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US nonprofit · EIN 680287719 · Gualala, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 680287719) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data
Exemption reinstated on 15 May 2024. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 May 2024 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.

Redwood Coast Land Conservancy's network

7 people3 organisationsi7 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Andrea LunsfordCompany secretary2024
2 yrs
Cheryl HarrisDirector2019
7 yrs
Jennifer DumpertDirector2024
2 yrs
John WaltonDirector2019
7 yrs
Mark EscajedaPresident2024
2 yrs
Rich TrisselVice President2024
2 yrs
Robert A Rutemoeller (also filed as Bob Rutemoeller, Robert Rutemoeller)Treasurer2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Jim EliasExecutive Director2024

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Jim EliasExecutive Director0$113k
Jennifer DumpertDirector0$0
Cheryl HarrisDirector0$0
John WaltonDirector0$0
Mark EscajedaPresident0$0
Rich TrisselVice President0$0
Andrea LunsfordSecretary0$0
Bob RutemoellerTreasurer0$0

About

Legal name
Redwood Coast Land Conservancy
EIN
680287719
Address
46902 Old State Hwy, Gualala, CA, 95445
State
California
Mission
To conserve lands for recreational, educational, ecological, agricultural, scenic & open space opportunities. We develop & maintain public access ways & trails to the ocean, rivers & other natural or scenic features along coastal Mendocino & Sonoma. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
C34 Environment
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Environment
Size band
7 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1992
Principal officer
Jim Elias (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 2025
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsRobert A Rutemoeller
≥7years on the filingsCheryl Harris
≥7years on the filingsJohn Walton
≥2years on the filingsAndrea Lunsford

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$5.1m
Total liabilities
$20k
Net assets or fund balances
$5.1m
Contributions and grants received
$1.4m
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
6
Volunteers
90

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$1.5m$322k$1.2m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.