Nonprofit · EIN 94-3359423
RESTORATION TRUST
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · ORINDA, CA 94563
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $2,000 | $55,104 | -$53,104 | $91,626 | – | $91,626 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Program service revenue
- $2,000
Expenses
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $34,180
- Printing, publications and postage
- $600
- Other expenses
- $20,324
- Program services (functional)
- $53,500
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $144,730
- Total assets, end of year
- $91,626
- Total liabilities, end of year
- –
- Net assets, end of year
- $91,626
- Cash, savings and investments
- $91,626
- Gross receipts
- $2,000
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-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Davis | Treasurer | 8 | $0 |
| John Zentner | President | 10 | $0 |
| David Kelley | Secretary | 4 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 21 ORINDA WAY SUITE C 115, ORINDA, CA 94563-2530
- In care of
- % JOHN ZENTNER
- Mailing address (990-N for 2021)
- 120A Linden Street, Oakland CA 94607
- Principal officer (990-N for 2021)
- John Zentner, 120A Linden Street, Oakland CA 94563
- Signed the 990-EZ
- John Zentner, President
- Phone
- (510) 812-6098
- Return prepared by
- HARMON BURSTYN CPA
Mission
The primary purposes of the Restoration Trust are to provide charitable assistance to the public to protect land, including the acquisition of easements; to restore land to native conditions; to manage it to further promote native habitats; to engage in scientific activities that promote protection, restoration, and stewardship of native habitats; and to develop and distribute educational materials to the public on protection, restoration, and stewardship of native habitats.
Program accomplishments
- Community Habitat Restoration. The Trust directed, guided or assisted five local community groups with habitat restoration projects in 2025. We worked with the Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation, the Friends of Lafayette Creek, the Walnut Creek Watershed Council, the Friends of Concord Creeks, and Contra Costa County to restore more than 28,000 sq ft of degraded habitat, planting more than 20,000 native plants and involving almost 250 people. Also include were educational presentations to each group.Expenses $39,500
- Community Easement Stewardship. The Trust managed five easements in 2025, at Shin Kee in San Joaquin County, Roberts Ranch in Alameda County, Bordoni and Dittmer Ranches in Solano County and the SACMA Preserve in Sonoma County, totaling almost 1,000 acres. Easement management activities included habitat restoration, monitoring of conservation values, interactions with community and landowners and related tasks.Expenses $14,000
- Community Education. The Trust made educational presentations regarding habitat values and restoration to ten community groups in 2025. Presentation largely consisted of reviewing potential restoration or easement sites and assisting community members and landowners in envisioning the values and costs of restoration and/or protection effort.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. 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-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 94-3359423
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2013
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C34)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $91,626
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,000
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- May 15, 2010
- Posted by the IRS
- June 9, 2011
- Reinstated
- Effective September 15, 2011
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2021 Officer: John Zentner | December 31, 2021 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about RESTORATION TRUST
- What is the EIN of RESTORATION TRUST?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of RESTORATION TRUST is 94-3359423.
- Is RESTORATION TRUST tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2010 and reinstated it effective September 15, 2011.
- Are donations to RESTORATION TRUST tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does RESTORATION TRUST file?
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
- When is the next return of RESTORATION TRUST 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 RESTORATION TRUST last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of RESTORATION TRUST?
- The 990-N for 2021 names John Zentner.
- Who are the officers and directors of RESTORATION TRUST?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 3 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does RESTORATION TRUST have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,000, expenses of $55,104 and total assets of $91,626 at year end.
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