ECOTRUST
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Retrieved 2026-10-29; covers tax years 2020–2025. Data: furp.org, CC BY 4.0.
2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $1.4M · expenses $1.0M · assets $2.8M
- EIN
- 41-1735062
- Address
- PO BOX 16570, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55416-0570
- NTEE code
- -
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- June 1993 (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 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Private non-operating foundation
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
3 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter W Vaughan | President | 2020-2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Catherine K Anson | Director | 2020-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Angus M Vaughan | Director | 2020-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter W Vaughan | President | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Catherine K Anson | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Angus M Vaughan | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter W Vaughan | President | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Catherine Anson | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Angus M Vaughan | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter W Vaughan | President | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Catherine Anson | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Angus M Vaughan | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter W Vaughan | President | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Catherine Anson | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Angus M Vaughan | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter W Vaughan | President | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Catherine Anson | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Angus M Vaughan | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter W Vaughan | President | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Catherine Anson | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Angus M Vaughan | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
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.
2025 · 59 grants to organizations · $1.0M
2024 · 57 grants to organizations · $963K
2023 · 55 grants to organizations · $890K
2022 · 55 grants to organizations · $833K
2021 · 56 grants to organizations · $809K
2020 · 54 grants to organizations · $672K
Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.
Who gave
Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.
2025 · 3 contributors · $1.1M
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V Wurtele Trust | Organization or other | Minneapolis, MN | $750,000 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing |
| 2 | Peter W Vaughan | Person | Minneapolis, MN | $238,635 | $238,635 | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing |
| 3 | Peter W Vaughan | Person | Minneapolis, MN | $152,245 | $152,245 | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing |
2024 · 2 contributors · $873K
2023 · 2 contributors · $770K
2022 · 3 contributors · $804K
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V Wurtele Trust | Organization or other | Minneapolis, MN | $500,000 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing |
| 2 | Peter W Vaughan | Person | Minneapolis, MN | $229,264 | $229,264 | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing |
| 3 | Peter W Vaughan | Person | Minneapolis, MN | $75,000 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing |
2021 · 3 contributors · $854K
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V Wurtele Trust | Organization or other | Minneapolis, MN | $480,000 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing |
| 2 | Peter W Vaughan | Person | Minneapolis, MN | $201,289 | $201,289 | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing |
| 3 | Peter W Vaughan | Person | Minneapolis, MN | $172,997 | $172,997 | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing |
2020 · 2 contributors · $687K
Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $1,376,477 | $1,031,716 | $2,822,720 | $2,822,720 | $1,140,880 | - | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $1,086,666 | $965,667 | $2,483,775 | $2,483,774 | $872,915 | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $830,778 | $892,469 | $2,365,319 | $2,365,319 | $770,056 | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $849,846 | $837,385 | $2,428,322 | $2,428,322 | $804,264 | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $1,078,426 | $813,561 | $2,419,060 | $2,419,059 | $854,286 | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $896,617 | $676,639 | $2,158,007 | $2,158,007 | $686,700 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $290,000 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZG FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “ECOTRUST” | 2021-2024 | 4 | $290,000 | 2024 | $75,000 | show |
Similar organizations
Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only
| Organization | State | NTEE | Latest revenue | Latest expenses | Top-paid title | Top pay | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECOTRUST | OR | Z99 | $9,927,665 | $11,743,783 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $250,569 | Similar name, revenue within 10x |
Who funds organizations like this
Grantors that funded the 1 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).
| Grantor | Type | Total given | Grants | Organizations funded | Years | Which ones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | $3,736,789 | 11 | 1 | 2014–2024 | ECOTRUST |
| RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUND | DAF sponsor | $2,108,000 | 12 | 1 | 2013–2024 | ECOTRUST |
| WAVERLEY STREET FOUNDATION | Private foundation | $2,000,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022–2023 | ECOTRUST |
| KATTOM FOUNDATION | Private foundation | $1,600,000 | 4 | 1 | 2016–2019 | ECOTRUST |
| MEYER MEMORIAL TRUST | Private foundation | $1,583,475 | 13 | 1 | 2017–2024 | ECOTRUST |
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING | DAF sponsor | $1,244,264 | 9 | 1 | 2014–2024 | ECOTRUST |
| GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | $1,099,044 | 9 | 1 | 2011–2020 | ECOTRUST |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | $974,454 | 8 | 1 | 2017–2024 | ECOTRUST |
| TOMKAT CHARITABLE TRUST | Private foundation | $950,000 | 2 | 1 | 2014–2015 | ECOTRUST |
| ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION | Private foundation | $800,000 | 3 | 1 | 2012–2014 | ECOTRUST |
| SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | $793,500 | 14 | 1 | 2010–2024 | ECOTRUST |
| NORTHWEST AREA FOUNDATION | Private foundation | $700,000 | 4 | 1 | 2018–2023 | ECOTRUST |
| CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | $623,000 | 6 | 1 | 2019–2024 | ECOTRUST |
| BUILDERS INITIATIVE | Private foundation | $531,157 | 4 | 1 | 2023–2024 | ECOTRUST |
| THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | $499,200 | 3 | 1 | 2020–2024 | ECOTRUST |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2025 · Form 990PF · $1,031,716 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,029,150 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $1,029,150 | 99.8% | |
| Taxes | $1,935 | 0.2% | |
| Printing and publications | $271 | 0.0% | |
| Fees: accounting | $219 | 0.0% | |
| Fees: other professional | $116 | 0.0% | |
| Fees: legal | $25 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $1,031,716 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990PF · $965,667 spent · pay $0 · grants $963,300 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $963,300 | 99.8% | |
| Taxes | $1,856 | 0.2% | |
| Printing and publications | $248 | 0.0% | |
| Fees: other professional | $120 | 0.0% | |
| Fees: accounting | $118 | 0.0% | |
| Fees: legal | $25 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $965,667 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990PF · $892,469 spent · pay $0 · grants $889,881 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $889,881 | 99.7% | |
| Taxes | $2,092 | 0.2% | |
| Printing and publications | $232 | 0.0% | |
| Fees: other professional | $121 | 0.0% | |
| Fees: accounting | $118 | 0.0% | |
| Fees: legal | $25 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $892,469 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990PF · $837,385 spent · pay $0 · grants $833,200 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $833,200 | 99.5% | |
| Taxes | $3,497 | 0.4% | |
| Printing and publications | $282 | 0.0% | |
| Fees: other professional | $263 | 0.0% | |
| Fees: accounting | $118 | 0.0% | |
| Fees: legal | $25 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $837,385 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990PF · $813,561 spent · pay $0 · grants $808,817 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $808,817 | 99.4% | |
| Taxes | $4,157 | 0.5% | |
| Fees: other professional | $354 | 0.0% | |
| Fees: accounting | $118 | 0.0% | |
| Printing and publications | $90 | 0.0% | |
| Fees: legal | $25 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $813,561 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990PF · $676,639 spent · pay $0 · grants $672,331 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $672,331 | 99.4% | |
| Taxes | $4,110 | 0.6% | |
| Other expenses | $108 | 0.0% | |
| Printing and publications | $90 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $676,639 | 100% |
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