Resources Legacy Fund

Legal name: Resources Legacy Fund Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
300043771
IRS 990-N coverage
2020–2020
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2016, Form 990-EZ 2017, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Sacramento, CA, US
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Public Foundations

Official website

What the e-Postcard reports

Notice states gross receipts normally $50,000 or less
Yes
Termination reported
Yes
Principal officer
MICHAEL A MANTELL
Tax period began
2020-01-01 00:00:00
Tax period ended
2020-12-31 00:00:00

Source: IRS Form 990-N, tax year 2020. 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

Resources Legacy Fund Foundation (RLF) is a California-based nonprofit that acts as an architect of environmental progress, turning visionary ideas into action through fiscal sponsorship, strategic grantmaking, and advocacy campaigns. With a 25-year track record, RLF supports high-impact projects and organizations across Western North America and beyond, addressing climate change, biodiversity loss, and social inequities. It provides administrative and compliance support to fiscally sponsored projects, manages major grantmaking initiatives, and works through its 501(c)(4) affiliate, Fund for a Better Future, to shape public policy. RLF's team and board are located across the country, with headquarters in California.

IRS classification

Public Foundations (NTEE T30).

Filing

Its tax year 2020 Form 990-N states gross receipts are normally $50,000 or less. The notice reports termination.

Other filing

A Form 990-EZ for tax year 2017 is also available.

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 filing history · 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: 7 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 5 operating locations identified
    • Postcard: tax year 2020 · gross receipts were within the e-Postcard filing limit
    • Contacts: How to reach this organization
    • Money network: 12 filed money-flow records
    • Related organizations: 9 filed related-organization links
    • 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 recorded as not currently operating in California.