Grassroots Ecology
Donations deductibleGrassroots Ecology's network
11 people5 organisationsi11 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (5) 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
11 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 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Fenselau | Vice President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Barb Erny | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Bart Westcott | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Casey Mullins | Company secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| David Smernoff | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Japjit Tulsi | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jerry Hearn | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| KIT Gordon | President & CEO | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Lucille Glassman | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Michael WU | Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Tina Hugg | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Von Feldt | Executive Director | 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Dolkas | Development Dir. | 40 | $113k | $2k | |
| Junko Bryant | Co-Exec Directr | 30 | $98k | $2k | |
| Alex von Feldt | Co-Exec Directr | 30 | $96k | $2k | |
| Kit Gordon | Chairman | 2 | $0 | ||
| Andy Fenselau | Vice-Chairman | 2 | $0 | ||
| Michael Wu | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Casey Mullins | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| David Smernoff | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Barbara Erny | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jerry Hearn | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Tina Hugg | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Barbara Camacho Garcia | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kaumumdi Phanasalkar | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Bart Westcott | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Garry Sotnik | Director | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Grassroots Ecology
- EIN
- 813707643
- Address
- 3921 E Bayshore Rd Ste 202, Palo Alto, CA, 94303-4303
- State
- California
- Mission
- We restore native plants to open spaces and neighborhoods, steward creeks and watersheds, and provide hands-on nature education (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- C30 Environment
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Environment
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2016
- Principal officer
- Michael Wu (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 2018
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsAndy Fenselau
≥7years on the filingsBart Westcott
≥7years on the filingsDavid Smernoff
≥7years on the filingsJapjit Tulsi
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.7m
- Total liabilities
- $140k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $809k
- Program service revenue
- $1.7m
- Employees
- 28
- Volunteers
- 7,400