Pepperwood's Organizational Reports and Financial Statements
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At Pepperwood, we believe that our well-being depends on the health of our natural world. Every day, our team studies California’s land, water, and wildlife so we can educate decision-makers, our community, and the next generation about how best to care for the Earth. With guidance grounded in science, we can all take action to sustain the planet that sustains us. Please find our legacy of transparency through strategic planning, annual reporting, and audited financial statements below.
Strategic Plan 2020-2025
Pepperwood is a hub for targeted scientific research, community education, and conservation partnerships. We specialize in fostering nature-based climate solutions and offer a model for building landscape-scale resilience that can be applied globally. We connect tens of thousands of California residents to nature each year through programs conducted on our 3,200-acre reserve. We see it as our duty to unite science, stewardship, and our community to ensure that our cherished life and landscapes continue to thrive for generations to come.
At the heart of Pepperwood’s 2020-25 strategic plan are four cross-program initiatives that build on our foundations in research, education, and conservation action to address pressing needs for Northern California’s resilience.
Annual Reports
2024 - 2025
In times of turbulence, Pepperwood is a refuge, providing unwavering commitment to science, stewardship, and education.
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2023 - 2024
Change is the one constant in life. At Pepperwood, we’re adept at transforming ourselves and adapting to changing realities.
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2022 - 2023
Pepperwood is more than just a nature sanctuary; it’s a refuge where people can reconnect with nature.
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2021 - 2022
This fall also marks the 5th anniversary of the Tubbs Fire, and so we're also reflecting on the regeneration we've found in the wake of that tragic fire.
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2020-2021
At the close of our 2020–21 fiscal year, here at Pepperwood we are reflecting on what it will take to resolve the big challenges facing our community.
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2019-2020
We are in the midst of a major social and ecological transformation as we strive to adapt to our changing climate in a way that is just and humane.
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2018-2019
We’ve come a long way in ten years. We’re demonstrating new models for nature-based community resilience.
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2017-2018
Last year, the Tubb's Fire redirected our research, stewardship, and education activities, and our Team has embraced the challenge.
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2016-2017
Our work frames long-term, science-based solutions to make our communities more resilient to future extreme events.
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Audited Financials
It is your financial support that allows us to continue our mission to inspire conservation through science. You have the right to know how your donations are used. Pepperwood Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and prepares its own audited financial statements. The Foundation's fiscal year runs from July 1-June 30.
Clint McKay (Pepperwood’s Indigenous Education Coordinator, the Chair of Pepperwood’s Native Advisory Council, and cultural burn coordinator for this burn), Devyn Friedfel (Burn Boss in training and Pepperwood’s Assistant Preserve Manager), Sasha Berleman (Program Director for ACR’s Fire Forward Program and the official Burn Boss for this burn), Michael Gillogly (Pepperwood’s Preserve Manager). Photo courtesy of Ian A. Nelson.