San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory

Analysis

San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory is a registered charity in United States, based in San Jose, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.3m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.3m (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include C O L Foundation ($1.3m), Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center Inc ($1.3m) and The Hudson Carbon Research Foundation Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% and program service revenue 49% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $81k (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $779k. At year end it held assets of $420k against liabilities of $191k, net assets of $229k. It reported 24 employees.