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Environment Nonprofits in California

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Rivers & Lands Conservancy

Riverside, CA

Assets: $43m

Revenue: $8m

MISSION:

RIVERS & LANDS CONSERVANCY CONNECTS OUR COMMUNITY TO NATURAL, WILD, AND OPEN SPACES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH LAND CONSERVATION, STEWARDSHIP, AND EDUCATION.

Audubon Canyon Ranch Inc

Stinson Beach, CA

Assets: $42m

Revenue: $4m

MISSION:

CONNECTING NATURE, PEOPLE, AND SCIENCE IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD

Land Trust Of Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz, CA

Assets: $42m

Revenue: $11m

MISSION:

PROTECT, CARE FOR, AND CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE EXTRAORDINARY LANDS THAT MAKE THIS AREA SPECIAL.

American River Conservancy

Coloma, CA

Assets: $41m

Revenue: $4m

MISSION:

TO CONDUCT LAND CONSERVATION, STEWARDSHIP AND EDUCATION IN THE UPPER AMERICAN RIVER AND UPPER COSUMNES RIVER WATERSHEDS

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Inc

Santa Barbara, CA

Assets: $41m

Revenue: $7m

MISSION:

TO CONSERVE NATIVE PLANTS AND HABITATS FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE AND OUR PLANET.

Southwest Resource Management Association

Riverside, CA

Assets: $41m

Revenue: $6m

MISSION:

MONITORS AND MANAGES OPEN SPACE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND FEE TITLE LANDS IN IMPERIAL, SAN DIEGO, RIVERSIDE, SAN BERNARDINO, LOS ANGELES, ORANGE, KERN AND VENTURA COUNTIES; CONDUCTS THE NATIVE RESTORATION PROGRAM KNOWN AS THE SANTA ANA RIVER WATERSHED IN LIEU FEE PROGRAM; MONITOR AND MANAGES NATIVE BIRDS, REPTILES, FISH, AMPHIBIANS AND MAMMALS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; AND OBTAINS GRANTS TO SUPPORT SOME OF THE ABOVE ACTIVITIES.

Grid Alternatives

Oakland, CA

Assets: $41m

Revenue: $38m

MISSION:

GRID ALTERNATIVES ENVISIONS A RAPID, EQUITABLE TRANSITION TO A WORLD POWERED BY RENEWABLE ENERGY THAT BENEFITS EVERYONE. OUR MISSION IS TO BUILD COMMUNITY-POWERED SOLUTIONS TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE THROUGH RENEWABLE ENERGY.

The Land Conservancy Of San Luis Obispo County

San Luis Obispo, CA

Assets: $40m

Revenue: $11m

MISSION:

|TO CONSERVE AND CARE FOR WILDLANDS, FARMS, AND RANCHES, AND CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE LAND.

Valley Water Management Company

Bakersfield, CA

Assets: $40m

Revenue: $19m

MISSION:

VALLEY WATER MGT CO IS A NON-PROFIT CORP FORMED UNDER PROVISIONS OF TITLE XII OF PART IV OF DIVISION I OF THE CIVIL CODE OF THE STATE OF CA. ITS PURPOSE IS TO MANAGE OIL FIELD PRODUCED WATER FOR OUR MEMBERS IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE AND ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE MANNER.

Ag Land Trust

Salinas, CA

Assets: $37m

Revenue: $7m

MISSION:

THE AG LAND TRUST WAS CREATED, ON AUGUST 1, 1984, TO PROTECT PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURAL LAND FROM THE PRESSURE OF COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. THE AG LAND TRUST HAS PROTECTED MORE IRRIGATED FARMLAND AND HAS BEEN MORE EFFECTIVE IN REDIRECTING CITY GROWTH TOWARD LESS DESIRABLE LAND THAN ANY OTHER AGRICULTURAL LAND TRUST IN CALIFORNIA.

Bay Area Delivery Drivers Security Fund

Dublin, CA

Assets: $37m

Revenue: $53m

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to raise and distribute funds for multiple organizations within the Environment major group area.

Pepperwood Foundation

Santa Rosa, CA

Assets: $35m

Revenue: $7m

MISSION:

PEPPERWOOD'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE CONSERVATION THROUGH SCIENCE.

California Waterfowl Association

Roseville, CA

Assets: $35m

Revenue: $21m

MISSION:

CALIFORNIA WATERFOWL IS AN AWARD WINNING 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION. WE ENVISION A CALIFORNIA WITH THRIVING WATERFOWL POPULATIONS, VIBRANT WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS AND RESPECTED HUNTING COMMUNITIES.

San Francisco Community Land Tr

San Francisco, CA

Assets: $35m

Revenue: $2m

MISSION:

TO CREATE PERMANENT, AFFORDABLE, RESIDENT-CONTROLLED HOUSING FOR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME PEOPLE IN SAN FRANCISCO THROUGH COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP OF LAND.

North Coast Trust Fund

Alameda, CA

Assets: $33m

Revenue: $31m

MISSION:

TO PROVIDE WELFARE BENEFITS FOR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS.

Sierra Foothill Conservancy Tr

Mariposa, CA

Assets: $33m

Revenue: $11m

MISSION:

PROTECT, MANAGE AND PRESERVE LANDS AND WILDLIFE HAVING UNIQUE NATURAL RESOURCES AND CULTURAL QUALITIES WITHIN AND NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA RANGE.

Grid Alternatives

Oakland, CA

Assets: $32m

Revenue: $34m

MISSION:

GRID ALTERNATIVES ENVISIONS A RAPID, EQUITABLE TRANSITION TO A WORLD POWERED BY RENEWABLE ENERGY THAT BENEFITS EVERYONE. OUR MISSION IS TO BUILD COMMUNITY-POWERED SOLUTIONS TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE THROUGH RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Carbon Mapper Inc

Pasadena, CA

Assets: $31m

Revenue: $23m

MISSION:

CARBON MAPPER ACCELERATES GLOBAL CLIMATE ACTION BY LOCATING, QUANTIFYING, AND TRACKING METHANE AND CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS USING SATELLITE AND AIRBORNE MEASUREMENTS. CARBON MAPPER IS COMMITTED TO INCREASING GLOBAL ACCESSIBILITY, TRANSPARENCY, AND (CONTINUED ON P. 2)

Er Nerr Land Fund

Klamath, CA

Assets: $31m

Revenue: $202k

MISSION:

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO OPERATE EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF, TO PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS OF, AND / OR TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF CERTAIN SPECIFIED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF WHICH ARE TO ACQUIRE LAND, AND WHICH ARE ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES.

Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Trustees Of Rancho Santa Ana Botan

Claremont, CA

Assets: $30m

Revenue: $6m

MISSION:

RSABG AIMS TO INSPIRE, INFORM AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY ABOUT CALIFORNIA'S NATIVE FLORA.