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Resource Renewal Institute

Public charity · Grantmaker Fairfax, CA EIN: 68-0038012 Website

The Resource Renewal Institute facilitates the creation, development and implementation of practical strategies to solve the entire complex environmental problem by addressing it comprehensively.

Resource Renewal Institute at a glance

In short: Resource Renewal Institute gave $11K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $11K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$11,248
+93.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$11,248
+93.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$11,248
Total assets
$1,065,854
-31.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Resource Renewal Institute funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Californians for Western Wilderness: $11KCalifornians for WesternWilderness$11K

The largest 2025 recipient was Californians for Western Wilderness ($11K).

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).

How Resource Renewal Institute gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2024) to $12K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $11K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Californians for Western Wilderness Fiscal Sponsee - Advocacy$11,248
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,065,854$244,632$655,175$11,2481$36,824
2024$1,550,326$210,176$606,527$5,8141$53,227
2023$1,833,174$1,453,368$559,118$9,8922$617,621
2022$883,571$735,612$413,283$12,4632$1,268
2021$469,962$420,480$343,224——$242
2020$395,104$403,556$416,246——$646
2019$417,485$649,614$427,797——$-6,934

About Resource Renewal Institute

Based on IRS filings

Resource Renewal Institute is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Fairfax, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $11K. Net investment income was $37K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Resource Renewal Institute is led by Deborah Moskowitz, President on every filing since 2019; 1 of 5 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Deborah Moskowitz

    President

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $84K (2019) → $117K (2025)

  • Elizabeth Baker

    Chair & Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bernard Shanks

    Treasurer

    Member → Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Lovitt

    Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yvon Chouinard

    Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Annette Gellert (2019–2022) — Member
  • Former: Bill Bryan (2019–2020) — Member
  • Former: Huey D. Johnson (2019–2020) — Board Chair

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

Deborah Moskowitz — President: $117KDeborah MoskowitzPresident$117K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $117K, to Deborah Moskowitz (President).

Frequently asked questions about Resource Renewal Institute

How much does Resource Renewal Institute give each year?

Resource Renewal Institute gave $11K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $6K across 1 grant.

How large is Resource Renewal Institute?

Resource Renewal Institute reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $245K.

What is Resource Renewal Institute?

Resource Renewal Institute is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Fairfax, CA. It holds $1.1M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Resource Renewal Institute's EIN?

Resource Renewal Institute's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 68-0038012. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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