Organizations Filed Purposes:
The Golden Gate Audubon Society is an independent non-profit organization, that engages people to experience the wonder of birds and to translate that wonder into actions that protect native bird populations and their habitats in San Francisco and the north and western portions of Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
Our Eco-Education Program introduces youth in underserved communities to the environmental issues of the San Francisco Bay Area, using birds as a vehicle for inspiration and education. The program reaches approximately 600 elementary and middle-school-aged youth in grades three through six via classroom or online study and field trips for direct observation. In FY 2020 the program worked with these Title I schools: Montalvin Manor, Verde Elementary, and Stege Elementary in Richmond; Hoover Elementary and Bridges Academy at Melrose in Oakland; and Parker Elementary and Bayshore Elementary in San Francisco.
Our conservation committees help protect habitat and promote native plant landscaping throughout the Bay Area. The San Francisco Conservation Committee worked with the City of San Francisco on their Climate Action Plan and encouraged bird-safe architecture standards. Friends of the Alameda Wildlife Refuge partnered with the City of Alameda on a plan to convert concrete paving into a bayfront park and tidal marsh. The East Bay Conservation Committee advised park and city leaders on protecting wetland and upland habitat for Ridgway's Rail, wintering habitat for Burrowing Owl, and preserving nest cavities in vegetation management plans.
In FY 2020, 535 volunteers contributed 4,751 hours and invaluable skills to the restoration of six sites: Crissy Field, Pier 94, Heron's Head Park, and Golden Gate Park in San Francisco; Arrowhead Marsh at MLK Regional Shoreline in Oakland; and Alameda Wildlife Reserve. GGAS partners with San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, San Francisco Parks Alliance, the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, East Bay Regional Parks District, and the City of Alameda and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to support these restoration sites. Restoration volunteers participated in on-site events and online events to promote the well-being of bird species of special interest and need, including Snowy Plover, Least and Caspian Terns, Ridgway's Rail, Burrowing Owl, and local and migratory birds such as Tree Swallow and Western Bluebird. Volunteers contributed the equivalent in time of $120,818 in the first half of the year, before Covid-19 curtailed most GGAS activities, including cancellation of 24 work party days.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Cynthia Margulis | Former Executive Director | 35 | $125,947 |
| Pam Young Osten | Executive Director | 35 | $31,090 |
| Whitney Grover | Board Member | 1 | $1,800 |
| Alexandra Smolyanskaya | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Dan Roth | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Christine Okon | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| William Hudson | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Blake Edgar | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Linda Carloni | Board Member and Former President | 1 | $0 |
| Diane Bennett | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Bruce Mast | Treasurer | 8 | $0 |
| Carol Baird | Secretary | 8 | $0 |
| Laura Cremin | Vice President | 8 | $0 |
| Eric Schroeder | President | 8 | $0 |
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