Boreal Songbird Initiative

Analysis

Boreal Songbird Initiative is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 March 2023, Boreal Songbird Initiative reported income of $1.0m and spending of $3.2m, spending 311% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income fell from $3.4m to $1.0m (-70%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Boreal Songbird Initiative sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wilderness Land Trust ($1.0m), Nisqually River Foundation ($1.0m) and The Forest Park Conservancy ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $106k (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $137k. At year end it held assets of $535k against liabilities of $129k, net assets of $406k. It reported 4 employees.