PENINSULA OPEN SPACE TRUST

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

222 HIGH ST, PALO ALTO, CA 94301-1040

In care of

% PENI

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

GORDON CLARK, 222 HIGH STREET, PALO ALTO, CA 94301

Signed the 990

GORDON CLARK, PRESIDENT

Phone

(650) 854-7696

Website

HTTP://WWW.OPENSPACETRUST.ORG/

Return prepared by

RLA LLP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2392007 or by the name PENINSULA OPEN SPACE TRUST.

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

POST PROTECTS OPEN SPACE ON THE PENINSULA AND IN THE SOUTH BAY FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL. POST IS CREATING A NETWORK OF PROTECTED LANDS WHERE PEOPLE AND NATURE CONNECT AND THRIVE. THESE LANDS ARE PRESERVED FOREVER SO PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS BENEFIT FROM THE CAREFUL... BALANCE OF RURAL AND URBAN LANDSCAPES THAT MAKE OUR REGION EXTRAORDINARY.

Program accomplishments

• LAND ACQUISITION & TRANSFER:IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, POST COMPLETED AND ASSISTED A TOTAL OF 9 TRANSACTIONS THAT PROTECTED 5,538 ACRES. PURCHASED 2,467 ACRES OF SARGENT RANCH IN SOUTHERN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, A KEY WILDLIFE LINKAGE AND PART OF THE JURISTAC TRIBAL CULTURAL LANDSCAPE. PURCHASED THE 1,340-ACRE PESCADERO RANCH ADJACENT TO SARGENT RANCH, RICH IN BIODIVERSITY AND CULTURAL IMPORTANCE. PURCHASED 503 ACRES THROUGH TWO TRANSACTIONS IN THE UPPER PAJARO VALLEY ACROSS SANTA CLARA AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES, ENHANCING WILDLIFE CONNECTIVITY IN THIS VITAL REGION... PURCHASED 207 ACRES ON THE NORTHWESTERN RIDGE OF COYOTE VALLEY, ADDING TO A NETWORK OF PROTECTED LANDS THAT WILL HELP WILDLIFE MOVE BETWEEN MOUNTAIN RANGES. CONSERVED AN ADDITIONAL 365 ACRES OF ESTRADA RANCH THROUGH A COMPLEX TRANSACTION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LAND TRUST OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY AND THE ESTRADA FAMILY. ASSISTED THE CONSERVATION FUND'S PURCHASE OF THE 586-ACRE SAN ANTONIO RANCH IN SAN BENITO COUNTY, HELPING SECURE AN ESSENTIAL CONNECTION WITH THE GABILAN RANGE. ACCEPTED A DONATION OF 70 ACRES ADJACENT TO BEAR CREEK REDWOODS FOR EVENTUAL INCORPORATION INTO THE PRESERVE. TRANSFERRED 517 ACRES IN COYOTE VALLEY TO THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY OPEN SPACE AUTHORITY, INCLUDING 376 ACRES OF THE LAGUNA SECA WETLAND. TRANSFERRED A SMALL BUT IMPORTANT PROPERTY AT WAVECREST TO THE COASTSIDE LAND TRUST, OPENING THE POSSIBILITY OF A LINK IN THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL TRAIL.
  Expenses $21,084,293 · grants $3,893,450
• LAND MANAGEMENT:POST CURRENTLY HOLDS 18,444 ACRES IN FEE OWNERSHIP AND HOLDS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND DEED RESTRICTIONS ON 15,024 ACRES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN ESTABLISHED STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM FOR THE LANDS IT OWNS THAT INCLUDES RESOURCE CONSERVATION PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT, ALONG WITH ACTIVE USES OF LAND FOR CONSERVATION GRAZING AND AGRICULTURE, SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION WHERE APPROPRIATE, AND DEVELOPMENT OF COMPATIBLE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. POST WORKS TO PROTECT AND MANAGE LANDS IN ITS POSSESSION THROUGH SITE-SPECIFIC STEWARDSHIP PLANS FOR THE NATURAL RESOURCES ON EACH... PROPERTY AS WELL AS HAVING BROADER COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL IMPACTS. POST STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS ACTIVELY MONITOR THE ACREAGE ON WHICH POST HOLDS EASEMENTS OR RESTRICTIONS. VOLUNTEERS ALSO ASSIST WITH STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS ON POST-OWNED LAND. IN TOTAL, POST LAND VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED AN IMPRESSIVE 1,634 HOURS OF WORK TIME ON POST-PROTECTED LAND INCLUDING CONSERVATION EASEMENT MONITORING, PARTICIPATING IN HIGHWAY CLEAN-UPS, AND MAPPING AND TREATING INVASIVE PLANTS THAT DEGRADE NATURAL SYSTEMS. THESE ARE SOME OF THE MOST IMPACTFUL PROJECTS WE IMPLEMENTED DURING FY25 TO CARE FOR THE LANDS WE PROTECT:- FIRE RECOVERY AND FOREST RESILIENCE AND RESTORATION:- IN COLLABORATION WITH TRIBAL PARTNERS, PREPARED 54 ACRES OF TRADITIONALLY STEWARDED MAJESTIC OAK WOODLANDS AT SAN VICENTE REDWOODS (SVR) THROUGH TARGETED PRUNING AND BURNING OF 60 BURN PILES TO CREATE CONDITIONS FOR FUTURE PRESCRIBED BURNS. - COMPLETED A 9 MILE LONG COMPLETE FIRE STREET AT SVR WITH IMPROVED ROAD SURFACE AND A 400 FOOT WIDE SHADED FUEL BREAKS AROUND THE ROAD BY REMOVING DEAD AND DYING TREES FROM THE 2020 CZU LIGHTNING FIRE.- PROCESSED EXCESS BIOMASS BY: 1) 15,000 TONS OF LOGS IN A CARBONATOR/AIR CURTAIN BURNER AND 2) 500 BURN PILES OF BRANCHES AND SMALL TRUNKS.- THINNED AN UNHEALTHY STAND OF MONTEREY PINES ON A POST-PROTECTED PROPERTY IN BURNS VALLEY, FOSTERING A SAFER COMMUNITY AND IMPROVED HABITAT- PARTNERED WITH THE SAN MATEO RCD TO CONSTRUCT A 16 ACRE-FOOT RESERVOIR AT BUTANO FARMS, PROVIDING WATER TO SUPPORT AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY.- BROKE GROUND ON POST'S FOURTH AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE HOUSING PROJECT, WHICH WILL PROVIDE EIGHT BEDROOMS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR FARMWORKERS.- ENTERED INTO A PARTNERSHIP AT CLOVERDALE BLUFFS WITH A CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARMER.
  Expenses $10,671,661 · grants $5,310,175 · revenue $245,944
• COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION:POST CONTINUED OUR COMMUNITY GROWTH AND ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 GROWING THE LIST OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS BY 36.4K NEW CONTACTS. THESE CONTACTS WERE GATHERED VIA CONTENT, GENERAL AWARENESS PAID ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND EVENTS. POST'S COMMUNITY DATABASE NOW INCLUDES 146K COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THIS IS 9% LARGER THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR. CONTENT MARKETING CAMPAIGNS (GUIDES, BLOGS, GENERAL AWARENESS, AND ANNUAL GIVING) GENERATED 67% OF ALL NEW CONTACTS, FOLLOWED BY OUTREACH EVENTS AT 28%. CONTACTS ENGAGE WITH THE POST WEBSITE VIA THE MONTHLY EMAIL NEWSLETTER, WHICH FEATURED ABOUT 40 NEW STORIES OVER THE YEAR, AS WELL AS ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGNS. THE WEBSITE SAW 644K TOTAL... USERS IN FY 2025.POST'S SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWING GREW SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO PAID ADVERTISING, CONTENT PRODUCTION, AND EXPERIMENTATION. COLLECTIVELY, OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS GREW FROM 78K TO 99K FOLLOWERS (+27% YOY). OVERALL THERE WERE 12% MORE IMPRESSIONS, 13% MORE REACH, AND 30% MORE "CLICKS" FROM PAID SOCIAL MEDIA WHICH IN TURN LED TO INCREASED ENGAGEMENT ON POST'S WEBSITE FOR DOWNLOADS, INFORMATIONAL VISITS, DONATIONS, AND THE LIKE. POST HOSTED 100 PUBLIC EVENTS THAT GENERATED 9,303 NEW CONTACTS (+23% YOY). ROUGHLY 11,500 PEOPLE ATTENDED POST'S PUBLIC ONLINE AND IN-PERSON EVENTS IN FY 2025 (+20% YOY). IN ADDITION, POST STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS INTERACTED WITH ABOUT 5,400 PEOPLE BY TABLING AT LARGE REGIONAL FESTIVALS AND PARTNER EVENTS, DOUBLING OUR IN-PERSON OUTREACH.IN THE MEDIA, POST WAS MENTIONED IN A TOTAL OF 517 ARTICLES WITH AN ESTIMATED REACH (TOTAL SUBSCRIBERS ACROSS ALL OUTLETS) OF 3.5B. DUE TO THE INCREASED NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS IN FY25, WE INCREASED PRESS COVERAGE 136% YOY. OUR LARGEST STORIES WITH THE HIGHEST AD EQUIVALENCY VALUE (AEV) WERE SARGENT RANCH ($3.4M), PESCADERO RANCH ($1.1M), SAN GREGORIO RANCH ($1.13M), AND THE MOUNTAIN MEADOW PROPERTY SALE ($1M). IMPORTANTLY, WE ACHIEVED STRONG MESSAGE PULL-THROUGH ALIGNED WITH OUR MISSION AND STRATEGIC PLAN. THESE MESSAGES INCLUDED WILDLIFE CORRIDOR AND HABITAT PROTECTION, PUBLIC ACCESS AND COASTAL PRESERVATION, CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND WATER RESOURCE PROTECTION, AND PARTNERSHIPS//COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, TRIBAL GROUPS, AND OTHER NONPROFITS.THE POST MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS TEAM ALSO ENGAGED IN A VARIETY OF INNOVATIONS AND LONGER-TERM PROJECTS SUCH AS A PLAN TO OVERHAUL POST'S PRIMARY WEBSITE, REFRESH OF POST'S MONTHLY EMAIL NEWSLETTER, AND EXPANSION OF SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND PAID MEDIA.
  Expenses $3,391,004 · grants $5,500 · revenue $3,854

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.

IRS record

EIN

94-2392007

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

1977

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Environment (C500)

Assets (IRS master file)

$373,765,719

Income (IRS master file)

$160,627,315

Filing history

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 94-2392007).

Questions about PENINSULA OPEN SPACE TRUST

What is the EIN of PENINSULA OPEN SPACE TRUST?

The employer identification number (EIN) of PENINSULA OPEN SPACE TRUST is 94-2392007.

Is PENINSULA OPEN SPACE TRUST tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1977.

Are donations to PENINSULA OPEN SPACE TRUST tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does PENINSULA OPEN SPACE TRUST 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 PENINSULA OPEN SPACE TRUST 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 PENINSULA OPEN SPACE TRUST 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 PENINSULA OPEN SPACE TRUST?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names GORDON CLARK.

Who are the officers and directors of PENINSULA OPEN SPACE TRUST?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 28 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $395,344 (WALTER T MOORE, PRESIDENT).

How much revenue does PENINSULA OPEN SPACE TRUST have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $62,253,306, expenses of $43,405,185 and total assets of $373,765,719 at year end.

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