2024-06-22T14:48:40-07:00 2023-09-30 990 2022-10-01 943039253 SAN FRANCISCO BAY WILDLIFE SOCIETY SANF 4085151889 P O Box 234 Newark CA 945600234 Cecilia Craig President 4088282643 2024-06-22 Cecilia Craig 999009999 1 1 11 1 AAL2 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Cecilia D Craig POB 234 Newark CA 945600234 210063 0 X www.sfbayws.org X 1987 CA Nurture in the public an understanding, appreciation, and stewardship of the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex, its natural and cultural history, and to conserve, preserve, and restore bay lands as essential wildlife habitat. Environmental Education supports conservation awareness and builds stewardship in local communities. Biology programs support habitat preservation and restoration. Long term partnerships with Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program and local corporations provide major funding for these efforts. Efforts also support public access and conservation education. 8 8 9 25 0 0 11440 15348 192576 188073 100 3115 1102 1600 205218 208136 0 0 0 0 197092 185071 0 0 1704 15612 29621 212704 214692 -7486 -6556 260965 254564 448 603 260517 253961 X Nurture in the public an understanding, appreciation, and stewardship of the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex, its natural and cultural history, and to conserve, preserve, and restore bay lands as essential wildlife habitat. Environmental Education supports conservation awareness and builds stewardship in local communities. Biology programs support habitat preservation and restoration. Long term partnerships with Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program and local corporations provide major funding for these efforts. Efforts also support public access and conservation education. 1 0 129533 0 127073 Environmental Education and Interpretation for Watershed Watchers program, funded by a contract from Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program. From Oct 2022 to Sep 2023: Reached over 12,151 people via online, public, and hybrid programs, downloads of at-home activities, and other virtual outreach. With public, group and outreach programs (79); stewardship and community science (24), and other programs; summer camp (1); and mercury outreach programs (21). 125 total programs offered. At least 1,304 K-12 students reached (participant age not usually known for virtual programs); 3,241 people in total. And at least 8,910 via social media platforms. More details available upon request. 24602 0 20000 Warm Springs Vernal Pool Monitoring and Habitat Restoration, funded by Wildlife Heritage Foundation. For Warm Springs, Wildlife Heritage Foundation description: Warm Springs is a unit of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The income from the Wildlife Heritage Foundation funds a Wildlife Biologist Associate position to help monitor and protect endangered and threatened species in this unique vernal pool habitat. Primary responsibilities: conduct invasive weed management including hand pulling and herbicide application, assist with surveys including hydrological monitoring of vernal pools, aquatic surveys for vernal pool biota including tadpole shrimp and California tiger salamanders; vernal pool vegetation surveys; summer vegetation surveys; and invasive weed surveys. Other responsibilities include seed collection and processing, data management, cross support with other Refuges, data entry, report preparation, and supply and equipment inventories. 15258 13500 HYBRID Summer Camp Support 2023 - tee-shirts, materials, payroll part-time associate. Long-standing joint USFWS-SFBWS program for K-12 students from lower income areas; high school students attend training and then lead camp activities. 74 attendees 8751 15000 Peninsula Programs Coordinator delivered activities on the peninsula side of the San Francisco Bay portion of the Don Edwards SFB National Wildlife Refuge. Walks and Volunteer Work Days reached out to about 200 people, and raised awareness through Facebook and other social media posts. 4991 11500 Restoration associated (funded by Cargill) performed habitat restoration on the east and south sides of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. 4388 0 1000 Transportation support for buses and other transport for K-12 student to visit Refuge, providing opportunities for environmental education and outreach to occur with program on-site. Support provided to under-represented and lower socioeconomic students/schools. Income for this fund raised in prior years; not used during COVID years. 1231 0 Environmental Education Programs, including programs on geology, indigenous people, Drawbridge (sinking town in marsh of Refuge), and more. Details available upon request. Maintenance of outdoor facilities for public use and habitat restoration. Funded from donations and general funds (not shown here, since not specifically for these programs). 2700 0 0 Support San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex programs approved by the BOD, including volunteer support & recognition. Funded by donations and general reserves. Revenue not specific to these programs. 22061 0 27500 191454 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 CA X Mary Deschene 5054172561 PO Box 234 Newark CA 945600234 X Chris Kitting Director 1 X 0 0 0 Deepak Nettem BOD Member 1 X 0 0 0 Namit Saksena Director 2 X 0 0 0 Ravi Kohli Director 2 X 0 0 0 Cecilia D Craig President and USFWS Liaison 6.00 X 0 0 0 Neil Butani Vice President 1 X 0 0 0 Avleen Kohli Secretary 1 X 0 0 0 Grace Koz Treasurer 1 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15348 0 15348 SCVURPPP 900099 127073 127073 0 0 Wildlife Heritage Foundation 900099 20000 20000 0 0 Cargill 311999 25000 25000 0 0 Electronic Arts 519100 15000 15000 0 0 1000 1000 0 0 188073 3115 3115 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3092 1927 1165 1165 0 0 credit card rewards 900099 435 435 0 0 0 0 0 0 435 208136 192788 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 149851 134406 14839 606 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6380 5563 809 8 16200 14550 1578 72 12640 11354 1231 55 76 76 1003 953 50 19021 17778 1194 49 6592 4392 1636 564 243 243 456 374 82 1930 1765 165 300 300 214692 191454 21534 1704 1326 34585 200071 176886 0 0 44969 30349 0 0 0 0 0 14599 12744 101919 101919 0 0 260965 254564 11 20 437 583 448 603 X 203951 197395 56566 56566 260517 253961 260965 254564 -6556 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 177109 190059 281310 204015 203420 1055913 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 177109 190059 281310 204015 203420 1055913 1055913 171 218 166 100 3115 3770 0 0 0 0 0 309 189 650 359 435 1942 1061625 0.99462 0.99797 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Credit card rewards RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 225 0 0 225 0 Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1 Mary Deschene, SFBWS staff, participated in a call to US Senator Diane Feinstein's office to support the President's budget proposal in a funding bill for the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Call duration 1/2 hour. Total time spent on preparation and call: 4 hours 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35435 0 35435 0 66484 0 66484 0 0 0 Pension Payable (403b contribution) 583 583 Form 990, Part III, Line 2 Beginning March 2023, the new Peninsula Specialist provided public programs on the peninsula side of the San Francisco Bay, including walks, trash pickups, and other stewardship activities. The grantor (Electronic Arts) employees specifically helped on some of these events. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Provided by email after April 17, 2024 BOD mtg where it was briefly reviewed (in draft form); followed by email review in May 2024. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The SFBWS Code of Ethics states "refrain from voting on issues that may be perceived as a potential conflict of interest." Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 Staff compensation is determined based on experience and using salary bands from the US Government generally. Administration staff compensation is determined based on discussions with other similar sized not-for-profit organizations with similar missions. This is documented by a member of the BOD. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 These documents are available upon request. In addition, we ensure our filings are available on Guidestar (Candid) and Charity Navigator. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 These documents are available upon request. During December 2023, Cecilia Craig, who is the volunteer who prepares the Form 990 was ill and then not finished by Feb-2024.