Nonprofit · EIN 94-3176058
BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Tax-exempt · MOFFETT FIELD, CA 94035
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 (amended) | $29,248,015 | $29,248,085 | -$70 | $9,272,669 | $9,269,569 | $3,100 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $22,622,849 | $22,621,948 | $901 | $5,758,885 | $5,755,715 | $3,170 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $29,327,035 | $29,326,409 | $626 | $2,609,670 | $2,607,401 | $2,269 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $27,909,374 | $27,908,579 | $795 | $2,110,237 | $2,108,594 | $1,643 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $29,247,878
- of which government grants
- $29,247,878
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $137
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,725,680
- Other salaries and wages
- $14,431,725
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $22,555,853
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $4,648
- Accounting fees
- $80,321
- Occupancy
- $94,762
- Travel
- $1,248,807
- Program services (functional)
- $22,858,632
- Management and general (functional)
- $6,389,453
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,758,885
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,272,669
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $9,269,569
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,100
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,100
- Gross receipts
- $29,248,015
- Employees
- 139
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1993
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Bergstrom | President Trustee or director, Officer, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $491,150 |
| George Hays | General Counsel Officer, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $351,500 |
| Vincent Defrancisci | Associate Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $272,135 |
| Aimee Jacobson | Director of Finance Highest-paid employee | 40 | $232,000 |
| Samantha McCarthy | Director of HR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $215,000 |
| Samiah Moustafa | Associate Director for Research Highest-paid employee | 40 | $163,895 |
| Steven Hipskind | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Ellis | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Steven Moores | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Winch | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Scargle | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Christina Hedges | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rama Nemani | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Bergstrom | President Trustee or director, Officer, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $399,886 |
| George Hays | General Counsel Officer, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $330,954 |
| Vincent Defrancisci | Associate Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $280,564 |
| Samantha McCarthy | Director of HR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $217,481 |
| Aimee Jacobson | Director of Finance Highest-paid employee | 40 | $193,845 |
| Samiah Moustafa | Associate Director for Research Highest-paid employee | 40 | $176,777 |
| Steven Hipskind | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Ellis | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Steven Moores | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Winch | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Scargle | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Christina Hedges | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Bergstrom | President Trustee or director, Officer, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $472,550 |
| George Hays | General Counsel Officer, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $330,000 |
| Vincent Defrancisci | Associate Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $286,458 |
| Ramakrishna Nemani | Associate Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $194,961 |
| Aimee Jacobson | Director of Finance Highest-paid employee | 40 | $186,750 |
| Samantha McCarthy | Director of HR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $174,667 |
| Steven Hipskind | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Ellis | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Steven Moores | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Winch | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Scargle | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Christina Hedges | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Bergstrom | President Trustee or director, Officer, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $463,000 |
| George Hays | General Counsel Officer, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $330,000 |
| Mark Sittloh | VP Grant Mgt OP Officer, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $330,000 |
| Ramakrishna Nemani | Associate Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $293,000 |
| Vincent Defrancisci | Associate Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $275,000 |
| Edward Hildum | ASF Senior Engineer Highest-paid employee | 40 | $211,140 |
| Viggo Hansteen | Senior Research Scientist Highest-paid employee | 40 | $202,000 |
| Gary Ash | NSRC Project Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $199,280 |
| Steven Hipskind | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $4,000 |
| Lisa Ellis | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $4,000 |
| Steven Moores | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $4,000 |
| Peter Winch | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $4,000 |
| Jeff Scargle | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $4,000 |
| Christina Hedges | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $4,000 |
| Margaret Williams | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $4,000 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 385 BUSHNELL STREET, MOFFETT FIELD, CA 94035-0000
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Aimee Jacobson, PO Box 25, Mountain View, CA 94035
- Signed the 990
- Aimee Jacobson, CFO
- Phone
- (707) 938-9387
- Website
- www.baeri.org
- Return prepared by
- Hiep Pham CPA Inc
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-3176058 or by the name BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE.
- 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
Bay Area Environmental Research Institute uniquely supports a diverse set of world-class scientists, engineers, and mission specialists to do groundbreaking research in earth, environmental, and space science.
Program accomplishments
- To promote and conduct research in earth, environmental, and space science. Specific projects range in scale from the study of how microbes develop in primitive atmospheric conditions, to how satellite data can be used to monitor and understand the atmospheres of Earth and Mars, to the search for planets outside the solar system.Expenses $22,858,632
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
- 94-3176058
- 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
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C053)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,758,885
- Income (IRS master file)
- $22,622,849
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $29,248,015 | $29,248,085 | $9,272,669 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $22,622,849 | $22,621,948 | $5,758,885 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $29,327,035 | $29,326,409 | $2,609,670 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $27,909,374 | $27,908,579 | $2,110,237 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 94-3176058).
Questions about BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- What is the EIN of BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE is 94-3176058.
- Is BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE 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 BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE 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 BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE 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 BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names Aimee Jacobson.
- Who are the officers and directors of BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 13 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $491,150 (Robert Bergstrom, President).
- How much revenue does BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $29,248,015, expenses of $29,248,085 and total assets of $9,272,669 at year end.
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