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CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION

CA

501(C)(3) organization. Received $84,150 grant in 2024. Purpose: SPORTS/LEISURE

Tracked direct giving

$0

Tracked donations to candidate

$0

Connections

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Dark Money Spending

Election spending by organizations that do not disclose their donors. Dark money flows through 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations, 501(c)(6) trade associations, and similar entities that are not required to reveal their funders. Figures below are never combined with disclosed-donor totals.

IRS 990 Schedule I Grant Chain

Grants between nonprofits reported on IRS Form 990 Schedule I. These inter-organizational transfers are a key pathway in dark money flows — a nonprofit may receive a grant from one entity and then spend that money on election ads.

IRS 990 Schedule I grants given

$1,523,786

GranteeAmountTax YearPurpose
REDWOOD TRAILS ALLIANCE$10,0002022TRAILS FOR ALL GRANT
BOOSTERS OF OLD TOWN SAN DIEGO STATE HISTORIC PARK$7,90020222023 CA STATE PARKS WEEK; 2023 EARTH DAY GRANT
REDWOOD PARKS CONSERVANCY$5,90020222023 CA STATE PARKS WEEK
NATURE NEXUS INSTITUTE$20,00020222022 WILDFIRE RESILIENCY PREVENTION GRANT; 2023 EARTH DAY GRANT
STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION INC$10,00020222022 WILDFIRE RESILIENCY PREVENTION GRANT
FRIENDS OF SUTTER'S FORT$10,00020222023 STATE PARKS IMPROVEMENT
MOUNTAIN PARKS FOUNDATION$12,0002022VOLUNTEER CELEBRATION FOR SANTA CRUZ DISTRICT; 2023 STATE PARKS IMPROVEMENT
GOLD DISCOVERY PARKS ASSOCIATION$30,00020222022 WILDFIRE RESILIENCY PREVENTION GRANT
MALIBU CREEK DOCENTS$10,00020222023 STATE PARKS IMPROVEMENT
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS TRAIL STEWARDSHIP$10,0002022TRAILS FOR ALL GRANT
COASTSIDE STATE PARKS ASSOCIATION$14,75020222022 WILDFIRE RESILIENCY PREVENTION GRANT; 2023 EARTH DAY GRANT
CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION$29,0312022ADOPT A BEACH PROGRAMMING AND COASTAL CLEAN-UP DAY
Empowerment Works Inc$10,00020222022 WILDFIRE RESILIENCY PREVENTION GRANT
SONOMA ECOLOGY CENTER$9,68020222022 WILDFIRE RESILIENCY PREVENTION GRANT; PAD TRAVEL GRANT
SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS INC$24,99920222023 MONARCH CONSERVATION
SOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZENS LEAGUE$10,00020222023 STATE PARKS IMPROVEMENT
FRIENDS OF LAKES FOLSOM AND NATOMA$28,05020222022 WILDFIRE RESILIENCY PREVENTION GRANT; 2023 CA STATE PARKS WEEK; 2023 EARTH DAY GRANT
CRYSTAL COVE CONSERVANCY$15,00020222022 WILDFIRE RESILIENCY PREVENTION GRANT; 2023 EARTH DAY GRANT
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION$1,256,47620222022 WILDFIRE RESILIENCY PREVENTION GRANT; 2023 CA STATE PARKS WEEK; 2023 EARTH DAY GRANT; 2023 MONARCH CONSERVATION; 2023 STATE PARKS IMPROVEMENT; ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION

IRS 990 Schedule I grants received

$166,336

GrantorAmountTax YearPurpose
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION$84,1502024SPORTS/LEISURE
AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION$15,3002023ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA$46,2862023CHARITABLE DONATION
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$15,1002022ENVIRONMENT
EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$5,5002022GENERAL SUPPORT, EARTH DAY MATCHING GIFT CHALLENGE

Source: IRS Form 990 Schedule I (Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations) via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer and IRS 990 XML e-files. Grant amounts represent the most recent filing year available.

IRS 990 data lags a year or more behind filing. Grants shown are for the stated tax year and do not establish current-cycle funding.

Methodology Disclosure

Dark money figures are derived from FEC Form 5 (independent expenditures by non-committee organizations) and Form 9 (electioneering communications). These filings capture spending on ads and election communications but do not reveal the identity of the organization's donors. QPQ totals may differ from benchmarks like the Brennan Center's estimates because QPQ includes all Form 5 filers, while some benchmarks count only a subset of non-disclosing nonprofits. Grant chain data is from IRS Form 990 Schedule I and may not include all years or all grantee organizations.

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TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Gave money toREDWOOD TRAILS ALLIANCEIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: TRAILS FOR ALL GRANTSource
Gave money toBOOSTERS OF OLD TOWN SAN DIEGO STATE HISTORIC PARKIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $7,900 (tax year 2022). Purpose: 2023 CA STATE PARKS WEEK; 2023 EARTH DAY GRANTSource
Gave money toREDWOOD PARKS CONSERVANCYIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $5,900 (tax year 2022). Purpose: 2023 CA STATE PARKS WEEKSource
Gave money toNATURE NEXUS INSTITUTEIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: 2022 WILDFIRE RESILIENCY PREVENTION GRANT; 2023 EARTH DAY GRANTSource
Gave money toSTUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION INCIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: 2022 WILDFIRE RESILIENCY PREVENTION GRANTSource
Gave money toFRIENDS OF SUTTER'S FORTIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: 2023 STATE PARKS IMPROVEMENTSource
Gave money toMOUNTAIN PARKS FOUNDATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $12,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: VOLUNTEER CELEBRATION FOR SANTA CRUZ DISTRICT; 2023 STATE PARKS IMPROVEMENTSource
Gave money toGOLD DISCOVERY PARKS ASSOCIATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $30,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: 2022 WILDFIRE RESILIENCY PREVENTION GRANTSource
Gave money toMALIBU CREEK DOCENTSIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: 2023 STATE PARKS IMPROVEMENTSource
Gave money toSANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS TRAIL STEWARDSHIPIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: TRAILS FOR ALL GRANTSource
Gave money toCOASTSIDE STATE PARKS ASSOCIATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $14,750 (tax year 2022). Purpose: 2022 WILDFIRE RESILIENCY PREVENTION GRANT; 2023 EARTH DAY GRANTSource
Gave money toCALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $29,031 (tax year 2022). Purpose: ADOPT A BEACH PROGRAMMING AND COASTAL CLEAN-UP DAYSource
Gave money toEmpowerment Works IncIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: 2022 WILDFIRE RESILIENCY PREVENTION GRANTSource
Gave money toSONOMA ECOLOGY CENTERIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $9,680 (tax year 2022). Purpose: 2022 WILDFIRE RESILIENCY PREVENTION GRANT; PAD TRAVEL GRANTSource
Gave money toSOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS INCIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $24,999 (tax year 2022). Purpose: 2023 MONARCH CONSERVATIONSource
Gave money toSOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZENS LEAGUEIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: 2023 STATE PARKS IMPROVEMENTSource
Gave money toFRIENDS OF LAKES FOLSOM AND NATOMAIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $28,050 (tax year 2022). Purpose: 2022 WILDFIRE RESILIENCY PREVENTION GRANT; 2023 CA STATE PARKS WEEK; 2023 EARTH DAY GRANTSource
Gave money toCRYSTAL COVE CONSERVANCYIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $15,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: 2022 WILDFIRE RESILIENCY PREVENTION GRANT; 2023 EARTH DAY GRANTSource
Gave money toCALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $1,256,476 (tax year 2022). Purpose: 2022 WILDFIRE RESILIENCY PREVENTION GRANT; 2023 CA STATE PARKS WEEK; 2023 EARTH DAY GRANT; 2023 MONARCH CONSERVATION; 2023 STATE PARKS IMPROVEMENT; ANNUAL DISTRIBUTIONSource
Received money fromAMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $84,150 (tax year 2024). Purpose: SPORTS/LEISURESource
Received money fromAYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $15,300 (tax year 2023). Purpose: ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTIONSource
Received money fromCALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $15,100 (tax year 2022). Purpose: ENVIRONMENTSource
Received money fromEAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $5,500 (tax year 2022). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT, EARTH DAY MATCHING GIFT CHALLENGESource
Received money fromCHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICAIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $46,286 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CHARITABLE DONATIONSource