2024-07-03T11:05:58-07:00 2023-12-31 Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP 548 Market St PMB 97503 San Francisco CA 94104 990 2023-01-01 942788588 San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory SANF 4089466548 524 Valley Way Milpitas CA 95035 Chris Overington Executive Dir. 2024-07-03 true Chris Overington 999009999 true Tierna Jensen P02447146 5108352727 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Chris Overington 524 Valley Way Milpitas CA 95035 1288654 false X www.sfbbo.org X 1981 CA The San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory uses science to conserve birds and habitats. Our avian monitoring and habitat restoration activities provide critical data that we use to educate land managers and the public, and contribute to informed conservation decisions. 11 10 24 130 0 673090 650744 424951 631761 3798 5925 5028 224 1106867 1288654 0 0 949535 1014774 0 101223 314160 328373 1263695 1343147 -156828 -54493 434769 419569 151642 190935 283127 228634 The San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory is dedicated to the conservation of birds and their habitats through science and outreach. false false 652278 510009 Our science programs are the Snowy Plover and Least Tern Program, Landscape Sustainability and Waterbird Program, and Landbird Program. The Snowy Plover and Least Tern Recovery Program works toward the recovery of the federally threatened Western snowy plover and endangered California least tern. Biologists monitor breeding snowy plovers and least terns by surveying former salt ponds, stormwater retention ponds, and other suitable habitat of the San Francisco Bay where the birds breed. Program biologists work closely with local land managers and restoration projects to implement management practices to help increase the snowy plover and least tern population in the Bay. The Landscape Sustainability and Waterbirds Programs collects crucial data on the ecology and management ecosystems at a landscape-scale across California. Program biologists, along with approximately 70 volunteers, collect and analyze large-scale data on waterbird abundance and distribution from across the Central Coast, including nonbreeding surveys, monitoring breeding waterbird colonies, and documenting disease outbreaks. These data are especially effective in tracking trends in our local bird populations and informing management of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Program, the largest tidal marsh restoration on the Pacific Coast of North America. This program also conducts interdisciplinary landscape sustainability assessments across the Central Coast of California, and is lead authoring the Central Coast regional report for Californias Fifth Climate Change Assessment. The Landbird Program uses bird surveys, community science involving approximately 45 volunteers, bird banding, and collaborations with other researchers to understand avian responses to climate change and habitat restoration, research avian behavior, and improve conservation research methods. At our research station, the Coyote Creek Field Station, our Landbird Program staff and volunteers continue a multi-decade bird banding effort, adding to a crucial long-term dataset used both by us and by collaborators to document changes in bird populations due to habitat changes, wildfires, and other aspects of climate change. 338875 114252 The Habitats Program is a science-based restoration program focused on sustainable restoration of tidal marsh-upland transition zone habitats. In 2023, we continued restoring 6 acres of transition zone habitat at Eden Landing Ecological Reserve and Alviso Marina County Park while managing 22 acres. The program applied for funding to restore an additional 10 acres of habitat at Eden Landing starting in 2024. Habitat restoration benefits endangered tidal marsh birds and mammals that rely on these habitats for high-tide refugia. Healthy marsh vegetation also protects bayside communities from flooding by absorbing energy from incoming storm surges and accumulating sediment over time. Ecologists use applied research to find innovative solutions for restoration, and work with land managers to integrate transition zone habitat into larger restoration projects.The project at Alviso Marina includes a partnership with educational nonprofit Marshmallow Mind which teaches 5th graders from Title I schools about San Francisco Bay ecology before SFBBO hosts them for on-site restoration work and a short hike at along the levees. 103515 7500 Our Outreach Program connects people with our mission to achieve a greater understanding of avian conservation and science in their community. We also participate in region wide efforts to compile long term datasets to guide restoration and conservation planning efforts. We continued offering opportunities for the general public to be involved in scientific research by participating as volunteer community scientists in our scientific and habitat programs. 1094668 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 7 0 true 24 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 11 10 false false false false true true true true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X Chris Overington 4089466548 524 Valley Way Milpitas CA 95035 Chris Overington Exec. 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Any person is eligible for membership and admitted as a Member on approval of the membership application by the Board and on timely payment of such dues and fees fixed by the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a Members have the right to vote on the election and the removal of directors. Members also have the right to vote on the disposition of all or substantially all of SFBBO's assets, any merger and its principal terms and any amendment of those terms, any election to dissolve SFBBO, and certain amendments of SFBBO's Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b Members have the right to vote on the election and the removal of directors. Members also have the right to vote on the disposition of all or substantially all of SFBBO's assets, any merger and its principal terms and any amendment of those terms, any election to dissolve SFBBO, and certain amendments of SFBBO's Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A copy of Form 990 was provided to each voting member of the board prior to filing it with the IRS. The Finance Committee must approve the Form 990 prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Upon election, hiring, or appointment, and annually thereafter, insiders (or directors) should complete an Annual Disclosure Questionnaire in the form provided by the SFBBO. On this Questionnaire, the insider should disclose affiliations that constitute or could result in a conflict of interest, and confirm his or her commitment to compliance with this Policy. The insider should update this disclosure as appropriate. The Board will perform an annual review of this Policy and amend this Policy as appropriate, as contemplated by Section 6.10 of the Bylaws. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The Board reviews the compensation of the Executive Director, including direct and indirect remuneration, benefits, and gifts or favors that are not insubstantial, when the individual is hired, when the individual's term of employment is extended or renewed, or when the individual's compensation is modified, unless the modification extends to all SFBBO's employees. The compensation arrangement must be approved by the Board before SFBBO makes any payments. The Board considers comparability data that demonstrate the fair market value of the compensation in question. The Board documents how it reached its decisions, including the data on which it relied. The Board approves the compensation of Covered Individuals only if the compensation is just and reasonable. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The Board reviews the compensation of key employees, including direct and indirect remuneration, benefits, and gifts or favors that are not insubstantial, when the individual is hired, when the individual's term of employment is extended or renewed, or when the individual's compensation is modified, unless the modification extends to all SFBBO's employees. The compensation arrangement must be approved by the Board before SFBBO makes any payments. The Board considers comparability data that demonstrate the fair market value of the compensation in question. The Board documents how it reached its decisions, including the data on which it relied. The Board approves the compensation of Covered Individuals only if the compensation is just and reasonable. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 As required by the Nonprofit Integrity Act in California and IRS regulations, certain documents are available to the public upon request.