2025-08-05T10:56:49-07:00 2024-12-31 Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP 548 Market St PMB 97503 San Francisco CA 94104 990 2024-01-01 942788588 San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory SANF 4089466548 524 Valley Way Milpitas CA 95035 Chris Overington Executive Dir. 2025-08-05 true true Tierna Jensen P02447146 5108352727 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Chris Overington 524 Valley Way Milpitas CA 95035 2040487 false X www.sfbbo.org X 1981 CA The San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory uses science to conserve birds and habitats. Our avian monitoring and habitat restoration activities provide critical data that we use to educate land managers and the public, and contribute to informed conservation decisions. 8 7 23 125 0 650744 1078846 631761 955771 5925 5268 224 602 1288654 2040487 0 0 1014774 1126523 0 106615 328373 372020 1343147 1498543 -54493 541944 419569 917123 190935 146545 228634 770578 The San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory is dedicated to the conservation of birds and their habitats through science and outreach. false false 717986 572173 Our science programs are the Snowy Plover and Least Tern Program, Waterbird Program, Landbird Program, Climate Change Program, Habitats Program. The Snowy Plover and Least Tern Recovery Program works toward the recovery of the federally threatened Western snowy plover and endangered California least tern. Biologists monitor breeding snowy plovers and least terns by surveying former salt ponds, stormwater retention ponds, and other suitable habitat of the San Francisco Bay where the birds breed. Program biologists work closely with local land managers and restoration projects to implement management practices to help recover the snowy plover and least tern populations in the Bay. The Waterbirds Program collects crucial data on the ecology and management ecosystems at a landscape-scale across California. Program biologists, along with approximately 70 volunteers, collect and analyze large-scale data on waterbird abundance and distribution from across the Bay Area, including nonbreeding surveys, monitoring breeding waterbird colonies, and documenting disease outbreaks. These data are especially effective in tracking trends in our local bird populations and informing management of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Program, the largest tidal marsh restoration on the Pacific Coast of North America. The past year saw several major new accomplishments. We expanded colonial waterbird monitoring across the North Bay, with surveys now encompassing all nine counties of the Bay Area. We also developed a new behavioral study of phalarope foraging efficiency in different habitats to understand potential drivers of a 98% decline in this species within San Francisco Bay. In Oakland, we developed and completed a nesting habitat selection study and analysis for black-crowned night herons in urban environments to try and identify the factors causing the birds to nest in dangerous city streets that imperil both their health and human health. Lastly, we redesigned analysis of salt pond waterbird monitoring from the ground up to better focus on identifying drivers of change in waterbird population trends to better inform decision-making of land management agencies. 464213 381284 The Habitats Program is a science-based restoration program focused on sustainable restoration of tidal marsh-upland transition zone habitats. In 2024, we added another 5 acres of restoration work at Eden Landing Ecological Reserve and Alviso Marina County Park while managing 27 acres of restored habitat around the Bay. We also secured funding to restore an additional 4 acres of habitat at Eden Landing this coming year. We wrapped up renovating a native plant nursery at Don Edwards NWR in Fremont which will greatly expand our plant producing capacity, allowing for us to take on bigger projects in the future. Restoring tidal marsh-upland transition zones provides critical high tide refugia for tidal marsh fauna, including the federally endangered Ridgways rail and salt marsh harvest mouse. Healthy marsh vegetation also protects bayside communities from flooding by absorbing energy from incoming storm surges and accelerating sediment accumulation. Ecologists use applied research to find innovative methods for restoration, and work with land managers to integrate transition zone habitat into larger restoration projects. We continued our successful partnership with Santa Clara County Parks and educational nonprofit Marshmallow Mind to teach 5th and 6th graders from Title I schools about San Francisco Bay ecology and host them for restoration work and a short hike at Alviso Marina County Park. 70420 2314 Our Education-Outreach Program connects people with our mission to promote sustainability in the Bay Area and beyond by engaging communities in avian science, habitat restoration, and education. We offer youth and adults activities virtually and in the field to teach them about birds, conservation, and science. We also participate in region-wide efforts to compile long term datasets to guide restoration and conservation planning efforts, and offer opportunities for the general public to be involved in scientific research by participating as volunteer community scientists in our scientific and habitat programs. 1252619 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 8 0 true 23 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 8 7 false false false false true true true true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X Chris Overington 4089466548 524 Valley Way Milpitas CA 95035 Chris Overington Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X X 85517 0 16390 Lynne A Trulio Co-President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Bruce Paton Co-President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Debbie Wong Secretary 1.25 0.00 X X 0 0 0 William Whitmer Treasurer 2.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Karan Gathani Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Caroline Selfridge Board Member 1.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 Shubha Tuljapurkar Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Anshuman Mohapatra Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Aguilar Rodriguez Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 85517 16390 0 false false false 0 25337 389888 663621 21000 1078846 Habitat and restoration 900099 955771 955771 955771 5268 5268 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other revenue 900099 602 602 602 2040487 955771 5870 0 0 0 0 101908 40763 35668 25477 0 860493 744892 68591 47010 0 92616 83415 5483 3718 71506 59388 6904 5214 0 0 14598 14598 0 0 0 14808 14808 0 90220 70059 1861 18300 24162 20275 2257 1630 0 11136 9554 931 651 27486 27481 3 2 0 850 850 0 0 12911 12911 18898 15971 1722 1205 Program expense 123705 123705 Donated goods 21000 20360 320 320 Dues, licenses, service fees 8578 5117 619 2842 Staff development 3668 3070 352 246 0 1498543 1252619 139309 106615 75660 143746 115755 145767 0 181583 284984 0 0 0 0 12704 24105 77617 40251 28543 37366 5324 281155 0 0 0 0 419569 917123 169200 101545 21735 45000 190935 146545 X 218798 735780 9836 34798 228634 770578 419569 917123 541944 X true X false true false X 638586 920177 673090 650744 1078846 3961443 0 0 638586 920177 673090 650744 1078846 3961443 212916 3748527 980 963 3798 59 5400 11200 0 5308 974 5028 224 602 12136 3984779 2625386 0.94070 0.97270 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 69717 32351 37366 7900 7900 37366 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 SFBBO has one class of Members. Any person is eligible for membership and admitted as a Member on approval of the membership application by the Board and on timely payment of such dues and fees fixed by the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a Members have the right to vote on the election and the removal of directors. Members also have the right to vote on the disposition of all or substantially all of SFBBO's assets, any merger and its principal terms and any amendment of those terms, any election to dissolve SFBBO, and certain amendments of SFBBO's Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b Members have the right to vote on the election and the removal of directors. Members also have the right to vote on the disposition of all or substantially all of SFBBO's assets, any merger and its principal terms and any amendment of those terms, any election to dissolve SFBBO, and certain amendments of SFBBO's Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A copy of Form 990 was provided to each voting member of the board prior to filing it with the IRS. The Finance Committee must approve the Form 990 prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Upon election, hiring, or appointment, and annually thereafter, insiders (or directors) should complete an Annual Disclosure Questionnaire in the form provided by the SFBBO. On this Questionnaire, the insider should disclose affiliations that constitute or could result in a conflict of interest, and confirm his or her commitment to compliance with this Policy. The insider should update this disclosure as appropriate. The Board will perform an annual review of this Policy and amend this Policy as appropriate, as contemplated by Section 6.10 of the Bylaws. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The Board reviews the compensation of the Executive Director, including direct and indirect remuneration, benefits, and gifts or favors that are not insubstantial, when the individual is hired, when the individual's term of employment is extended or renewed, or when the individual's compensation is modified, unless the modification extends to all SFBBO's employees. The compensation arrangement must be approved by the Board before SFBBO makes any payments. The Board considers comparability data that demonstrate the fair market value of the compensation in question. The Board documents how it reached its decisions, including the data on which it relied. The Board approves the compensation of Covered Individuals only if the compensation is just and reasonable. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The Board reviews the compensation of key employees, including direct and indirect remuneration, benefits, and gifts or favors that are not insubstantial, when the individual is hired, when the individual's term of employment is extended or renewed, or when the individual's compensation is modified, unless the modification extends to all SFBBO's employees. The compensation arrangement must be approved by the Board before SFBBO makes any payments. The Board considers comparability data that demonstrate the fair market value of the compensation in question. The Board documents how it reached its decisions, including the data on which it relied. The Board approves the compensation of Covered Individuals only if the compensation is just and reasonable. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 As required by the Nonprofit Integrity Act in California and IRS regulations, certain documents are available to the public upon request.