Detroit Bird Alliance

Analysis

Detroit Bird Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Detroit, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1947, 79 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Detroit Bird Alliance reported income of $216k and spending of $268k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $266k to $216k (-19%), an average of -5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Detroit Bird Alliance sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northeastern Water Association ($216k), Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves ($216k) and East Grasslands Waterfowl Habitat Association ($216k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 6.8% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $155k. At year end it held assets of $312k against liabilities of $7,850, net assets of $304k. It reported 4 employees.