PROJECT REGENERATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $279K · expenses $769K · assets $29K

EIN
86-1979768
Address
421 AVIATION BLVD, SANTA ROSA, CA 95403-1069
Website
regeneration.org
NTEE code
C30
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 2021 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
PAUL HAWKEN (its 2021 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2021 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

To bring humanity into alignment with the living world in order to end the climate crisis in one generation. It is a response to the urgency of the climate crisis, a growing set of interlocking initiatives that unlock our collective agency.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

4 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Rajiv Joshi Sept 2024 - Feb 2025 Executive Director2024 $131,250$131,250 1
Paul Hawken through August 2024 Executive Director2024 $107,250$107,250 1
Jonathan Hawken Information Systems Manager2024 $102,689$102,689 1
Paul Hawken (former) Executive Dir.2022-2023 $143,750$300,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

14 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Julia Jackson Board Chair2021-2024 4 $0 reported 3
Rachel Vestergaard through 2024 Member2024 2 $0 reported 1
Tom Feegel Treasurer2024 2 $0 reported 1
Mindahi Bastida Secretary2024 2 $0 reported 1
Jonathan van Gelder - Current Executive Director2024 20 $0 reported 1
Maisa Arias (former) Director2021-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Chip Conley (former) Director2021 1 $0 reported 1
Jack Kornfield (former) Director2021 1 $0 reported 1
Konda Mason (former) Director2021 1 $0 reported 1
Lyla June Johnston (former) Director2021 1 $0 reported 1
Rachel Hodgdon Gutter (former) Director2021 1 $0 reported 1
Tara Meehan (former) Director2021 1 $0 reported 1
Mark Rampolla (former) CEO2021 1 $0 reported 1
Melinda Kramer (former) CFO/SECRETARY2021 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · 3 paid, $341K · 4 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Rajiv Joshi Sept 2024 - Feb 2025 Executive Director40 $131,250$0$0 $131,2501
Paul Hawken through August 2024 Executive Director40 $107,250$0$0 $107,2501
Jonathan Hawken Information Systems Manager40 $102,689$0$0 $102,6891
Julia Jackson Board Chair4 $0$0$0 $03
Rachel Vestergaard through 2024 Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Tom Feegel Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Mindahi Bastida Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Jonathan van Gelder - Current Executive Director20 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $144K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL HAWKEN Executive Dir.20 $143,750$0$0 $143,7501
JULIA JACKSON Director1 $0$0$0 $03
MAISA ARIAS Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $156K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL HAWKEN Executive Dir.20 $156,250$0$0 $156,2501
JULIA JACKSON Director1 $0$0$0 $03
MAISA ARIAS Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHIP CONLEY Director1 $0$0$0 $01
JACK KORNFIELD Director1 $0$0$0 $01
JULIA JACKSON Director1 $0$0$0 $03
KONDA MASON Director1 $0$0$0 $01
LYLA JUNE JOHNSTON Director1 $0$0$0 $01
MAISA ARIAS Director1 $0$0$0 $01
RACHEL HODGDON GUTTER Director1 $0$0$0 $01
TARA MEEHAN Director1 $0$0$0 $01
MARK RAMPOLLA CEO1 $0$0$0 $01
MELINDA KRAMER CFO/SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2022 · 1 grant to organizations · $6K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$279,043$768,613 $28,862$18,915 $271,371$0 $238,50043
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$247,330$1,175,474 $537,902$511,644 $223,505$0 $143,7500-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,673,632$1,274,384 $1,461,233$1,439,789 $1,673,632$0 $156,2500-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,193,120$148,704 $1,045,397$1,044,416 $1,193,120$0 $26,0420-

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $428,000 in all, tax years 2021 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AILEEN GETTY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PROJECT REGENERATION” 2022 1$200,000 2022$200,000
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CODE BLUE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PROJECT REGENERATION” 2022-2023 2$100,000 2023$50,000
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CHIP CONLEY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PROJECT REGENERATION” 2022 1$100,000 2022$100,000
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LISA AND DOUGLAS GOLDMAN FUND Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PROJECT REGENERATION” 2021-2024 4$18,000 2024$3,000
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M & H SCHWARTZ FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PROJECT REGENERATION” 2022 1$10,000 2022$10,000
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Where the money went

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2024 · Form 990 · $768,613 spent · pay $484,572 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $238,500$238,500-- 31.0%
Other salaries and wages $204,799$204,799-- 26.6%
Fees: other services $158,074$158,074-- 20.6%
Fees: accounting $59,242-$59,242- 7.7%
Payroll taxes $33,978$33,978-- 4.4%
Information technology $16,562$16,562-- 2.2%
Fees: legal $16,221-$16,221- 2.1%
Other employee benefits $7,295$7,295-- 0.9%
Travel $7,193$7,193-- 0.9%
Other (as described)Production Expenses/Supplies/Reference Materials $6,978$6,978-- 0.9%
Other (as described)Software/Licenses/Registrations $6,099$6,099-- 0.8%
Insurance $3,450$1,168$2,282- 0.4%
Office expenses $2,795-$2,795- 0.4%
All other expenses $2,755-$2,755- 0.4%
Other (as described)Bank Fees $2,272--$2,272 0.3%
Depreciation and depletion $1,600$1,600-- 0.2%
Other (as described)State Franchise Tax $800-$800- 0.1%
Total$768,613100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $1,175,474 spent · pay $647,556 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $440,492$440,492-- 37.5%
Fees: other services $328,768$328,768-- 28.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $143,750$143,750-- 12.2%
Fees: legal $68,679-$68,679- 5.8%
Payroll taxes $48,583$48,583-- 4.1%
Fees: accounting $46,380-$46,380- 3.9%
Other (as described)Recruiting $37,334$37,334-- 3.2%
Office expenses $25,243$25,243-- 2.1%
Other employee benefits $14,731$14,731-- 1.3%
Insurance $9,013$1,443$7,570- 0.8%
Other (as described)Production Expenses $3,084$3,084-- 0.3%
All other expenses $2,959-$2,959- 0.3%
Depreciation and depletion $1,841$1,841-- 0.2%
Other (as described)Payroll Service $1,629$1,629-- 0.1%
Other (as described)State Franchise Tax $1,600-$1,600- 0.1%
Travel $1,388$1,388-- 0.1%
Total$1,175,474100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $1,274,384 spent · pay $781,434 · grants $5,600 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $552,136$552,136-- 43.3%
Fees: other services $377,023$375,664$1,359- 29.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $156,250$156,250-- 12.3%
Payroll taxes $54,908$54,908-- 4.3%
Fees: accounting $40,153-$40,153- 3.2%
Office expenses $19,631-$19,631- 1.5%
Other employee benefits $18,140$18,140-- 1.4%
Fees: legal $17,586-$17,586- 1.4%
Other (as described)Production Expenses $11,855$11,855-- 0.9%
Insurance $9,104$1,997$7,107- 0.7%
Grants to US organizations and governments $5,600$5,600-- 0.4%
Other (as described)Book Purchases $5,425$5,425-- 0.4%
Other (as described)Postage and Shipping $2,307-$2,307- 0.2%
Travel $2,052$2,052-- 0.2%
Other (as described)Merchant Account Fees $1,197-$1,197- 0.1%
All other expenses $529$200$329- 0.0%
Depreciation and depletion $488$488-- 0.0%
Total$1,274,384100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $148,704 spent · pay $79,762 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $45,754$45,646$108- 30.8%
Other salaries and wages $45,001$35,626-$9,375 30.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $26,042-$26,042- 17.5%
Other (as described)Book Purchases $14,704$14,704-- 9.9%
Payroll taxes $6,414-$6,414- 4.3%
Fees: accounting $5,465-$5,465- 3.7%
Other employee benefits $2,305-$2,305- 1.6%
Office expenses $2,214-$2,214- 1.5%
Travel $270-$270- 0.2%
Insurance $251-$251- 0.2%
Other (as described)Postage and Shipping $170-$170- 0.1%
Other (as described)Recruiting $105-$105- 0.1%
Other (as described)Bank Charges $9-$9- 0.0%
Total$148,704100%

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