The Regeneration Project
The Regeneration Project was a public charity based in Berkeley, California. Its 2024 IRS filing is marked as its final return and says the organization filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on April 4, 2025; the 2025 filing reports no grants and no assets. It therefore appears to have wound down and stopped grantmaking.
The Regeneration Project at a glance
- Revenue (2025)
- $156,923
- Expenses (2025)
- $156,923
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Regeneration Project
- Contact
Mailing address: 1569 Solano Avenue 703, Berkeley, CA 94707
Phone: (510) 526-5993
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Regeneration Project funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
43 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 40 grants of 43 (93%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization was based in Berkeley, California. The available information also identifies a 2023 grant to Faith in Place, based in Chicago, Illinois.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Is The Regeneration Project open to new grantees?
38%
first-time grantees, 2023
In 2023, 5 of 13 grantees (38%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $20K; repeat grants $30K. How we count
Medians: $15K first-time, $32K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2023). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $158K (2021) to $490K (2022). In 2023 it made 13 grants totaling $341K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| AZ Interfaith Power & Light Tempe, AZ | Climate Action Campaign | $42,000 |
| Faith in Place Chicago, IL | Climate Action Campaign | $42,000 |
| GA Interfaith Power & Light Decatur, GA | Climate Action Campaign | $42,000 |
| PA Interfaith Power & Light Lewisburg, PA | Climate Action Campaign | $42,000 |
| CA Interfaith Power & Light Oakland, CA | Climate Action Campaign | $35,000 |
| NC Interfaith Power & Light Raleigh, NC | Energy Foundation | $21,000 |
| AR Interfaith Power & Light Little Rock, AR | Program Engagement Grant | $20,000 |
| NE Interfaith Power & Light Lincoln, NE | Program Engagement Grant | $20,000 |
| S Alliance for Clean Energy Greenville, SC | Climate Action Campaign | $20,000 |
| Inter Religous Eco Justice NW Preston, CT | Energy Foundation | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The 2024 filing states that the organization did not provide the trustee with financial records for 2024 or the pre-petition period of 2025, and that the return was prepared using the best information available to the trustee.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | $156,923 | $156,923 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $821,933 | $1,603,183 | $2,405,351 | $341,000 | 13 | $4,172 |
| 2022 | $1,444,409 | $2,453,020 | $2,223,006 | $490,014 | 14 | $1,098 |
| 2021 | $1,106,469 | $1,563,526 | $1,363,688 | $158,250 | 5 | $416 |
| 2020 | $910,119 | $1,392,074 | $1,493,759 | $250,490 | 11 | $343 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization stated its mission as an “Interfaith Power & Light campaign to inspire and mobilize people of faith and conscience to take bold and just action on climate change.”
Grantmaking
The available filings report grants totaling $341,000 across 13 grants in 2023 and $442,360 across 12 grants in 2022. The 2025 filing reports no grants. No application process, materials, restrictions, or deadline are stated.
Among its reported 2023 grants, Faith in Place received $42,000. Faith in Place describes its mission as cultivating a “powerful multifaith movement working for environmental justice through connection, education, and advocacy,” and its vision as spiritual communities leading efforts to heal relationships with each other and the Earth and build just, resilient, thriving communities.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Paul Mansdorf is listed as a trustee on the 2025 filing. The 2024 filing states that he was the Chapter 7 trustee.
The Regeneration Project is led by Paul Mansdorf, Trustee on the 2025 filing — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Paul Mansdorf
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Codi Norred (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Gerald Durley (2020–2023) — Board Chair
- Former: Gregory Lopez (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Melissa Gavin (2020–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Nathan Wilcox (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Rabbi Fred Scherlinder Dobb (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Sam Schuchat (2020–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Sarah Spengeman (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Susan Hendershot (2020–2023) — President
- Former: Susan Stephenson (2020–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Vy Nguyen (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: The Rev Melanie Mullen (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Joshua Low (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Eijun Linda Ruth Cutts (2022) — Board Member
- Former: The Rev Canon Sally G Bingham (2022) — President Emeritis
- Former: Canon Sally G Bingham (2020–2021) — President Emeritis
- Former: Melanie Mullen (2020–2021) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about The Regeneration Project
What does The Regeneration Project fund?
The organization stated its mission as an “Interfaith Power & Light campaign to inspire and mobilize people of faith and conscience to take bold and just action on climate change.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Regeneration Project?
The Regeneration Project has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
Where does The Regeneration Project make grants?
The organization was based in Berkeley, California. The available information also identifies a 2023 grant to Faith in Place, based in Chicago, Illinois.
What is The Regeneration Project's EIN?
The Regeneration Project's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3335236. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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