2026-07-14T17:09:47-05:00 2025-08-31 760722072 FOUMBERG JUNEJA ROCHER & CO PC 16311 VENTURA BLVD SUITE 1180 ENCINO CA 91436 990 2024-09-01 956095398 THEODORE PAYNE FOUNDATION FOR WILD FLOWERS AND NATIVE PLANTS INC THEO 8187681802 10459 TUXFORD ST SUN VALLEY CA 91352 AMY GREENWOOD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8187681802 2026-07-14 1 1 DANIEL CHOI CPA P00639689 8189816100 2026-07-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z AMY GREENWOOD 10459 TUXFORD ST SUN VALLEY CA 91352 3363413 0 X WWW.THEODOREPAYNE.ORG X 1960 CA 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. 16 15 34 269 0 0 689944 954479 597063 530368 74477 60660 1106563 1340198 2468047 2885705 0 0 0 0 1737681 1944719 0 0 243869 730361 955316 2468042 2900035 5 -14330 4162258 4334358 531722 598240 3630536 3736118 X 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. 0 0 1300884 1340198 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. 429676 306924 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. 353965 223444 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. 2084525 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 0 1 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 CA X X AMY GREENWOOD 8187681802 10459 TUXFORD ST SUN VALLEY CA 91352 X ERIC CALLOW PRESIDENT (TO 09/2024) 3.00 X X 0 0 0 CARLOS FLORES PRESIDENT (FROM 9/2024) 3.00 X X 0 0 0 GARY BREAUX TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 CAROL BORNSTEIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HOLLY BRETT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TESSA CHARNOFSKY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX HALL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAX KANTER SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 RENEE ORDENEAUX DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUIS RINCON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID SPIRO DIRECTOR (TO 02/2025) 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD SCHULHOF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH BRENNAN DIRECTOR (TO 09/2024) 1.00 X 0 0 0 PRECIOUS AIYELOJA VICE PRESIDENT (FROM 09/2024) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KATIE TILFORD SEE SCH O EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 95701 0 5207 AMY GREENWOOD SEE SCH O EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 0 0 0 EVAN MEYER SEE SCH O EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 95521 0 15981 MICHAEL HEE DIRECTOR (FROM 01/2025) 1.00 X 0 0 0 OLIVIA FALES DIRECTOR (FROM 01/2025) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALONZO WICKERS DIRECTOR (FROM 01/2025) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELAINE KIM DIRECTOR (FROM 01/2025) 1.00 X 0 0 0 191222 0 21188 0 0 0 0 0 150436 804043 302260 954479 CLASSES AND EVENTS 713990 296927 296927 TOUR INCOME 713990 223444 223444 CONSULTING INCOME 713990 9997 9997 530368 60660 60660 1817906 477708 1340198 1340198 2885705 1870566 0 60660 178041 63485 57277 57279 1489134 1241352 189298 58484 37455 30008 5312 2135 109926 89518 14864 5544 130163 102383 18972 8808 41644 41644 270129 146233 49923 73973 37501 23251 9000 5250 114837 17225 91871 5741 21996 17266 3234 1496 246200 209270 36930 14472 7236 7236 6392 6392 93010 46506 23252 23252 59927 49115 8905 1907 TOUR EXPENSES 24680 24680 POSTAGE AND PRINTING 16806 9275 7531 OUTREACH/OTHER PROJECTS 7722 7722 2900035 2084525 571641 243869 158374 121342 27085 200665 649807 991864 2397 26318 2560211 760408 1815139 1799803 1493954 1160802 15502 33564 4162258 4334358 361350 387349 15360 15360 155012 150000 0 45531 531722 598240 X 3469846 3323203 160690 412915 3630536 3736118 4162258 4334358 X -14330 3353 116559 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 819119 671687 1157992 689944 954479 4293221 1809879 2210871 2203350 2315741 2348274 10888115 2628998 2882558 3361342 3005685 3302753 15181336 86900 28260 446761 27205 40872 629998 0 86900 28260 446761 27205 40872 629998 14551338 3757 299 48797 74477 60660 187990 3757 299 48797 74477 60660 187990 2632755 2882857 3410139 3080162 3363413 15369326 0.94680 0.94380 0.01220 0.01040 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X 0 157750 157750 157750 157750 157750 157750 157750 157750 157750 157750 1.00000 0 0 106528 106528 1968657 462865 1505792 485026 297543 187483 1799803 1160802 C 1160802 RIGHT OF USE - LEASE LIABILITY 45531 45531 X 2889058 3353 3353 2885705 0 2885705 2900035 0 2900035 0 2900035 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. X 3 302260 FMV 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER PRESENTED IN COLUMN B REPRESENTS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS. 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.