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John Muir Land Trust

Public charity · Grantmaker Martinez, CA EIN: 68-0194652 Website

The vitality of open spaces is essential to the health of our earth, air, water, native plants, and animals. Our goal is to ensure that the beauty, diversity, and fullness of our wild lands continue to enrich and sustain all generations of life.

Key facts about John Muir Land Trust

In short: John Muir Land Trust gave $50K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $50K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
68-0194652
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$50,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$50,000
Median grant
$50,000
Total assets
$66,646,583
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$66.6M

+9.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$50K

+194.1% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$50K

+194.1% YoY

How John Muir Land Trust gives

  • Giving grew 400% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About John Muir Land Trust

Based on IRS filings

John Muir Land Trust is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Martinez, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $66.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $50K. Net investment income was $81K.

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1 open opportunity from John Muir Land Trust

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

AtlantaSacramentoOakland

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K1 grant2019 2 grants2020 Total only2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2019) to $50K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $50K.

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

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Committee for Clean Water: $50KCommittee for Clean Water$50K

The largest 2025 recipient was Committee for Clean Water ($50K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Committee for Clean Water Sacramento, CADonation$50,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$10M$20M$30M$40M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$66,646,583$60,676,541$53,978,303
Revenue$8,835,839$9,150,688$31,144,716
Expenses$10,219,091$6,983,733$31,732,460
Net Investment Income$80,536$76,901$54,308

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 September 22, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 15, 2022)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

John Muir Land Trust is led by Linus Eukel, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 5 of 18 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Linus Eukel

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $146K (2019) → $195K (2025)

  • Arthur Bart-Williams

    Immedpast Chair

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2023

    Chair → Immedpast Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Becker

    Chair

    Secretary → Vice Chair, 2023

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Wilson

    Stewardship Director

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $106K (2024) → $124K (2025)

  • Kathleen Stavis

    Director Ind Giving

    Director - Giving → Director Ind Giving, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $103K (2024) → $115K (2025)

  • Bill Wadsworth

    Director

    Treasurer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eliot Hudson

    Director

    Chair → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jack Cortis

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katie Hill

    Director

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2021

    Chair → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ted C Radosevich

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jan Berckefeldt

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Lipman

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Harvey

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Neil Roscoe

    CFO

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $71K (2020) → $189K (2025)

  • Lisa Lomba

    Chief Adv Officer

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $116K (2024) → $138K (2025)

  • Karen Sakata

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jerald M Weintraub

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel R Carl

    Vice Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Dan Carl (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Melanie Hogan (2022–2024) — Develop Director
  • Former: Stephen Harvey (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Charles Lewis IV (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Dawn Block (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Eileen McCauley (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Steve Kirby (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jerry Weintraub (2022) — Director
  • Former: Krista Jordan (2021) — Director of Philanthrop
  • Former: Jay Dean (2019–2020) — Creative Strat Director
  • Former: Peggy Cabaniss (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Steve Hutchcraft (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

Linus Eukel — Exec Director: $195KLinus EukelExec Director$195KNeil Roscoe — CFO: $189KNeil RoscoeCFO$189KLisa Lomba — Chief Adv Officer: $138KLisa LombaChief Adv Officer$138KJames Wilson — Stewardship Dir: $124KJames WilsonStewardship Dir$124KKathleen Stavis — Dir Ind Giving: $115KKathleen StavisDir Ind Giving$115K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $195K, to Linus Eukel (Exec Director). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about John Muir Land Trust

How much does John Muir Land Trust give each year?

John Muir Land Trust gave $50K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $17K across 1 grant.

How large is John Muir Land Trust?

John Muir Land Trust reported $66.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8.8M.

What is John Muir Land Trust?

John Muir Land Trust is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Martinez, CA. It holds $66.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does John Muir Land Trust operate?

John Muir Land Trust has awarded grants in California, Georgia.

What is John Muir Land Trust's EIN?

John Muir Land Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 68-0194652. 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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