DEPARTMENT OF BIOREGION

EIN: 854402939 501(c)(3) Environment

Seattle, WA

Total Revenue
$695,862
Total Expenses
$485,678
Total Assets
$419,065
Net Assets
$368,870
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Organization Details

Formation Year
2020
Legal Domicile
WA
Principal Officer
Brandon Letsinger
Phone
2066964099
Tax Period
2024-11-01 to 2025-10-31

DEPARTMENT OF BIOREGION, founded in 2020, is a small nonprofit in the Environment sector that reported $696K in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue surged 58% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $210K, a strong 30% operating margin.

Mission

The Department of Bioregion's mission is a "world of interconnected bioregions and bioregional movements". It does this by creating departments of bioregions around the world and, providing administrative support to bioregional organizing teams, bioregional movements, education about specific bioregions, and ways of regenerating that bioregion.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $219,229 Revenue: $232,816

The Cascadia Department of Bioregion advances place-based education, organizing, and systems change across the Cascadia bioregion. In 2024-2025, CDOB supported the growth of the Cascadia movement and...

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The Cascadia Department of Bioregion advances place-based education, organizing, and systems change across the Cascadia bioregion. In 2024-2025, CDOB supported the growth of the Cascadia movement and the Cascadia bioregion through research, writing, and publishing on bioregionalism; provided tools, trainings, and nonprofit infrastructure to help communities reconnect with their ecosystems; and led public awareness campaigns to promote Cascadian identity and resilience. CDOB also ran the Cascadia Store, coordinated membership programs, and defended the Cascadia Flag in a movement trust to ensure it remains in the public domain. It organized educational events, regional gatherings, and the Cascadia Northwest Arts and Music Festival, which brought together over 1,000 people to celebrate bioregional culture and community.

Program 2
Expenses: $173,171 Revenue: $19,560

During the 2024-2025 fiscal year, Regenerate Cascadia formalized its two core programs: Cascadia BioRegen, which supports place-based organizing and community capacity building across the bioregion...

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During the 2024-2025 fiscal year, Regenerate Cascadia formalized its two core programs: Cascadia BioRegen, which supports place-based organizing and community capacity building across the bioregion, and Cascadia BioFi, which develops bioregional finance strategies and funding ecosystems aligned with community priorities. In partnership with the Design School for Regenerating Earth, Regenerate Cascadia hosted its second annual six-month Cascadia Learning Journey cohort, growing participation to over 100 people and hiring a dedicated cohort coordinator to strengthen onboarding, facilitation, and participant pathways into local organizing. In May 2025, the organization convened the inaugural Cascadia BioFi Conference in Seattle, a three-day gathering of over 300 land stewards, Indigenous leaders, funders, community organizers, and practitioners exploring bioregional approaches to regenerative finance. The conference established shared frameworks for trust-based giving, flow funding, and community-directed resource allocation. Building on these foundations, Regenerate Cascadia launched its Landscape Groups program and opened its flagship Landscape Hub Cultivator in October 2025, enrolling 10 landscape groups from across the Cascadia bioregion in a year-long pilot focused on bioregional mapping, team development, governance, and regeneration strategy.

Program 3
Expenses: $282 Revenue: $0

The Departments of Bioregion program is the organization's top level program, providing global infrastructure, education and organizing for bioregional movements to launch and thrive. It operates...

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The Departments of Bioregion program is the organization's top level program, providing global infrastructure, education and organizing for bioregional movements to launch and thrive. It operates through three components. Bioregional Seeds delivers mapping research, education, publications, workshops and classes helping people understand and reconnect to the living systems of their bioregion. Bioregional Roots provides Administrative Program Services for internal operations and nonprofit best practice training, alongside a Fiscal Sponsorship Program extending our 501(c)(3) infrastructure to aligned external projects. Bioregional Branches supports locally led teams in launching place-based Departments of Bioregion in their own watersheds, providing replicable frameworks, templates, mentorship and nonprofit backend for grants and donations. In FY2024-2025, the program piloted its first branch onboarding framework for bioregional teams outside Cascadia, strengthened fiscal sponsorship and administrative systems, and continued producing bioregional mapping resources and educational materials. Each component is designed to be replicable, adaptable and scalable as a living framework for bioregional movements emerging around the world.

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Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $486,266
Program Service Revenue $163,367
Investment Income $4,270
Other Revenue $41,959
TOTAL REVENUE $695,862

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0
Salaries & Benefits $121,268
Fundraising Expenses $10,000
Program Expenses $392,682
Other Expenses $364,410
TOTAL EXPENSES $485,678

Year-over-Year Comparison

2024 2023 Change
Revenue $695,862 $439,391 +0.6%
Expenses $485,678 $296,858 +0.6%
Net Income $210,184 $142,533 +0.5%
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Governance

Voting Members
3
Independent Members
3
Employees
6
Volunteers
211

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
0
$0
Total Directors
3
$0
Key Employees
1
$76,155
Highest Compensated
1
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Brandon Letsinger Executive Director 32
Key Emp Highest
$76,155 $0 $76,155
ALEX DEVEITEO PRESIDENT 2
Director
$0 $0 $0
TREVOR OWENS SECRETARY 2
Director
$0 $0 $0
STACEY CRUMBAKER TREASURER 2
Director
$0 $0 $0
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 $695,862 $485,678 $419,065 $210,184
2024 $439,391 $296,858 $244,140 $142,533
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