Nonprofit · EIN 68-0120240
BAYKEEPER
Tax-exempt · OAKLAND, CA 94612
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $4,117,278 | $3,099,684 | $1,017,594 | $4,026,470 | $1,239,279 | $2,787,191 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,233,813 | $2,121,714 | $112,099 | $2,365,688 | $625,582 | $1,740,106 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,819,880
- of which government grants
- $70,788
- Program service revenue
- $1,281,584
- Investment income
- $37,685
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$25,498
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $3,627
- Other revenue
- -$21,871
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $364,003
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,400,285
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,059,962
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $506,150
- Accounting fees
- $39,848
- Occupancy
- $89,082
- Travel
- $23,297
- Depreciation
- $31,509
- Program services (functional)
- $2,443,811
- Management and general (functional)
- $233,779
- Fundraising (functional)
- $422,094
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,365,688
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,026,470
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,239,279
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,787,191
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $55,515
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,297,553
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $489,638
- Gross receipts
- $4,223,133
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 317
- Year formed
- 1987
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sejal Choksi-Chugh | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $187,448 | $11,507 |
| ERIC BUESCHER | MANAGING ATTORNEY | 40 | $131,483 | $14,529 |
| AMY DONOVAN | FIN & ADMIN DIR Officer | 40 | $121,565 | $19,940 |
| Jonathan Rosenfield | Science Director | 40 | $120,599 | $18,993 |
| Eliet Henderson | Development Dir. | 40 | $122,799 | $14,987 |
| Mark Westlund | Communication Dir. | 40 | $123,099 | $6,151 |
| NICOLE SASAKI | SR. STAFF ATTORNEY | 40 | $111,750 | $13,331 |
| David Jedrzejek JD | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK MCKEE | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sandra Stewart | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Caroline Koch JD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ellen Kobori | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Evan Dreyer | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER MOLNAR | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE WALTON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRENNA MOORHEAD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Diane Livia | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sejal Choksi-Chugh | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $171,216 | $9,107 |
| Jonathan Rosenfield | Science Director | 40 | $117,375 | $17,357 |
| Eliet Henderson | Development Dir. | 40 | $118,075 | $13,960 |
| AMY DONOVAN | FIN & ADMIN DIR Officer | 40 | $114,687 | $13,820 |
| Mark Westlund | Communication Dir. | 40 | $118,375 | $5,878 |
| ERIC BUESCHER | MANAGING ATTORNEY | 40 | $109,287 | $13,167 |
| NICOLE SASAKI | STAFF ATTORNEY | 40 | $100,435 | $12,368 |
| David Jedrzejek JD | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Evan Dreyer | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sandra Stewart | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Caroline Koch JD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK MCKEE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER MOLNAR | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE WALTON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENNA MOORHEAD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1736 FRANKLIN ST STE 800, OAKLAND, CA 94612-3423
- In care of
- % SEJAL CHOKSI CHUGH
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Sejal Choksi-Chugh, 1736 Franklin Street Ste 800, Oakland, CA 946123423
- Signed the 990
- Sejal Choksi-Chugh, Executive Director
- Phone
- (510) 735-9700
- Website
- https://baykeeper.org/
- Return prepared by
- HARSHWAL & COMPANY LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 68-0120240 or by the name BAYKEEPER.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
SAN FRANCISCO BAYKEEPERS ("BAYKEEPER") MISSION IS TO DEFEND SAN FRANCISCO BAYS COMMUNITIES AND WILDLIFE FROM THE BIGGEST ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS. BAYKEEPERS FIELD INVESTIGATORS AND SCIENTISTS PATROL THE BAY TO UNCOVER THOSE THREATS. OUR LAWYERS REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AT THE SOURCE AND ADVOCATE FOR AGENCIES TO STRENGTHEN LAWS.
Program accomplishments
- BAYKEEPER INVESTIGATES ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS AND ADVOCATES FOR AGENCIES TO ADOPT STRONGER POLICIES THAT WILL PROTECT COMMUNITIES AND WILDLIFE IN AND AROUND SAN FRANCISCO BAY. SINCE 1989, WE HAVE SECURED 300 WINS AND CONDUCTED OVER 17,000 HOURS OF BOAT PATROLS TO INVESTIGATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS.WE HAVE A STAFF OF SIXTEEN, A BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH A BREADTH OF EXPERIENCE WITH THE BAY, AN EXPERT ADVISORY BOARD, A TEAM OF VOLUNTEER BOAT SKIPPERS, AND THE ONLY PATROL BOAT REGULARLY MONITORING AND INVESTIGATING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN THE BAY.BAYKEEPER INCORPORATED AS A NONPROFIT, PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION IN CALIFORNIA ON JANUARY 23, 1987, AS THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY-DELTA PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION, AND BECAME BAYKEEPER IN MAY 1989, THE FOURTH WATERKEEPER ORGANIZATION IN THE COUNTRY. FOR 37 YEARS, STANDING UP TO CONSTANT THREATS, BAYKEEPER HAS BEEN A FIERCE CHAMPION FOR SAN FRANCISCO BAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT US ONLINE AT BAYKEEPER.ORG.Expenses $2,443,811 · revenue $1,281,584
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 68-0120240
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1987
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C320)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,026,470
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,223,133
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $4,117,278 | $3,099,684 | $4,026,470 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,233,813 | $2,121,714 | $2,365,688 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,105,029 | $2,268,695 | $2,426,668 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,570,056 | $1,680,433 | $2,200,661 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 68-0120240).
Questions about BAYKEEPER
- What is the EIN of BAYKEEPER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BAYKEEPER is 68-0120240.
- Is BAYKEEPER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1987.
- Are donations to BAYKEEPER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BAYKEEPER file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BAYKEEPER due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BAYKEEPER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BAYKEEPER?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Sejal Choksi-Chugh.
- Who are the officers and directors of BAYKEEPER?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 17 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $187,448 (Sejal Choksi-Chugh, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does BAYKEEPER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,117,278, expenses of $3,099,684 and total assets of $4,026,470 at year end.
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