Bay Area Council

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San Francisco, CA501(c)(4)Since 1945EIN 23-7325853Revenue $7.0M in FY2024

On file with the IRSbayareacouncil.org101a Clay St Pmb 161, 94111-2033 · San Francisco, CATax-exempt since Aug 1974

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Bay Area Council (bac) are business leaders committed to working with public and civic leaders to make the Bay Area the most innovative, globally competitive, and sustainable region in the world.

58¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 172 volunteers and 31 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $343K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
58%
of spending
Worth a look: 58% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.8M
to officers and key staff · 38% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 38% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $35K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$30.4M
87% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 87% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
171
of 171 voting members
Looks good: 171 of 171 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.0M
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$7.5M
To programs
58%
Net assets
$4.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$7.0M
FY2024▼ -1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.7M
FY2021$6.4M
FY2022$6.7M
FY2023$7.1M
FY2024$7.0M
Expenses
$7.5M
FY2024▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.4M
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$6.0M
FY2023$6.7M
FY2024$7.5M
Net assets
$4.6M
FY2024▼ -28%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.2M
FY2021$5.0M
FY2022$5.7M
FY2023$6.4M
FY2024$4.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1974.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 58% · $4.4M Management & general 31% · $2.3M Fundraising 11% · $825K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

179 people listed on the 990; $2.8M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$909,044Pt VII · Sec A
$396,085Pt VII · Sec A
$373,349Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Advisor, Bac and Bacei
$252,085Pt VII · Sec A
SVP, Public Policy
$241,881Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director, Bacei
$231,286Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Membership & Development Officer
$219,142Pt VII · Sec A
SVP, Communications & Major Events
$211,087Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
James Wunderman$909,044$747,359$819,880$777,877$751,975
John Grubb$396,085$334,749$345,918$332,249$327,298
Julie Rowe$373,349$239,838$235,765$213,721$154,951
Raymond Sean Randolph$252,085$242,848$226,623$214,075$212,536
Matt Regan$241,881$234,317$220,467$206,282$210,828
Jeff Bellisario$231,286$228,917$220,852$198,717$204,235
Kristen Vernon$219,142$210,996$200,587$188,539$188,530
Rufus Jeffris$211,087$199,536$185,646$180,726$175,770

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Unites business and civic leaders to drive economic innovation, sustainable development, and poverty reduction programs across the San Francisco Bay Area.

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3 programs · $4.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Combined policy programs and projects include transportation, housing and land use, homelessness, workforce development, gender equity and diversity, water and climate resilience, early childhood education, government relations, healthcare and energy.

$3.5Mprogram expense
02

The bay area council economic institute commissions top quality research projects and provides polling on various subject matters. Research and investigative reports are compiled so that objective decisions can be made concerning policy formation.

$451Kprogram expense
03

The bay area family of funds focuses on reducing poverty and encouraging smart growth in bay area low and moderate-income ("lmi") neighborhoods.

$451Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$35K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $180K · 2020–2024
Berkeleyans for Effective Climate ActionFY2024$40,000
No on 30FY2022$30,000
Better Roads and TransitFY2022$10,000
Community PartnersCA · FY2022$10,000
Bay Area Legislative Leaders PacFY2021$34,650

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$253K
Money outPt IX
$7.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.4M
Managementcol C$2.3M
Fundraisingcol D$825K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$34.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
179
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a171
IndependentVI 1b171
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$253K
Total revenueLn 12$7.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$185K
SavingsLn 2$840K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29K
Other assetsLn 15$32.9M
Total assetsLn 16$34.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30.4M
Net assetsLn 32$4.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 531
VolunteersI 6172
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$29K
Total assetsLn 16$32.2M$34.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25.8M$30.4M
Net assetsLn 32$6.4M$4.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$50K$50K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.9M$1.8M$45K$37K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.7M$608K$1.4M$610K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$350K$164K$133K$54K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$356K$155K$143K$58K
Payroll taxesLn 10$308K$179K$91K$38K
Legal feesLn 11b$54K$5K$49K
Accounting feesLn 11c$212K$23K$188K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$504K$437K$62K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$11K$4K$630
Office expensesLn 13$145K$98K$41K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$198K$130K$59K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$105K$74K$27K$5K
TravelLn 17$159K$150K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$8K$3K$492
InsuranceLn 23$71K$50K$18K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$425K$425K$30
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.5M$4.4M$2.3M$825K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $7.0M$7.5M−$544K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.1M$6.7M$410K$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.7M$6.0M$707K$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.4M$5.5M$822K$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.7M$6.4M$319K$4.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $7,002,720 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,622,517$5,220,329
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,834,201$1,884,553
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,740$253,268
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$385,028−$355,430
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,075,430$7,002,720
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $8,500$49,515
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,711,943$5,599,319
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,945,473$1,898,275
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,665,916$7,547,109
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $409,514−$544,389
Part VI · Governance 171 of 171 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body171
VI-1b Independent voting members171
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,002,720 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$3,835,952
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,379,827
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,550
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,220,329
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,884,553$1,884,553
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $253,268$253,268
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$381,464−$381,464
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $26,034$26,034
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,884,553 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$102,162$7,002,720
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,547,109 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $49,515$49,515
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,840,935 · Management $45,282 · Fundraising $36,847$1,923,064
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $607,822 · Management $1,444,367 · Fundraising $609,885$2,662,074
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $164,184 · Management $132,585 · Fundraising $53,645$350,414
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $155,055 · Management $143,100 · Fundraising $57,669$355,824
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $179,223 · Management $91,151 · Fundraising $37,569$307,943
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $5,196 · Management $48,639$53,835
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $23,465 · Management $188,488$211,953
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $436,526 · Management $61,667 · Fundraising $6,051$504,244
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,219 · Management $3,556 · Fundraising $630$15,405
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $98,382 · Management $41,021 · Fundraising $5,779$145,182
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $129,941 · Management $59,430 · Fundraising $8,236$197,607
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $73,667 · Management $26,675 · Fundraising $4,726$105,068
IX-17 TravelPrograms $149,888 · Management $8,992$158,880
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,670 · Management $2,779 · Fundraising $492$10,941
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $49,501 · Management $17,936 · Fundraising $3,178$70,615
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $424,515 · Management $30$424,545
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,406,704 · Management $2,315,698 · Fundraising $824,707$7,547,109
Part X · Balance sheet $34,938,592 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,052,864$185,057
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $720,742$839,783
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,490,896$999,101
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $188,463$34,637
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,233$29,042
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $28,747,972$32,850,972
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $32,202,170$34,938,592
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,729,578$1,710,061
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $678,700$1,811,006
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $146,401$143,288
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $23,281,017$26,702,653
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,835,696$30,367,008
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,366,474$4,571,584
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,366,474$4,571,584
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $32,202,170$34,938,592
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,571,584 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,002,720
XI-2 Total expenses$7,547,109
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$544,389
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,366,474
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$4,215
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,254,620
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$8,334
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,571,584

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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