Association of Field Ornithologists Inc

Analysis

Association of Field Ornithologists Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Meadville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1951, 75 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Association of Field Ornithologists Inc reported income of $448k and spending of $258k, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $218k to $448k (+106%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Association of Field Ornithologists Inc sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jeff Davis Learning Center Inc ($448k), Copper Peak Inc ($448k) and New York Institute of Credit ($448k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.2% and program service revenue 6.2% of the total. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $62k, net assets of $3.3m.