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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by POINT REYES BIRD OBSERVATORY.

Totals

Total revenue
$17,327,394
Total expenses
$17,099,527
Contributions and grants received
$7,852,870
Grants paid
$75,340
Program service revenue
$9,435,906
Investment income
$26,206
Other revenue
$12,412
Total assets, end of year
$16,314,082
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,701,534
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$14,612,548
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$13,343,088
Management and general expenses
$2,334,657
Fundraising expenses
$1,421,782
Program service expenses (Part III)
$13,343,088

Program services were 78.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,852,870

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $520,387

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM CONTRACTS

    total $9,006,092 · related or exempt $9,006,092

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FEES & SPONSORSHIP

    total $429,814 · related or exempt $429,814

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $11,821 · excluded $11,821

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,030,285

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,015,900

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $14,385

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $14,385 · excluded $14,385

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $2,587

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $8,820

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$6,233 · excluded -$6,233

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $18,645 · excluded $18,645

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $18,645

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $58,640 · program services $58,640

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $16,700 · program services $16,700

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $785,235 · program services $248,561 · management and general $499,748 · fundraising $36,926

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,492,711 · program services $6,260,819 · management and general $518,648 · fundraising $713,244

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $241,790 · program services $202,707 · management and general $16,099 · fundraising $22,984

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,808,174 · program services $2,209,780 · management and general $341,002 · fundraising $257,392

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $735,322 · program services $582,177 · management and general $86,057 · fundraising $67,088

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $44,931 · program services $11,111 · management and general $33,820

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $195,427 · management and general $195,427

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,568,547 · program services $2,000,548 · management and general $489,703 · fundraising $78,296

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $11,529 · program services $6,839 · management and general $976 · fundraising $3,714

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $201,408 · program services $159,134 · management and general $15,401 · fundraising $26,873

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $410,028 · program services $306,422 · management and general $44,589 · fundraising $59,017

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $122,422 · program services $105,286 · management and general $9,969 · fundraising $7,167

  • 17 · Travel

    total $381,431 · program services $363,603 · fundraising $17,828

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $94,244 · program services $43,349 · management and general $7,247 · fundraising $43,648

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $271,947 · program services $222,461 · management and general $34,533 · fundraising $14,953

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $147,091 · program services $115,818 · management and general $17,860 · fundraising $13,413

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES & PUBLICATIONS

    total $299,376 · program services $289,140 · management and general $5,165 · fundraising $5,071

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT PURCHASES

    total $133,404 · program services $130,475 · management and general $1,704 · fundraising $1,225

  • 24c · Other expenses: PRINT & REPRODUCTION

    total $62,676 · program services $9,445 · management and general $1,103 · fundraising $52,128

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $16,494 · program services $73 · management and general $15,606 · fundraising $815

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $446,150 · end of year $1,161,402

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,191,711 · end of year $3,486,833

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $768,966 · end of year $1,124,351

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,886,052 · end of year $3,207,512

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $174,945 · end of year $226,253

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $9,450,695

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $3,544,042

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,178,600 · end of year $5,906,653

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,194,448 · end of year $1,194,839

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,500 · end of year $6,239

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,289,220 · end of year $1,622,938

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $62,294 · end of year $78,596

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $62,819 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,716,791 · end of year $9,119,633

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,713,248 · end of year $5,492,915

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

POINT BLUE'S MISSION IS TO CONSERVE BIRDS, OTHER WILDLIFE AND ECOSYSTEMS THROUGH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, RESTORATION, OUTREACH AND PARTNERSHIPS. POINT BLUE ADVANCES THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS OF CONSERVATION BY PROVIDING OBJECTIVE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE TO HABITAT AND WILDLIFE MANAGERS AS WELL AS DECISION MAKERS. TO ACHIEVE THIS, THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH THAT SUPPLIES THE SCIENTIFIC FACTS NEEDED TO IDENTIFY, UNDERSTAND AND HELP RESOLVE CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO CONSERVE BIRDS, OTHER WILDLIFE AND ECOSYSTEMS THROUGH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, RESTORATION, OUTREACH AND PARTNERSHIP.

  • WORKING LANDS:THIS GROUP WORKS WITH FARMERS, RANCHERS, LAND STEWARDS, AND OTHER PARTNERS TO ENSURE THAT AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES PROVIDE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES THAT SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE. IT ACHIEVES THIS BY CONDUCTING SCIENCE THAT INFORMS METRICS, PRACTICES, AND STRATEGIES FOR THRIVING AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES; EVALUATING AND GUIDING IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE AGRICULTURAL AND LAND STEWARDSHIP STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE MULTIPLE BENEFITS AND MINIMIZE UNDESIRABLE TRADEOFFS ACROSS SCALES; AND LEVERAGING THE ORGANIZATION'S CLIMATE-SMART RESTORATION STRATEGY TO AMPLIFY BENEFITS TO WORKING LANDSCAPES.

    Expenses $2,696,703 · Grants $34,590 · Revenue $1,156,852

  • PACIFIC COAST AND CENTRAL VALLEY: WORKING LOCALLY, REGIONALLY, AND INTERNATIONALLY, THIS GROUP PROVIDES CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND TRAINING TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATION SCIENTISTS, INFORM POLICY, AND FORMULATE STRATEGIES THAT ENSURE THRIVING ECOSYSTEMS THAT MAXIMIZE MULTIPLE BENEFITS TO WILDLIFE AND HUMANS.

    Expenses $2,547,990 · Grants $20,750 · Revenue $1,501,404

  • ECOINFORMATICS GROUP: USING CUTTING EDGE MODELS AND ANALYTICAL APPROACHES, THIS GROUP INCREASES THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND MANAGEMENT RESPONSES ON ECOSYSTEMS AND COMMUNITIES. THE FOCUS IS ON SCIENCE AND OUTREACH TO INFLUENCE SHORELINE AND BAY-LAND DEVELOPMENT, CLIMATE ADAPTATION ACTIVITIES, ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT, HABITAT RESTORATION AND MITIGATION. THIS GROUP DEVELOPS TOOLS, FRAMEWORKS AND TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING THE WEALTH OF SCIENTIFIC DATA COMPILED BY THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS PARTNERS. IT FURTHER SEEKS TO TRANSFORM THESE DATA INTO CONSERVATION OUTCOMES AND ECOSYSTEMS KNOWLEDGE THAT IMPROVES CONSERVATION DECISIONS AROUND CALIFORNIA AND THE WORLD. THIS GROUP ALSO MANAGES POINT BLUE'S WEBSITES, COMPUTER HARDWARE AND NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE.

    Expenses $2,453,019 · Grants $20,000 · Revenue $2,238,696

  • SIERRA NEVADA GROUP:THROUGH THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE AVIAN MONITORING AND RESEARCH, THIS GROUP HELPS GUIDE FOREST ECOLOGY AND LAND MANAGEMENT DECISIONS TO IMPROVE CONSERVATION OUTCOMES ACROSS THE VAST SIERRA NEVADA ECOSYSTEM. THE GROUP ENGAGES AND DEVELOPS CONSERVATION SCIENTISTS THROUGH ITS ROBUST SEASONAL SCIENTIST AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS.EMERGING PROJECTS AND PARTNERSHIPS GROUP:THIS GROUP MANAGES PROGRAMS THAT ARE CROSS-ORGANIZATIONAL OR EXTEND BEYOND CURRENT PRIORITY GEOGRAPHIES. THE GROUP ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO MAJOR CONSERVATION INITIATIVES SUCH AS FEDERAL AGENCY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANS, STATE PLANNING EFFORTS, FEDERALLY AND STATE FUNDED JOINT VENTURES, THE LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION COOPERATIVES (LCC'S), THE NORTH AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVATION INITIATIVE, PARTNERS IN FLIGHT, AND THE AVIAN KNOWLEDGE NETWORK.EDUCATION AND OUTREACH GROUP:THIS GROUP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SCIENTIFIC AND CONSERVATION OUTREACH, PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND SCHOOL-BASED EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE STRAW (STUDENTS AND TEACHERS RESTORING A WATERSHED) RESTORATION PROGRAM. THE GROUP ALSO HELPS THE ORGANIZATION COMMUNICATE ITS SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION RECOMMENDATIONS TO A VARIETY OF AUDIENCES, INCLUDING POLICY-MAKERS, LAND OWNERS, RESOURCE MANAGERS, AND MEMBERS.CALIFORNIA CURRENT: THIS GROUP WORKS TO CONSERVE THE INTEGRITY OF THE CALIFORNIA CURRENT ECOSYSTEM. ITS FOCUS IS ON HELPING PROTECT OCEAN FOOD WEBS THAT CAN SUPPORT BOTH THRIVING AND DIVERSE MARINE LIFE AND THE NEEDS OF HUMAN COMMUNITIES. ITS UNDERSTANDING OF OCEAN AND MARINE TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS IS INFORMED BY LONGTERM DATA MONITORING ACTIVITIES BOTH AT SEA AND ON THE FARALLON ISLANDS. ADDITIONALLY THE GROUP TRAINS EMERGING CONSERVATION SCIENTISTS IN ITS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.

    Expenses $5,645,376 · Revenue $4,538,954

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Anne Chadwick

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Geoffrey Gordon-Creed

    IMMEDIATE PAST BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ivan Samuels

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ana Alvarez

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Ackerly PhD

    BOARD OF DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ian Altman

    CHAIR: 401(K) SUB-COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Anne Baxter

    BOARD OF DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Arden Bucklin-Sporer

    BOARD OF DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Emily Ford

    BOARD OF DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Julie Chase Baldocchi

    CHAIR: DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Anki Gelb

    BOARD OF DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sheldon Gen PhD

    CHAIR, POLICY COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Susie Hagemeister

    BOARD OF DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tacy Hahn

    BOARD OF DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ellen Hines PhD

    CHAIR: SCIENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Clinton Moloney

    CHAIR: STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Myles PhD

    CHAIR: FINANCE COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Percy Stubbs

    BOARD OF DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Peter Norvig PhD

    BOARD OF DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nadine Peterson

    CHAIR: HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Avery Hellman

    CHAIR, DEI COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nick Tipon

    BOARD OF DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Patrick Gonzalez

    BOARD OF DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Manuel Oliva

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $228,188
    From this org
    $201,241
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,947
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,241
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,796
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,151
    Filer's total
    $228,188
  • Padmini Srinivasan

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $194,833
    From this org
    $170,191
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,642
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,191
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,375
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,267
    Filer's total
    $194,833
  • Grant Ballard

    CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $207,848
    From this org
    $175,709
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,139
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,709
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,592
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,547
    Filer's total
    $207,848
  • Joshua Dieterich

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $165,812
    From this org
    $148,109
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,703
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $127,949
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $20,160
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,703
    Filer's total
    $165,812
  • Anne Smith

    DIR. OF INDIVIDUAL PHILANT

    Total calculated
    $158,138
    From this org
    $137,695
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,443
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,695
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,771
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,672
    Filer's total
    $158,138
  • Nancy Gamble

    DIR. OF INDIVIDUAL PHILANT

    Total calculated
    $160,176
    From this org
    $137,608
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,568
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,608
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,572
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,996
    Filer's total
    $160,176
  • Elizabeth Chamberlin

    STRATEGIC INNOVATION DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $152,232
    From this org
    $127,682
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,550
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $127,682
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,264
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,286
    Filer's total
    $152,232
  • Martin Magana

    INFORMATICS ENGINEERING MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $136,444
    From this org
    $125,306
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,138
    Hours/week
    45

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4A
JOSHUA DIETERICH RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $20,160 IN 2022 CALENDAR YEAR. THE AMOUNT WAS INCLUDED IN HIS 2022 FORM W-2 AND REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (C).

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
4 October 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202332839349301413

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