2023-12-15T12:14:52-08:00 2023-03-31 460796445 Shining Star Consulting LLC 2320 Oak St Berkeley CA 94708 990 2022-04-01 946121854 Green Foothills Foundation dba Green Foothills GREE 6509687243 3921 E Bayshore Blvd Palo Alto CA 94303 Julie Hutcheson Executive Director 2023-12-15 true Julie Hutcheson 999009999 true Suzanne Pon P03097587 9257087444 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Julie Hutcheson 1681886 false X www.greenfoothills.org X 1964 CA To protect the open space, farmland, and natural resources of San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties for the benefit of all through advocacy, education, and grassroots action. 14 14 11 50 0 1574786 1635223 4950 3825 25083 19072 -4757 -93353 1600062 1564767 29060 1050 0 1015153 880322 0 162562 373993 321350 1418206 1202722 181856 362045 1537999 1744586 194291 97589 1343708 1646997 To protect the open space, farmland, and natural resources of San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties for the benefit of all through advocacy, education, and grassroots action. false false 721261 250 Advocacy, Education, and Grassroots Action. Green Foothills is the champion for nature and wildlife in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. Advocacy, education, and grassroots action has been our long-standing vehicle for change. The desired impacts of our work are: 1) Land use decisions affirm and support open space, biodiversity, climate resilience, and natural resources and 2) Diverse leaders and communities champion conservation and inclusion. We achieve this by: a) Engaging in Local Land Use Issues: We engage in land use policy, proposals, and planning processes that pose an opportunity or threat to our natural environment. We conduct thorough research and seek community input to inform our advocacy goals, b) Educating Decision Makers and Community Leaders: We provide the support and information needed for current and future decision makers to be champions for conservation and inclusive public processes, c) Partnering With and Mobilizing Community Members: We bring together and mobilize people to effectively navigate the land use process. We train, mentor, and learn from diverse leaders and communities in equitable, inclusive environmental activism. In 2022, we championed the closure of Lehigh Quarry and cement plant, protected green space in San Jose as the city adds much-needed housing, and worked to stop development in high fire-hazard severity zones. We were steadfast in our ongoing work to protect the Stanford Foothills from an expanding campus, Bay wetlands from excessive office development, Coyote Valley from increased commercial development along the Coyote Creek corridor, the Amah Mutsun's most sacred site - Juristac - from a proposed open-pit sand and gravel mine near Gilroy, and thousands of miles of rangeland in San Benito County from urban sprawl. We are also excited to announce that we are in the planning stages of developing Spanish language materials for our Leadership Program. 2023 will be the 10th anniversary of this program which has now graduated more than 240 local changemakers who are making a difference through their leadership throughout San Mateo, Santa Clara, and San Benito Counties. In addition to this, we are supporting and resourcing the groups and people who are key partners in our mission to protect local nature. This includes providing staffing and grant writing support to the Muwekma Ohlone Preservation Foundation and Calpulli Tonalehqueh. (greenfoothills.org/publications). 2022 Impact metrics:Our advocates engaged on 23 land use issues in 2022. From the coast to the Baylands, from the valley to the hillsides, we gave a voice to the most at-risk habitats. 57,267 acres of open space protected or benefitted, 5 victories achieved out of 8 concluded land use issues, 13 key wildlife and plant species benefited, 2 policies or plans adopted by governmental agencies, 23 land use issues in total monitored and advocated, 14 were in collaboration with a total of 110 tribes, organizations, and community leaders, 39,363 comment letters sent in response to our 17 calls to action with 14 favorable outcomes, 155 additional letters were in response to our call to thank legislators for their vote. 141280 800 3825 We launched the 9th Leadership Program cohort of local change makers in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties in 2022. Leadership Program alumni 1) assume leadership roles where they apply a lens of environmental advocacy and cultural humility in their work; 2) initiate and join successful campaigns that advance Green Foothills' mission and vision; and 3) are involved in the Green Foothills community. 2022 Impact metrics: 22 local changemakers graduated for a total of 242 alumni since 2014, 19 alumni in a new leadership role for a total of 109 since 2014, 15 initiatives won by alumni for a total of 37 initiatives since 2014, 13 initiatives launched or joined by alumni for a total of 40 since 2014. 862541 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 15 0 true 11 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 14 14 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false CA X Heather Kantor 6509687243 3921 E Bayshore Blvd Palo Alto CA 94303 Megan Fluke Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 143368 0 10387 Ian Bain President 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Hyma Menath Vice President 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Lisa Munro Treasurer 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Nancy Federspiel Secretary 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jon Adams Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Matthew Burrows Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sarvenaz Fahimi Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ricardo Samaniego Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Manjeet Singh Bhamra Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Greg Boro Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marsha Cohen Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Anand Madhavan Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ann Monroe Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Arpana Tiwari Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Margaret Laffan Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeff Segall Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 143368 10387 1 false true false 0 269183 66000 1300040 34953 1635223 Tuition 611430 3825 3825 3825 22244 22244 0 0 0 -3172 -3172 -3172 -3172 23630 269183 117119 -93489 0 6 6 6 Miscellaneous Refunds 900099 130 130 130 1564767 3961 19072 1050 1050 0 0 0 140107 79853 40468 19786 0 616932 557543 2372 57017 0 59979 50404 3415 6160 63304 53086 3646 6572 0 8420 8420 71500 71500 0 0 0 82840 53625 10265 18950 8504 8167 337 72141 21858 31894 18389 23438 3525 1886 18027 0 27847 20227 3606 4014 1288 1184 17 87 0 14673 713 1310 12650 0 0 3974 2886 515 573 6725 6725 0 1202722 862541 177619 162562 463667 234677 75000 84987 204384 0 0 0 0 0 15916 8417 18702 16547 6129 2155 967300 1219953 0 0 0 0 1537999 1744586 194291 78024 19565 194291 97589 X 640833 528874 702875 1118123 1343708 1646997 1537999 1744586 362045 -58756 X false false false X 1364379 1022194 1211519 1574786 1635223 6808101 0 0 1364379 1022194 1211519 1574786 1635223 6808101 375478 6432623 6233 13943 12689 15206 19072 67143 0 5639 130 5769 6881013 123759 0.93480 0.89430 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 2582 2708 5290 1197432 1202722 195272 48818 false 181346 186438 237731 195272 800787 1201181 3381 7621 16763 5290 33055 45337 46610 59433 48818 200198 300297 2078 1297 8988 2582 14945 18257 16102 2155 445 445 2155 false CA Nature's Inspiration 292813 269183 23630 39542 77577 292813 269183 23630 39542 77577 117119 -93489 X X false false false false false false false false false Megan Fluke Executive Dir. 143368 1442 8945 153755 X 2 34953 FMV false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Form 990 is reviewed by the Executive Director, the Finance Committee and Finance personnel prior to filing, and copies are also provided to the Board for their review. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The policy is signed annually by all Board members and staff. Executive Director and the Executive Committee are responsible for monitoring issues related to conflict of interest. Board and / or staff are expected to raise any concerns they may have. Board members are asked to recuse themselves from a meetings where issues with potential conflicts may arise. Discussion is brought first to the Executive Committee of the Board, and then to the full Board if necessary. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Compensation review is done annually in the fall and winter by the Executive Committee of the Board, and they conduct the Executive Director's salary and performance review. At that time, goals are set for the following year. Salary recommendations are made during the budget preparation process during January and February, and approved along with the adoption of the new budget in March. The Committee carefully reviews recent salary surveys focusing on comparable nonprofits, e.g. similar sized Bay Area environmental nonprofits to make sure the salaries are aligned with our compensation philosophy and well supported with survey data. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Copies of governing documents, policies and financial statements are made available upon reasonable request.