Public Charity

AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY

AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, of CHICAGO, IL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $2.3M in revenue, $1.7M in expenses, $34.7M in total assets. 5 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $58K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 726019246 CHICAGO, IL Professional Societies & Associations NTEE: U03 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.3M
Total Expenses$1.7M
Total Assets$34.7M
Grant Records5
Funding Total$58K
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE OTHE AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY (AOS) IS AN INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT CONNECTS ORNITHOLOGISTS, SCIENCE, AND BIRD CONSERVATION BY SUPPORTING SCIENCE THAT ADVANCES THE UNDERSTANDING AND CONSERVATION OF BIRDS, PROMOTING BROAD ACCESS TO ORNITHOLOGICAL SCIENCE, SUPPORTING ORNITHOLOGISTS THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREER PATHS, AND FOSTERING A WELCOMING, DIVERSE, SUPPORTIVE, AND DYNAMIC ORNITHOLOGICAL COMMUNITY.

Where $100 goes at American Ornithological Society

How American Ornithological Society divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$80 Programs the work itself
$20 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $80 for programs

$31
The aos provides opportunities to communicate and provide access to ornithological science, to strengthen professional development, and to build community at its annual meeting
39% of program spending
$23
The aos bestows research grants that support student, post-doctoral, and early-career research across a range of ornithological disciplines
28% of program spending
$15
Aos is a membership-based professional organization that serves a diverse international membership through a variety of programs
19% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Allison Shultz
DIRECTOR Anna Chalfoun
DIRECTOR Camila Gomez
DIRECTOR Christopher Balakrishnan
PRESIDENT Colleen Handel
DIRECTOR Cristina Miyaki

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$57,500 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $2.3M $1.7M $34.7M
2023 $1.3M $1.6M $29.1M
2022 $1.3M $1.6M $24.6M
2020 $903K $1.1M $27.6M
2019 $1.3M $1.5M $23.9M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.3M to $2.3M (+77%), with total assets most recently reported at $34.7M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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