Save the Bay
Our vision is a future where everyone benefits from a healthy san francisco bay, resilient to climate change and ringed by 100,000 acres of vibrant tidal marsh.
Save the Bay at a glance
In short: Save the Bay reported $4K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $3,850 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -70.1% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $6,760,291
- +19.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $4,986,959
- +30.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $105,058
- -27.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $3,900,965
- -3.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Save the Bay funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Save the Bay gives
- Giving grew 63% from 2019 to 2022. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2025) to $20K (2022). In 2025 it reported $4K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hip Hop for Change Oakland, CA | Genearl | $5,000 |
| Sogorea Te' Land Trust Oakland, CA | General | $5,000 |
| Association of Ramaytush San Francisco, CA | General | $5,000 |
| Restore Americas Estuaries Arlington, VA | General | $4,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,760,291 | $4,986,959 | $3,900,965 | $3,850 | Total only | $105,058 |
| 2024 | $5,647,273 | $3,820,826 | $4,059,803 | $12,873 | Total only | $144,313 |
| 2023 | $5,411,306 | $4,369,021 | $3,917,255 | $14,545 | Total only | $146,296 |
| 2022 | $4,742,559 | $4,053,464 | $3,341,197 | $19,500 | 4 | $42,395 |
| 2021 | $4,624,689 | $4,547,516 | $3,032,458 | $5,600 | Total only | $7,184 |
| 2020 | $3,147,895 | $4,290,513 | $3,145,939 | $5,000 | Total only | $13,645 |
| 2019 | $3,269,567 | $2,891,716 | $3,351,367 | $12,000 | 1 | $20,137 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Save the Bay
Based on IRS filings
Save the Bay is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Oakland, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.8M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $4K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $105K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Save the Bay is led by David Lewis, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 7 of 23 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David Lewis
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$162K (2019) → $189K (2025)
Christopher Hockett
Chair
Board Chair → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Frances Olson
Habitat Restoration Director
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$100K (2022) → $119K (2025)
Maria Gutkin
Director of Individual Giving
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$151K (2025)
Melody Rose Settelmayer
Director of Communications
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$106K (2025)
Jay Pierrepont
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terry Young
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Yoon Kim
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chirag Amin
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adrianne Donley
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alex Minasian
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carmela Krantz
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christiana Jonas
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diane Oshima
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joy Leilei Shih-Casado
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robin Erickson
Chief Financial Officer & Secretary
CFO → Chief Financial Officer & Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$132K (2019) → $179K (2025)
Gwendolyn A. Tornatore
Chief Advancement Officer
Director of Development & Communications → Chief Advancement Officer, 2022
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$140K (2021) → $155K (2025)
Katherine J. Reitter
Senior Leadership Gifts Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$115K (2025)
Lauren Swezey
Vice Chair for External Affairs
Director → Vice Chair for External Affairs, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Fee
Co-Chair for Development & Communications
Director → Co-Chair for Development & Communications, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hugh Le
Co-Chair for Development & Communications
Director → Co-Chair for Development & Communications, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Debroeck
Vice Chair for Governance
Director → Vice Chair for Governance, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Dakin
Vice Chair for Internal Affairs
Director → Vice Chair for Internal Affairs, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Donnie Fowler (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Juliana Park (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Rhiannon Bailard (2019–2024) — Vice Chair for External Affairs
- Former: Melissa Mangini (2021–2024) — Vice Chair for Governance
- Former: Katie Reitter (2023–2024) — Senior Leadership Gifts Officer
- Former: Peter Laidlaw (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Masha Gutkin (2024) — Director of Individual Giving
- Former: Armello Rodriguez (2020–2023) — Vice Chair for Internal Affairs
- Former: Samuel Luoma (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Suresh Raman (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Andrew Williams (2019–2021) — Vice Chair-Ia
- Former: Kathy Tsay (2019–2021) — Vice Chair-Gov
- Former: Lynda Sullivan (2019–2020) — Vice Chair-Gov.
- Former: Meghan Macaluso (2019–2020) — Chief Development Officer
- Former: Dean Meniktas (2019) — Director
- Former: Ron Gonzales (2019) — Vice Chair-Ea
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $189K, to David Lewis (Executive Director). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Save the Bay
How much does Save the Bay give each year?
Save the Bay reported $4K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $13K in grants paid.
How large is Save the Bay?
Save the Bay reported $6.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.0M.
What is Save the Bay?
Save the Bay is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Oakland, CA. It holds $6.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Save the Bay operate?
Save the Bay has awarded grants in California, Virginia.
What is Save the Bay's EIN?
Save the Bay's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-6078420. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 26, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 2, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 8, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Live grants for the work Save the Bay funds
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