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. 151 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $16.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 941594250 PETALUMA, CA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$31.7M
Total Expenses$28.6M
Total Assets$26.4M
Grant Records151
Funding Total$16.0M
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.

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

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$2,569,909 9 grants
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
$1,479,312 3 grants
CONSERVATION PROJECTS
$1,259,054 3 grants
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$1,199,865 7 grants
AGRICULTURE
$800,000 3 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.

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