Skip to content
ProPublica Donate
ProPublica Donate

Bay Foundation Of Morro Bay California San Luis Obispo County

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$2.35M (2023)

Expenses
$1.78M (2023)

Total Assets
$23.1M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$355k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,345,304
Expenses
$1,781,939
Net Income
$563,365
Net Assets
$22,713,059
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,527,374
65.1%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $823,235
35.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $13,320
0.6%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$18,625
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $119,185
6.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $597,988
33.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $23,067,560
Total Liabilities $354,501
Net Assets $22,713,059
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Melodie Grubbs (Executive Director) $87,343 $0 $8,691
William Henry (President) $0 $0 $0
Jason Curtis (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Leonard Moothart (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Gary Ruggerone (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Tom Edell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sally Krenn (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ron Munds (Director) $0 $0 $0
Deanna Richards (Director) $0 $0 $0
Shaunna Sullivan (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,833,360
Expenses
$2,283,896
Net Income
$549,464
Net Assets
$20,860,652
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,805,151
63.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $785,044
27.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $13,320
0.5%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $229,845
8.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $101,061
4.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $408,315
17.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $21,069,078
Total Liabilities $208,426
Net Assets $20,860,652
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lexie Bell (Executive Director (Until 1/15/2022)) $90,752 $0 $2,723
William Henry (President) $0 $0 $0
Jason Curtis (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Kris Vardas (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Gary Ruggerone (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Tom Edell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sally Krenn (Director) $0 $0 $0
Leonard Moothart (Director) $0 $0 $0
Deanna Richards (Director) $0 $0 $0
Shaunna Sullivan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Melodie Grubbs (Executive Director (Started 2/28/22)) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,958,016
Expenses
$1,659,171
Net Income
$6,298,845
Net Assets
$24,031,437
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,030,923
13.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $546,126
6.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $13,320
0.2%
Net Fundraising -$2,825
Sales of Assets $418,958
5.3%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5,951,514
74.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $94,510
5.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $375,143
22.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $24,225,454
Total Liabilities $194,017
Net Assets $24,031,437
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lexie Bell (Executive Director) $86,548 $0 $2,596
William Henry (President) $0 $0 $0
Jason Curtis (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Kris Vardas (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Gary Ruggerone (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Tom Edell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sally Krenn (Director) $0 $0 $0
Leonard Moothart (Director) $0 $0 $0
Deanna Richards (Director) $0 $0 $0
Shaunna Sullivan (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,420,953
Expenses
$1,809,912
Net Income
-$388,959
Net Assets
$16,040,871
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $966,416
68.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $446,369
31.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $13,320
0.9%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$31,642
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $26,490
1.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $94,360
5.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $402,121
22.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $16,197,027
Total Liabilities $156,156
Net Assets $16,040,871
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lexie Bell (Executive Director) $88,760 $0 $2,741
William Henry (President) $0 $0 $0
Jason Curtis (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Kris Vardas (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Gary Ruggerone (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Tom Edell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sally Krenn (Director) $0 $0 $0
Leonard Moothart (Director) $0 $0 $0
Deanna Richards (Director) $0 $0 $0
Shaunna Sullivan (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,561,609
Expenses
$2,677,556
Net Income
-$115,947
Net Assets
$16,197,913
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,840,335
71.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $628,617
24.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $14,370
0.6%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $71,770
2.8%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $6,517
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $90,065
3.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $403,432
15.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $16,542,388
Total Liabilities $344,475
Net Assets $16,197,913
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lexie Bell (Executive Director) $79,618 $0 $2,547
William Henry (President) $0 $0 $0
Jason Curtis (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Kris Vardas (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Gary Ruggerone (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Tom Edell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sally Krenn (Director) $0 $0 $0
Leonard Moothart (Director) $0 $0 $0
Deanna Richards (Director) $0 $0 $0
Shaunna Sullivan (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,424,094
Expenses
$1,366,409
Net Income
$57,685
Net Assets
$16,517,863
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $722,538
50.7%
Program Services $73,500
5.2%
Investment Income $427,978
30.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $11,520
0.8%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $188,558
13.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $87,452
6.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $16,594,495
Total Liabilities $76,632
Net Assets $16,517,863
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lexie Bell (Executive Director) $87,288 $0 $1,955
Joel Neel (President) $0 $0 $0
Gary Ruggerone (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Kris Vardas (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
William Henry (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jason Curtis (Director) $0 $0 $0
Tom Edell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sally Krenn (Director) $0 $0 $0
Deanna Richards (Director) $0 $0 $0
Shaunna Sullivan (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,093,074
Expenses
$1,607,619
Net Income
$485,455
Net Assets
$16,248,004
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,003,425
47.9%
Program Services $485,012
23.2%
Investment Income $424,326
20.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $11,520
0.6%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $168,791
8.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $86,310
5.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $16,404,254
Total Liabilities $156,250
Net Assets $16,248,004
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lexie Bell (Executive Director) $86,310 $0 $2,541
Joel Neel (President) $0 $0 $0
Gary Ruggerone (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Mark Rothe Part Year (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Kris Vardas (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
William Henry (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Tom Edell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Gershow (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dave Paradies (Director) $0 $0 $0
Deanna Richards (Director) $0 $0 $0
Shaunna Sullivan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Carla Wixom Part Year (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,999,526
Expenses
$1,795,787
Net Income
$203,739
Net Assets
$14,746,847
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $853,631
42.7%
Program Services $249,020
12.5%
Investment Income $508,237
25.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $10,620
0.5%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $378,018
18.9%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $83,361
4.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $14,872,060
Total Liabilities $125,213
Net Assets $14,746,847
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lexie Bell (Executive Director) $50,457 $0 $1,342
Joel Neel (President) $0 $0 $0
Gary Ruggerone (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Mark Rothe (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Bill Henry (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Rick Algert Part Year (Director) $0 $0 $0
Tom Edell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Gershow (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dave Paradies (Director) $0 $0 $0
Deanna Richards (Director) $0 $0 $0
Shaunna Sullivan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kris Vardas (Director) $0 $0 $0
Carla Wixom (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,984,879
Expenses
$1,753,848
Net Income
$1,231,031
Net Assets
$14,383,519
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $893,695
29.9%
Program Services $1,074,322
36.0%
Investment Income $661,309
22.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $9,945
0.3%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $345,608
11.6%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $53,799
3.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $14,553,498
Total Liabilities $169,979
Net Assets $14,383,519
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Andrienne Harris (Past Executive Director) $80,669 $0 $2,420
Joel Neel (President) $0 $0 $0
Gary Ruggerone (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Mark Rothe (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Bill Henry (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Rick Algert (Director) $0 $0 $0
Deanna Richards (Director) $0 $0 $0
Greg Smith (Former Director Through 12/2014) $0 $0 $0
Shaunna Sullivan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kris Vargas (Director) $0 $0 $0
Carla Wixom (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mike Multari (Interim Exec Director (4/15 8/15)) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,505,879
Expenses
$1,203,904
Net Income
$301,975
Net Assets
$14,468,701
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $772,942
51.3%
Program Services $8,819
0.6%
Investment Income $470,964
31.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $12,300
0.8%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $240,854
16.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $81,869
6.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $376,946
31.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $14,593,961
Total Liabilities $125,260
Net Assets $14,468,701
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Andrienne Harris (Executive Director) $81,757 $0 $2,369
Joel Neel (Past President) $0 $0 $0
Shaunna Sullivan (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Gary Ruggerone (President) $0 $0 $0
Mark Rothe (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Bill Henry (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Bob Semonsen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rick Algert (Director) $0 $0 $0
Greg Smith (Director) $0 $0 $0
Carla Wixom (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,095,658
Expenses
$1,244,414
Net Income
$1,851,244
Net Assets
$14,062,079
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,191,389
70.8%
Program Services $186,732
6.0%
Investment Income $379,584
12.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $13,140
0.4%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $324,813
10.5%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $78,574
6.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $355,660
28.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $14,198,237
Total Liabilities $136,158
Net Assets $14,062,079

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,469,798
Expenses
$1,755,735
Net Income
-$285,937
Net Assets
$12,058,612
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $833,062
56.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $317,516
21.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $14,940
1.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $256,529
17.5%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $47,751
3.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $485,051
27.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $12,159,254
Total Liabilities $100,642
Net Assets $12,058,612

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,763,166
Expenses
$1,406,367
Net Income
$356,799
Net Assets
$11,383,019
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $932,951
52.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $369,070
20.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $14,040
0.8%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $334,509
19.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $112,596
6.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $31,000
2.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $506,255
36.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,483,952
Total Liabilities $100,933
Net Assets $11,383,019

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

Get the Data

For those interested in acquiring the original data from the source, here’s where our data comes from:

  • Raw filing data. Includes EINs and summary financials as structured data.
  • Exempt Organization profiles. Includes organization names, addresses, etc. You can merge this with the raw filing data using EIN numbers.
  • Form 990 documents. Prior to 2017, these documents were obtained and processed by Public.Resource.org and ProPublica. Bulk PDF downloads since 2017 are available from the IRS.
  • Form 990 documents as XML files. Includes complete filing data (financial details, names of officers, tax schedules, etc.) in machine-readable format. Only available for electronically filed documents. Electronic data released prior to October 2021 is also available through Amazon Web Services.
  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

API

The data powering this website is available programmatically, via an API. Read the API documentation »