Mission
Enhance the ecological value of California rice fields to help sustain the millions of waterbirds and other wildlife in the pacific flyway for future generations.
Small Public Charity
California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation
California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation is a Small Public Charity headquartered in Sacramento, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $99K revenue, $98K expenses, $364K total assets. 5 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $320K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 472409361
Sacramento, CA
Bird Sanctuaries
NTEE: D32
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$99K
Total Expenses$98K
Total Assets$364K
Grant Records5
Funding Total$320K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation
How California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 9 years.
$96
Programs
the work itself
$4
Everything else
operations and overhead
Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.
Inside the $96 for programs
$96
Over the past year or so, weve seen a continued transition to more reliance on use of our donor funds to keep significant numbers of enhanced habitat acres…
Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
CONSERVING WILDLIFE AND HABITAT
$10,000
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$5,085
CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES
$144,619
CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES
$80,004
CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES
$80,004
Showing up to 5 of 5 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Sec/Treasurer
Josh Sheppard
Director
Mark Biddlecomb
Director
Mike Dewitt
Chair/Ex Dir.
Paul Buttner
Director
Xernimo Castaeda
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $99K | $98K | $364K |
| 2024 | $82K | $37K | $324K |
| 2023 | $213K | $132K | $279K |
| 2022 | $319K | $230K | $198K |
| 2021 | $318K | $251K | $109K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $318K to $99K (-69%), with total assets most recently reported at $364K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.