SAN DIEGO BIRD ALLIANCE: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
SAN DIEGO BIRD ALLIANCE (EIN 95-6100273)
Tax period
2024-06-01 to 2025-05-31
Filed
2026-04-09
IRS object ID
202630999349301968
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$716,671CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,443,879CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,371,647CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,729,535CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,482,693CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,744,425TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.91680PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.91180PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.07290InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.07950InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures$56,318PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Volunteer Hours858VolunteerHoursCnt

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$40,210FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$16,108FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$56,318FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,339,010FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,395,328FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$269,766FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$67,442FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$180,581CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$214,874CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$244,878CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$269,766CurrentYearAmt
Total$910,099TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,365,149LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$28,273CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$23,550CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$60,727CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$56,318CurrentYearAmt
Total$168,868TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$45,145CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$53,719CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$61,220CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$67,442CurrentYearAmt
Total$227,526TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$341,289GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$10,267CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$14,193CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$43,578CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$40,210CurrentYearAmt
Total$108,248TotalAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceI-A 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSan Diego Bird Alliance is heavily engaged in lobbying on the City of San Diegos De Anza Revitalization Plan, seeking substantial wetland restoration in Mission Bay, San Diego. SDBA are also involved in lobbying about City stormwater planning and funding, native plant proclamations, Citys parks master plan update, fireworks being launched off La Jolla into important bird nesting habitat, the Citys Climate Action Plan, and state and federal issues about bird habitat protection.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Total Easements1TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage23.00TotalAcreageCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringfalseWrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Section170h Rqr StsfdfalseSection170hRqrStsfdInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabfalseInclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,719,019BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$361,362InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$168,802OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,911,579EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,409,939BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$482,898InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$173,818OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,719,019EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,585,545BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$11,648InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$163,958OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,409,939EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,810,866BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$225,321InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$5,585,545EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,298,384BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$794,483InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$282,001OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,810,866EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.18000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.82000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (true)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,134,453OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,134,453BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$277,836OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$203,824DepreciationAmt
Book Value$74,012BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$54,092OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$24,996DepreciationAmt
Book Value$29,096BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$75,676OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$27,270DepreciationAmt
Book Value$48,406BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$83,658OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$83,658DepreciationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,285,967TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (6 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Financial derivatives and other financial products
Closely-held equity interests
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index$1,725,765F
Vanguard Total International Stock$697,054F
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index$2,076,387F
Vanguard Short-Term Investment Grade Fund$162,023F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$4,661,229TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Endowment SDF$33,379
Endowment SDF - Shaw$400,000
Fiscal Agent Funds$36,370
Right of use Asset - Operating lease$17,355
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$487,104TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Federal income taxes
Fiscal Agent Funds$36,370
Operating lease liabillity$17,874
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$54,244TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,831,244TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$348,551NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$348,551RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,482,693RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,482,693TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,395,328TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,395,328ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,395,328TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTravis KemnitzPersonNm
TitleExecutive DirectorTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$145,692BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$10,000BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$4,077DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$7,293NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$167,062TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4aFee Based Programs - Bird Festival This program is an annual 5-day event with more than 130 education and conservation trips and/or classes. The Education focus includes workshops on topics such as bird identification, photography, drawing, and sounds. The Conservation focus includes field trips and workshops on a range of environmental topics that include visiting coastal National Wildlife Refuges, designated important bird areas, and native habitat restoration. Conservation workshops include conservation success stories, community science, and what people can do to help birds. The event attendance is approximately 1,800 people. These attendees come from the local area as well as across the USA.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4bSanctuaries - Silverwood Wildlife Sanctuary 85 acres along Wildcat Canyon Road in Lakeside, CA were donated to SDBA in 1966 as a nature preserve. Currently the sanctuary has expanded to 785 acres of natural habitat for approximately 30 species of native mammals, 25 species of reptiles, and 160 bird species. Silverwood provides the native habitat that allows the community the opportunity to enjoy the nature preserve through nature hikes and educational events. Over 2,000 visitors come to Silverwood Wildlife Sanctuary annually. Anstine Audubon Nature Preserve is an 11-acre property located in Northern San Diego County that was donated to SDBA as a permanent Refuge for wildlife and as a resource for the local community to learn about nature, habitat restoration techniques, and wildlife friendly gardening.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4cGrants - Education Program - Bring environmental instruction to students throughout San Diego County through field trips and other active hands-on nature experiences. SDBA core education programs include Outdoor Explore, Silverwood Science Discovery, Sharing our Shores, and Anstine Adventures. Collectively SDBA serves nearly 1,652 students and provide 2,238 student visits to nature in addition to 2,070 on campus student interactions throughout San Diego County. Conservation Program - Focuses on protecting endangered species and the places that they rely on. This includes habitat management including coastal dune and salt marsh restoration, supporting species recovery with community science programs, participating in conservation planning and environmental advocacy projects, and creating opportunities for the public to learn about, engage with, and actively protect wildlife. Field Trips - SDBA conducts local birding and nature field trips in the community to increase the publics awareness of birds and their native habitat. Local field trips are conducted 4-12 times per month with 10-50 people per field trip. Workshops and Classes - Education classes are conducted in bird identification, native plant gardening and water conservation, and natural habitat. Tabling Events - Members of SDBA are present at key public events with information and guidance for the public on conservation, birding, native habitat, water conservation landscaping, etc. Publications - Sketches is published four times per year and distributed to SDBA members as well as provided at no charge at various locations such as local libraries, nature centers, colleges and universities, and retail outlets. The publication contains information on conservation issues of concern in the local communities as well as a listing of activities for members and the public to attend in support of SDBAs conservation and educational efforts.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe form 990 is reviewed by the President, Executive Director, and the Treasurer, and made available for Board review and discussion prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cSDBA Board members review and sign the conflict of interest policy annually to maintain policy awareness, but the major control is that any expenditures, hiring, or other contractual commitments must have SDBA Board approval. One of the checklist items is whether or not this action would be a conflict of interest issue. If an action is deemed to be a conflict of interest issue, the Board does not approve of the action.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15The President of the Board conducts a performance review of the Executive Director annually. The performance review, salary range information, current SDBA budget, the financial position of SDBA, and the general cost of living index are used to derive a proposed salary increase. The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors shall recommend to the full Board the compensation structure for the Executive Director. The Executive Director facilitates compensation analysis annually using published materials and gathering additional information and recommends compensation adjustments as part of the annual budgeting process, which is reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19The form 990 is available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11gOther Fees for Service Includes conservationists, sanctuary service and maintenance, and strategic support for ReWild Mission Bay.

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