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Savenatureorg

Public charity · Grantmaker San Francisco, CA EIN: 94-3177095 Website

Savenatureorg at a glance

In short: Savenatureorg gave $10K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $10K), mostly in Vermont. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$10,000
Grants made (2024)
1
Average grant
$10,000
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$612,474
+25.7% vs 2023
Primary geography
Vermont (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Savenatureorg funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Guanacaste Dry Forest Cons FD: $10KGuanacaste Dry Forest Cons FD$10K

The largest 2024 recipient was Guanacaste Dry Forest Cons FD ($10K).

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

HuntingtonHinesburg

How Savenatureorg gives

  • Giving fell 43% from 2021 to 2024. 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$15K$20KTotal only2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2020) to $17K (2021). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

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

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Guanacaste Dry Forest Cons FD Hinesburg, VTHabitat Protection$10,000
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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
2024$612,474$621,078$498,338$10,0001$54,572
2023$487,164$493,657$416,467——$15,436
2022$379,655$300,671$302,666$10,0001$36,550
2021$464,329$243,885$272,384$17,4771$41,767
2020$456,304$328,892$269,730$1,316Total only$24,578

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Savenatureorg

Based on IRS filings

Savenatureorg is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $612K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $55K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Savenatureorg is led by Norman Gershenz, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Norman Gershenz

    President

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $78K (2020) → $0 (2024)

  • Linda Riebel

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alan Treves

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Owen

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Bogatin

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2023 IRS filing

Norman Gershenz — President: $90KNorman GershenzPresident$90K

The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $90K, to Norman Gershenz (President).

Frequently asked questions about Savenatureorg

How much does Savenatureorg give each year?

Savenatureorg gave $10K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990.

How large is Savenatureorg?

Savenatureorg reported $612K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $621K.

What is Savenatureorg?

Savenatureorg is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in San Francisco, CA. It holds $612K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Savenatureorg operate?

Savenatureorg has awarded grants in Vermont.

What is Savenatureorg's EIN?

Savenatureorg's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3177095. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 30, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 4, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 9, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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