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California Ricelands Waterbird

EIN 47-2409361 • 501(c)3 • Sacramento, CA

Profile

Enhance the ecological value of California rice fields to help sustain the millions of waterbirds and other wildlife in the pacific flyway for future generations.

1231 I Street 205Sacramento, CA 95814

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Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 60% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

63rd percentile

0.00x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 63% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

91st percentile

55%

Higher net margin than 91% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

73rd percentile

16%

Faster asset growth than 73% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

14th percentile

-62%

Faster revenue growth than 14% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Up

$323,506

Up $44,985 (+16%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$50

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Up

$323,456

Up $44,985 (+16%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue63rd percentileNet Margin91st percentile

Revenue

Down

$81,711

Down $131,136 (-62%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$36,726

Down $95,191 (-72%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

$44,985

Down $35,945 (-44%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth73rd percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2017: $21,166Net Assets 2017: $21,1662017Assets 2018: $75,022Net Assets 2018: $75,0222018Assets 2019: $112,927Net Assets 2019: $112,9272019Assets 2020: $41,862Net Assets 2020: $41,8622020Assets 2021: $108,794Liabilities 2021: $50Net Assets 2021: $108,7442021Assets 2022: $197,591Liabilities 2022: $50Net Assets 2022: $197,5412022Assets 2023: $278,521Liabilities 2023: $50Net Assets 2023: $278,4712023Assets 2024: $323,506Liabilities 2024: $50Net Assets 2024: $323,4562024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$323,506
Liabilities$50
Net Assets$323,456
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth14th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2017: $68,292Expenses 2017: $51,230Net Income 2017: $17,0622017Revenue 2018: $72,115Expenses 2018: $18,259Net Income 2018: $53,8562018Revenue 2019: $189,322Expenses 2019: $151,417Net Income 2019: $37,9052019Revenue 2020: $114,817Expenses 2020: $185,882Net Income 2020: -$71,0652020Revenue 2021: $317,847Expenses 2021: $250,965Net Income 2021: $66,8822021Revenue 2022: $319,014Expenses 2022: $230,217Net Income 2022: $88,7972022Revenue 2023: $212,847Expenses 2023: $131,917Net Income 2023: $80,9302023Revenue 2024: $81,711Expenses 2024: $36,726Net Income 2024: $44,9852024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$81,711
Expenses$36,726
Net Income$44,985
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$323,506
Liabilities
$50
Net assets
$323,456
Revenue
$81,711
Expenses
$36,726
Net income
$44,985
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.24$0.00$3.23$0.82$0.37$0.45
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.79$0.00$2.78$2.13$1.32$0.81
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.98$0.00$1.98$3.19$2.30$0.89
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.09$0.00$1.09$3.18$2.51$0.67
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.42$0.42$1.15$1.86$0.71
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.13$1.13$1.89$1.51$0.38
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.75$0.75$0.72$0.18$0.54
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.21$0.21$0.68$0.51$0.17
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Sep 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2024
Signed
May 6, 2025
Return Version
2023v6.0
Gross Receipts
$81,711
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The specific purpose of California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation is to facilitate the creation of a migratory bird habitat on California rice lands to ensure the availability of enhanced wildlife habitat in the Central Valley, which will provide a home to wildlife species of concern.

Enhance the ecological value of California rice fields to help sustain the millions of waterbirds and other wildlife in the pacific flyway for future generations.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Recently, our Foundation was called upon to deploy extra investments from the State of California get critical waterbird habitat out onto the dry Sacramento Valley landscape during the recent epic drought. These State investments allowed us to strategically flood nearly 100,000 acres of rice fields over two years to help offset the significant deficit of winter-flooded waterfowl habitat during the drought. Even though we are back to something more normal for now, we are always focused on the perennial need to provide flooded habitat for migratory waterbirds that experience a seasonal lack of habitat every fall and spring season. In addition, we are also involved in innovative projects to help struggling salmon populations. We accomplish this through implementation of several ongoing projects.Bid4Birds Habitat Program: This innovative habitat enhancement program focuses on creating critical shorebird and waterfowl habitat at the precise time periods when habitat is the most scarce. This special targeting of habitat investment, precisely where and when its most needed, provides cost-efficiencies by spending our donor funds within the exact weeks/months that are most critical. Thanks to our donors, this is our main perennial program delivering world-class waterbird habitat year-over-year.California Ricelands Salmon Project (Salmon.Calrice.org): This is a significant, cutting-edge research/pilot project to study and develop new innovative methods to raise juvenile salmon in winter-flooded rice fields. The project is supported by the Foundation, NRCS and many other funding partners. Since 2018, special salmon-rearing management practices have been pilot-tested and successful migration of rice-reared salmon out to the ocean has been tracked using state of the acoustic telemetry tags. Early results on survival rates look very good, showing enhanced survival for the salmon that are using these specially-managed rice fields. This is due to the fact that the winter-flooded rice fields are full of zooplanktonthe exact food source that juvenile salmon need at this stage of their life. Fish Food Program: The Foundation is also helping our salmon conservation partners with another innovative program to help juvenile salmon that cannot access the food in their historic floodplain due to flood protection levees. The Foundation is helping to find participating rice growers who are willing the grow the fish food in their fields and strategically export it to the river where juvenile salmon in the main river channel can access it and experience growth benefits.-$30,788
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Mark BiddlecombDirector-$0--
Paul ButtnerChair/Ex Director-$0--
MIke DeWittDirector-$0--
Xernimo CastaedaDirector-$0--
Josh SheppardSec/Treasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
California Ricelands Waterbird
EIN
47-2409361
Phone
9163872264
Address
1231 I Street 205, Sacramento, CA 95814

Signing Officer

Name
Paul Buttner
Title
Chairman
Signed
2025-05-06
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
MUN CPAs LLP
Address
2901 Douglas Blvd, Roseville, CA 95661
Preparer
Erica Pastor
Phone
9167744208
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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“Office Expenses $3019”

Total Liabilities.1001

“Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $50 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $50”

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