ANNUAL REPORT (FISCAL YEAR 2025)

Valley View Preserve sunrise captured by Ethan Van Dusen

Fiscal Year 2025 (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025) was a year of steady progress and big milestones—many of them years in the making. With your support, we deepened our roots in the Ojai Valley and built momentum for the work ahead.

VENTURA RIVER ACQUISITIONS CAMPAIGN GOAL MET!

Thanks to overwhelming support from our community, we wrapped up fundraising for the Ventura River Land Acquisition Campaign, reaching our $4.1 million goal to support the long-term protection and care of 234 acres along the Ventura River. This was a huge team effort, and we’re grateful to everyone who helped us get across the finish line.

BROIDA BRIDGE - A LONG-AWAITED CONNECTION

This year, we completed the Broida Bridge at the Ojai Meadows Preserve—a long-held promise finally realized. The bridge connects key trails across the Happy Valley Drain and the two halves of the Ojai Meadows Preserve—making the area more accessible for all visitors. It took years of permitting, planning and fundraising, but the result is something our entire community can be proud of. Special thanks to the donors who made it possible and Mike Krumpschmidt for his commitment and tireless efforts in urging the project forward.

REWILD OUR RIVER AND RESTORATION INITIATIVES

We launched Rewild Our River—an effort to tackle invasive Arundo donax and restore native habitat throughout the Ventura River watershed. With support from Cal Fire and the Cutting the Green Tape program, we’ve begun securing the permits needed to take on this work at scale. It’s an ambitious effort, but one that will pay off for people and wildlife alike. 

REMEMBERING BETSY

We were heartbroken by the passing of board member Betsy Vanleit this year. Betsy was a thoughtful leader, a passionate advocate for native plants, and a tireless volunteer. We honored her with a community oak planting at the Ojai Meadows Preserve—a space she helped steward and cared deeply about—and continue her legacy through rewilding. 

10 YEARS OF MOUNTAINFILM ON TOUR

This year marked the 10th anniversary of Mountainfilm on Tour in Ojai—a decade of celebrating stories that move, challenge, and inspire. What began as a small gathering has grown into a beloved tradition, bringing people together each fall to explore themes of adventure, activism, and the natural world. Over the years, the event has raised critical funds for OVLC while creating space for community connection. We’re grateful to everyone who has made Mountainfilm a success—from sponsors and volunteers to the thousands who show up each year. 

WHAT’S NEXT

As we begin Fiscal Year 2026, we’re looking to protect significant properties, take on major restoration work in our creeks and river, expand our Native Plant Nursery, and keep creating opportunities for our community to learn, connect, and care for the valley they love. None of this would be possible without your support—thank you for being part of this growing community of people who care deeply about the future of the Ojai Valley. 


COMMUNITY & VOLUNTEER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Volunteers logged over 6,312 hours, breaking previous records and showing up for everything from weeding and planting to river cleanups and trail building to newsletter mailings and event support.

  • We held our second Native Garden Tour, drawing hundreds of visitors and sharing inspiring landscapes that support native plants and biodiversity.

  • The Rewild Ojai garden certification program took off, with 27 gardens certified in the past year alone, now totaling 80 acres across 41 certified gardens.

  • Our All About Ojai series continued to grow, bringing fascinating speakers and deepening our connections to the ecology of the Valley we all love. 


BY THE NUMBERS


THANK YOU TO OUR FISCAL YEAR^ 2025 DONORS

^FY 2025: July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025, *Deceased

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Swanner Physical Therapy

The Glass Man Professional Window Washing Company, Inc.

Thomas & Janice McCormick

Timbre Books

Tom & Kerry Weisel

Tom Maloney & Andrea Jones

Trish Hardley

Walter & Julia Hamann

White Family Fund

William & Jan Coultas

Friends of the Ojai Valley $1,000+

Alan & Carol Saltzman

Allison & Jeff Mirkin

Allison Binkowski & John Alden Broome

Alpha Stone Inc.

Amy Schneider

Andrea C Bent Donor Advised Fund of the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole

Annie Nyborg & Matt Brunetti

Anson Williams

Aqua-Flo Supply

Arthur & Judy Vander

BANDITS Bandanas

Barbara K. Sorem-Hughlett

Betlock Family Trust

Betsy Vanleit*

Bill & Sherry Loehr

Bill Brothers & Susie Ault

Bosson Family Charitable Fund

Brian & Mallory Warner

Bryan Mershon

Carla Melson

Carol Peterson & Curt Mossestad

Caroline Lieber

Charley & Sandy Sledd

Charlie & Francis Baysinger

Cheryl & Monte Widders

Chevron Humankind Matching Program

Chris Hacker & Will Thomas

Chris Miller

Cliff Hershman

Connie Eaton & William Hart

Corrina Wright & Anthony Avildsen

Dan & Laurie Pearl

Daniel T Alvy Foundation

Dave Brubaker

David & Nancy Hill

Dennis & Holly Mitchem

Domenico Iandolo

Doug & Karen Kirk

Douglas Creel

Elaine Sweet

Eric & Missy Stoen

Erin & Sander van Otterloo

Etsy

Evander Schley

Firestick Pottery

Francis Pepper

Herring Imming LLP

Howard Schneider

Huora L. Williams

IBM Matching Grants Program

Jeff Green

Jennifer Green

Jill Forman & David Young

John & Harriet Clise

John Mitchell

Judith & Donald Diaz

Katherine Holden & Tom Atherton

Kelly & Rich Hill

Kelly Page

Kenneth & Sarah Cluff

Kim Hunter

Kitty & Johnny Johnston

Kristen & Tony Petros

Lale Welsh & Jon Drucker

Las Palmas de Ojai

Laughing Dog Ranch LLC

Laura Sandoval & Eli Wilson

Leslie Tobin Bacon

Linda L. Maigret

Lisa & Michael Marshall

Lisa Smith

Loebl Family Fund

Loeks Family Fund of Grand Rapids Community Foundation

Lucy & Jonathan Tolmach

Mark & Cherryl Connally

Mark Silbernagel

Marsha & Paul Fonteyn

Mary Bergen

Mary Thompson & Don Higgins

Matthew Velkes & Liza Chasin

McDaniel Insurance Services

Megan Davis

Meiners Oaks Community Garden

Melissa & Todd Lemein

Michael J. Jauregui & Susan Olson

Michael Stevens

Mike & Erika Swimmer

Mike & Joanne Caldwell

Mike Smolowe

Nathan Wallace

Niels & Robin Nyborg

Norah Eddy

Pamela & Richard Smith

Pax Environmental

Phil Moncharsh & Diane Zusman

Richard & Kristal DeVillers

Roger & Pat Essick

Ronald & Linda Phillips

Rotary Club of Ojai West

Sandy Buechley

Scott Bevans & Valerie Dykeman

Scott Warner

Sophia Miles

Stuart Meiklejohn & Mary Ann O’Connor

Susan Bee

Susanne Wilson

Suzanne & Phil White

Tania, Tobias & Topa Parker

The John J. Moller Family Foundation

The Stanley and Joyce Black Family Foundation

Thomas Mone

Tobias Parker - General Contractor

Tom Lowe

Tony & Roslyn (Roz) Demaria

Virginia Siegfried & Barry Verga

West Coast Air Conditioning

William Burnside

Wyatt & Claudia Harris

Guardians of the Ojai Valley $5,000+

Anonymous

Al Stroberg & Betsy Patterson

Allen & Marilyn Camp

Ann & Harry Oppenheimer

Annica & James Howard

Athletic Brewing Company

Bob & Nora Ackerley

Bob & Sue Chamberlain

Candace Delbo

Chris & Caroline Spain

Chris & Karen Birbeck

Christine Bednar & Dean Wigger

Christopher Noxon Charitable Fund

Claudia Miller

Cotyledon Fund

Courtney Nichols Gould & Gordon Gould

Franceen Fallett

Gene Wise & Fiona Hutton

Gerben & Jill Hoeksma

Greg & Mechas Grinnell

Henry Land Surveying

High on Kennels - Fred Presson

Holdfast Collective

James Freeman

Jeannie & Walter Sedgwick

Jerry & Char Michaels

Jerry Maryniuk & Diane Bertoy

Jessie Hawkins

Jill & Bill Shanbrom

Josh & Alicia Holm

Joyce Greene

Karen Courington & Dan Lukasiewicz

Karen Hellmuth & Bob Vandersluis

Kasey Crown and Dave Comfort, and the Crown Family

Larry Rose & Lisa Larramendy

Laura Lochrane

Lawrence & Leticia Broida

Linda Turner

Lynn Braitman Inspire Fund

Mary M. Downer

Molina Family Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Victor M. Sher

Names Family Foundation

Ojai Civic Association

Ojai Valley Inn

Ojai Valley Wildlife Rehabilitation

Patagonia

Peter Adee & Kathryn Paddock

Robert Delaney

Robert Tallyn & Betsy Bachman

Robin Roy & Cathy Zoi

Ruth Lasell & Bob Bonewitz

Samantha Smith

So Hum Foundation

Tay Lesley

The Bill and Ginger Winder Family Foundation

The MOB Shop

The Shanbrom Family Foundation

Tom Tamplin & Michelle Wells

Ventura Spirits Company

Wilo Foundation

Granting Agencies, Institutions, & Partners

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

California Department of Fish and Wildlife

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

California Department of Transportation

California Wildlife Conservation Board

State Coastal Conservancy

University of California, Agriculture & Natural Resources

Ventura County Resource Conservation District

Ventura County Resource Management Agency, Planning Division

Ventura County Watershed Protection

California Council of Land Trusts

Land Trust Alliance

The Nature Conservancy

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