Nonprofit · EIN 94-3039253
SAN FRANCISCO BAY WILDLIFE SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · NEWARK, CA 94560
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $201,401 | $233,417 | -$32,016 | $215,481 | $564 | $214,917 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $196,743 | $203,771 | -$7,028 | $250,009 | $3,076 | $246,933 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $208,136 | $214,692 | -$6,556 | $254,564 | $603 | $253,961 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $18,056
- Program service revenue
- $176,613
- Investment income
- $6,743
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$66
- Other revenue
- -$11
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $189,278
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Program services (functional)
- $185,029
- Management and general (functional)
- $43,488
- Fundraising (functional)
- $4,900
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $250,009
- Total assets, end of year
- $215,481
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $564
- Net assets, end of year
- $214,917
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $158,351
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $56,566
- Gross receipts
- $207,536
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 40
- 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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cecilia D Craig | President and USFWS Liaison Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Namit Saksena | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Chris Kitting | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Ravi Kohli | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Heng Huei Chen | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Olivia Poulos | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cecilia D Craig | President and USFWS Liaison Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Namit Saksena | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Chris Kitting | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Ravi Kohli | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Heng Huei Chen | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Kitting | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Deepak Nettem | BOD Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Namit Saksena | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Ravi Kohli | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Cecilia D Craig | President and USFWS Liaison Officer | 6 | $0 |
| Neil Butani | Vice President Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Avleen Kohli | Secretary Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Grace Koz | Treasurer Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 234, NEWARK, CA 94560-0234
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Namit Saksena, POB 234, Newark, CA 945600234
- Signed the 990
- Cecilia Craig, Vice President
- Phone
- (408) 515-1889
- Website
- www.sfbayws.org
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-3039253 or by the name SAN FRANCISCO BAY WILDLIFE SOCIETY.
- 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
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.
Program accomplishments
- Environmental Education and Interpretation for Watershed Watchers program, funded by a contract from Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program. From Oct 2024 to Sep 2025: Reached over 3,344 people with public, group, outreach, and stewardship programs and activities. Programs: public, group and outreach programs (62); stewardship, volunteer coordination, and special events (24), summer camp (1). All public, group, and outreach programs included education on mercury pollution and impacts. 87 total programs offered. At least 1,441 K-12 students and 1,903 adults, with over 3,344 people in total attended these programs, with at least 7,472 people learning via social media platforms about programs. More details available upon request.Expenses $126,922 · revenue $125,176
- 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.Expenses $18,819 · revenue $16,000
- Summer Camp Support 2025 - tee-shirts, materials, payroll, part-time coordinator. Long-standing joint USFWS-SFBWS program for K-12 students from lower-income areas; high school students attend training and then lead camp activities. 66 attendees, funded by Cargill and Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program, with more than 30 volunteers and staff.Expenses $23,392 · revenue $23,392
- Restoration associate and Peninsula Programs Coordinator (funded partially by Cargill) provided restoration education and activities primarily on the east and west sides of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Used income left over from the prior fiscal year to support this year's activities.Expenses $9,960 · revenue $1,658
- CSU East Bay Monitoring Project with CSU Foundation grant, Farallon Islands Refuge Support, supported by donations; Bechtel support for Refuge Cleanup activitiesExpenses $4,011 · revenue $6,000
- Sub-contract services to conduct specific STEM-related environmental education programs with Marshmallow MindsExpenses $1,013 · revenue $949
- Transportation support for buses and other transport for K-12 students to visit Refuge, providing opportunities for environmental education and outreach to occur with program onsite. Support provided to under-represented and lower socioeconomic students/schools. Income for this fund raised in prior years; not used during COVID. Funded by donations. No bus trips expensed directly here this fiscal year, busses were funded from this account for Summer Camp transportation and is shown as a Summer Camp expense.revenue $3,438
- Volunteer event support for VA Alameda Tern unit. Supported by operating funds.Expenses $912
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 94-3039253
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1993
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D113)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $215,481
- Income (IRS master file)
- $207,536
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $201,401 | $233,417 | $215,481 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $196,743 | $203,771 | $250,009 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $208,136 | $214,692 | $254,564 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $205,218 | $212,704 | $260,965 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 94-3039253).
Questions about SAN FRANCISCO BAY WILDLIFE SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of SAN FRANCISCO BAY WILDLIFE SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SAN FRANCISCO BAY WILDLIFE SOCIETY is 94-3039253.
- Is SAN FRANCISCO BAY WILDLIFE SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
- Are donations to SAN FRANCISCO BAY WILDLIFE SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SAN FRANCISCO BAY WILDLIFE SOCIETY 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 SAN FRANCISCO BAY WILDLIFE SOCIETY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SAN FRANCISCO BAY WILDLIFE SOCIETY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SAN FRANCISCO BAY WILDLIFE SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names Namit Saksena.
- Who are the officers and directors of SAN FRANCISCO BAY WILDLIFE SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does SAN FRANCISCO BAY WILDLIFE SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $201,401, expenses of $233,417 and total assets of $215,481 at year end.
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