Save the Redwoods League

Save the Redwoods League is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to protect and restore Coast redwood forests. and to connect people with their peace and beauty.

At-A-Glance

Issue Areas: Environmental Policy
Location: San Francisco, CA View on map
Tax ID: 94-0843915
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2025): Assets: $208,506,083 Revenue: $68,106,119 Expenses: $50,621,038

Save the Redwoods League is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to protect and restore Coast redwood forests. and to connect people with their peace and beauty.

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2025 $208,506,083 $68,106,119 $50,621,038
2024 $211,369,346 $57,790,054 $55,160,311 View
2023 $199,486,004 $38,773,632 $32,863,391 View
2022 $200,210,693 $55,128,090 $33,025,358 View
2021 $168,044,559 $46,465,171 $36,865,445 View
2020 $144,344,166 $41,553,584 $24,632,771 View

Prior year filings: 2016, 2014, 2013, 2012

Revenue Detail

Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

  • Number of Employees: 73

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Samuel M HodderPRESIDENT/CEO$343,539
Paul C RinggoldCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER$271,863
Tim M WhalenCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER$271,863
Jeffrey Charles HoelskenGENERAL COUNSEL / ASST SEC$242,869
Linneth LimCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$241,491
Joanna L NelsonDIR OF SCI/CONSER PLAN(THRU 11/7/24)$185,345
Jessica L CarterDIR OF PARKS & PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT$182,554
Suzanne L MossDIR OF PUBLIC/INST FUNDING$180,631
Kirsten S TobeyCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$155,326

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $87,469,838
  • Number of Grants: 1,689
  • Number of Funders: 418

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$3,566,5002020 National Fish and Wildlife FoundationMULTI-REGION HCP CONSERVA
$2,695,0502022 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$2,678,1822021 Fred Maytag Family FoundationLAND ACQUISITIONS FOR THE ORGANIZATION
$2,073,7792023 Dechomai Foundation, Inc.UNRESTRICTED
$2,000,5002021 The Bessemer Giving Fund C/o Bessemer Trust Company TrusteeGENERAL SUPPORT
$2,000,0002021 The Elizabeth R & William J Patterson FoundationLost Coast Redwoods Project
$2,000,0002021 Peninsula Open Space TrustSUPPORT FOR THE CASCADE CREEK PROPERTY ACQUISITION
$1,653,5502022 Vanguard CharitableFor recipient's exempt purpose
$1,399,6902023 Vanguard CharitableFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$1,359,0842022 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$1,332,7072024 Fred Maytag Family FoundationSONOMA COAST REDWOOD FOREST ACQUISITIONS
$1,119,1272024 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$1,000,0002022 Goodman Family Supporting FoundationTHE FOREVER FOREST CAMPAIGN
$1,000,0002021 Spaht Family FoundationFOREVER FOREST: THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE REDWOODS
$810,0722023 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$525,3002021 American Endowment FoundationENVIRONMENTAL
$502,6322023 Fred Maytag Family FoundationREDWOOD LAND FUND IN SUPPORT OF RUSSIAN RIVER REDWOODS
$500,0002021 Radix Earth FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted
$478,3752021 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$450,0002023 Spaht Family FoundationTO SUPPORT THE ACQUISITION OF REDWOOD FORESTS IN SONOMA AND MENDOCINO COUNTIES
$425,4772023 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$400,0002024 Laural FoundationSUPPORT FOR THE 'O REW REDWOODS GATEWAY PROJECT
$393,4062020 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$388,4562021 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$341,9502024 Vanguard CharitableFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $20,884,995
  • Number of Grants: 174
  • Number of Recipients: 101

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$2,903,7302021 National Park ServiceRESTORATION
$2,000,0002022 National Park ServiceRESTORATION
$1,801,0002022 California State ParksTRAIL CONSTRUCTION AND RESTORATION
$1,157,2412021 California State ParksTRAIL CONSTRUCTION AND RESTORATION
$645,5172023 California State ParksPARK SUPPORT GRANT
$513,3732024 California State Coastal ConservancyRESTORATION
$500,0002022 California State Coastal ConservancyRESTORATION
$486,6422020 Psi Chi the National Honor Society in PsychologyRestoration apprenticeship grants, climate change grant, & research grant
$483,6022021 Cal Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs FoundationCLIMATE CHANGE
$466,0002020 California Department of Parks and RecreationTrail construction, grove grant, & park support grant
$356,2502022 Peninsula Open Space TrustACQUISITION OF PROPERTY
$356,2502022 SEMPERVIRENS FUNDACQUISITION OF PROPERTY
$263,6622020 REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAResearch grant
$259,4812022 Cal Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs FoundationAPPRENTICESHIP, RESTORATION AND RESEARCH
$256,2542022 LandPathsGROVE OF OLD TREES PRESERVATION AND EDUCATION
$212,3452022 Regents of the University of California at BerkeleyRESEARCH
$203,1922021 University of California DavisRESEARCH
$188,4132024 California State ParksRESTORATION ROAD IMPROVEMENT AND PARK SUPPORT
$176,1402022 Yurok TribeRESTORATION
$96,6852024 Colorado State University – ScholarshipsRESEARCH
$89,7472021 LandPathsEDUCATION
$65,2502021 Colorado State University – Sponsored ProgramsRESEARCH
$61,8502022 Colorado State University – Sponsored ProgramsRESEARCH
$57,4952023 Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs FAPPRENTICESHIP GRANTS FOR RESTORATION
$50,0002024 Cal Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs FoundationRESEARCH