Save the Redwoods League
“Protect and restore redwood forests and connect people with their peace and beauty.”
1 comment to the agencies, 35 conservation easements held, 78 cents of every dollar to the work.
The work
What they do
Land acquisition, restoration, and science for coast redwood and giant sequoia forests. Acquires lands for transfer to state and national parks and forests.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “The league protects and restores redwood forests and connects people with these natural wonders.” as filed.
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
Forest Restoration
$29.2M, 58% of spendingSave the Redwoods League revitalizes redwood ecosystems throughout California, leveraging scientific expertise to ensure these forests thrive into the future.
Including $1,227,508 granted onward.
Read it as they filed it
FOREST RESTORATION - SAVE THE REDWOODS LEAGUE REVITALIZES REDWOOD ECOSYSTEMS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA, LEVERAGING SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE TO ENSURE THESE FORESTS THRIVE INTO THE FUTURE. REDWOODS RISING, OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS AND THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, IS RESTORING 70,000 ACRES OF PREVIOUSLY LOGGED FOREST WITHIN REDWOOD NATIONAL AND STATE PARKS. IN 2024, WORKING WITH OUR REDWOOD RISING PARTNERS, WE COMPLETED 871 ACRES OF FORESTRY TREATMENTS TO CREATE SPACE FOR YOUNG TREES AND IMPROVE FIRE RESILIENCY, REMOVED 7 MILES OF OLD LOGGING ROADS, AND BROUGHT OVER A MILE OF STREAMS BACK TO LIFE. ON CALIFORNIA'S NORTH COAST, OUR RESTORATION WORK HAS GENERATED $31 MILLION IN ECONOMIC OUTPUT IN DEL NORTE AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES IN 2024 ALONE. IN THE SIERRA NEVADA, THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP IN THE GIANT SEQUOIA LANDS COALITION, WE RESTORED FIRE-DAMAGED SEQUOIA ECOSYSTEMS, PLANTING 8,500 SEEDLINGS AT ALDER CREEK AND PACKSADDLE GROVES. WE ALSO CONTINUED EFFORTS TO BOOST THE RESILIENCE OF THESE GROVES AGAINST FUTURE WILDFIRES THROUGH STRATEGIC VEGETATION THINNING.ADDITIONALLY, OUR REDWOODS RISING APPRENTICE PROGRAM CONTINUED IN 2024, PROVIDING FORESTRY EXPERIENCE AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS-BUILDING TO LOCAL COLLEGE STUDENTS. FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE ALSO BEGAN A GIANT SEQUOIA APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM IN THE SIERRA NEVADA, RECRUITING COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM THE NEARBY SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Land Protection
$7.4M, 15% of spendingSave the Redwoods League purchases land to safeguard at-risk redwood ecosystems and the communities they support.
Including $2,359,855 granted onward, most of it ($2,000,000) to Foundation for Americas Public Lands.
Read it as they filed it
LAND PROTECTION - SAVE THE REDWOODS LEAGUE PURCHASES LAND TO SAFEGUARD AT-RISK REDWOOD ECOSYSTEMS AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SUPPORT. OUR STRATEGIC ACQUISITIONS ARE GUIDED BY OUR NEW CONSERVATION PLANNING TOOL, WHICH HELPS US ANALYZE DATA AND IDENTIFY PRIORITY AREAS WHERE WE CAN BEST RESTORE DAMAGED FORESTS, CONSERVE OLD GROWTH AND WILDLIFE, AND EXPAND EQUITABLE ACCESS. IN 2024, WE PURCHASED THE 1,624-ACRE SONOMA COAST REDWOODS PROPERTY, WHICH WILL HELP FIRE-IMPACTED REDWOOD FORESTS RECOVER TOWARD OLD GROWTH, RECONNECT WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND OFFER OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL TRAIL. WE ALSO ACQUIRED 360 ACRES ADJOINING ARMSTRONG REDWOODS STATE NATURAL RESERVE. THE LAND WILL BE MANAGED TO BOOST FIRE RESILIENCE, PROTECT OLD-GROWTH REDWOODS, AND PRESERVE THE HEADWATERS OF TWO SALMON-BEARING CREEKS. ADDITIONALLY, WE TRANSFERRED OUR RUSSIAN RIVER REDWOODS PROPERTY TO SONOMA COUNTY, SECURING PERMANENT PROTECTION FOR 394 ACRES OF VIBRANT REDWOODS AND CRUCIAL WILDLIFE HABITAT.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Community Engagement
$3.0M, 6% of spendingThe league partners with community groups to make redwood park visits possible in ways that reflect each community’s needs.
Including $249,508 granted onward.
Read it as they filed it
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - THE LEAGUE PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS TO MAKE REDWOOD PARK VISITS POSSIBLE IN WAYS THAT REFLECT EACH COMMUNITY'S NEEDS. IN 2024, OUR REDWOOD RIDES PROGRAM PROVIDED FREE TRANSPORTATION FOR 415 UNDER-RESOURCED YOUTH, AND 17 REDWOOD CONNECT GRANTS SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CANOEING, HIKING, STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS, AND BANANA SLUG-SPOTTING. THESE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN EFFORTS ENSURE THAT THE REDWOODS ARE WELCOMING AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. WE ALSO LAUNCHED SEASON 4 OF OUR PODCAST, I'LL GO IF YOU GO, WHICH FEATURES VOICES FROM ACROSS THE REDWOOD - ECOSYSTEM FROM FIREFIGHTERS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS - HIGHLIGHTING DIVERSE, COMMUNITY-ROOTED PATHS IN FOREST STEWARDSHIP. FINALLY, WE CONTINUED WORK WITH THE YUROK TRIBE AND OTHER LOCAL PARTNERS AT THE 'O REW REDWOODS GATEWAY, WHICH WILL SERVE AS THE SOUTHERN ENTRANCE TO REDWOOD NATIONAL AND STATE PARKS. WITH INTERPRETIVE EXHIBITS, NEW TRAILS, AND A LINK TO THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL TRAIL, THIS GATEWAY INVITES VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE THE REDWOODS THROUGH A LENS OF INDIGENOUS HERITAGE AND CULTURAL RESILIENCE.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
78 cents of every dollar goes to the work
Read it as a snapshot, not a scorecard. Splits move year to year with grants and campaigns, and healthy shops live all across this range.
$39,686,125 programs, $5,810,393 management, $5,124,520 fundraising. Form 990, FY2025.
The backers
Backed on the record by Resources Legacy Fund and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, latest filing FY24.
The people
Who does the work
Honesty note: leadership comes from each year’s federal filing, so it can run a year behind. If it’s out of date, tell us. Work at the Save the Redwoods League? Claim this page.
Those 59 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If the Save the Redwoods League is holding your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Find your way inThe filings
13 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at or tap the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2012 | $14,549,975 |
| 2013 | $14,378,749 |
| 2014 | $10,432,087 |
| 2015 | $38,507,241 |
| 2016 | $16,858,583 |
| 2017 | $18,556,918 |
| 2018 | $42,747,911 |
| 2019 | $29,612,755 |
| 2020 | $41,553,584 |
| 2021 | $46,465,171 |
| 2022 | $55,128,090 |
| 2023 | $38,773,632 |
| 2025 | $68,106,119 |
From $14.5M in 2012 to $68.1M in FY25, across 13 public filings (none on record for 2024).
On the Hill
The Save the Redwoods League has hired federal lobbyists: 20 filings from 2021 to 2026. The filings, at the Senate.
Most filed on natural resources.
The record
On the record with the agencies
1 comment on federal decisions since 2023, each filed under the group’s own name on regulations.gov, none yet on a decision we track. Read them on regulations.gov.
Their ground
The land they hold
As filed on Schedule D of the FY2025 return. An easement is a permanent deed restriction the trust must monitor and defend, 1,947 staff hours of it last year.
The Save the Redwoods League is not on our editors’ record for a threatened place yet. See every threatened place on one map, and who stands for each.
The California congressional delegation averages 82 of 100 on public lands. See the full scorecard
Ways in
How to help
Straight to their own donation page. Your dollar never passes through us.
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