Nonprofit · EIN 68-0038012
RESOURCE RENEWAL INSTITUTE
Tax-exempt · FAIRFAX, CA 94930
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $244,632 | $655,175 | -$410,543 | $1,065,854 | $160,705 | $905,149 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $210,176 | $606,527 | -$396,351 | $1,550,326 | $191,507 | $1,358,819 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,453,368 | $559,118 | $894,250 | $1,833,174 | $131,596 | $1,701,578 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $207,167
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $36,824
- Other revenue
- $641
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $11,498
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $117,300
- Other salaries and wages
- $197,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $364,597
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $11,042
- Accounting fees
- $17,920
- Occupancy
- $38,059
- Travel
- $43,163
- Depreciation
- $9,792
- Program services (functional)
- $523,657
- Management and general (functional)
- $116,119
- Fundraising (functional)
- $15,399
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,550,326
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,065,854
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $160,705
- Net assets, end of year
- $905,149
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $32,970
- Publicly traded securities
- $323,063
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $731,314
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $173,835
- Gross receipts
- $244,632
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 5
- Year formed
- 1985
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEBORAH MOSKOWITZ | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $117,300 | $5,619 |
| ELIZABETH BAKER | CHAIR AND SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YVON CHOUINARD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BERNARD SHANKS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RON LOVITT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEBORAH MOSKOWITZ | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $102,000 | $10,652 |
| ELIZABETH BAKER | CHAIR AND SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YVON CHOUINARD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BERNARD SHANKS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RON LOVITT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEBORAH MOSKOWITZ | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $102,000 | $9,131 |
| ELIZABETH BAKER | CHAIR AND SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YVON CHOUINARD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BERNARD SHANKS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RON LOVITT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 8 BOLINAS RD STE 3A, FAIRFAX, CA 94930-1621
- In care of
- % HUEY JOHNSON
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- DEBORAH MOSKOWITZ, 8 BOLINAS RD STE 3A, FAIRFAX, CA 94930
- Signed the 990
- DEBORAH MOSKOWITZ, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (415) 928-3774
- Website
- WWW.RRI.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WMB2LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 68-0038012 or by the name RESOURCE RENEWAL INSTITUTE.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THE RESOURCE RENEWAL INSTITUTE FACILITATES THE CREATION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PRACTICAL STRATEGIES TO SOLVE THE ENTIRE COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM BY ADDRESSING IT COMPREHENSIVELY.
Program accomplishments
- FISH IN THE FIELDS - ARKANSAS: AN ECOLOGICAL SOLUTION FOR RESILIENT RICE CULTIVATION.FISH IN THE FIELDS (FIF) INTEGRATES RICE FARMING AND FISH CULTIVATION TO PROMOTE BIODIVERSITY, PRODUCE SUSTAINABLE PROTEIN, IMPROVE CARBON CYCLING, AND STRENGTHEN AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES. IT IS A MODERN, CLIMATE-SMART ADAPTATION OF AN AGE-OLD PRACTICERECOGNIZED BY THE UN AS A GLOBALLY IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE SYSTEM. FIF IS DESIGNED TO WORK SEAMLESSLY WITH CONVENTIONAL RICE GROWING PRACTICES. AFTER HARVEST, FISH ARE INTRODUCED INTO FALLOW FLOODED RICE FIELDS, WHERE THEY GROW RAPIDLY IN THESE PLANKTON-RICH ENVIRONMENTS. FIF IS PROVING THAT WINTER RICE FIELDS ARE HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS FOR RAISING FISH, AND THE INTRODUCTION OF SMALL FISH IMPROVES NUTRIENT CYCLING. IN 2022, WE EXPANDED THE FIF PROJECT FROM CA TO AR. IN 2025, WE LAUNCHED A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH ISBELL FARMS LUCKY CATCH A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE THAT PRODUCES DEHYDRATED PET TREATS FROM SUSTAINABLY RAISED FIF MINNOWS.Expenses $228,114
- PUBLIC LANDSRESTORE POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE: ADVOCATING FOR THE PUBLIC AND WILDLIFE IN A BELOVED NATIONAL PARK.AFTER A DECADE OF ADVOCACY, RRI CELEBRATED A LANDMARK SETTLEMENT TO END NEARLY ALL COMMERCIAL RANCHING WITHIN THE SEASHORE BY 2026, PAVING THE WAY FOR LARGE-SCALE RESTORATION, IMPROVED VISITOR ACCESS, AND PUBLIC RECREATION. OUR AGREEMENT WITH NPS AND 18 RANCH LEASEHOLDERS RESULTED IN A SETTLEMENT TO WIND DOWN CATTLE OPERATIONS ON 17,000 ACRES OF PARKLAND. ONCE THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT HAVE BEEN MET, OUR LAWSUIT WILL BE DISMISSED. WE ARE DEVELOPING AND COORDINATING THE TRANSITION SUPPORT PLAN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, PROVIDING PAYMENTS TO DISPLACED RANCH WORKERS AND TENANTS WHOM WE ADVOCATED FOR FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS. WE HELPED SECURE A 2.7M. GRANT TO FUND INFRASTRUCTURE REMOVAL INCLUDING MILES OF BARBED-WIRE FENCING AND TO PLAN FOR HABITAT RESTORATION AND MONITORING ACROSS AN INITIAL 3,000 ACRES OF DEGRADED PARKLANDS. WE'RE WORKING WITH TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERS TO SECURE MORE RESTORATION FUNDING.COLLABORATION AND ENGAGEMENT: LOCAL AND GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS.RRI CONTINUES TO LEAD IN COALITION BUILDING AND POLICY INFLUENCE AT THE REGIONAL, STATE, AND GLOBAL LEVELS. RRI STAFF CO-LED CALIFORNIA'S DELEGATION AT THE UN BIODIVERSITY CONFERENCE IN SANTIAGO DE CALI, COLOMBIA. CLOSER TO HOME, WE WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MANY STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT STRENGTHEN SCIENCE-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY WHILE AMPLIFYING RRI'S LEADERSHIP, REPUTATION, AND REACH. WE CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH A WIDE RANGE OF GROUPS: CALIFORNIA GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY ALLIANCE, POWER IN NATURE COALITION, CALIFORNIA BIODIVERSITY NETWORK, CALIFORNIA PUBLIC LANDS NETWORK, CALIFORNIA AQUACULTURE COALITION, CALIFORNIA BYCATCH COALITION, BAY DELTA TRIBAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATIVE COALITION, ENDANGERED SPECIES COALITION, GREENLATINOS PUBLIC LANDS AND OCEAN COLLECTIVE, ROADLESS RULE DEFENSE COALITION, AMERICAN THE BEAUTIFUL FOR ALL COALITION, GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR THE RIGHTS OF NATURE (NORTH AMERICAN HUB).Expenses $178,816
- OCEANS AND RIVERSPROTECTING MARINE BIODIVERSITY: CAMPAIGN TO ELIMINATE AVOIDABLE BYCATCH.RRI CHAMPIONED AND CO-SPONSORED ASSEMBLY BILL 1056 WITH OCEANA AND ASSEMBLYMEMBER STEVE BENNET, WHICH SETS THE STAGE FOR THE EVENTUAL ELIMINATION OF ALL SET GILLNET PERMITS AND THE INDISCRIMINATE HARM AND DEATH THEY CAUSE TO "BYCATCH" MARINE WILDLIFE. AB 1055 PASSED THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE IN 2025 AND WAS RECENTLY SIGNED INTO LAW BY GOVERNOR NEWSOMA MAJOR STEP FORWARD FOR MARINE CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE FISHING PRACTICES.DEFENDING THE BAY-DELTA: WORKING TO SAFEGUARD CALIFORNIA'S WATER FUTURE.LAUNCHED IN 2025, OUR PROJECT AIMS TO PROTECT CLEAN WATER, HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES IN THE DELTA, THE SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER FOR 25 MILLION CALIFORNIANS. THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY DELTA COALITION, CONVENED BY RRI, UNITES TRIBAL NATIONS, CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS, FARMERS, FISHERMEN, AND POLICY ADVOCATES IN A SHARED EFFORT TO DEFEND THE REGION'S ECOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL INTEGRITY. IN 2025, THE COALITION SUCCESSFULLY PREVENTED LEGISLATION THAT WOULD HAVE ADVANCED THE DELTA TUNNEL AND WEAKENED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT REGULATIONS FOR WATER QUALITY CONTROL PLANS.INSTREAM WATER TRANSFERS PROGRAMIN 2023, AFTER 26 YEARS OF EFFORT, RRI SUCCEEDED IN PROVING THAT LEGALLY SECURING INSTREAM WATER RIGHTS FOR WILDLIFE COULD REVOLUTIONIZE WATER CONSERVATION AND WILDLIFE HABITAT PROTECTION. THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, RRI, AND FRIENDS OF BUTTE CREEK PARTNERED IN A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND SALE AND PROOF OF CONCEPT OF RRI'S BUTTE CREEK WATER RIGHTS. WITH BUTTE CREEK AS A PRECEDENT, WE LOOK FORWARD TO COLLABORATING WITH WATER RIGHTS EXPERTS TO CREATE GUIDELINES OTHERS CAN FOLLOW. OUR VISION IS THAT ONE DAY, WATER TRUSTS WILL BECOME AS COMMON AS LAND TRUSTS.Expenses $95,905
- RRI'S LEGACY PROGRAMS:DEFENSE OF PLACEHUEY JOHNSON FOUNDED DEFENSE OF PLACE AS "A SMALL, NIMBLE WATCHDOG ORGANIZATION" TO DEFEND PUBLIC LANDS WHOSE PROTECTIVE DEEDS AND STATUTES ARE BREACHED BY FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS, GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS. SINCE 1997, DEFENSE OF PLACE HAS JOINED CITIZEN ACTIVISTS FROM MARYLAND TO CALIFORNIA TO PROTECT THREATENED PARKS, NATURE PRESERVES, WILDLIFE REFUGES, OPEN SPACES, AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS FROM SALE, DEVELOPMENT, AND PREDATORY CHANGES IN USE. FORCES OF NATURE: ENVIRONMENTAL ELDERS SPEAKLAUNCHED IN 2013, OUR VIDEO INTERVIEW SERIES SHOWCASES 167 INSPIRING INDIVIDUALS WHOSE LONG CAREERS HAVE MADE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING INTERVIEWS WITH HUEY JOHNSON, DR. MARTY GRIFFIN, STEWART BRAND, SUSIE WASHINGTON, SYLVIA MCLAUGHLIN, MALCOLM MARGOLIN, AND DAVID FORMAN. THE ARCHIVE CONTINUES TO REALIZE ITS MISSION AS A RICH SOURCE OF INSPIRATION AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS, SCHOLARS, AND ACTIVISTS. BEGINNING IN 2025, THESE INTERVIEWS CAN ALSO BE VIEWED ON SPOTIFY.RRI FISCAL GRANTEES:RRI CONTINUES TO PROVIDE FISCAL SPONSORSHIP TO IMPACTFUL PROJECTS AND THEIR LEADERS: TAILLESS, A JOURNEY TO SAVE CHILE'S PUMAS, DOCUMENTARY FILMDANIEL DIETRICH, PRODUCER KLAMATH RIVER BASIN, FORTHCOMING BOOK ABOUT HOW THE NATION'S MOST CONTENTIOUS WATERSHED BECAME THE SITE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST DAM REMOVAL PROJECTJACQUES LESLIE, AUTHOR GRANITE CHIEF WILDERNESS PROTECTION LEAGUEPATRICIA SCHIFFERLE, DIRECTOR WASHOE MEADOWS COMMUNITYLYNNE PAULSON, DIRECTOR CALIFORNIANS FOR WESTERN WILDERNESSMICHAEL PAINTER, COORDINATOR PUBLIC TRUST ALLIANCEMICHAEL WARBURTON, DIRECTORExpenses $20,822 · grants $11,498
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 68-0038012
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1985
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C30Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,065,854
- Income (IRS master file)
- $244,632
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $244,632 | $655,175 | $1,065,854 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $210,176 | $606,527 | $1,550,326 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,453,368 | $559,118 | $1,833,174 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $735,612 | $413,283 | $883,571 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 68-0038012).
Questions about RESOURCE RENEWAL INSTITUTE
- What is the EIN of RESOURCE RENEWAL INSTITUTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of RESOURCE RENEWAL INSTITUTE is 68-0038012.
- Is RESOURCE RENEWAL INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1985.
- Are donations to RESOURCE RENEWAL INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does RESOURCE RENEWAL INSTITUTE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of RESOURCE RENEWAL INSTITUTE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did RESOURCE RENEWAL INSTITUTE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of RESOURCE RENEWAL INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DEBORAH MOSKOWITZ.
- Who are the officers and directors of RESOURCE RENEWAL INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 5 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $117,300 (DEBORAH MOSKOWITZ, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does RESOURCE RENEWAL INSTITUTE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $244,632, expenses of $655,175 and total assets of $1,065,854 at year end.
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