THEODORE PAYNE FOUNDATION FOR WILD FLOWERS & NATIVE PLANTS INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: THEODORE PAYNE FOUNDATION FOR WILD FLOWERS & NATIVE PLANTS INC (EIN 95-6095398)
Tax period: 2024-09-01 to 2025-08-31
Filed: 2026-07-14
IRS object ID: 202631959349302453
Schema version: 2024v5.5
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2026-07-14T17:09:47-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-08-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	760722072	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FOUMBERG JUNEJA ROCHER & CO PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	16311 VENTURA BLVD SUITE 1180	AddressLine1Txt
City	ENCINO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	91436	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-09-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	956095398	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THEODORE PAYNE FOUNDATION FOR WILD	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	FLOWERS AND NATIVE PLANTS INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	THEO	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8187681802	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10459 TUXFORD ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	SUN VALLEY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	91352	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	AMY GREENWOOD	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8187681802	PhoneNum
Signature	2026-07-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DANIEL CHOI CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00639689	PTIN
Phone	8189816100	PhoneNum
Preparation	2026-07-14	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	AMY GREENWOOD	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10459 TUXFORD ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	SUN VALLEY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	91352	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,363,413	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.THEODOREPAYNE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1960	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THEODORE PAYNE FOUNDATION FOR WILDFLOWERS AND NATIVE PLANS INC.(TPF) INSPIRES AND EDUCATES SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANS ABOUT THE BEAUTY AND ECOLOGICAL BENEFITS OF CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT LANDSCAPES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	16	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	15	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	34	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	269	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$689,944	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$954,479	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$597,063	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$530,368	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$74,477	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$60,660	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,106,563	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,340,198	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,468,047	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,885,705	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,737,681	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,944,719	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$243,869	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$730,361	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$955,316	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,468,042	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,900,035	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$5	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$14,330	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$4,162,258	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$4,334,358	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$531,722	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$598,240	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,630,536	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,736,118	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THEODORE PAYNE FOUNDATION FOR WILDFLOWERS AND NATIVE PLANS INC.(TPF)INSPIRES AND EDUCATES SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANS ABOUT THE BEAUTY AND ECOLOGICAL BENEFITS OF CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT LANDSCAPES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,300,884	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$1,340,198	RevenueAmt
Desc	HORTICULTURE: ACROSS ITS 22-ACRE SUN VALLEY PROPERTY AND SATELLITE LOS NOGALES NURSERY IN MONTECITO HEIGHTS, TPF SHOWCASES NATIVE PLANT HORTICULTURE. THE HEADQUARTERS PROPERTY INCLUDES EXTENSIVE DEMONSTRATION GARDENS, NATURAL VEGETATION, EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, AND PLANT PRODUCTION FIELDS, ALONGSIDE A FULL-SERVICE NURSERY, SEED PROGRAM, AND BOOKSTORE. MUCH OF THE HORTICULTURAL WORK ONSITE IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A ROBUST VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, WHICH HAD 277 ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN 2025. TPF OFFERS HORTICULTURAL AND BOTANICAL SUPPORT TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NONPROFIT PARTNERS, AND PRIVATE BUSINESSES WITH A FOCUS ON RARE PLANT CONSERVATION AND URBAN RESTORATION. TPF SOLD 128,590 NATIVE PLANTS AND OVER 41,857 PACKETS OF NATIVE SEEDS. 6,055 OF THE PLANTS SOLD/DISTRIBUTED WERE GROWN FROM LOCALLY SOURCED SEED, PROVIDING THE MAXIMUM BENEFIT TO BIODIVERSITY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$429,676	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$306,924	RevenueAmt
Desc	EDUCATION: THEODORE PAYNE FOUNDATION (TPF) OFFERS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, ADULTS SEEKING CONTINUING EDUCATION, AND K-12 STUDENTS. THESE EFFORTS ARE AIMED AT INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF NATIVE PLANTS, ALONGSIDE PRACTICAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO IMPLEMENT ECOLOGICAL LANDSCAPES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, TPF HOSTED 164 ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES TO 2,721 STUDENTS. DURING THE SAME TIME, 508 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS COMPLETED TPF'S 20-HOUR CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT LANDSCAPER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$353,965	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$223,444	RevenueAmt
Desc	OUTREACH: THROUGH DIVERSE OUTREACH PROGRAMS, TPF PROMOTES SUSTAINABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY LANDSCAPES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE NATIVE PLANT GARDEN TOUR, A TWO-DAY EVENT SHOWCASING VISIONARY LANDSCAPES AROUND LOS ANGELES HAD NEARLY 3,000 ATTENDEES. IN FY 2025, TPF TABLED AT 51 EVENTS THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REACHING 11,222 PEOPLE, DISTRIBUTED 23,660 FREE SEED PACKETS, AND INSTALLED OVER 1,200 PLANTS IN COMMUNITY SPACES. IN ADDITION TO IN-PERSON EVENTS, ROBUST ONLINE OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND MEDIA APPEARANCES REACH A LARGE AUDIENCE. TPF PROMOTES NATIVE PLANTS TO 51,000+ SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS AND 35,000+ NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,084,525	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (1)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	25	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	34	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	16	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	15	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	AMY GREENWOOD	PersonNm
Phone	8187681802	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10459 TUXFORD ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	SUN VALLEY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	91352	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ERIC CALLOW
PRESIDENT (TO 09/2024)	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CARLOS FLORES
PRESIDENT (FROM 9/2024)	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GARY BREAUX
TREASURER	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CAROL BORNSTEIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HOLLY BRETT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TESSA CHARNOFSKY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALEX HALL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MAX KANTER
SECRETARY	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RENEE ORDENEAUX
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LUIS RINCON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID SPIRO
DIRECTOR (TO 02/2025)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD SCHULHOF
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH BRENNAN
DIRECTOR (TO 09/2024)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PRECIOUS AIYELOJA
VICE PRESIDENT (FROM 09/2024)	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KATIE TILFORD SEE SCH O
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$95,701	$0	$5,207
AMY GREENWOOD SEE SCH O
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
EVAN MEYER SEE SCH O
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$95,521	$0	$15,981
MICHAEL HEE
DIRECTOR (FROM 01/2025)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
OLIVIA FALES
DIRECTOR (FROM 01/2025)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALONZO WICKERS
DIRECTOR (FROM 01/2025)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELAINE KIM
DIRECTOR (FROM 01/2025)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$191,222	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$21,188	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$150,436	MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions	$804,043	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$302,260	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$954,479	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CLASSES AND EVENTS	713990	$296,927	$296,927
TOUR INCOME	713990	$223,444	$223,444
CONSULTING INCOME	713990	$9,997	$9,997

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$530,368	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$60,660	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$60,660	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$1,817,906	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$477,708	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,340,198	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,340,198	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,885,705	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,870,566	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$60,660	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$178,041	TotalAmt
Program Services	$63,485	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$57,277	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$57,279	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,489,134	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,241,352	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$189,298	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$58,484	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,455	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,008	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,312	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,135	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$109,926	TotalAmt
Program Services	$89,518	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,864	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,544	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$130,163	TotalAmt
Program Services	$102,383	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,972	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,808	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,644	TotalAmt
Management And General	$41,644	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$270,129	TotalAmt
Program Services	$146,233	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$49,923	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$73,973	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,501	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,251	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,250	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$114,837	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,225	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$91,871	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,741	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,996	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,266	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,234	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,496	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$246,200	TotalAmt
Program Services	$209,270	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,930	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,472	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,236	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,236	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,392	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,392	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$93,010	TotalAmt
Program Services	$46,506	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,252	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$23,252	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,927	TotalAmt
Program Services	$49,115	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,905	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,907	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
TOUR EXPENSES	$24,680	$24,680
POSTAGE AND PRINTING	$16,806	$9,275	$7,531
OUTREACH/OTHER PROJECTS	$7,722	$7,722

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,900,035	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,084,525	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$571,641	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$243,869	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$158,374	BOYAmt
EOY	$121,342	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,085	BOYAmt
EOY	$200,665	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$649,807	BOYAmt
EOY	$991,864	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,397	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,318	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,560,211	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$760,408	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,815,139	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,799,803	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,493,954	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,160,802	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,502	BOYAmt
EOY	$33,564	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,162,258	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,334,358	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$361,350	BOYAmt
EOY	$387,349	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,360	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,360	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$155,012	BOYAmt
EOY	$150,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$45,531	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$531,722	BOYAmt
EOY	$598,240	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,469,846	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,323,203	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$160,690	BOYAmt
EOY	$412,915	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,630,536	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,736,118	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,162,258	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,334,358	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$14,330	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$3,353	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$116,559	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$819,119	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$671,687	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,157,992	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$689,944	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$954,479	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,293,221	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,809,879	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,210,871	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,203,350	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,315,741	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,348,274	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$10,888,115	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,628,998	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,882,558	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,361,342	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,005,685	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,302,753	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$15,181,336	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$86,900	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$28,260	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$446,761	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$27,205	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$40,872	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$629,998	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$86,900	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$28,260	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$446,761	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$27,205	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$40,872	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$629,998	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$14,551,338	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,757	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$299	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$48,797	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$74,477	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$60,660	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$187,990	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,757	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$299	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$48,797	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$74,477	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$60,660	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$187,990	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,632,755	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,882,857	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,410,139	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,080,162	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,363,413	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$15,369,326	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.94680	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.94380	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.01220	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.01040	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Solicited Assets Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$157,750	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$157,750	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$157,750	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$157,750	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$157,750	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$157,750	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$157,750	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$157,750	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$157,750	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$157,750	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	1.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$106,528	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$106,528	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,968,657	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$462,865	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,505,792	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$485,026	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$297,543	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$187,483	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,799,803	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Financial Derivatives FinancialDerivativesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Book Value	$1,160,802	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	C	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$1,160,802	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	RIGHT OF USE - LEASE LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$45,531	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$45,531	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,889,058	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$3,353	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$3,353	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,885,705	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,885,705	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,900,035	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,900,035	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,900,035	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	THE FOUNDATION IS TAX EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND SECTION 23701(D) OF THE REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND, GENERALLY, IS NOT SUBJECT TO STATE OR FEDERAL TAXES ON ANY NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM A TRADE OR BUSINESS REGULARLY CARRIED ON AND NOT IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT WAS GRANTED EXEMPTION. NO INCOME TAX PROVISION HAS BEEN RECORDED AS NET INCOME, IF ANY, FROM UNRELATED TRADE OR BUSINESS, AND, IN THE OPINION OF MANAGEMENT, IS NOT MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TAKEN AS A WHOLE. THE FOUNDATION HAS EVALUATED THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT IMPACT OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN ITS TAX RETURNS. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT NO TAX LIABILITIES NEED TO BE RECORDED UNDER APPLICABLE ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2025. THE FOUNDATION DETERMINED THERE ARE NO TAX POSITIONS WHICH MUST BE CONSIDERED FOR DISCLOSURE. NO EXAMINATIONS ARE CURRENTLY PENDING. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FEDERAL AND CALIFORNIA STATE PURPOSES IS GENERALLY THREE AND FOUR YEARS, RESPECTIVELY.
PART III, LINE 4:	THE COLLECTION INCLUDES WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS BY JANE PINHEIRO, PRINTS BY HENRY EVANS AND SEVERAL OTHER PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS. ARTWORK IS EXHIBITED IN AN ART GALLERY DEDICATED TO BOTANICAL ART DEPICTING THE CALIFORNIA FLORA. THIS IS ONE MEANS TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THE BEAUTY OF CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS. TPF ALSO HOLDS A COLLECTION OF APPROXIMATELY 2,000 BOOKS. THESE ARE RESEARCH MATERIALS FOR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS TO LEARN ABOUT NATIVE PLANT PROPAGATION, HORTICULTURE, BOTANY AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN. TPF ALSO MAINTAINS THE PERSONAL AND BUSINESS PAPERS OF THEODORE PAYNE, A LEADING HISTORICAL CALIFORNIA HORTICULTURALIST. THESE PAPERS PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CALIFORNIA'S HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY IN THE 20TH CENTURY. MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE TO RESEARCHERS WORKING IN THIS AREA.
PART III, LINE 1A:	SEE RESPONSE TO PART III LINE 4.
PART V, LINE 4:	THE EARNINGS FROM THE ENDOWMENT IF ANY ARE UTILIZED TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE FOUNDATION.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	3	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$302,260	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, COLUMN (B):	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE NUMBER PRESENTED IN COLUMN B REPRESENTS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE FOUNDATION'S OUTSIDE CPA FROM INFORMATION FURNISHED BY MANAGEMENT. THE FORM IS REVIEWED BY THE THE MANAGEMENT TEAM AND THE TREASURER, AND FURNISHED TO BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORMS SUBMITTED BY BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE INVENTORIED AND MAINTAINED FOR CONSIDERATION AS NEEDED. DIRECTORS MAY BE LIMITED FROM VOTING ON MATTERS FOR WHICH A POTENTIAL CONFLICT EXISTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONDUCT AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE COMPARABLE PEER AVERAGES OF MANAGEMENT POSITIONS FROM 990S IN ORDER TO MAKE A COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATION, WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B: THIS IS CHECKED NO SINCE THERE ARE NO OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES AS DEFINED PER FORM INSTRUCTIONS THAT RECEIVED COMPENSATION DURING THE YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	OTHER ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS MAY BE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, SUBJECT TO THE DISCRETION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PART VII, LINE 1A:	EVAN MEYER SERVED AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THROUGH JUNE 2024. FOLLOWING HIS DEPARTURE, KATIE TILFORD ASSUMED THE ROLE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SERVED THROUGH JANUARY 2025. UPON HER DEPARTURE, AMY GREENWOOD WAS APPOINTED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	OTHER ADJUSTMENTS 116,559.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE PROCESS REMAINS THE SAME AS PRIOR YEAR.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON LINE 9 REPRESENTS AUDIT ADJUSTMENTS MADE TO OPENING NET ASSETS AS OF AUGUST, 31 2025. THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF THESE ADJUSTMENTS WERE $116,559.