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Nonprofit · EIN 94-1707583

CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104

Financials

$10.4M$7.9M2021$9.1M$9.2M2022$9.5M$8.2M2023$10.6M$8.5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$10,597,299$8,530,273$2,067,026$21,415,583$2,294,510$19,121,073
June 30, 2024990$9,459,498$8,174,650$1,284,848$19,892,583$3,513,129$16,379,454
June 30, 2023990$9,088,220$9,167,389-$79,169$18,292,469$3,386,049$14,906,420
June 30, 2022990 (amended)$10,418,326$7,927,697$2,490,629$16,260,940$1,517,409$14,743,531
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$9,867,705
Membership dues
$4,206,336
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$572,131
Net gain from sales of assets
$31,197
Net income from sales of inventory
-$2,128
Other revenue
$157,463

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$839,174
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$700,614
Other salaries and wages
$1,566,719
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,698,732
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$12,534
Accounting fees
$54,200
Occupancy
$325,726
Travel
$106,367
Depreciation
$769
Program services (functional)
$5,695,820
Management and general (functional)
$728,861
Fundraising (functional)
$2,105,592

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$19,892,583
Total assets, end of year
$21,415,583
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,294,510
Net assets, end of year
$19,121,073
Publicly traded securities
$16,320,902
Net assets without donor restrictions
$10,461,515
Net assets with donor restrictions
$8,659,558
Gross receipts
$11,965,660
Employees
26
Volunteers
3,144
Year formed
1969
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
RACHEL NORTONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
37.5$185,868$24,936
ASHLEY MOOREDIR. OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Key employee
37.5$156,176$15,824
RANDOLPH WIDERADIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS
Key employee
37.5$152,945$8,603
CASSANDRA STOCKTONDIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS
Officer
37.5$134,582$15,238
SAMANTHA JOSEPHDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
37.5$129,810$14,505
JESSICA ROMAJOR GIFTS OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
37.5$110,829$13,322
EMILY DOYLEPROGRAM MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
37.5$105,533$13,483
DIANE ROSS-LEECHCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
RYAN T'KINDTVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
LESLIE LEONARDTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MICHON COLEMANSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
RACHEL ALVAREZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LEO CHYITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DOUG BEEBETRUSTEE (THRU 10/25/24)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BEN CIPOLLINITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
16 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JASON GLICKMANTRUSTEE (THRU 10/28/24)
Trustee or director
2$0
MEAGHAN GORMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
CAROL HARTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
SHIVA IYERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
JAMES LAUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
CHRISTIANE LIGHTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
PAUL LUNINGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
ELISA MENDALTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
RAO RAPETATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
DOUG RAPPOPORTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
DAN SKOPECTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
DARRY SRAGOWTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
MUKUND SRIRANGAPATNAMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
TANYA TANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
NATE TAYLORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
CINDY YANGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 38 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
RACHEL NORTONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
37.5$180,006$23,315
ASHLEY MOOREDIR. OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Key employee
37.5$151,255$14,822
RANDOLPH WIDERADIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS
Highest-paid employee
37.5$148,981$7,602
CASSANDRA STOCKTONDIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS
Officer
37.5$127,851$14,202
SAMANTHA JOSEPHDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
37.5$117,740$13,154
JESSICA ROMAJOR GIFTS OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
37.5$107,012$8,233
SYDNEY MCGOWANASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL
Highest-paid employee
37.5$109,746$5,487
EMILY DOYLEPROGRAM MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
37.5$101,847$8,661
DIANE ROSS-LEECHCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
RYAN T'KINDTVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
LESLIE LEONARDTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
MICHON COLEMANSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
RACHEL ALVAREZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANGEL BARAJASTRUSTEE (THRU 3/7/24)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DOUG BEEBETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BEN CIPOLLINITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
WILLIAM DOOLITTLETRUSTEE (THRU 10/27/23)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JASON GLICKMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MEAGHAN GORMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CAROL HARTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BIRT JOHNSON JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
VIRGINIA CHANG KIRALYTRUSTEE (THRU 10/27/23)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JAMES LAUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHRISTIANE LIGHTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PAUL LUNINGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GINA OROZCOTRUSTEE (THRU 10/27/23)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KEITH PETTUSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DOUG RAPPOPORTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RAO RAPETATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAN SKOPECTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DARRY SRAGOWTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MUKUND SRIRANGAPATNAMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TANYA TANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
NATE TAYLORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BOB WALTERTRUSTEE (THRU 10/27/23)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOSH WOODTRUSTEE (THRU 2/9/24)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CINDY YANGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
EMILY YOUNGTRUSTEE (THRU 4/18/24)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 37 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
RACHEL NORTONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
37.5$171,889$22,029
ASHLEY TITTLEDIR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
37.5$143,624$14,131
RANDOLPH WIDERADIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY
Highest-paid employee
37.5$144,581$7,229
CASSANDRA LIUDIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Officer
37.5$113,998$10,424
SYDNEY LITTLEASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL
Highest-paid employee
37.5$100,744$5,037
BIRT JOHNSON JRCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
BOB WALTERVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
BILL DOOLITTLETREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
DIANE ROSS-LEECHSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
RACHEL ALVAREZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANGEL BARAJASTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DOUG BEEBETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
VIRGINIA CHANG KIRALYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BEN CIPOLLINITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHON COLEMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JASON GLICKMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CAROL HARTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BETSY LAKETRUSTEE (THRU 10/28/22)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JAMES LAUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LESLIE LEONARDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANDREW LIANGTRUSTEE (THRU 10/28/22)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHRISTI LIGHTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANTONIO MANESCHITRUSTEE (THRU 4/17/23)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CYNTHIA MCCLAIN-HILLTRUSTEE (THRU 10/1/22)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GINA OROZCO-MEJIATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ROZ NEIMANTRUSTEE (THRU 10/28/22)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BOB PATTERSONTRUSTEE (THRU 10/28/22)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KEITH PETTUSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RAO REPETATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DON ROBINSONTRUSTEE (THRU 10/28/22)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAN SKOPECTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DARRY SRAGOWTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MUKUND SRIRANGAPATNAMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RYAN T'KINDTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOSHUA WOODTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CINDY YANGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
EMILY YOUNGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2022: 32 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
RACHEL NORTONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
37.5$162,546$20,633
ASHLEY TITTLEDIRECTOR OF ENGAGEMENT
Highest-paid employee
37.5$140,202$14,463
RANDOLPH WIDERADIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY
Highest-paid employee
37.5$138,263$7,244
KURT HAGENFORMER DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Former
0$110,122$17,713
CASSANDRA LIUDIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPS
Officer
37.5$61,661$3,653
BIRT JOHNSON JRCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
BOB WALTERVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
DON ROBINSONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
DIANE ROSS-LEECHSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
ANGEL BARAJASTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DOUG BEEBETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
VIRGINIA CHANG KIRALYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BEN CIPOLLINITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHON COLEMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BILL DOOLITTLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CAROL HARTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BETSY LAKETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JAMES LAUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LESLIE LEONARDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHRISTI LIGHTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANTONIO MANESCHITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CYNTHIA MCCLAIN-HILLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GINA OROZCO-MEJIATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ROZ NEIMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BOB PATTERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KEITH PETTUSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAN SKOPECTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DARRY SRAGOWTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MUKUND SRIRANGAPATNAMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RYAN T'KINDTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOSHUA WOODTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
EMILY YOUNGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
235 MONTGOMERY ST STE 1202, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104-3103
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
RACHEL NORTON, 235 MONTGOMERY STREET 1202, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104
Signed the 990
RACHEL NORTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(415) 262-4400
Return prepared by
HOOD & STRONG LLP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-1707583 or by the name CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION IS AN INDEPENDENT, MEMBER-SUPPORTED NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO PROTECTING AND PRESERVING THE CALIFORNIA STATE PARK SYSTEM FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • ACCESS AND EXPERIENCES: WHILE CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS ARE PUBLIC SPACES, MANY PEOPLE CANNOT ACCESS OR EXPERIENCE THEM. BARRIERS TO PARK ACCESS INCLUDE LACK OF TRANSPORTATION, COST OF VISITING, LACK OF AWARENESS OF PARKS OR THE ACTIVITIES THEY OFFER, CLOSURES, AND MORE. THOUGH WE ARE WORKING TO REDUCE THESE BARRIERS, THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CALIFORNIAN FEELS WELCOME IN AND CAN ENJOY STATE PARKS. THIS FISCAL YEAR WE PROVIDED GRANTS DIRECTLY TO PARKS AND PARK PARTNERS VIA OUR PARK IMPROVEMENT AND TRAILS FOR ALL GRANTS, GRANTS FOR PARK PARTICIPATION IN CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS WEEK, AND FOR MAINTENANCE AT SILVER STRAND STATE BEACH AND CHINO HILLS STATE PARK.
    Expenses $998,387 · grants $529,425
  • CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION'S PARK STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM ORGANIZES VOLUNTEER WORKDAYS YEAR-ROUND TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE STATE PARKS ACROSS CALIFORNIA BY ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEMANDS ON NATURAL RESOURCES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS, OUR PROGRAM GENERATES HIGH-QUALITY WORKDAY SERVICE PROJECTS TO ATTEND TO UNMET NEEDS AND ENGAGE CALIFORNIANS WITH THEIR LOCAL PARKS, INCLUDING SIGNATURE EARTH DAY CLIMATE ACTION WORKDAY EVENTS IN APRIL. BY EXPANDING PARK STAFF'S CAPACITY, VOLUNTEERS HELP OVERCOME RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS AND CARRY OUT ESSENTIAL TASKS SUCH AS TRAIL MAINTENANCE, HABITAT RESTORATION, PLANTING, AND MORE. THEIR INVOLVEMENT FOSTERS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND CONNECTION, SPREADING AWARENESS AND INSPIRING OTHERS TO APPRECIATE AND PROTECT THESE NATURAL AND CULTURAL TREASURES. OVERALL, OUR VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY PROVIDED 11,041 HOURS OF SERVICE EQUATING TO 9,695 NATIVE PLANTS INSTALLED, 2.94 MILES OF TRAIL RESTORED, 532 FEET OF FENCING REPAIRED, 13,800 SQUARE FEET OF FIRE BUFFER ZONES CREATED, AND OVER 110 BAGS OF TRASH AND RECYCLING COLLECTED. OUR EARTH DAY CLIMATE ACTION 2025 GRANTED A TOTAL OF $52,943 TO 12 STATE PARKS AND PARK PARTNERS TO SUPPORT VEGETATION MANAGEMENT NEEDS AS WELL AS ONGOING MAINTENANCE NEEDS, INCLUDING TRAILS AND FENCING.
    Expenses $984,512 · grants $52,944
  • CLIMATE RESILIENCE: WE ARE USING THE BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE AND RESEARCH TO LEARN DEEPLY ABOUT CLIMATE THREATS AND SOLUTIONS, EDUCATE CALIFORNIANS AND THE LEGISLATURE, INSPIRE PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTION, AND ULTIMATELY INFLUENCE POLICY AND LEGISLATION THAT PRIORITIZES THE COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE. THIS FISCAL YEAR WE PROVIDED GRANTS DIRECTLY TO PARKS AND PARK PARTNERS FOR WILDFIRE RESILIENCY, HABITAT CONSERVATION, MONARCH CONSERVATION, AND TO ANO NUEVO STATE PARK DOCENT PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, WE HELPED SUPPORT WILL ROGERS STATE HISTORIC PARK DURING THEIR RECOVERY FROM THE PALISADES FIRE IN JANUARY 2025 THROUGH PURCHASE OF NEEDED EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, AND MATERIALS AS IN-KIND GIFTS TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION.
    Expenses $574,887 · grants $191,654
  • THE CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION IS A SUPPORTER OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WHO PARTNER WITH CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS IN THEIR AREA ACROSS THE STATE. THE FOUNDATION MADE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THESE GROUP, INCLUDING FUNDRAISING, FISCAL SPONSORSHIP, CAPACITY-BUILDING AND OTHER KEY ELEMENTS OF ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDES ONGOING SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE FOR SEVERAL OTHER PARKS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
    Expenses $3,138,034 · grants $65,151

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
94-1707583
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
1969
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$21,415,583
Income (IRS master file)
$11,965,660

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$10,597,299$8,530,273$21,415,583IRS
990June 2024$9,459,498$8,174,650$19,892,583IRS
990June 2023$9,088,220$9,167,389$18,292,469XML
990June 2022$10,418,326$7,927,697$16,260,940XML
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 94-1707583).

Questions about CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION is 94-1707583.
Is CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1969.
Are donations to CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION 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 CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names RACHEL NORTON.
Who are the officers and directors of CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 31 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $185,868 (RACHEL NORTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,597,299, expenses of $8,530,273 and total assets of $21,415,583 at year end.

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