The Institute for Bird Populations

Analysis

The Institute for Bird Populations is a registered charity in United States, based in Petaluma, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Institute for Bird Populations reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.9m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.8m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Institute for Bird Populations sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little Guild of St Francis for the Welfare of Animals Inc ($2.8m), Blue Ridge Humane Society Inc ($2.8m) and Humane Society of South Ms ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $282k (9.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $826k against liabilities of $575k, net assets of $251k. It reported 59 employees.