Civic Intelligence

Greater Farallones Association

990 • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 94-3227237

Apr 01, 2014 to Mar 31, 2015 • Filed on Jan 26, 2016

Organization ProfileN/A
PO Box 29386 The PresidioSan Francisco, CA 94129

(415) 561-6625

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

52nd percentile

0.12x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 52% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Liabilities / Revenue

37th percentile

0.05x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 37% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Net Margin

44th percentile

1.0%

Higher net margin than 44% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Top Officer Pay

70th percentile

$101,430

Higher top officer pay than 70% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 6.3% of source-year revenue.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Asset Growth

64th percentile

5.1%

Faster asset growth than 64% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Revenue Growth

60th percentile

7.8%

Faster revenue growth than 60% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets52nd percentile

Assets

Up

$726,115

Up $35,196 (+5.1%) from 2014

Net Assets

Up

$637,273

Up $16,601 (+2.7%) from 2014

Liabilities

Up

$88,842

Up $18,595 (+26%) from 2014

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue37th percentileNet Margin44th percentile

Revenue

Up

$1,619,639

Up $117,130 (+7.8%) from 2014

Expenses

Up

$1,603,038

Up $132,362 (+9.0%) from 2014

Net Income

Down

$16,601

Down $15,232 (-48%) from 2014

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth64th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$2.0M$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2012: $625,687Liabilities 2012: $87,502Net Assets 2012: $538,1852012Assets 2013: $620,857Liabilities 2013: $32,018Net Assets 2013: $588,8392013Assets 2014: $690,919Liabilities 2014: $70,247Net Assets 2014: $620,6722014Assets 2015: $726,115Liabilities 2015: $88,842Net Assets 2015: $637,2732015Assets 2016: $515,782Liabilities 2016: $45,839Net Assets 2016: $469,9432016Assets 2017: $580,747Liabilities 2017: $53,199Net Assets 2017: $527,5482017Assets 2018: $719,078Liabilities 2018: $62,836Net Assets 2018: $656,2422018Assets 2019: $975,446Liabilities 2019: $49,096Net Assets 2019: $926,3502019Assets 2020: $895,295Liabilities 2020: $137,620Net Assets 2020: $757,6752020Assets 2021: $926,545Liabilities 2021: $342,405Net Assets 2021: $584,1402021Assets 2022: $1,113,722Liabilities 2022: $171,541Net Assets 2022: $942,1812022Assets 2023: $1,491,548Liabilities 2023: $797,544Net Assets 2023: $694,0042023Assets 2024: $1,358,030Liabilities 2024: $569,129Net Assets 2024: $788,9012024Assets 2025: $1,681,052Liabilities 2025: $882,422Net Assets 2025: $798,6302025

Highlighted filing

2015

Assets$726,115
Liabilities$88,842
Net Assets$637,273
Open 2015 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth60th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$6.0M$4.0M$2.0M$0-$2.0MExpenses 2012: $909,5212012Expenses 2013: $1,157,8592013Revenue 2014: $1,502,509Expenses 2014: $1,470,676Net Income 2014: $31,8332014Revenue 2015: $1,619,639Expenses 2015: $1,603,038Net Income 2015: $16,6012015Revenue 2016: $949,751Expenses 2016: $1,117,081Net Income 2016: -$167,3302016Revenue 2017: $1,313,829Expenses 2017: $1,254,546Net Income 2017: $59,2832017Revenue 2018: $1,335,601Expenses 2018: $1,206,907Net Income 2018: $128,6942018Revenue 2019: $1,442,084Expenses 2019: $1,173,615Net Income 2019: $268,4692019Revenue 2020: $1,291,430Expenses 2020: $1,528,986Net Income 2020: -$237,5562020Revenue 2021: $1,579,850Expenses 2021: $1,754,472Net Income 2021: -$174,6222021Revenue 2022: $2,215,401Expenses 2022: $1,856,811Net Income 2022: $358,5902022Revenue 2023: $2,215,402Expenses 2023: $2,279,105Net Income 2023: -$63,7032023Revenue 2024: $3,605,258Expenses 2024: $3,510,370Net Income 2024: $94,8882024Revenue 2025: $4,566,548Expenses 2025: $4,556,830Net Income 2025: $9,7182025

Highlighted filing

2015

Revenue$1,619,639
Expenses$1,603,038
Net Income$16,601
Open 2015 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Apr 1, 2014 to Mar 31, 2015
Signed
Jan 26, 2016
Return Version
2014v6.0
Gross Receipts
$1,619,639
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Gfa works in partnership with and on behalf of the greater farallones and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries to preserve, monitor, research, educate about and enhance these invaluable marine resources.

To protect the unique ocean environment beyond the Golden Gate, in partnership with the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, through education, outreach and stewardship.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$562,668$644,768▲ $82,100
Accounts Receivable$121,977$79,107▼ $42,870
Inventories for Sale or Use$3,040$1,778▼ $1,262
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$2,449$384▼ $2,065
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$784$75▼ $709
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments-$0-
Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net-$0-
Pledges and Grants Receivable-$0-
Receivable From Disqualified Prsn-$0-
Receivables From Officers Etc-$0-
Investments Other Securities-$0-
Investments Program Related-$0-
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities-$0-
Intangible Assets-$0-
Total Assets$690,919$726,115▲ $35,196
Other Assets Total$1$3▲ $2
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$62,056$88,842▲ $26,786
Other Liabilities$8,191--
Total Liabilities$70,247$88,842▲ $18,595
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$483,465$389,259▼ $94,206
Unrestricted Net Assets$137,207$248,014▲ $110,807
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$620,672$637,273▲ $16,601
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$690,919$726,115▲ $35,196

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$75$9,539$9,614
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay70th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseTotal
Chris KelleyExecutive DirecPT$101,430$101,430

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Francesca KoePresident
Ed UeberVice President
DJ O'NeilDirector
Jeff LoomansDirector
Jon WalheimDirector
Terrance GoslinerDirector
Dennis DeDomenicoSecretary
Bob WilsonTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$304,753
Program Service Revenue
$1,314,462
Investment Income
$424
Other Revenue
$0
All Other Contributions
$295,760
Change in Net Assets
$16,601
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$971,993
Other Expenses$631,045
Total Fundraising Expense$132,335
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$640,682$62,871$39,767$743,320
Fees for Services Other$189,500$9,289$56,673$255,462
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$101,430--$101,430
Other Employee Benefits$56,079$4,672$5,475$66,226
Payroll Taxes$56,223$3,232$1,562$61,017
All Other Expenses$19,987$8,848$5,587$34,422
Other Expenses$4,651$440$17,482$22,573
Travel$16,398-$2,646$19,044
Fees for Services Accounting-$14,652-$14,652
Insurance-$4,913-$4,913
Conferences and Meetings$2,272--$2,272
Occupancy$1,441$565-$2,006
Depreciation Depletion$709--$709
Total Functional Expenses$1,218,584$252,119$132,335$1,603,038
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Loans and Receivables

Line ItemBeginningEndChange
Receivables from Disqualified Persons-$0-
Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees-$0-
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
No
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
Yes
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Line 11B: Form 990 Review Process

“No review was or will be conducted.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available

“No documents available to the public.”

Part VI Section B Policies line 12C

“Annually at a prescribed Board meeting, each Board member submits in writing the acknowledgement of conflict of interest policy and lists all required information in that policy.”

Part VI Section B Policies line 15A

“In determining the salary of the Executive Director, the Board executive committee reviews published non-profit salary information of the San Francisco Bay area, reviews program costs and anticipated revenue and determines an affordable and fair salary.”

Part VI Section B Policies Line 15B

“The Executive Director with approval of the executive committee determines the annual salary of employees. No employee salary exceeds $70,000 per annum.”

Part VI Section B, Policies line 11A

“The form 990 is prepared and then emailed in pdf format to all Board members with a response date for questions and approval.”

Part VI Section C Disclosure Line 19

“All of our governing documents, conflict of interest policy, other governance policies and financial statements are available for review upon request. If a person desires an electronic copy, one is provided.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Greater Farallones Association
EIN
94-3227237
Phone
4155616625
Address
PO Box 29386 The Presidio, San Francisco, CA 94129

Signing Officer

Name
Chris Kelley
Title
Executive Director
Signed
2016-01-26
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Formed
1995
Legal Domicile
CA
Voting Board Members
9
Independent Board Members
0
Employees
0

Preparer

Firm
Ann Marie Carinalli CPAINC
Address
1171 Gravenstein Hwy South, Sebastopol, CA 95472
Preparer
Ann Marie Carinalli
Phone
7078244444
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part III line 4D

“Statement of Program Service Accomplishments: our boater outreach program is designed to educate the boating community on local marine reserves established under the California Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA), especially those in the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary as well as special closures for seabirds. The Bolinas Lagoon Restoration Program implements restoration projects at Bolinas Lagoon to mitigate human induced impacts to the Lagoon and improve the function and health of the Lagoon's ecosystem.”

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IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp/Desc0Coastal Ecosystem Education and Outreach -LIMPETS, Teacher workshops and Visitor Center Programs.Primary and Secondary Educational programs that promote applied science education to real-world issues. Our programs are designed to meet California State Educational Curriculum Standards for student education and teacher training as well as provide opportunity for hands-on learning. Our programs are offered both on our site and at Northern California Schools. We also run a unique high school marine science monitoring program called LiMPETS, that is field based at key environmental sites along the Sanctuary Coast. Lastly we support a summer camp program through various partners such as the Randall Museum, to advance Marine Science education in under served communities.
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IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp/Desc0Fiscal Sponsor for the Gulf of the Farallones NMS, Cordell Bank NMS & International Training: Under section 501c3 of the IRS code, FMSA provides financial support to the Gulf of the Farallones National marine Sanctuary by receiving and disbursing funds for GFNMS projects that, by their nature, require receipt,holding and disbursal by a non-profit agency. This allows augmentation of site budget by nonappropriated funds, and furthers the work of the Gulf of the Farallones National marine Sanctuary, FMSA's mission.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0No review was or will be conducted.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1No documents available to the public.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2Statement of Program Service Accomplishments: our boater outreach program is designed to educate the boating community on local marine reserves established under the California Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA), especially those in the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary as well as special closures for seabirds. The Bolinas Lagoon Restoration Program implements restoration projects at Bolinas Lagoon to mitigate human induced impacts to the Lagoon and improve the function and health of the Lagoon's ecosystem.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3Annually at a prescribed Board meeting, each Board member submits in writing the acknowledgement of conflict of interest policy and lists all required information in that policy.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4In determining the salary of the Executive Director, the Board executive committee reviews published non-profit salary information of the San Francisco Bay area, reviews program costs and anticipated revenue and determines an affordable and fair salary.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt5The Executive Director with approval of the executive committee determines the annual salary of employees. No employee salary exceeds $70,000 per annum.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt6The form 990 is prepared and then emailed in pdf format to all Board members with a response date for questions and approval.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt7All of our governing documents, conflict of interest policy, other governance policies and financial statements are available for review upon request. If a person desires an electronic copy, one is provided.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process

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2015 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$726,115
Liabilities
$88,842
Net assets
$637,273
Revenue
$1,619,639
Expenses
$1,603,038
Net income
$16,601
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.68$0.88$0.80$4.57$4.56$0.01
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.36$0.57$0.79$3.61$3.51$0.09
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.49$0.80$0.69$2.22$2.28$0.06
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.11$0.17$0.94$2.22$1.86$0.36
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.93$0.34$0.58$1.58$1.75$0.17
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.90$0.14$0.76$1.29$1.53$0.24
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.98$0.05$0.93$1.44$1.17$0.27
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.72$0.06$0.66$1.34$1.21$0.13
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.58$0.05$0.53$1.31$1.25$0.06
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.52$0.05$0.47$0.95$1.12$0.17
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.73$0.09$0.64$1.62$1.60$0.02
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.69$0.07$0.62$1.50$1.47$0.03
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.62$0.03$0.59$1.16
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.63$0.09$0.54$0.91