Keep The Sespe Wild

Legal name: Keep the Sespe Wild Committee

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
770233852
IRS 990-N coverage
2025–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990-N 2025
Location
Ojai, CA, US
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Environmental Quality, Protection, and Beautification N.E.C.

Official website

What the e-Postcard reports

Notice states gross receipts normally $50,000 or less
Yes
Termination reported
No
Principal officer
Peter Deneen
Tax period began
2025-01-01 00:00:00
Tax period ended
2025-12-31 00:00:00
Filed website
https://sespewild.org/

Source: IRS Form 990-N, tax year 2025. These are filed notice facts, not independently verified current operations. The notice does not report exact revenue, expenses, assets, leadership compensation, or governance controls.

Overview

From its website

Keep the Sespe Wild is a grassroots organization dedicated to protecting and restoring the Sespe Wilderness in Southern California's Los Padres National Forest. Since 1986, the organization has advocated for the preservation of the Sespe's free-flowing rivers, diverse wildlife, and wild landscapes. It educates the public on water conservation and wilderness stewardship, and partners with agencies such as the US Forest Service and groups like Los Padres ForestWatch. The organization is led by an Executive Director and a board of directors, leveraging local expertise to advance conservation in Ventura County's most iconic backcountry.

IRS classification

Environmental Quality, Protection, and Beautification N.E.C. (NTEE C99).

Filing

Its tax year 2025 Form 990-N states gross receipts are normally $50,000 or less. The notice does not report termination.

Federal status

IRS records show a prior automatic revocation followed by reinstatement.

Coverage

Other list screening or federal responsibility records are incomplete in the available data.

Sources: Official website capture · IRS Business Master File · IRS Form 990-N · IRS Automatic Revocation List · Grant-readiness source coverage

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

    Details

    • What they do: 3 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 3 operating locations identified
    • Postcard: tax year 2025 · gross receipts were within the e-Postcard filing limit
    • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
    • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

    Key Signals

    Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

    Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

    • High — Grant Readiness: California registration: this organization is not authorized to operate as a charity in California.