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. 4 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $45K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 726019246 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.3M
Total Expenses$1.7M
Total Assets$34.7M
Grant Records4
Funding Total$45K
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.

Officers & Directors

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

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL SUPPORT
$25,000 2 grants
ANNUAL SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION
$20,000 2 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.

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