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Acterra Action for a Healthy Planet

Public charity · Grantmaker Palo Alto, CA EIN: 23-7064937 Website

To bring people together to create local solutions for a healthy planet.

Key facts about Acterra Action for a Healthy Planet

In short: Acterra Action for a Healthy Planet reported $73K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
23-7064937
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Grants paid (2025)
$73,412 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
Total assets
$1,672,619

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$1.7M

+17.7% YoY

Grants Paid (reported total)

$73K

-81.7% YoY

Revenue

$2.4M

+20.0% YoY

Net Investment Income

$-8,609

-217.4% YoY

About Acterra Action for a Healthy Planet

Based on IRS filings

Acterra Action for a Healthy Planet is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Palo Alto, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $73K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Palo Alto

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 Total only2024 Total only2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2022) to $401K (2024). In 2025 it reported $73K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,672,619$1,420,772$1,487,346
Revenue$2,436,862$2,030,409$2,207,683
Expenses$2,547,347$2,219,485$2,676,518
Net Investment Income$-8,609$7,333$8,375

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 5, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 28, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 30, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 26, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 24, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Acterra Action for a Healthy Planet is led by Lauren Weston, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 3 of 20 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Lauren Weston

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $79K (2020) → $174K (2025)

  • Laura Teksler

    President

    Vice President → President-Elect, 2024

    President-Elect → President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Genevieve Lucas-Conwell

    Director of Programs

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $90K (2025)

  • Zachary Wurtz

    Director of Operations

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $99K (2025)

  • Jonathan Taylor

    Vice President

    Director → Board Member, 2023

    Board Member → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Grove

    Secretary

    Director → Board Member, 2024

    Board Member → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rex Northen

    Board Member

    Secretary & President-Elect → President, 2023

    President → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Weihl

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eddie Cha

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Geoff Nicholls

    Treasurer

    Director → Board Member, 2022

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Josh Schein

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katie Excoffier

    Board Member

    Secretary → President, 2024

    President → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maria Saltz

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ajay Chawla

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hitesh Soneji

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jiadong Chen

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nishank Kanungo

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • KJ Janowski

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peggy Brannigan

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ramya Ravichandran

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (29)
  • Former: Josue Ramirez (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Phillip Brosterhous (2021–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Mohan Gurunathn (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Barbara Erny (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Peter Cross (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Phil Brosterhous (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Alyssa Bonette (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: John Steidle (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Bruce Hodge (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Mike Hindery (2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Willian Huston (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Michael Hindery (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Ann Blankenship (2021) — Director
  • Former: Suds Jain (2021) — Director
  • Former: Anne Sanquini (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Catherine Elvert (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Lucille Glassman (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Sudhanshu Jain (2019–2020) — President
  • Former: Dorothy Dickey (2020) — Director
  • Former: Henry Han Du (2020) — Director
  • Former: Adam Stern (2019) — Executive Director
  • Former: Bruce Klafter (2019) — Director
  • Former: Edith Eddy (2019) — Director
  • Former: Japjit Tulsi (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jerry Hearn (2019) — Director
  • Former: Lindsey Kalkbrenner (2019) — Secretary
  • Former: Matthew O'Grady (2019) — Interim Executive Director
  • Former: Ranae Desantis (2019) — Director
  • Former: Ye Wang (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Lauren Weston — Executive Dir.: $174KLauren WestonExecutive Dir.$174KZachary Wurtz — Dir. of Operations: $99KZachary WurtzDir. of Operations$99KGenevieve Lucas-Conwell — Dir. of Programs: $90KGenevieve Lucas-ConwellDir. of Programs$90K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $174K, to Lauren Weston (Executive Dir.). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Acterra Action for a Healthy Planet

How much does Acterra Action for a Healthy Planet give each year?

Acterra Action for a Healthy Planet reported $73K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $401K in grants paid.

How large is Acterra Action for a Healthy Planet?

Acterra Action for a Healthy Planet reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.4M.

What is Acterra Action for a Healthy Planet?

Acterra Action for a Healthy Planet is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Palo Alto, CA. It holds $1.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Acterra Action for a Healthy Planet operate?

Acterra Action for a Healthy Planet has awarded grants in California.

What is Acterra Action for a Healthy Planet's EIN?

Acterra Action for a Healthy Planet's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7064937. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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