Bay Area Environmental Research Institute
Bay Area Environmental Research Institute reported $29.2 million in revenue and $29.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $78.15 went to program services, $21.85 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 100.0% of the total. Government grants made up 100.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $491,150 (President). 72 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 34% between 2019 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $29MFor context, the median across 371 covered environment charities: $85.82 programs, $10.80 management, $3.38 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $29MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 78.2% | 83.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 21.8% | 10.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 3.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 100.0% | 87.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 100.0% | 4.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $491,150 | $293,532 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.68% | 1.74% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 72 | 7 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 0.0 | 18.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 7 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseTo promote and conduct research in earth, environmental, and space science. Specific projects range in scale from the study of how microbes develop in primitive atmospheric conditions, to how satellite data can be used to monitor and understand the atmospheres of Earth and Mars, to the search for planets outside the solar system
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President Director/trustee, officer, highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $491,150 | $0 | $0 | $491,150 |
| General Counsel Officer, highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $351,500 | $0 | $0 | $351,500 |
| Associate Director Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $272,135 | $0 | $0 | $272,135 |
| Director of Finance Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $232,000 | $0 | $0 | $232,000 |
| Director of HR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $215,000 | $0 | $0 | $215,000 |
| Associate Director for Research Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $163,895 | $0 | $0 | $163,895 |
72 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Bay Area Environmental Research Institute (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.7M (Part IX, line 5).
7 filings since 2019
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked| Filing | Revenue | Expenses | Programs | Net assets | Top pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 (amended) ⓘ | $29M | $29M | 78.2% | $3,100 | $491,150 |
| FY2024 (9 mo.) ⓘ | $23M | $23M | 81.0% | $3,170 | $399,886 |
| 2023 (amended) ⓘ | $29M | $29M | 83.2% | $2,269 | $472,550 |
| 2022 (amended) ⓘ | $28M | $28M | 82.2% | $1,643 | $463,000 |
| 2021 ⓘ | $22M | $22M | 84.6% | $848 | $503,171 |
| 2020 ⓘ | $19M | $19M | 82.8% | $1,198 | $486,684 |
| 2019 ⓘ | $22M | $22M | 87.8% | $1,993 | $497,296 |
Governance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b7 · 7 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5139
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Bay Area Environmental Research Institute totaling $1,000 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Bay Area Environmental Research Institute's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Bay Area Environmental Research Institute, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Bay Area Environmental Research Institute spent in FY2025, $78.15 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Bay Area Environmental Research Institute's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Bay Area Environmental Research Institute reported that 78.2% of its $29.2 million in expenses went to program services, 21.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Bay Area Environmental Research Institute pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Bay Area Environmental Research Institute reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $491,150, for the role of President (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Bay Area Environmental Research Institute get its money?
Of $29.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 100.0% came from contributions and grants (including 100.0% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Bay Area Environmental Research Institute a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 94-3176058 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (amended), object 202622249349301142 · read the filing
- FY2024 (9 mo.): Form 990 for the 9-month short period ending September 30, 2024, object 202511979349301866 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023 (amended), object 202520179349301622 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022 (amended), object 202443139349304664 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202242439349300834 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202101799349300970 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202011919349302626 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 94-3176058: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.