Hutcheson Executive Director 2026-08-12 true Suzanne Pon P03097587 5109996712 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Julie Hutcheson 3921 E Bayshore Blvd Palo Alto CA 94303 1991909 false X www.greenfoothills.org X 1964 CA Our mission is to protect local nature and farmland to ensure a healthy environment for everyone. 17 17 9 42 0 1731799 1864984 15400 0 54958 95850 -16654 -11941 1785503 1948893 4344 15586 0 898883 960149 0 231275 346073 315568 1249300 1291303 536203 657590 3059520 3958372 115407 210886 2944113 3747486 Our mission is to protect local nature and farmland to ensure a healthy environment for everyone. false false 729283 290 Advocacy: Green Foothills champions the protection of nature, wildlife, and people in San Mateo, Santa Clara, and San Benito Counties through advocacy, education, and grassroots action. Our goal is to ensure that local land use decisions support open space, biodiversity, and sustainability. We achieve this by influencing decision-making on land use policy and proposals to better promote climate resilience and biodiversity. We provide the support and information needed for current and future decision-makers to be champions for conservation, and we leverage diverse partnerships to support smart and inclusive climate solutions. In 2025, our vocal and steadfast opposition to a plan for increased development along the Monterey Road corridor in Coyote Valley persuaded the City of San Jose to abandon that plan. Because Monterey Road runs alongside Coyote Creekthe backbone of Coyote Valleys wildlife corridordevelopment in this area would have severely disrupted the safe movement of wildlife between the two mountain ranges, so this was a key victory. Our advocacy also led to permanent protection of 412 acres of farmland in and near the City of Gilroy when the Santa Clara County Open Space Authority acquired a conservation easement that keeps the land in agricultural use and prevents future development. One of the largest remaining working farms in the unincorporated area of San Martin, the land provides a scenic and environmental buffer, preserving open space and helping maintain a greenbelt between the growing cities of Morgan Hill and Gilroy. Our mobilization of community members in response to several sprawl development projects proposed under the builders remedy law resulted in the Santa Clara County Planning Commission rejecting the developers appeals; this was an important victory because the projects would have paved rural open space, increased greenhouse gas emissions, and put residents at greater risk of flooding, wildfire, and landslides. 2025 impact metrics: Our advocates engaged on 25 land use issues in 2025, speaking up for the most at-risk habitats. We achieved 6 victories out of 8 concluded land use issues resulting in 4,072 acres of open space protected or benefited, 9 key wildlife and plant species benefited, 1 plan adopted by governmental agencies, 8.627 comment letters sent in response to our 11 calls to action with 4 favorable outcomes, and 6 outcomes still pending. 173753 15296 Community Building Programs: Leadership, Tribal/Indigenous Partnerships, Healing in Nature. Our Leadership Program trains and invests in community members of all backgrounds in equitable, inclusive environmental activism in San Mateo, Santa Clara, and San Benito Counties. This year marked our 12th cohort and the third year we offered the program tuition-free and in Spanish and English, thanks to generous support from donors. The program builds community leader capacity that harnesses the power of collaboration within communities and mobilizes change agents to advance equitable, inclusive environmental activism locally. The Program aims to create pathways for people from all backgrounds to engage in and lead conservation work to help broaden representation in the local conservation movement. Leadership Program alumni 1) assume leadership roles where they apply a lens of environmental advocacy and cultural humility in their work; 2) initiate and join successful campaigns that advance Green Foothills mission and vision; and 3) are involved in the Green Foothills community. 2025 impact metrics: 22 local changemakers graduated (including 2 Spanish speakers) for a total of 300 alumni since 2014. 31 alumni took on new leadership roles for a total of 168 since 2014, and 13 initiatives were won by alumni for a total of 74 initiatives since 2014. In 2025, Green Foothills advocacy staff continued to partner with the Amah Mutsun to protect Juristac - the sacred heart of their ancestral territory - from a proposed open-pit sand and gravel mine, and again provided $3,000 in sponsorships to Calpulli Tonalehqueh, an Aztec dance group, for their Mexica New Year event. We also consulted with our Tribal and Indigenous Partners about their evolving needs, incorporating their feedback into our new 2025-2030 Green Foothills Strategic Plan Partnership Pillar. This is the first Green Foothills Strategic Plan to recognize (1) the importance of building authentic relationships with local tribes and Indigenous groups, and (2) that Indigenous peoples are foundational guardians of the land, carrying centuries of ecological wisdom that scientific approaches have often overlooked. The goals of the Pillar are to: Support and partner with local tribes to advance Indigenous land stewardship, including access to and ownership of ancestral lands and restoration of culturally significant landscapes. Build capacity among Indigenous partner tribes and organizations to effectively advocate for the permanent protection of their ancestral lands and engage in restoration and stewardship efforts. 903036 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 15 0 true 9 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 17 17 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false CA X X Gretchen Hayes 6509687243 3921 E Bayshore Blvd Palo Alto CA 94303 Julie Hutcheson Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 140532 0 1227 Ian Bain Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lisa Munro Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jon Adams Secretary 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Manjeet Singh Bhamra Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Greg Boro Treasurer 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Ann Monroe President 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Arpana Tiwari Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeff Segall Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Susan Hansch Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Claudia Rossi Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lisa Liddle Vice President 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jean Forstner Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bindu Kandoori Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Fernando Fernandez Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Susan Michaels Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Larry England Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Anand Madhavan Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 140532 1227 1 false false false 0 265488 1599496 1998 1864984 Tuition 611430 0 95850 95850 0 0 0 0 31075 265488 43016 -11941 0 0 Miscellaneous Income 900099 0 1948893 95850 15586 15586 0 0 0 157139 100569 23571 32999 0 673850 531549 21732 120569 0 68118 51942 3591 12585 61042 46284 3339 11419 0 24075 24075 62568 62568 0 0 0 68941 55903 2121 10917 10327 6850 3477 76102 24066 29713 22323 25208 14080 2491 8637 0 29837 20511 3658 5668 3039 2822 217 0 8219 4612 2300 1307 0 0 0 7252 4187 1908 1157 0 1291303 903036 156992 231275 257142 247141 0 452763 147039 0 0 0 0 0 12912 9270 9270 0 2349615 3551280 0 0 0 0 3059520 3958372 113342 188876 2065 22010 115407 210886 X 1007913 1492069 1936200 2255417 2944113 3747486 3059520 3958372 657590 145783 X false false false X 1574786 1635223 1869172 1749634 1896059 8724874 0 0 1574786 1635223 1869172 1749634 1896059 8724874 139980 8584894 15206 19072 76439 54958 95850 261525 0 5639 130 580 6349 8992748 82089 0.95460 0.95780 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 1940 4127 6067 1188923 1194990 194499 48625 false 195272 198112 199926 194499 787809 1181714 5290 3945 12789 6067 28091 48818 49528 49982 48625 196953 295430 2582 2482 2879 1940 9883 8825 8825 445 445 false CA Nature's Inspiration 296563 265488 31075 845 35660 6511 296563 265488 31075 845 35660 6511 43016 -11941 true Amah Mutsun Land Trust 2460 17th Avenue 1019 Santa Cruz CA 94562 320447436 501c3 8525 0 Tribal Partnership Muwekma Ohlone Prsvn Fdn 20885 Redwood Rd 402 Castro Valley CA 94546 880910186 501c3 5060 0 Tribal Partnership 2 0 Additional Supplemental Information Donation to help support the non profit land trust that supports the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area. X 4 71978 FMV 1 1998 FMV false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Form 990 is reviewed by the Executive Director, the Finance Committee and Finance personnel prior to filing, and copies are also provided to the Board for their review. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The policy is signed annually by all Board members and staff. Executive Director and the Executive Committee are responsible for monitoring issues related to conflict of interest. Board and / or staff are expected to raise any concerns they may have. Board members are asked to recuse themselves from a meetings where issues with potential conflicts may arise. Discussion is brought first to the Executive Committee of the Board, and then to the full Board if necessary. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Job Values are at least 50th percentile for comparable organizations defined as environmental advocacy nonprofits in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties with expenses of $1-$2.5 million and 6-15 employees. We use the fair pay survey results to set our baselines. The CEO salary is set by the board. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Copies of governing documents, policies and financial statements are made available upon reasonable request.