Public Charity

WILSON ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY

WILSON ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, of TOPEKA, KS, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $500K in revenue, $504K in expenses, $4.2M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 8 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $84K.

EIN: 376026846 TOPEKA, KS Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$500K
Total Expenses$504K
Total Assets$4.2M
Grants Given8
Grant Total$84K
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE WILSON ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY IS AN ORGANIZATION OF ABOUT 1500 MEMBERS BROADLY INTERESTED IN THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY AND CONSERVATION OF BIRDS. THE SOCIETY PUBLISHES A QUARTERLY, PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL OF GLOBAL SCOPE, HOSTS AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS, AND PROVIDES NUMEROUS GRANTS SUPPORTING RESEARCH AND MENTORING OF ORNITHOLOGISTS AT ALL CAREER STAGES.

Sample Grants Given

BETHESDA, MD · 2024
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING GRANT
$10,500
RALEIGH, NC · 2024
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING GRANT
$5,144
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES TEXAS TECH
LUBBOCK, TX · 2024
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING GRANT
$5,000
BOULDER, CO · 2024
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING GRANT
$5,000
BETHESDA, MD · 2023
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING GRANT
$10,620

Showing up to 5 of 8 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

COUNCILOR Alex Sidare
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Auriel Fournier
BOOK REVIEW EDITOR Bruce Beehler
PART PAST PRESIDENT Clait E Braun
PRESIDENT Daniel Klem Jr
ELECTED COUNCILOR David Tan

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Top Grant Purposes

UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING GRANT
$84,264 8 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $500K $504K $4.2M
2023 $319K $359K $4.1M
2022 $535K $360K $3.7M
2020 $343K $207K $4.2M
2019 $492K $307K $3.8M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $500K, with total assets most recently reported at $4.2M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CO, MD, NC, TX.

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