Wishtoyo Foundation
Donations deductibleWishtoyo Foundation's network
10 people13 organisationsi10 people and 13 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (14) 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
10 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Sanchez Chair | Board Chair & Director | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| ALI Sahabi | Treasurer & Director | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| Doug De Luca | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jan Ward | Secretary & Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Lauren Van Schilfgaard | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Mati Waiya | President & Executive Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| MAX Gail | Director | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| Paul Novoa | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Terry Tamminen | Vice President & Director | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| Wailani O'Herlihy | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Weiner | General Counsel & Water Initiative Director | 2017 |
| Leticia Segura | Director of Accounting | since 2022 |
| Luhui Isha | Assoc Dir/Cultural Resourc | 2022 |
| Mati Waiya | Executive Director | since 2017 |
| Paulette Luhui Isha Ward | Associate & Cultural Resources Director | 2023 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mati Waiya | President & Executive Dire | 40 | $162k | $17k | |
| Leticia Segura | Director of Accounting | 40 | $112k | ||
| Paulette Luhui Isha Ward | Associate & Cultural Resou | 40 | $109k | $16k | |
| Deborah Sanchez | Board Chair & Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Terry Tamminen | Vice President & Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jan Ward | Secretary & Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ali Sahabi | Treasurer & Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Paul Novoa | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Max Gail | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lauren van Schilfgaard | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Doug de Luca | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Wailani O'herlihy | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Wishtoyo Foundation
- EIN
- 954124859
- Address
- 9452 Telephone Rd 432, Ventura, CA, 93004-2600
- State
- California
- Mission
- Wishtoyo is place, organization, and movement inspiring people to live in harmony with our earth again. Wishtoyo serves as a "rainbow bridge" linking chumash and indigenous lifeways with the protection of natural and cultural resources, utilizing traditional ecological knowledge to provide environmental and cultural preservation and justice, education, research, and advocacy. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A230 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1987
- Principal officer
- Mati Waiya (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 1988
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥9years on the filingsDeborah Sanchez
≥9years on the filingsALI Sahabi
≥9years on the filingsMAX Gail
≥9years on the filingsTerry Tamminen
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
- $31.7m
- Total liabilities
- $122k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $31.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $950k
- Program service revenue
- $31k
- Employees
- 23
- Volunteers
- 16