Bay Planning Coalition FY2020 filing

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Working through a broad coalition, to advocate for sustainable commerce, industry, infrastructure, recreation and the natural environment connected to the San Francisco Bay and its watershed.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
16¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$235K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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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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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $28K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
16%
of spending
Concern: 16% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$235K
to officers and key staff · 35% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 35% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$4K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
40
of 40 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$684K
Spent
$681K
To programs
16%
Net assets
$197K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$684K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$684K
FY2021$566K
FY2022$622K
FY2023$590K
FY2024$476K
Expenses
$681K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$681K
FY2021$679K
FY2022$624K
FY2023$595K
FY2024$498K
Net assets
$197K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$197K
FY2021$84K
FY2022$206K
FY2023$201K
FY2024$178K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1988.

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Where the money goes

16 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 16% · $109K Management & general 84% · $572K

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

41 people listed on the 990; $235K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$235,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Coleman$131,006$235,000$235,000$235,000$235,000
Cameron Carr$126,899$73,543———
Laura E Tam$34,327————

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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  • 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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Advocates for sustainable commerce, industry, infrastructure, recreation, and the environment around the San Francisco Bay.

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3 programs · $109K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Spring Summit

Dredging education; dredging management; educational conference; environmental conflict resolution; ensuring balanced planning and permitting in the bay area; air (diesel particulate and greenhouse gas) emissions reduction planning; fishery monitoring; wetland restoration.

$55Kprogram expense
02

Aqpi

Dredging education; dredging management; educational conference; environmental conflict resolution; ensuring balanced planning and permitting in the bay area; air (diesel particulate and greenhouse gas) emissions reduction planning; fishery monitoring; wetland restoration.

$53Kprogram expense
03

Briefings

Dredging education; dredging management; educational conference; environmental conflict resolution; ensuring balanced planning and permitting in the bay area; air (diesel particulate and greenhouse gas) emissions reduction planning; fishery monitoring; wetland restoration.

$406program expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$684K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$612K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$71K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$681K
Ln 25
Programscol B$109K
Managementcol C$572K
Owns and owesPt X
$197K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$108K
Total assetsLn 16$201K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
41
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a40
IndependentVI 1b40
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$71K
Government grantsLn 1e$71K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$612K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$684K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$23K
SavingsLn 2$85K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$108K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$201K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$197K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$32K$108K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$100K$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$202K$201K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$193K$197K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$250K$250K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$229K$53K$175K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$22K$7K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$6K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$11K$22K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$27K$5K$22K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$67K$22K$45K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$130$130
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$4K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$55$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$681K$109K$572K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $476K$498K−$22K$178K 990 PDF
FY2023 $590K$595K−$5K$201K 990 PDF
FY2022 $622K$624K−$2K$206K 990 PDF
FY2021 $566K$679K−$113K$84K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $684K$681K$4K$197K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $684,409 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$71,092
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $689,153$612,203
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,588$1,114
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $693,741$684,409
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $521,587$550,997
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $247,545$129,685
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $769,132$680,682
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$75,391$3,727
Part VI · Governance 40 of 40 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body40
VI-1b Independent voting members40
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $684,409 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$71,092
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$71,092
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $612,203$612,203
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,114$1,114
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $613,317$684,409
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $680,682 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $250,000$250,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $53,425 · Management $175,498$228,923
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,135 · Management $14,485$21,620
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,872 · Management $11,923$17,795
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,777 · Management $21,882$32,659
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,660$4,660
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,156 · Management $21,777$26,933
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,131 · Management $44,934$67,065
IX-17 TravelManagement $4,039$4,039
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $130$130
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,909$5,909
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,969 · Management $12,676$16,645
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $55 · Management $4,249$4,304
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $108,520 · Management $572,162 · Fundraising $0$680,682
Part X · Balance sheet $200,526 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,952$23,489
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $26,160$84,641
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $66,412$37,768
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $100,015$51,128
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,500$3,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $202,039$200,526
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,504$1,262
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,453$2,455
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,957$3,717
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $193,082$196,809
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $202,039$200,526
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $196,809 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$684,409
XI-2 Total expenses$680,682
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,727
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$193,082
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$196,809

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