Public Charity

POINT REYES BIRD OBSERVATORY

POINT REYES BIRD OBSERVATORY, of PETALUMA, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $31.7M in revenue, $28.6M in expenses, $26.4M in total assets. 154 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $16.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 941594250 PETALUMA, CA Bird Sanctuaries NTEE: D32 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$31.7M
Total Expenses$28.6M
Total Assets$26.4M
Grant Records154
Funding Total$16.1M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

POINT BLUE'S MISSION IS TO CONSERVE BIRDS, OTHER WILDLIFE AND ECOSYSTEMS THROUGH SCIENCE, RESTORATION, OUTREACH AND PARTNERSHIPS. POINT BLUE ADVANCES THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS OF CONSERVATION BY PROVIDING OBJECTIVE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE TO HABITAT AND WILDLIFE (SEE SCH. O) MANAGERS AND DECISION MAKERS. THE ORGANIZATION'S HIGHEST PRIORITY IS TO REDUCE THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, HABITAT LOSS AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS WHILE PROMOTING ADAPTATION TO FUTURE CONDITIONS THROUGH NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS TO BENEFIT WILDLIFE AND PEOPLE.

Where $100 goes at Point Reyes Bird Observatory

How Point Reyes Bird Observatory divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$78 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $78 for programs

$30
Pacific coast and central valley group:working locally, regionally, and internationally, this group provides conservation science and training to support the development of the next generation of conservation scientists…
38% of program spending
$17
Sierra nevada group:through the design and implementation of innovative avian monitoring and research, this group helps guide forest ecology and land management decisions to improve conservation outcomes across…
22% of program spending
$17
Working lands:this group works with farmers, ranchers, land stewards, and other partners to ensure that agricultural landscapes provide ecosystem services that support the needs of people and wildlife
21% 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 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

BOARD OF DIRECTOR Anne Baxter
BOARD CHAIR Anne Chadwick
DIR. OF INDIVIDUAL PHILANT Anne Smith
BOARD OF DIRECTOR Arden Bucklin-Sporer
BOARD OF DIRECTOR Clinton Moloney
BOARD OF DIRECTOR David Ackerly Phd

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$6,511,576 71 grants
Environment & Conservation
$3,168,102 29 grants
Animal Welfare
$2,893,397 17 grants
Research & Policy
$1,041,302 14 grants
Health & Medicine
$300,000 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $31.7M $28.6M $26.4M
2024 $20.7M $22.2M $20.2M
2023 $17.3M $17.1M $16.3M
2021 $14.9M $14.0M $17.5M
2020 $13.3M $13.9M $14.8M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $13.3M to $31.7M (+139%), with total assets most recently reported at $26.4M.

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

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