Together Bay Area FY2024 filing

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Our mission is to be the champion and regional voice of the resilient lands that are integral to a thriving Bay Area and all people who live here.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $45K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $61K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$206K
85% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 85% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$755K
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$892K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$37K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$755K
FY2024▲ +24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$414K
FY2022$575K
FY2023$610K
FY2024$755K
FY2025$964K
Expenses
$892K
FY2024▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$449K
FY2022$538K
FY2023$762K
FY2024$892K
FY2025$900K
Net assets
$37K
FY2024▼ -78%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$288K
FY2022$325K
FY2023$173K
FY2024$37K
FY2025$102K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2014.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $695K Management & general 18% · $165K Fundraising 4% · $32K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Annie Burke’s $170K as Executive Director is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2022FY2021
Annie Burke$169,623$160,000$160,000

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

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1 program · $695K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Partnered with the california academy of sciences on a project called connecting urban biodiversity which included species distribution modeling, building partnerships with community based organizations, and hosting bioblitz eventsco-facilitated the right relations program in partnership with redbud resource group to build capacity for…

$695Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$61K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$755K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$627K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$128K
Money outPt IX
$892K
Ln 25
Programscol B$695K
Managementcol C$165K
Fundraisingcol D$32K
Owns and owesPt X
$37K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$151K
Total assetsLn 16$244K
LiabilitiesLn 26$206K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$627K
Government grantsLn 1e$82K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$128K
Total revenueLn 12$755K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$151K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$151K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$244K
LiabilitiesLn 26$206K
Net assetsLn 32$37K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$313K$151K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$357K$244K
LiabilitiesLn 26$184K$206K
Net assetsLn 32$173K$37K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$276K$221K$27K$28K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$41K$26K$13K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$36K$36K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$420$420
Advertising and promotionLn 12$745$745
Office expensesLn 13$1K$624$762
Information technologyLn 14$7K$3K$4K$358
OccupancyLn 16$8K$4K$3K$627
TravelLn 17$16K$5K$11K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$483K$432K$51K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$2K$10K$482
Total functional expensesLn 25$892K$695K$165K$32K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 10, 2025 $964K$900K$64K$102K 990 PDF
FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 24, 2025 $755K$892K−$137K$37K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Dec 22, 2023 $610K$762K−$152K$173K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $575K$538K$37K$325K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 1, 2022 $414K$449K−$35K$288K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $755,002 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $550,552$626,544
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $59,338$128,458
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $609,890$755,002
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $252,866$316,727
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$420
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $509,010$574,578
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $761,876$891,725
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$151,986−$136,723
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $755,002 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$385,894
VIII-1e Government grants$82,150
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$158,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$626,544
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $128,458$128,458
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $128,458 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$755,002
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $891,725 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $221,063 · Management $26,819 · Fundraising $27,633$275,515
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $25,599 · Management $13,471 · Fundraising $2,142$41,212
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $36,305$36,305
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $420$420
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $745$745
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $624 · Management $762$1,386
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,120 · Management $3,723 · Fundraising $358$7,201
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,389 · Management $2,878 · Fundraising $627$7,894
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,936 · Management $11,416$16,352
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,355$4,355
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,451$1,451
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,843$3,843
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $431,806 · Management $51,047$482,853
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,123 · Management $9,588 · Fundraising $482$12,193
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $695,111 · Management $164,952 · Fundraising $31,662$891,725
Part X · Balance sheet $243,894 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $312,895$150,913
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $37,047$88,211
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,216$2,595
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,626$2,175
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $356,784$243,894
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,748$50,310
X-19 Deferred revenue$6,208
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $159,295$149,900
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $184,043$206,418
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $163,837$22,312
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $8,904$15,164
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $172,741$37,476
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $356,784$243,894
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $37,476 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$755,002
XI-2 Total expenses$891,725
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$136,723
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$172,741
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,458
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$37,476

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