Turning Green
To educate and inpspire young adults to promote environmentally conscious & socially responsible choices.
Turning Green at a glance
In short: Turning Green gave $40K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $40K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $40,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $40,000
- Median grant
- $40,000
- Total assets
- $728,562
- +49.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Turning Green funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Sausalito Marin County School Distr ($40K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Turning Green gives
- Giving grew 33% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2022) to $509K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $40K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sausalito Marin County School Distr Sausalito, CA | Building Nutrition Literacy into Meals | $40,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $728,562 | $1,476,472 | $1,237,334 | $40,000 | 1 | $1,726 |
| 2024 | $489,083 | $1,225,736 | $1,074,609 | — | — | $50 |
| 2023 | $346,068 | $1,047,754 | $1,009,975 | — | — | $1,123 |
| 2022 | $297,742 | $604,898 | $769,429 | $30,000 | 1 | $1,050 |
| 2021 | $463,819 | $790,449 | $932,451 | $139,848 | 2 | $9 |
| 2020 | $654,890 | $1,775,377 | $1,386,109 | $508,800 | 6 | $85 |
About Turning Green
Based on IRS filings
Turning Green is a public charity focused on Medical Research, based in Sausalito, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $729K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $40K. Net investment income was $2K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Turning Green is led by Judi Shils, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 9 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Judi Shils
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$127K (2020) → $202K (2025)
Heidi Locke Simon
Board Chair
Interim Board Chair → Board Chair, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Al Baylacq
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Dietrich
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Neka Pasquale
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sean Martin
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam Kesselman
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Claire Veuthey
Secretary
Director → Treasurer, 2023
Treasurer → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Grossman
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: Justina Lai (2020–2022) — Treasurer Finance Chair
- Former: Beth Rattner (2020) — Director
- Former: Eve Wirth (2020) — Director
- Former: James Schurz (2020) — Legal Counsel
- Former: Katie Taylor (2020) — Director
- Former: Lily Riesenfeld (2020) — Director
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $202K, to Judi Shils (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Turning Green
How much does Turning Green give each year?
Turning Green gave $40K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Turning Green?
Turning Green reported $729K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.5M.
What is Turning Green?
Turning Green is a public charity focused on Medical Research, based in Sausalito, CA. It holds $729K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Turning Green operate?
Turning Green has awarded grants in California.
What is Turning Green's EIN?
Turning Green's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-3106659. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 24, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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