2025-02-13T15:57:06-08:00 2024-03-31 942329070 John Waddell & Co CPAs 3416 American River Drive A Sacramento CA 95864 990 2023-04-01 946116403 California Native Plant Society CALI 9164472677 2707 K Street 1 Sacramento CA 95816 Jun Bando PhD Executive Director 2025-02-13 true true Deborah F Ask CPA P00052634 9164882460 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Jun Bando PhD 12846135 false X www.cnps.org X 1965 CA To protect Californias native plants and their natural habitats, today and into the future, through science, education, stewardship, gardening, and advocacy 11 11 69 820 1800 6591650 3685529 2594133 3001870 183768 230524 550726 570464 9920277 7488387 251003 211632 0 5487654 5075849 0 693968 2586467 3015429 8325124 8302910 1595153 -814523 15167683 15475051 669361 747700 14498322 14727351 X To protect Californias native plants and their natural habitats, today and into the future, through science, education, stewardship, gardening, and advocacy false false 3841643 2728843 PLANT SCIENCECalifornia's ambitious climate, working land, and biodiversity initiatives require best available science on the state's native plants and habitats. This year, the combined work of the CNPS Rare Plant Program, the Vegetation Program, the Education Program, and CNPS stewardship and community science staff helped provide much-needed data, review, and best practices on California's rare plants and habitats. With the State of California's record investment in vegetation mapping, the CNPS Vegetation Program quickly scaled up work in mapping and monitoring, supporting fine-scale vegetation mapping efforts for at least 4 million acres in Northern and Central California. CNPS staff and volunteers completed over 2,000 vegetation surveys; collected over 600 botanical specimens; installed 120 Bureau of Land Management Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring plots across California, and completed 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 57 rare plant status reviews, completed 445 Species of Critical Concern plant and lichen accounts for 6 northern USDA Region 5 national forests, and conducted 30 California Plant Rescue seed collections (up 275% from 2022). CNPS also launched the California Native Seed Strategy, a plan to address the State's growing supply gap for genetically appropriate native seed needed for ecological restoration. Other highlights included: 104,400 California Oak Watch observations; 76 Certified Botanists (up 14% from the prior year); 163 graduates of the California Native Plant Landscaper Certification; and 125 plant science workshop participants. 1666934 174905 ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACHThis year, CNPS Public Affairs, Education, and Stewardship staff worked to engage the public, industry, and decisionmakers through a wide range of activites. In Education, CNPS partnered to develop and host a sold-out Educators Conference (185 attendees), lead student-created native plant interpretive signage, and begin work on a middle-school native plant curriculum -- all part of the CNPS School Nature Gardens project. Education Staff also worked to update and expand the CNPS Student Research Grants to diversify areas of research and the students eligible to receive grants. (See additional Education highlights under Plant Science.) The CNPS Calscape team wrapped up worked on the updated Calscape.org website, which has seen a 98% increase in traffic since 2020 with 1.3M visits this year. In Public Affairs, the team supported the successful passage of SB 337, codifying the States 30x30 goal into law; lobbied to secure record State of CA budget investments in vegetation mapping; led communications for the Power in Nature 30x30 California coalition; and partnered to support strategic communications across national monument campaigns. Since 2020, CNPS has seen a 125% increase in email subscribers, growing the list to 45k, gained a total 154k social media followers, and increased visitss to the cnps.org website by 69%. The Publications Program worked with Indigenous scholars and authors to produce the special Artemisia journal issue, Indigenous Perspectives: Native Plants and Climate Change. Meanwhile, staff horticulture experts continued the popular Naturehood webinars, with each monthly webinar hosting hundreds of attendees. The CNPS Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) Committee also worked with staff and volunteers across the organization to finalize the organization's first DEIJ Vision Statement, which was overwhelmingly approved in votes by the CNPS Board and Chapter Council. 563947 CONSERVATIONThe CNPS Conservation Program works with volunteers, staff, and partners to undertake the environmental review, legal action, and advocacy needed to protect California native plants and habitats today and into the future. This year, CNPS played a key role in supporting national monument campaigns and pushing back against threats to sensitive habitat and species. The most notable victory included the expansion of Berryessa Snow Mountain and the San Gabriel Mountains national monuments, totaling 123,000 acres of new, permanently protected land. Working with partners and the CNPS Public Affairs team, the program organized and hosted visits for leaders and media to the Molok Luyuk expansion of Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, including a tour with US Dept of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. The team completed natural resource reporting for national monument Objects of Interest reports; published stories on the Supreme Court's Sackett decision and CEQA attacks; and helped advance site-based conservation across the state, including the successful protection of four rare plants in the San Bernardino National Forest and the Inyo Rock Daisy in Conglomerate Mesa, all of which face immediate threats due to mining. The year wrapped up with the preliminary roll-out of the new CNPS online Conservation Advocacy Toolkit. 478831 98122 6551355 true true false true false false false false false true true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 72 0 true 69 true true true false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false true true false true true false true true true true true true true true true false false CA X X X Brock Wimberley 9164472677 2707 K Street 1 Sacramento CA 95816 Brock Wimberley Sr Operations Dir 51.00 0.00 188841 0 22909 Liv R O'Keeffe Dir Public Affairs 56.00 0.00 182518 0 11156 Kathy Jun Bando Executive Dir. 50.00 0.00 X X 157256 0 19274 Julie Evens Vegetation Prg Dir 44.00 0.00 126248 0 20276 Christine Pieper Development Dir 42.00 0.00 125898 0 19133 Aaron E Sims Dir Rare Plants 44.00 0.00 112646 0 8490 Vince Scheidt Vice President 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Vivian Neou President 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Larry Levine Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Steve Schoenig Treasurer 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 April Owens Secretary 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Carol Witham Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lucy Ferneyhough Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Leslie Warren Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alice Centelow Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robin Mitchell Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Cathy Capone Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 893407 101238 6 false true false Third Rail 6341 South Land Park Dr Sacramento CA 95831 Printing 141471 Propane Studio LLC 2501 Harrison St 5 San Francisco CA 94110 Website 222875 Peninsula Consrv Center Mgmt 3921 E Bayshore Rd Palo Alto CA 94303 Consulting 228339 Cal Poly Humboldt Spons Program Fdn 1 Harpst Street Arcata CA 95521 Consulting 148758 Lamont Digital 672 La Fayette Park Place 14 Los Angeles CA 90057 Communications 134483 5 780098 2905431 133966 3685529 Conference income 611430 94151 94151 Contract Income 541900 2728843 2728843 Membership Dues & Assessments 900099 91424 91424 Other program income 900099 4898 4898 Workshop income 611430 80754 80754 1800 1800 3001870 215373 215373 0 0 0 2941219 2234286 2926068 2234286 15151 15151 15151 0 0 767858 197394 570464 570464 0 7488387 3585685 1800 215373 X 77202 77202 134430 134430 0 0 180190 140097 27435 12658 0 4002882 3113625 608504 280753 205720 159946 31322 14452 362234 281636 55152 25446 324823 252549 49456 22818 0 26300 26300 31075 31075 55118 55118 0 0 1089438 891965 42853 154620 3293 3293 58178 19001 37890 1287 118859 54887 21595 42377 0 385652 360824 18082 6746 327281 313768 6253 7260 0 301332 301332 0 0 37893 17150 20743 86344 68882 15136 2326 Printing and Publications 233832 144963 1920 86949 Miscellaneous 129221 32879 60954 35388 Supplies 128933 104801 23244 888 Donations 2680 2680 0 8302910 6551355 1057587 693968 4357783 1948948 1556286 980278 834971 1102098 652647 852312 0 0 0 227257 193657 83342 138687 574036 49677 339376 524359 4873998 9730975 0 0 0 2242023 3737 15167683 15475051 530990 617268 138371 130432 669361 747700 X 9556871 9826062 4941451 4901289 14498322 14727351 15167683 15475051 -814523 1043552 X false true X true false X 7284553 2954202 5027672 6684794 3776953 25728174 0 0 7284553 2954202 5027672 6684794 3776953 25728174 3753324 21974850 68151 22317 41978 181514 230524 544484 0 20805 17733 11725 6522 56785 26329443 11027416 0.83460 0.74480 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 55118 55118 8215007 8270125 563506 140877 false 356771 437905 562816 563506 1920998 2881497 16452 44369 58708 55118 174647 89193 109476 140704 140877 480250 720375 302457 73890 376347 347078 -44621 302457 338289 8789 347078 313304 42115 2487 4996 9647 338289 357585 -26984 2534 5087 9676 313304 0.21100 0.65600 0.13300 false false false 4200 4200 569836 49677 520159 524359 7352680 869602 34029 903631 6449049 1039338 1039338 7488387 7391970 34029 34029 7357941 944969 944969 8302910 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. The funds are required to be held in perpetuity. Some earnings are restricted for various purposes depending on the fund, including conservation, research awards, and scholarships. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 Cost of goods sold $34029 Part XI, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/S Chapter revenue $1039338 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S Cost of goods sold $34029 Part XII, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/S Chapter expenses $944969 true Friends of Earth and Water PO Box 554 Gardena CA 90248 854146353 501(c)(3) 5500 0 Habitat restoration Friends of Edgewood Preserve 3 Old Stage Coach Rd Redwood City CA 94062 943188191 501(c)(3) 13000 0 General support PVP Land Conservancy 916 Silver Spur Road 207 Rolling Hills CA 90274 330309722 501(c)(3) 9009 0 Conservation UC Davis 1 Sheilds Ave Davis CA 95616 946036494 10600 0 Enviornmental policy & Native Plant 4 0 Chapter research/stipend awards 68 64191 CNPS research/stipend awards 91 55889 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used For smaller grants, recipients are generally asked to make a presentation at a chapter meeting regarding the use of the funds or to prepare an article for the local chapter newsletter. For larger grants, the chapters are actively involved in the grant. X false false false false false false false false false Brock Wimberley Sr Operations Dir 155491 33350 11330 11579 211750 Kathy Jun Bando Executive Dir. 157256 9435 9839 176530 Liv R O'Keeffe Dir Public Affairs 156108 26410 10956 200 193674 X 8 133966 FMV false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: CHAPTER SUPPORTCNPS's 36 chapters are the face of the native plant movement in communities across California and Baja California, Mexico. CNPS staff support volunteer-led chapter work in a technical assistance capacity, ranging from plant science and CEQA-process training to communications and operational guidance. Staff hosts coordinating meetings, provides professional best practice guidelines, and oversees and provides training in technical platforms including websites, Zoom, email marketing, volunteer management tools, and online sales. Staff also updates an extensive online chapter handbook, directories, codes of conduct, and other administrative tools. Highlights of chapter activities this year include: the Marin Chapter's new docent program for Tiburon's Ring Mountain; Santa Cruz Chapter's collaboration with the county to relocate Cabrillo College's propagation program; the first recorded observation of spotted coral orchid in the Western Transverse Ranges; the recognition of Dudleya chasmophyta, Orange County's second endemic plant; the restoration of Hell's Half Acre in Grass Valley; a Kern Chapter public art project to raise awareness of the endangered Bakersfield cactus; a settlement with the City of Del Rey Oaks to help protect maritime chapparal, oak woodland, and Monterey pine forest habitats; the formation of a new CNPS Chapter "Community" focused on ecological approaches to wildfire mitigation; a new Yolo Colusa Chapter; and extensive volunteer work to collect vegetation samples and help map areas in Monterey, San Luis Obispo, the Klamath Mountains, Santa Cruz, and Santa Clara. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: PUBLICATIONSFor more than 50 years, CNPS has been the information hub for native plant science, horticulture, and conservation. During the year, CNPS issued 2 scientific journals called Fremontia and 4 magazines called Flora. We have 9,118 subscribed members for both publications. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 is reviewed by the Executive Director, Board of Directors, Board Treasurer and Finance Director. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Governing body discusses any potential conflicts of interest during 1st meeting of the year, and disclose in a written statement at the beginning of each year. If anything comes up during the year, then they will address it. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Executive Committee reviews compensation using 360 annual evaluations and presents in closed session to governing body. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Financial Statements are provided upon request. Governing documents and conflict of interest policy are provided to the public through our website.