Nonprofit · EIN 94-6086896
GOLDEN GATE BIRD ALLIANCE
Tax-exempt · BERKELEY, CA 94704
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,630,497 | $1,144,108 | $2,486,389 | $3,378,834 | $139,079 | $3,239,755 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,111,349 | $1,092,940 | $18,409 | $807,493 | $131,092 | $676,401 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $871,470 | $1,051,657 | -$180,187 | $822,314 | $226,928 | $595,386 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,229,295
- of which government grants
- $700
- Membership dues
- $104,193
- Program service revenue
- $239,962
- Investment income
- $132,811
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $53,197
- Net income from fundraising events
- $10,521
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $17,908
- Other revenue
- $28,429
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,361
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $565,564
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $677,490
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $51,110
- Occupancy
- $70,916
- Travel
- $28,627
- Depreciation
- $2,382
- Program services (functional)
- $721,224
- Management and general (functional)
- $331,435
- Fundraising (functional)
- $91,449
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $807,493
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,378,834
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $139,079
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,239,755
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,796
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,046,827
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $192,928
- Gross receipts
- $5,276,998
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 1,217
- Year formed
- 1917
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christina Tarr | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Mary Wand | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Chris Okon | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Derek Heins | Treasurer Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jess Beebe | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John Callaway | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Blake Edgar | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Angie Geiger | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kenneth Hillian | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rachel Lawrence | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Susan MacWhorter | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sharol Nelson-Embry | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Powell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Laurie Sample | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GLENN PHILLIPS | Exec Director Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLENN PHILLIPS | Exec Director Officer | 40 | $115,000 | $4,782 |
| Christina Tarr | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Tara McIntire | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Wand | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Derek Heins | Treasurer Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jess Beebe | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John Callaway | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ilana deBare | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Brandy Deminna-Ford | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Angie Geiger | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kenneth Hillian | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rachel Lawrence | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan MacWhorter | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sharol Nelson-Embry | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve Powell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Solana Rice | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dan Roth | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Laurie Sample | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLENN PHILLIPS | Exec Director Officer | 40 | $115,000 | $3,450 |
| Eric Schroeder | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Christina Tarr | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Derek Heins | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jess Beebe | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Chong | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ilana deBare | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Blake Edgar | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Brandy Ford | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Angie Geiger | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rachel Lawrence | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bruce Mast | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tara McIntire | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan MacWhorter | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sharol Nelson-Embry | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Christine Okon | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Solana Rice | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dan Roth | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2150 ALLSTON WAY STE 210, BERKELEY, CA 94704-1379
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Christina Tarr, 2150 Allston Way 210, Berkeley, CA 94704
- Signed the 990
- Christina Tarr, President
- Phone
- (510) 843-2222
- Return prepared by
- REGALIA BERGER & BERGER CPAS
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-6086896 or by the name GOLDEN GATE BIRD ALLIANCE.
- 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
Through education, conservation, and habitat restoration, Golden Gate Bird Alliance protects native bird populations and their habitats in San Francisco and the north and western portions of Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
Program accomplishments
- Communications:Golden Gate Bird Alliances communication program serves our members and supporters with print and online publications, active social media accounts, the SF Bay Osprey Cam, and campaigns on conservation issues. The communications program also supports all conservation and education efforts of the organization. The Gull, our print publication is published four times a year and distributed to over 6000 households. Social media accounts reached over 60,000 people during the fiscal year, through Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. The Osprey Cam, which features a nest on Richmonds Whirly Crane, saw over 60,000 visitors on the website and through YouTube as the pair successfully fledged three young birds.Expenses $239,996
- Adult Education:Adult Education includes in-person lectures, video-conference presentation, field trips, and a monthly speaker series. We strive to develop and elevate conservation leaders of color to better serve their communities and our collective birding community. Secondarily, we aim to cultivate conservation leaders from other underrepresented communities: members of the LGBTQ community, people with disabilities, and people from marginalized socio-economic groups.This Birding For Everyone Fellowship is intended to nurture diverse leadership within the Golden Gate Bird Alliance (GGBA) community by reducing financial and social barriers to participation in the GGBAs adult education offerings.Expenses $166,822
- Youth Education:Eco-Education is Golden Gate Bird Alliances award-winning youth program. Our educators and volunteers bring birds, bugs, and ecosystems to life through in-class lessons and field trips around the Bay Area. By bringing students into nature and fostering exploration through focused learning objectives, we are cultivating the next generation of nature-lovers and advocates.The core Eco-Education program is focused on 3rd-5th graders and provides 4 in-class visits and 3 field trips. The curriculum follows the water-cycle through the watershed, visiting a marsh, creek, and beach. Students are encouraged to think about how animals and plants interact and how humans play a role in the ecosystem.Expenses $116,128
- Conservation, Advocacy and Other Programs-----------------------------------------Our conservation committees help protect habitat and promote native plant landscaping throughout the Bay Area.Expenses $114,382 · grants $1,361 · revenue $257,870
- Habitat Restoration:Our Habitat Restoration program held numerous events including several Earth Day/Month events. During these events, 1,217 volunteers contributed 12,878 hours restoring and maintaining 8 sites including; Pier 94, Herons Head Park, Crissy Field beach, the native plant perimeter garden at the Bison Paddock and North Lake, and Martin Luther King Jr Regional Shoreline Park in Oakland. Volunteers spent some of those hours working with Literacy for Environmental Justice (LEJ) at their native plant nursery on Treasure Island, up-potting plants, and pruning/caring for native plants, including some used at our restoration sites. GGBA partners with San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, San Francisco Parks Alliance, the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, East Bay Regional Parks District, the City of Alameda, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to support these restoration sites.Expenses $83,896
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
- 94-6086896
- 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
- 1952
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C300)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,378,834
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,276,998
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,630,497 | $1,144,108 | $3,378,834 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,111,349 | $1,092,940 | $807,493 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $871,470 | $1,051,657 | $822,314 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | 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 94-6086896).
Questions about GOLDEN GATE BIRD ALLIANCE
- What is the EIN of GOLDEN GATE BIRD ALLIANCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GOLDEN GATE BIRD ALLIANCE is 94-6086896.
- Is GOLDEN GATE BIRD ALLIANCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1952.
- Are donations to GOLDEN GATE BIRD ALLIANCE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GOLDEN GATE BIRD ALLIANCE 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 GOLDEN GATE BIRD ALLIANCE 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 GOLDEN GATE BIRD ALLIANCE 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 GOLDEN GATE BIRD ALLIANCE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Christina Tarr.
- Who are the officers and directors of GOLDEN GATE BIRD ALLIANCE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does GOLDEN GATE BIRD ALLIANCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,630,497, expenses of $1,144,108 and total assets of $3,378,834 at year end.
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