Geoffrey Bauman is a San Francisco-based Democratic Party donor and activist.

Nonprofit Involvement

Bauman worked for Slide Ranch, a Marin County organization that promotes weather-dependent energy like solar and wind power. ¹ to children and teenagers ^{2 3} and asserts that systemic racism is responsible for many of today’s environmental and social ills. ⁴

Bauman sat on the board of Earth Share of California, as treasurer and finance chair. ⁵ Earth Share directs workplace donations through payroll deductions to left-leaning organizations including World Wildlife Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club Foundation, and EarthJustice. ^{6 7}

Bauman and his late partner, Abigail Myers, were listed as donors to the Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center in 2006 ⁸ and 2009. ⁹ The Center advocates for the development of more low-income housing. ¹⁰

Political Activities

Bauman has been listed as the treasurer of the Bernal Heights Democratic Club since at least 2017 ¹¹ and has been involved with the club since at least 2009. ¹² Bauman donated a total of $38,600 to the unsuccessful campaign against the recall of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin in 2021 and 2022, becoming one of Boudin’s largest donors. ¹³

Bauman endorsed David Campos, a former San Francisco supervisor, who lost a bid for California State Assembly in a special election April 2022. ^{14 15} Bauman frequently donates to candidates who run and political committees that support campaigns against less-left-wing Democrats in primaries, including Jessica Cisneros, the Squad Victory Fund, and Justice Democrats. ¹⁶ Bauman donated to the presidential campaigns of Bernie Sanders in 2020 and 2016. ¹⁷

1. “Slide Ranch Awarded $300,000 from Battery Powered to Activate an Energy Garden and Expand Online Curriculum! Slide Ranch. June 10, 2016. https://www.slideranch.org/news/2016/6/10/slide-ranch-awarded-300000-from-battery-powered-to-activate-an-energy-garden-and-expand-online-curriculum.
2. Slide Ranch Annual Report 2011. Slide Ranch. 2011. https://silo.tips/download/slide-ranch-growing-wonder-inspiring-change
3. “Slide Ranch: Cultivating Resource Revolutionaries.” The Battery San Francisco. Accessed September 10, 2022. https://www.thebatterysf.com/batterypowered/givingproject/slide-ranch.
4.  “Slide Ranch: Black Lives Matter.” Slide Ranch. https://www.slideranch.org/.
5. “Earth Share of CA: Contacts.” Staff and Contacts. Accessed September 3, 2022. http://www.earthshareca.org/resources/contact/.
6. “Earth Share.” Philanthropy News Digest. March 18, 2008. https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/features/nonprofit-spotlight/earth-share.
7. “Form 990 for Period Ending June 2020.” ProPublica. Accessed September 17, 2022. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/display_990/521601960/04_2021_prefixes_52-54%2F521601960_202006_990_2021042718015847.
8. “Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center Report to the Community for 2006.” Yumpu. Accessed September 3, 2022. https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/9623551/2006-annual-report-bernal-heights-neighborhood-center.
9. ^[1] “Building Power: Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center.” Yumpu. Accessed September 3, 2022. https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/8904465/20-0-9-a-n-n-u-a-l-r-ep-o-r-t-bernal-heights-neighborhood-center.
10. “Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center.” SF Service Guide. Accessed September 3, 2022. https://sfserviceguide.org/organizations/87.
11. “Executive Committee.” Bernal Heights Democratic Club. 2022. http://bhdemocrats.org/index.php/about/executive-committee/.
12. “San Francisco Political Events as of November 16, 2009.” San Francisco FYI. November 15, 2009. https://sanfranciscofyi.blogspot.com/2009/11/san-francisco-political-events-as-of.html.
13. Nielson, Susie. “Chesa Boudin Recall Supporters Raised $7.2 Million to Oust the San Francisco D.A. These Are the Biggest Donors.” San Francisco Chronicle. June 6, 2022. https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Groups-wanting-Chesa-Boudin-recalled-raise-more-17221264.php.
14. “Add Your Name: Endorse David Campos for State Assembly.” Campos For Us. Accessed September 3, 2022. https://camposforus.com/endorsements/.
15. Rodriguez, Joe Fitzgerald, and Guy Marzorati. “Decisive Victory for Haney Over Campos in SF Assembly Runoff.” KQED. April 19, 2022. https://www.kqed.org/news/11911604/haney-campos-assembly-race-runoff.
16. “Individual Contributions.” Federal Election Commission. June 30, 2022. https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=bauman+geoffrey&contributor_city=san+francisco&min_date=01%2F01%2F2008&max_date=12%2F31%2F2022
17. “Individual Contributions.” Federal Election Commission. June 30, 2022. https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=bauman+geoffrey&contributor_city=san+francisco&min_date=01%2F01%2F2008&max_date=12%2F31%2F2022