Trust For Public Land in San Francisco, California (CA)

Trust For Public Land
Employer Identification Number (EIN)	237222333
Name of Organization	Trust For Public Land
Address	101 Montgomery St Ste 900, San Francisco, CA 94104-4148
Activities	Preservation of natural resources (conservation)
Subsection	Charitable Organization
Ruling Date	02/1978
Deductibility	Contributions are deductible
Foundation	Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public
Organization	Corporation
Exempt Organization Status	Unconditional Exemption
Tax Period	03/2014
Assets	$50,000,000 to greater
Income	$50,000,000 to greater
Filing Requirement	990 (all other) or 990EZ return
Asset Amount	$286,714,491
Amount of Income	$225,404,604
Form 990 Revenue Amount	$144,134,370
National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE)	Environmental Quality, Protection and Beautification: Environmental Beautification and Aesthetics

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Amount of income in 2014: $225,404,604

Trust For Public Land:	$225,404,604
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$124,345

Assets in 2014: $286,714,491

This organization:	$286,714,491
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$112,708

Expenses in 2013: $119,592,234

Trust For Public Land:	$119,592,234
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$102,681

Income to expenses ratio in 2013: 1.9

Trust For Public Land:	1.9
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	1.1

Expenses allocated to program services in 2007: 89.1%

This organization:	89.1%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	76.4%

Number of employees in 2013: 382

This organization:	382
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	3

Employees paid over $100,000 in 2013: 25.4%

This organization:	25.4%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	0.0%

Grants share in income in 2013: 78.0%

This organization:	78.0%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	77.5%

Financial snapshot ($)

Revenue for 2013

Assets at the end of 2013

Functional expenses for 2013

Support schedule

	2012	2013
Checklist
Is the organization described in section 501(c)(3) or 4947(a)(1) (other than a private foundation)?		Yes
Is the organization required to complete Schedule B, Schedule of Contributors?		Yes
Did the organization engage in direct or indirect political campaign activities on behalf of or in opposition to candidates for public office?		No
Did the organization engage in lobbying activities, or have a section 501(h) election in effect during the tax year?		Yes
Is the organization a section 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), or 501(c)(6) organization that receives membership dues, assessments, or similar amounts as defined in Revenue Procedure 98-19?		No
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds or any similar funds or accounts for which donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts?		No
Did the organization receive or hold a conservation easement, including easements to preserve open space, the environment, historic land areas, or historic structures?		Yes
Did the organization maintain collections of works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets?		No
Did the organization report an amount for escrow or custodial account liability; serve as a custodian or provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services?		No
Did the organization, directly or through a related organization, hold assets in temporarily restricted endowments, permanent endowments, or quasi-endowments?		Yes
Did the organization report an amount for land, buildings, and equipment?		Yes
Did the organization report an amount for investments-other securities that is 5% or more of its total assets?		Yes
Did the organization report an amount for investments-program related that is 5% or more of its total assets?		No
Did the organization report an amount for other assets that is 5% or more of its total assets?		Yes
Did the organization report an amount for other liabilities?		Yes
Did the organization's separate or consolidated financial statements for the tax year include a footnote that addresses the organization's liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC 740)?		Yes
Did the organization obtain separate, independent audited financial statements for the tax year?		No
Was the organization included in consolidated, independent audited financial statements for the tax year?		Yes
Is the organization a school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)?		No
Did the organization maintain an office, employees, or agents outside of the United States?		No
Did the organization have aggregate revenues or expenses of more than $10,000 from grantmaking, fundraising, business, investment, and program service activities outside the United States, or aggregate foreign investments valued at $100,000 or more?		No
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to or for any foreign organization?		No
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of aggregate grants or other assistance to or for foreign individuals?		No
Did the organization report a total of more than $15,000 of expenses for professional fundraising services?		Yes
Did the organization report more than $15,000 total of fundraising event gross income and contributions?		Yes
Did the organization report more than $15,000 of gross income from gaming activities?		No
Did the organization operate one or more hospital facilities?		No
Did the organization attach a copy of its audited financial statements?		No
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to any domestic organization or domestic government?		Yes
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to or for domestic individuals?		No
Did the organization answer 'Yes' about compensation of the organization's current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees?		Yes
Did the organization have a tax-exempt bond issue with an outstanding principal amount of more than $100,000 as of the last day of the year, that was issued after December 31, 2002?		No
Did the organization invest any proceeds of tax-exempt bonds beyond a temporary period exception?		No
Did the organization maintain an escrow account other than a refunding escrow at any time during the year to defease any tax-exempt bonds?		No
Did the organization act as an 'on behalf of' issuer for bonds outstanding at any time during the year?		No
Did the organization engage in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person during the year?		No
Is the organization aware that it engaged in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person in a prior year, and that the transaction has not been reported on any of the organization's prior Forms 990 or 990-EZ?		No
Did the organization report any amount for receivables from or payables to any current or former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, highest compensated employees, or disqualified persons?		No
Did the organization provide a grant or other assistance to an officer, director, trustee, key employee, substantial contributor or employee thereof, a grant selection committee member, or to a 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons?		No
Was the organization a party to a business transaction with one of the following parties
A current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee?		No
A family member of a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee?		No
An entity of which a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee (or a family member thereof) was an officer, director, trustee, or direct or indirect owner?		No
Did the organization receive more than $25,000 in non-cash contributions?		Yes
Did the organization receive contributions of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets, or qualified conservation contributions?		Yes
Did the organization liquidate, terminate, or dissolve and cease operations?		No
Did the organization sell, exchange, dispose of, or transfer more than 25% of its net assets?		No
Did the organization own 100% of an entity disregarded as separate from the organization under Regulations sections 301.7701-2 and 301.7701-3?		No
Was the organization related to any tax-exempt or taxable entity?		Yes
Did the organization have a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?		Yes
Did the organization make any transfers to an exempt non-charitable related organization?		Yes
Did the organization conduct more than 5% of its activities through an entity that is not a related organization and that is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes?		No

	2012	2013
Statements Regarding Other IRS Filings and Tax Compliance
The number reported in Box 3 of Form 1096		280
The number of Forms W-2G		0
Did the organization comply with backup withholding rules for reportable payments to vendors and reportable gaming (gambling) winnings to prize winners?		Yes
The number of employees reported on Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements, filed for the calendar year ending with or within the year covered by this return		382
Did the organization file all required federal employment tax returns?		Yes
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year?	No	No
Has it filed a Form 990-T for this year?		No
At any time during the calendar year, did the organization have an interest in, or a signature or other authority over, a financial account in a foreign country (such as a bank account, securities account, or other financial account)?		No
Was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction at any time during the tax year?		No
Did any taxable party notify the organization that it was or is a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?		No
Did the organization file Form 8886-T?		No
Does the organization have annual gross receipts that are normally greater than $100,000, and did the organization solicit any contributions that were not tax deductible as charitable contributions?		No
Did the organization include with every solicitation an express statement that such contributions or gifts were not tax deductible?		No
Did the organization receive a payment in excess of $75 made partly as a contribution and partly for goods and services provided to the payor?		Yes
Did the organization notify the donor of the value of the goods or services provided?		Yes
Did the organization sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of tangible personal property for which it was required to file Form 8282?		No
Did the organization receive any funds, directly or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract?		No
Did the organization, during the year, pay premiums, directly or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract?		No
If the organization received a contribution of qualified intellectual property, did the organization file Form 8899 as required?		No
If the organization received a contribution of cars, boats, airplanes, or other vehicles, did the organization file a Form 1098-C?		No
Did a donor advised fund maintained by the sponsoring organization have excess business holdings at any time during the year?		No
Did the sponsoring organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?		No
Did the sponsoring organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?		No
Initiation fees and capital contributions	$0	$0
Gross receipts for public use of club facilities	$0	$0
Gross income from members or shareholders	$0	$0
Gross income from other sources	$0	$0
Is the organization filing Form 990 in lieu of Form 1041?		No
The amount of tax-exempt interest received or accrued during the year		$0
Is the organization licensed to issue qualified health plans in more than one state?		No
The amount of reserves the organization is required to maintain by the states in which the organization is licensed to issue qualified health plans		$0
The amount of reserves on hand		$0
Did the organization receive any payments for indoor tanning services during the tax year?		No
Has it filed a Form 720 to report these payments?		No

	2012	2013
Compensation of Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, Highest Compensated Employees, and Independent Contractors
Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees
Total reportable compensation from the organization		$2,727,107
Total reportable compensation from related organizations		$0
Total estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations		$341,789
Total number of individuals who received more than $100,000 of reportable compensation from the organization		71
Total number of independent contractors who received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization		26

	2012	2013
Statement of Revenue
Total revenue	$114,014,098	$130,680,540
Contributions, Gifts, Grants and Other Similar Amounts	$96,398,195	$101,906,077
Program Service Revenue	$16,666,679	$25,579,169
900099		$10,792,795
900099		$5,694,434
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property		$5,260,351
900099		$1,472,743
541900		$1,433,997
All other program service revenue		$924,849
Other Revenue
Investment income (including dividends, interest, and other similar amounts)	$1,387,935	$1,224,095
Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0
Royalties	$2,055	$0
Net rental income	$0	$0
Net gain/loss from sales of assets other than inventory	$-429,145	$2,207,625
Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory (Securities / Other)	$64,586,051 / $3,360,000	$53,564,573 / $12,522,000
Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses (Securities / Other)	$64,165,196 / $4,210,000	$53,124,717 / $10,754,231
Gain or (loss) (Securities / Other)	$420,855 / $-850,000	$439,856 / $1,767,769
Net income/loss from fundraising events	$-14,451	$-238,862
Gross income from fundraising events	$52,847	$127,819
Less: direct expenses	$67,298	$366,681
Net income/loss from gaming activities	$0	$0
Net income/loss from sales of inventory	$2,830	$2,436
Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances	$7,340	$5,693
Less: cost of goods sold	$4,510	$3,257
Miscellaneous Revenue	$0	$0

	2012	2013
Statement of Functional Expenses
Total functional expenses	$119,536,822	$119,592,234
Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments		$53,078,546
Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals		$0
Grants and other assistance to foreign organizations, foreign governments, and foreign individuals		$0
Benefits paid to or for members		$0
Compensation of current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$2,309,711	$2,495,576
Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons		$0
Other salaries and wages	$22,784,265	$24,865,998
Pension plan accruals and contributions		$561,708
Other employee benefits		$3,455,156
Payroll taxes	$1,997,413	$2,129,335
Fees for services (non-employees)
Management		$0
Legal		$128,737
Accounting		$224,994
Lobbying		$312,932
Professional fundraising services	$560,862	$669,199
Investment management fees		$33,146
Other		$3,121,040
Advertising and promotion		$42,686
Office expenses		$2,527,917
Information technology		$634,948
Royalties		$0
Occupancy		$3,471,513
Travel		$1,743,562
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials		$0
Conferences, conventions, and meetings		$413,662
Interest		$964,562
Payments to affiliates		$0
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization		$186,582
Insurance		$641,222
Other expenses		$13,828,301
Other expenses		$1,680,467
Other expenses		$1,336,096
Other expenses		$1,044,349

	2012	2013
Balance Sheet
Total assets	$285,577,366	$304,029,677
Cash - non-interest-bearing		$91,523
Savings and temporary cash investments		$1,115,088
Pledges and grants receivable, net		$18,391,361
Accounts receivable, net		$14,096,792
Loans and other receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees		$0
Loans and other receivables from other disqualified persons, persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B), and contributing employers and sponsoring organizations of section 501(c)(9) voluntary employees' beneficiary organizations		$0
Notes and loans receivable, net		$2,077,274
Inventories for sale or use		$0
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges		$83,451
Land, buildings, and equipment: cost or other basis		$1,028,761
Investments - publicly traded securities		$6,246,010
Investments - other securities		$78,412,178
Investments - program-related		$0
Intangible assets		$0
Other assets		$182,487,239
Total liabilities	$104,194,973	$111,226,815
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		$17,404,410
Grants payable		$0
Deferred revenue		$8,676,669
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$0	$0
Escrow or custodial account liability		$0
Loans and other payables to current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, highest compensated employees, and disqualified persons		$0
Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties	$4,357,370	$772,641
Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties	$33,500,288	$39,357,229
Other liabilities (including federal income tax, payables to related third parties, and other liabilities)		$45,015,866
Total net assets or fund balances	$181,382,393	$192,802,862
Unrestricted net assets		$38,853,595
Temporarily restricted net assets		$140,802,354
Permanently restricted net assets		$13,146,913
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds		$0
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund		$0
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds	$0	$0

Reason for Public Charity Status (for 2013)
The organization is not a private foundation because it is:	An organization that normally receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or from the general public described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
Number of organizations supported	0
Sum of amounts of support	$0

	2009 - 2013 Total
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (for 2009 - 2013)
Public Support	$544,829,954
Subtotal Support	$554,632,674
Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received	$554,632,674
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf	$0
The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge	$0
The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) that exceeds 2% of the total support	$9,802,720
Total Support	$564,806,999
Public Support	$554,632,674
Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources	$9,899,736
Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on	$0
Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets	$274,589
Gross receipts from related activities, etc.	$105,910,452

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Revenue, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances
Total revenue	$161,090,308	$126,539,616	$102,843,382	$147,732,740	$121,449,414	$155,339,866	$220,221,778	$243,563,940
Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received	$144,091,404	$114,183,087	$87,760,620	$136,778,189	$108,753,095	$137,850,623	$187,924,093	$206,576,978
Contributions to donor advised funds							$0	$0
Direct public support	$138,971,945	$106,799,490	$82,578,476	$125,458,917	$99,942,088	$119,915,033	$161,732,612	$118,807,661
Indirect public support	$103,222	$131,455	$156,042	$141,914	$140,275	$159,705	$172,131	$192,232
Government contributions (grants)	$5,016,237	$7,252,142	$5,026,102	$11,177,358	$8,670,732	$17,775,885	$26,019,350	$87,577,085
Program service revenue including government fees and contracts	$7,601,961	$7,497,940	$10,167,276	$8,747,209	$8,713,356	$13,655,280	$24,174,665	$30,249,282
Membership dues and assessments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments	$2,468,228	$2,020,967	$1,395,987	$943,272	$1,022,685	$1,422,044	$1,402,700	$935,706
Dividends and interest from securities	$3,097,115	$2,505,654	$2,411,384	$1,751,342	$1,701,146	$1,908,415	$2,178,055	$3,172,959
Net rental income or (loss)	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross rents	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Less: rental expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other investment income	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory	$3,364,377	$-92,434	$128,557	$-1,506,114	$316,953	$-355,781	$4,322,822	$2,554,908
Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory	$86,647,638	$27,263,051	$18,113,548	$50,673,485	$35,994,979	$66,459,312	$72,678,260	$72,954,075
Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses	$83,283,261	$27,355,485	$17,984,991	$52,179,599	$35,678,026	$66,815,093	$68,355,438	$70,399,167
Net income or (loss) from special events and activities	$0	$-13,146	$-2,666	$6,079	$-18,160	$56,205	$61,939	$-41,093
Gross revenue	$0	$7,275	$3,315	$18,994	$10,480	$138,189	$115,983	$33,523
Less: direct expenses other than fundraising expenses	$0	$20,421	$5,981	$12,915	$28,640	$81,984	$54,044	$74,616
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$-2,139	$5,100
Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,943	$31,342
Less: cost of goods sold	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$16,082	$26,242
Other revenue	$467,223	$437,548	$982,224	$1,012,763	$960,339	$803,080	$159,643	$110,100
Total expenses	$152,835,473	$116,791,710	$117,694,090	$109,632,976	$123,417,192	$143,283,313	$218,085,316	$238,515,673
Program services	$143,471,942	$104,192,227	$101,534,373	$96,258,026	$108,424,802	$125,511,968	$199,138,775	$212,576,059
Management and general	$7,463,080	$10,293,154	$12,931,164	$10,572,305	$11,496,344	$12,951,305	$12,746,727	$18,552,154
Fundraising	$1,900,451	$2,306,329	$3,228,551	$2,802,645	$3,496,046	$4,820,040	$6,199,814	$7,387,460
Payments to affiliates	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Net assets or fund balances at end of year	$151,176,028	$160,634,515	$145,178,564	$183,903,542	$225,290,819	$238,194,793	$223,341,781	$220,864,177
Excess or (deficit) for the year	$8,254,835	$9,747,906	$-14,850,708	$38,099,764	$-1,967,778	$12,056,553	$2,136,462	$5,048,267
Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year	$145,221,294	$151,176,028	$160,634,515	$145,178,564	$183,903,542	$225,290,819	$238,194,793	$223,341,781
Other changes in net assets or fund balances	$-2,300,101	$-289,419	$-605,243	$625,214	$43,355,055	$847,421	$-16,989,474	$-7,525,871

	Total	Program services	Management and general	Fundraising
Statement of Functional Expenses (for 2007)
Total functional expenses	$238,515,673	$212,576,059	$18,552,154	$7,387,460
Grants paid from donor advised funds		$0
Other grants and allocations		$151,981,918
Specific assistance to individuals		$0
Benefits paid to or for members		$0
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees, etc.	$886,860	$456,143	$386,003	$44,714
Compensation of former officers, directors, key employees, etc.	$0	$0	$0	$0
Compensation and other distributions, not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)	$0	$0	$0	$0
Salaries and wages of employees not included above	$31,307,565	$18,137,923	$10,385,300	$2,784,342
Pension plan contributions not included above	$1,234,890	$715,821	$407,401	$111,668
Employee benefits not included above	$3,900,119	$2,258,660	$1,290,252	$351,207
Payroll taxes	$2,392,386	$1,382,150	$796,761	$213,475
Professional fundraising fees	$400,103	$0	$0	$400,103
Accounting fees	$292,556	$47,970	$122,334	$122,252
Legal fees	$514,534	$452,259	$62,275	$0
Supplies	$539,745	$222,015	$118,173	$199,557
Telephone	$954,935	$573,925	$332,699	$48,311
Postage and shipping	$938,013	$157,132	$124,139	$656,742
Occupancy	$4,102,496	$2,572,260	$1,284,409	$245,827
Equipment rental and maintenance	$91,061	$30,368	$57,374	$3,319
Printing and publications	$2,416,498	$1,316,716	$273,728	$826,054
Travel	$2,814,123	$1,614,197	$790,997	$408,929
Conferences, conventions, and meetings	$601,954	$429,847	$169,202	$2,905
Interest	$4,679,026	$4,384,626	$294,400	$0
Depreciation, depletion, etc.	$321,144	$0	$321,144	$0
Other expenses not covered above	$28,145,747	$25,842,129	$1,335,563	$968,055

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Balance Sheets
Total assets	$280,216,266	$324,800,001	$292,598,814	$303,798,026	$349,709,436	$423,037,606	$362,453,135	$399,026,229
Cash - non-interest-bearing	$144,622	$13,723,379	$6,197,110	$2,892,965	$4,882,578	$15,048,781	$1,360,412	$1,373,730
Savings and temporary cash investments	$16,629,786	$7,566,145	$3,873,518	$2,994,920	$4,868,380	$7,903,240	$15,302,085	$12,963,115
Accounts receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$3,698,313	$8,315,379	$6,304,368	$6,139,808	$7,550,701	$12,656,792	$3,712,688	$15,784,271
Pledges receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$4,411,659	$6,756,067	$5,461,674	$4,926,369	$5,783,166	$10,190,150	$14,497,687	$10,876,744
Grants receivable	$74,004,723	$74,646,873	$60,359,040	$72,861,530	$73,471,306	$78,618,057	$0	$0
Receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)							$0	$0
Other notes and loans receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$21,078,921	$11,637,872	$17,107,132	$11,382,035	$6,664,451	$14,528,107	$8,041,150	$7,791,200
Inventories for sale or use	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges	$264,174	$213,155	$159,028	$70,804	$26,165	$28,691	$96,875	$60,157
Investments - publicly-traded securities							$0	$0
Investments - other securities	$54,194,711	$58,326,556	$64,775,337	$84,324,225	$79,071,935	$74,641,518	$74,965,013	$86,498,073
Investments - land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Investments - other	$131,078	$204,660	$99,725	$75,425	$44,637,371	$201,812	$38,708,116	$38,868,571
Land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation	$101,280,291	$5,923,384	$1,392,890	$1,035,250	$781,475	$701,776	$1,861,658	$1,788,456
Other assets, including program-related investments	$4,377,988	$137,486,531	$126,868,992	$117,094,695	$121,971,908	$208,518,682	$203,907,451	$223,021,912
Total liabilities	$129,040,238	$164,165,486	$147,420,250	$119,894,484	$124,418,617	$184,842,813	$139,111,354	$178,162,052
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$10,919,934	$27,301,689	$26,060,035	$13,547,970	$16,848,246	$22,086,977	$19,493,692	$28,625,187
Grants payable	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Deferred revenue	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Loans from officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$125,000	$0	$0	$94,700	$0	$0	$0	$0
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Mortgages and other notes payable	$59,016,890	$77,233,845	$73,376,269	$47,992,926	$49,611,852	$101,493,839	$55,018,963	$84,887,163
Other liabilities	$58,978,414	$59,629,952	$47,983,946	$58,258,888	$57,958,519	$61,261,997	$64,598,699	$64,649,702
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances	$280,216,266	$324,800,001	$292,598,814	$303,798,026	$349,709,436	$423,037,606	$362,453,135	$399,026,229
Total net assets or fund balances	$151,176,028	$160,634,515	$145,178,564	$183,903,542	$225,290,819	$238,194,793	$223,341,781	$220,864,177

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return
Total revenue	$161,090,308	$126,539,616	$102,842,650	$147,732,750	$121,449,415	$155,339,866	$220,221,778	$243,563,940
Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements	$158,790,205	$125,418,115	$102,197,626	$148,846,025	$120,155,146	$156,267,696	$216,791,006	$246,704,985
Other expenses	$-2,300,103	$-1,141,922	$-651,005	$1,100,360	$-1,322,909	$845,846	$-3,484,816	$3,868,722
Net unrealized gains on investments	$-2,300,101	$-289,419	$-607,045	$1,008,360	$-566,321	$810,290	$1,535,533	$-30,018
Donated services and use of facilities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$180,995	$0	$621,866	$982,495
Recoveries of prior year grants	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other	$-2	$-852,503	$-43,960	$92,000	$-937,583	$35,556	$-5,642,215	$2,916,245
Other revenue	$0	$-20,421	$-5,981	$-12,915	$-28,640	$-81,984	$-54,044	$727,677
Investment expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$-20,421	$-5,981	$-12,915	$-28,640	$-81,984	$-54,044	$727,677

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return
Total expenses	$152,835,473	$116,791,710	$117,694,088	$109,632,978	$123,417,193	$143,283,313	$218,085,316	$238,515,673
Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements	$152,835,473	$116,812,131	$117,700,069	$110,029,368	$123,626,828	$143,365,297	$218,777,308	$241,382,540
Other revenue	$0	$20,421	$0	$383,475	$209,635	$81,984	$691,992	$3,016,867
Donated services and use of facilities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$180,995	$0	$621,866	$982,495
Prior year adjustments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Losses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$16,082	$0
Other	$0	$20,421	$0	$383,475	$28,640	$81,984	$54,044	$2,034,372
Other expenses	$0	$0	$-5,981	$-12,915	$0	$0	$0	$150,000
Investment expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$-5,981	$-12,915	$0	$0	$0	$150,000

Average hours per week devoted to position	Compensation	Contributions to employee benefit plans & deferred compensation plans	Expense account and other allowances
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees
40	$266,388	$29,877	$0
40	$193,186	$17,513	$0
40	$160,401	$24,671	$0
40	$167,665	$27,159	$0

Total number of officers, directors, and trustees permitted to vote on organization business at board meetings	23
Are any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, related to each other through family or business relationships?	Yes
Do any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, receive compensation from any other organizations, whether tax exempt or taxable, that are related to the organization?	No
Does the organization have a written conflict of interest policy?	Yes

Other Information
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year covered by this return, and has it filed a tax return on Form 990-T for this year?	Yes
Was there a liquidation, dissolution, termination, or substantial contraction during the year?	No
Is the organization related (other than by association with a statewide or nationwide organization) through common membership, governing bodies, trustees, officers, etc., to any other exempt or nonexempt organization?	Yes
Direct and indirect political expenditures	$0
Did the organization file Form 1120-POL for this year?	No
Were substantially all dues nondeductible by members?
Did the organization make only in-house lobbying expenditures of $2,000 or less?
Dues, assessments, and similar amounts from members	$0
Section 162(e) lobbying and political expenditures	$0
Aggregate nondeductible amount of section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices	$0
Taxable amount of lobbying and political expenditures	$0
Does the organization elect to pay the section 6033(e) tax on the amount above?
If section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices were sent, does the organization agree to add the amount above to its reasonable estimate of dues allocable to nondeductible lobbying and political expenditures for the following tax year?
Initiation fees and capital contributions	$0
Gross receipts for public use of club facilities	$0
At any time during the year, did the organization, directly or indirectly, own a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?	No
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4911	$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4912	$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4955	$0
Did the organization engage in any section 4958 excess benefit transaction during the year or did it become aware of an excess benefit transaction from a prior year?	No
Amount of tax imposed on the organization managers or disqualified persons during the year under sections 4912, 4955, and 4958	$0
Amount of tax above, reimbursed by the organization	$0
At any time during the tax year, was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?	No
Did the organization acquire a direct or indirect interest in any applicable insurance contract?	No
Did the supporting organization, or a fund maintained by a sponsoring organization, have excess business holdings at any time during the year?	No
Number of employees employed in the pay period that includes March 12, 2006	455

	Unrelated business income		Excluded by section 512, 513, or 514		Related or exempt function income
Analysis of Income-Producing Activities (for 2007)
	Business code	Amount	Exclusion code	Amount	Related or exempt function income
Total		$20,026		$6,712,554	$30,254,382
Program service revenue
Program service revenue 1	000000	$0	00	$0	$13,585,444
Program service revenue 2	000000	$0	00	$0	$9,397,929
Program service revenue 3	000000	$0	00	$0	$1,965,198
Program service revenue 4	000000	$0	00	$0	$1,908,581
Program service revenue 5	000000	$0	00	$0	$3,392,130
		$0		$0	$810,575
		$0		$0	$1,908,581
		$0		$0	$1,819,551
		$0		$0	$13,585,444
		$0		$0	$1,965,198
		$0		$0	$20,022
		$0		$0	$741,982
		$0		$0	$9,397,929
Medicare/Medicaid payments	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Fees and contracts from government agencies	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Membership dues and assessments	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments	000000	$0	Dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, annuities, income from notional principal contracts, loan commitment fees, and other substantially similar income from ordinary and routine investments excluded by section 512(b)(1)	$935,706	$0
Dividends and interest from securities	000000	$0	Dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, annuities, income from notional principal contracts, loan commitment fees, and other substantially similar income from ordinary and routine investments excluded by section 512(b)(1)	$3,172,959	$0
Net rental income or (loss) from real estate
debt-financed property	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
not debt-financed property	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Net rental income or (loss) from personal property	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Other investment income	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory	000000	$0	Gain (or loss, to the extent allowed) from the sale of investments and other non-inventory property and from certain property acquired from financial institutions that are in conservatorship or receivership (sections 512(b)(5) and 512(b)(16)(A))	$2,554,908	$0
Net income or (loss) from special events	000000	$0	Income from an activity that is not regularly carried on (section 512(a)(1))	$-41,093	$0
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory	000000	$0	00	$0	$5,100
Other revenue	Electronic shopping and mail-order houses	$20,026	Royalty income excluded by section 512(b)(2)	$90,074	$0

EIN of corporation, partnership, or disregarded entity	Percentage of ownership interest	Total income	End-of-year assets
Information Regarding Taxable Subsidiaries and Disregarded Entities (for 2007)
000000000	0%	$0	$0
000000000	0%	$0	$0
000000000	0%	$0	$0
000000000	0%	$0	$0

Compensation	Contributions to employee benefit plans & deferred compensation	Expense account and other allowances
Compensation of the Five Highest Paid Employees Other Than Officers, Directors, and Trustees (for 2007)
$166,293	$24,966	$0
$166,293	$24,966	$0
$166,293	$24,966	$0
$164,200	$24,861	$0
$166,293	$8,545	$0

Total number of other employees paid over $50,000	277

Total number of other employees paid over $50,000

277

Statements About Activities (for 2007)
Expenses paid or incurred in connection with the lobbying activities	$657,139
Did the organization receive or hold an easement for conservation purposes, including easements to preserve open space, the environment, historic land areas or historic structures?	Yes
Did the organization provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services?	No
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds?	No
Did the organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?	No
Did the organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?	No
The total number of donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year	$0
The aggregate value of assets held in all donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year	$0
The total number of separate funds or accounts owned at the end of the tax year (excluding donor advised funds included above) where donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts	$0
The aggregate value of assets held in all funds or accounts included above at the end of the tax year	$0

Reason for Non-Private Foundation Status
The organization is not a private foundation because it is	Organization that receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or from the general public

	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Support Schedule
Total	$120,949,539	$154,479,097	$124,317,111	$104,083,922	$149,536,665	$120,969,904	$151,232,458	$211,531,619
Gifts, grants, and contributions received	$111,583,016	$141,014,329	$111,978,678	$88,915,014	$137,313,494	$107,896,298	$133,443,639	$183,616,556
Membership fees received	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or furnishing of facilities in any activity that is related to the organization's charitable, etc., purpose	$4,482,710	$7,601,961	$7,497,940	$10,167,276	$8,747,209	$8,713,356	$13,655,280	$24,174,665
Gross income from interest, dividends, amounts received from payments on securities loans (section 512(a)(5)), rents, royalties, and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975	$4,311,603	$5,395,584	$4,402,945	$4,019,408	$2,463,199	$3,399,911	$3,330,459	$3,580,755
Net income from unrelated business activities not included above	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$35,000	$0	$20,135
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to it or expended on its behalf	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
The value of services or facilities furnished to the organization by a governmental unit without charge. Do not include the value of services or facilities generally furnished to the public without charge	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other income	$572,210	$467,223	$437,548	$982,224	$1,012,763	$925,339	$803,080	$139,508

Lobbying Expenditures by Electing Public Charities (for 2007)
Total exempt purpose expenditures	$212,576,059
Total lobbying expenditures	$657,139
Total lobbying expenditures to influence public opinion (grassroots lobbying)	$63,956
Total lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body (direct lobbying)	$593,183
Other exempt purpose expenditures	$211,918,920
Lobbying nontaxable amount	$1,000,000
Grassroots nontaxable amount	$250,000

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Id	Name	Address	State	Established	Total Income
Organizations performing similar types of work
1	Trust For Public Land	101 Montgomery St Ste 900, San Francisco, CA 94104-4148	CA	1978-02	$225,404,604
2	Peninsula Open Space Trust	222 High St, Palo Alto, CA 94301-1040	CA	1977-04	$60,882,877
3	Keep California Beautiful	8950 Cal Center Dr Ste 145, Sacramento, CA 95826-3236	CA	1991-05	$162,248
4	San Francisco Beautiful	100 Bush St Ste 1812, San Francisco, CA 94104-3931	CA	1964-09	$53,114
5	Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve	PO BOX 52, Youngstown, PA 15696-0052	PA	2001-01	$3,617,595
6	Regional Trail Corporation	111 Collinsburg Rd, West Newton, PA 15089-1111	PA	1992-07	$2,937,884
7	Friends Of The Urban Forests	1007 General Kennedy Ave Ste 1, San Francisco, CA 94129-1405	CA	1981-01	$1,756,084
8	Hollywood Beautification Team	1741 N Cherokee Ave, Hollywood, CA 90028-4806	CA	1993-05	$1,660,868
9	San Francisco Clean City Coalition	366 Eddy St, San Francisco, CA 94102-2607	CA	1997-04	$1,621,532
10	American River Parkway Foundation Incorporated	5700 Arden Way, Carmichael, CA 95608-5971	CA	1984-01	$746,877
11	Pacoima Beautiful	13520 Van Nuys Blvd Suite 200, Pacoima, CA 91331-3028	CA	1999-12	$616,659
12	Guadalupe River Park Conservancy	438 Coleman Ave, San Jose, CA 95110-2004	CA	1988-06	$585,160
13	Ecocity Builders	339 15th St Ste 208, Oakland, CA 94612-3319	CA	1993-11	$478,837
14	Urban Tree Foundation	100 Willow Plz Ste 400, Visalia, CA 93291-6236	CA	2000-07	$264,308
15	Tree Fresno	3150 E Barstow Ave, Fresno, CA 93740-0001	CA	1990-05	$139,556
16	Santa Barbara Beautiful Inc	PO BOX 2024, Santa Barbara, CA 93120-2024	CA	1970-02	$127,000
17	Stockton Beautiful A Community Commitment	1615 W Lincoln Rd, Stockton, CA 95207-2449	CA	1993-06	$26,645
18	Roseville Urban Forest Foundation	2525 Warren Dr, Rocklin, CA 95677-2167	CA	1997-01	$12,390
19	More Attractive Community Foundation Inc	295 Carousel Mall, San Bernardino, CA 92401	CA	1987-02	$0
20	Needles T E A M	244 G St Ste A, Needles, CA 92363-2753	CA	1995-11	$0

Number of organizations performing similar types of work

Alabama	7
Arkansas	3
Arizona	5
California	26
Colorado	5
Connecticut	7
District of Columbia	3
Delaware	1
Florida	22
Georgia	12
Hawaii	1
Iowa	7
Idaho	2
Illinois	9
Indiana	10
Kansas	4
Kentucky	4
Louisiana	6
Massachusetts	9
Maryland	1
Maine	4
Michigan	6

Minnesota	5
Missouri	4
Mississippi	3
North Carolina	6
Nebraska	4
New Hampshire	1
New Jersey	5
New Mexico	4
New York	26
Ohio	12
Oklahoma	2
Oregon	4
Pennsylvania	21
Rhode Island	1
South Carolina	4
Tennessee	7
Texas	31
Virginia	11
Vermont	3
Washington	2
Wisconsin	4
West Virginia	1

Total

315

Affiliation	Name	Address	State	Established	Total Income
All affiliated organizations
Central	Trust For Public Land	101 Montgomery St Ste 900, San Francisco, CA 94104-4148	CA	1978-02	$225,404,604
Subordinate	Trust For Public Land, Tpl - Mississippi Inc	101 Montgomery St Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94104	CA	1975-09	$0
Subordinate	Trust For Public Land Group Return	101 Montgomery Fl 9, San Francisco, CA 94104-4151	CA	1978-02	$0
Subordinate	Trust For Public Land, Tpl-Oregon Inc	101 Montgomery St Ste 900, San Francisco, CA 94104-4148	CA	1978-02	$0
Subordinate	Trust For Public Land, Tpl - New York Inc	101 Montgomery St Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94104	CA	1975-09	$0

Number of affiliated organizations

California