The Trust for Public Land
San Francisco, CA · EIN 23-7222333 · Environment · Rank 2,169 by total revenue
Creates parks and protects land for people, ensuring healthy, livable communities.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $301,245,450
- Total expenses
- $282,536,794
- Total assets
- $432,699,986
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $47,368,233
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $59,045,268
- Employees
- 437
- Salary base per employee
- $108,394
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (57)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diane C Regas | PRESIDENT (THRU 9/30/24) | Board, Officer | 40 | $556,863 |
| James H Obendorf | SVP/CHIEF FINANCIAL & ADMIN OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $360,316 |
| David M Carson | SVP, GENERAL COUNSEL/CORP SECRETARY | Officer | 40 | $287,273 |
| Katherine M Pandori | VP, FINANCE & ACCOUNTING | Officer | 40 | $268,073 |
| Margaret Madden | VP, ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL | Officer | 40 | $243,876 |
| Tily Shue | ASSISTANT SECRETARY | Officer | 40 | $241,957 |
| Thomas Tyner | ASSISTANT SECRETARY | Officer | 40 | $228,737 |
| Peggy Chiu | ASSISTANT SECRETARY | Officer | 40 | $226,722 |
| Anthony A Traverso | ASSISTANT SECRETARY | Officer | 40 | $225,982 |
| Carrie Hauser | PRESIDENT | Board, Officer | 40 | $225,743 |
| Denise Mullane | ASSISTANT SECRETARY | Officer | 40 | $218,828 |
| Gilman Miller | ASSISTANT SECRETARY | Officer | 40 | $211,110 |
| Mimi Faller Helvie | ASSISTANT SECRETARY | Officer | 40 | $179,827 |
| Gordon Okawa | ASSISTANT SECRETARY | Officer | 40 | $178,110 |
| Alex Ghio | ASSISTANT SECRETARY | Officer | 40 | $172,957 |
| Jane Kim | ASSISTANT SECRETARY | Officer | 40 | $164,607 |
| Joy Legget-Murphy | ASSISTANT SECRETARY | Officer | 40 | $146,187 |
| Catherine Brown | ASSISTANT SECRETARY | Officer | 40 | $144,658 |
| Justin Yost | ASSISTANT SECRETARY (THRU 11/1/24) | Officer | 40 | $143,913 |
| Jennifer Kolto | ASSISTANT SECRETARY | Officer | 40 | $129,143 |
| Stacy Gayhart | ASSISTANT SECRETARY | Officer | 40 | $127,583 |
| Polly Powell | ASSISTANT SECRETARY | Officer | 40 | $105,307 |
| Elizabeth Fee | ASSISTANT SECRETARY | Officer | 40 | $74,909 |
| Peter Fodor | ASSISTANT SECRETARY | Officer | 40 | $24,177 |
| Lucas St Clair | CHAIR | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| David Poppe | VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Florence Williams | SECRETARY | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Joe Lipscomb | TREASURER | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Jodi Archambault | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| J Franklin Farrow | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mickey Fearn | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Anita Graham | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Allegra Happy Haynes | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Alex M Johnson | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jennifer Jones | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Philip June | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Chris Knight | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Christoper G Lea | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Eliot Merrill | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Ignacia Moreno | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Julie Parish | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Michael Parish | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Thomas Reeve | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Laura Richards | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Ted Roosevelt V | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| L Anton Seals Jr | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Sheryl Tishman | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Taylor Toynes | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jerome Vascellaro | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Lindi Von Mutius | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Alvin Warren | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Keith Weaver | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Susan D Whiting | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Kenneth Wong | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| F Jerome Tone | DIRECTOR (THRU 10/23/24) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Alexis G Sant | DIRECTOR (THRU 10/23/24) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Joanne S Gill | DIRECTOR (THRU 10/23/24) | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $3,472,310, which is 7.3% of the $47,368,233 salary base shared by 437 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diane C Regas | PRESIDENT (THRU 9/30/24) | Board, Officer | 40 | $525,365 | $0 | $31,498 | $556,863 |
| Patricia Watson | SVP/CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER | Highly paid employee | 40 | $440,518 | $0 | $33,892 | $474,410 |
| Kenneth J Danter | EXEC VP/ CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER | Highly paid employee | 40 | $317,086 | $0 | $50,525 | $367,611 |
| James H Obendorf | SVP/CHIEF FINANCIAL & ADMIN OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $316,658 | $0 | $43,658 | $360,316 |
| Howard Frumkin | SVP, LAND AND PEOPLE LAB | Highly paid employee | 40 | $296,825 | $0 | $21,476 | $318,301 |
| William Lee | SVP, POLICY, ADVOCACY, & GOV'T RELATIONS | Highly paid employee | 40 | $255,061 | $0 | $46,851 | $301,912 |
| Luis Benitez | CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER (THRU 9/30/24) | Highly paid employee | 40 | $261,420 | $0 | $32,255 | $293,675 |
| David M Carson | SVP, GENERAL COUNSEL/CORP SECRETARY | Officer | 40 | $259,068 | $0 | $28,205 | $287,273 |
| Katherine M Pandori | VP, FINANCE & ACCOUNTING | Officer | 40 | $237,782 | $0 | $30,291 | $268,073 |
| Margaret Madden | VP, ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL | Officer | 40 | $217,527 | $0 | $26,349 | $243,876 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202631339349309088 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 23-7222333
- Organization website (as filed): www.tpl.org