California Native Plant Society is located in Sacramento, CA. The organization was established in 1965. According to its NTEE Classification (C30) the organization is classified as: Natural Resources Conservation & Protection, under the broad grouping of Environment and related organizations. As of 03/2023, California Native Plant Society employed 62 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. California Native Plant Society is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.
For the year ending 03/2022, California Native Plant Society generated $6.6m in total revenue. This organization has experienced exceptional growth, as over the past 6 years, it has increased revenue by an average of 17.4% each year . All expenses for the organization totaled $5.8m during the year ending 03/2022. While expenses have increased by 16.3% per year over the past 6 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.
Since 2015, California Native Plant Society has awarded 24 individual grants totaling $369,608. If you would like to learn more about the grant giving history of this organization, scroll down to the grant profile section of this page.
Form
990
Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing
TAX YEAR
2022
Describe the Organization's Mission:
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TO PROTECT CALIFORNIAS NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR NATURAL HABITATS, TODAY AND INTO THE FUTURE, THROUGH SCIENCE, EDUCATION, STEWARDSHIP, GARDENING, AND ADVOCACY
Describe the Organization's Program Activity:
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PLANT SCIENCEAS CALIFORNIA ACCELERATES EFFORTS IN LARGE SCALE CONSERVATION AND CLIMATE MITIGATION, BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE IS NEEDED MORE THAN EVER. THIS YEAR, THE COMBINED WORK OF THE CNPS RARE PLANT PROGRAM, THE VEGETATION PROGRAM, AND CNPS STEWARDSHIP STAFF HELPED PROVIDE MUCH-NEEDED DATA, REVIEW, AND BEST PRACTICES ON CALIFORNIA'S RARE PLANTS AND HABITATS. CNPS VEGETATION STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND SUBCONTRACTORS COMPLETED OVER 1,650 VEGETATION SURVEYS AND INSTALLED 40 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT, INVENTORY, AND MONITORING PLOTS ACROSS CALIFORNIA; AND COMPLETED UPDATES OR ADDITIONS FOR AT LEAST 50 ALLIANCES IN OUR MANUAL OF CALIFORNIA VEGETATION ONLINE. THE RARE PLANT PROGRAM COMPLETED 46 RARE PLANT STATUS REVIEWS, LED TWO MAJOR RARE PLANT SEED COLLECTION EXPEDITIONS IN MODOC CO. AND THE TAHOE REGION, AND MADE OVER 600 VOUCHER COLLECTIONS IN THE UTOM RIVER WATERSHED. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED THE LAUNCH OF THE RARE PLANT INVENTORY V9.5, THE COMPLETION OF FINE-SCALE VEGETATION MAPS FOR SANTA CRUZ AND SANTA CLARA COUNTIES, AND AN UNPRECEDENTED $20M STATE OF CALIFORNIA BUDGET ALLOCATION TO HELP COMPLETE FINE-SCALE VEGETATION MAPPING ACROSS THE STATE AND $13M TO UPDATE THE CALIFORNIA NATURAL DIVERSITY DATABASE AND ELIMINATE ITS BACKLOG. IN HORTICULTURE AND STEWARDSHIP, CNPS WRAPPED UP ITS SUCCESSFUL THREE-YEAR BLOOM! CALIFORNIA CAMPAIGN BY INCREASING CONTROL GROUP NATIVE PLANT SALES BY 96% OVER THE COURSE OF THE CAMPAIGN. THE CNPS FIRE FOLLOWERS COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROJECT ACHIEVED 150,000 OBSERVATIONS, A 50% INCREASE OVER ITS ORIGINAL GOAL.
ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACHTHIS YEAR, CNPS CONTINUED ITS WORK TO ENGAGE A DIVERSITY OF PEOPLE IN THE ENJOYMENT AND PROTECTION OF CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS. CNPS AND PARTNERS CELEBRATED THE SUCCESS OF THE SAGING THE WORLD CAMPAIGN, A MULTIMEDIA EFFORT TO RAISE AWARENESS OF WHITE SAGE POACHING AND THE GLOBAL CULTURAL APPROPRIATION OF SAGE SMUDGING. THE CAMPAIGN'S CENTERPIECE DOCUMENTARY RECEIVED ACCOLADES WORLDWIDE AS THE OFFICIAL SELECTION FOR THE CANNES WORLD FILM FESTIVAL AND THE INDIE SHORT WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. THE CNPS SCHOOL NATURE GARDENS PROJECT BEGAN WORK AT LOS ANGELES AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COMPLETED PREPARATION FOR THE FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND NATIVE PLANT EDUCATOR CONFERENCE. THE CNPS PUBLIC AFFAIRS TEAM CONTINUED ITS LEADERSHIP AT THE INTERSECTION OF COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY AND PUBLIC POLICY, SERVING AS THE COMMUNICATIONS LEAD FOR THE POWER IN NATURE 30X30 COALITION. CNPS ALSO WAS PROUD TO CO-SPONSOR ASSEMBLYMEMBER REBECCA BAUER-KAHAN'S ASSEMBLY BILL 2146, WHICH WOULD HAVE HELPED PROTECT IMPERILED POLLINATORS BY BANNING THE USE OF DANGEROUS NEONICITINOIDS FOR NON-AGRICULTURAL USES. THE BILL PASSED THROUGH BOTH THE CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY AND SENATE BEFORE THE GOVERNOR VETOED IT, DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF PESTICIDE REGULATION TO ADDRESS REGULATORY GAPS. THE YEAR ENDED IN AN EXCITING PARTNERSHIP WITH ASSEMBLYMEMBER LAURA FRIEDMAN TO INTRODUCE AND SPONSOR ASSEMBLY BILL 1573, THE FIRST LEGISLATION OF ITS KIND TO CREATE A REQUIREMENT FOR THE USE OF NATIVE PLANTS IN PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPING.
CONSERVATIONTHE CNPS CONSERVATION PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, LEGAL ACTION, AND ADVOCACY NEEDED TO PROTECT CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS AND HABITATS TODAY AND INTO THE FUTURE. THIS YEAR, MEMBERS OF THE TEAM JOINED CNPS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DR. JUN BANDO AS PART OF AN EXTENDED CALIFORNIA DELEGATION TO THE UNITED NATIONS 15TH CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (COP15) IN MONTREAL, WHERE THEY ADVOCATED FOR NATIVE PLANT CONSERVATION GLOBALLY AND HERE IN CALIFORNIA. THE MONTREAL TRIP WAS PART OF CNPS'S ONGOING WORK TO CONSERVE NATIVE PLANTS AND HABITAT THROUGH LARGE SCALE CONSERVATION EFFORTS LIKE "30X30," THE STATE, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL GOAL TO CONSERVE 30% OF LANDS AND COASTAL WATERS BY 2030. IN 2022-23, THE CNPS TEAM FOCUSED HEAVILY ON THE MOLOK LUYUK EXPANSION OF BERRYESSA SNOW MOUNTAIN NATIONAL MONUMENT AND OTHER EMERGING NATIONAL MONUMENT CAMPAIGNS, WHICH ARE KEY TO ACHIEVING 30X30 IN CALIFORNIA. IN ADDITION, THE CNPS CONSERVATION TEAM AND CHAPTER CONSERVATION LEADERS CONTINUED PROJECT-BASED WORK TO PROTECT NATIVE HABITAT AND HALT HARMFUL PROJECTS IN PLACES LIKE TEJON RANCH AND CONGLOMERATE MESA. THE TEAM ALSO PROVIDED IMPORTANT SCIENCE-BASED COMMENT TO ADDRESS CONCERNING ATTACKS ON ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION AS CALIFORNIA BALANCES ITS GOALS OF BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION AND WILDFIRE RESILIENCE.
Name (title) | Role | Hours | Compensation |
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Brock Wimberley Sr Operations Dir | 51 | $149,079 | |
Julie Evens Vegetation Prg Dir | 44 | $131,990 | |
Liv R O'keeffe Dir Public Affairs | 56 | $147,387 | |
Christine Pieper Development Dir | 42 | $121,455 | |
Andrea E Williams Dir Biodiversity | 44 | $115,382 | |
Vince Scheidt Exec Dir/dir | OfficerTrustee | 31 | $99,928 |
Vendor Name (Service) | Service Year | Compensation |
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Propane Studio Llc Website | 3/30/23 | $167,500 |
Third Rail Printing | 3/30/23 | $209,465 |
Statement of Revenue | |
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Federated campaigns | $0 |
Membership dues | $755,243 |
Fundraising events | $0 |
Related organizations | $0 |
Government grants | $0 |
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above | $4,206,873 |
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f | $165,082 |
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar | $4,962,116 |
Total Program Service Revenue | $1,160,165 |
Investment income | $41,978 |
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds | $0 |
Royalties | $0 |
Net Rental Income | $0 |
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales | $4,816 |
Net Income from Fundraising Events | $0 |
Net Income from Gaming Activities | $0 |
Net Income from Sales of Inventory | $449,061 |
Miscellaneous Revenue | $0 |
Total Revenue | $6,631,755 |
Statement of Expenses | |
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Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. | $222,914 |
Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals. | $47,809 |
Grants and other assistance to Foreign Orgs/Individuals | $0 |
Benefits paid to or for members | $0 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $33,385 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $3,483 |
Compensation to disqualified persons | $0 |
Other salaries and wages | $2,909,071 |
Pension plan accruals and contributions | $155,206 |
Other employee benefits | $273,169 |
Payroll taxes | $216,204 |
Fees for services: Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Legal | $0 |
Fees for services: Accounting | $27,700 |
Fees for services: Lobbying | $44,000 |
Fees for services: Fundraising | $0 |
Fees for services: Investment Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Other | $515,501 |
Advertising and promotion | $26,182 |
Office expenses | $90,535 |
Information technology | $60,102 |
Royalties | $0 |
Occupancy | $131,084 |
Travel | $104,395 |
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials | $287,826 |
Conferences, conventions, and meetings | $0 |
Interest | $0 |
Payments to affiliates | $0 |
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | $0 |
Insurance | $19,835 |
All other expenses | $0 |
Total functional expenses | $5,764,121 |
Balance Sheet | |
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Cash—non-interest-bearing | $7,027,190 |
Savings and temporary cash investments | $4,594,403 |
Pledges and grants receivable | $161,343 |
Accounts receivable, net | $691,765 |
Loans from Officers, Directors, or Controlling Persons | $0 |
Loans from Disqualified Persons | $0 |
Notes and loans receivable | $0 |
Inventories for sale or use | $221,255 |
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges | $56,554 |
Net Land, buildings, and equipment | $20,827 |
Investments—publicly traded securities | $1,178,718 |
Investments—other securities | $0 |
Investments—program-related | $0 |
Intangible assets | $0 |
Other assets | $7,737 |
Total assets | $13,959,792 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $463,984 |
Grants payable | $0 |
Deferred revenue | $197,785 |
Tax-exempt bond liabilities | $0 |
Escrow or custodial account liability | $0 |
Loans and other payables to any current Officer, Director, or Controlling Person | $0 |
Secured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Unsecured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Other liabilities | $0 |
Total liabilities | $661,769 |
Net assets without donor restrictions | $10,843,344 |
Net assets with donor restrictions | $2,454,679 |
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds | $0 |
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund | $0 |
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds | $0 |
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances | $13,959,792 |
Over the last fiscal year, California Native Plant Society has awarded $33,109 in support to 4 organizations.
Grant Recipient | Amount |
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FRIENDS OF EARTH AND WATER PURPOSE: Habitat restoration | $5,500 |
PVP LAND CONSERVANCY PURPOSE: Conservation | $9,009 |
FRIENDS OF EDGEWOOD PRESERVE PURPOSE: General support | $8,000 |
UC DAVIS PURPOSE: Enviornmental policy & Native Plant | $10,600 |