Birdscaribbean EIN 03-0455080 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Birdscaribbean FY2022 filing

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Promotes scientific study and conservation of Caribbean birds and their habitats. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $737K in revenue, $566K in expenses, and $693K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Animals
Location
Natick, MA
Website
www.birdscaribbean.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$737KFY2022
Expenses
$566K
Net assets
$693K
People
9
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  03-0455080 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Natick, MA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Promotes scientific study and conservation of Caribbean birds and their habitats.
Leadership
Lisa Sorenson · Executive Director · $60K
Money in and out
$737K revenue, $566K expenses
Bottom line
84% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$737K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$566K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$693K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $170K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
84%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
13.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+23%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$737K
FY2022▲ +60%
Expenses
$566K
FY2022▲ +42%
Total assets
$738K
FY2022▲ +37%
Total liabilities
$45K
FY2022▼ -25%
Total revenue
$737K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$566K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$693K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$170K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$738K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $255K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

LANDBIRD MONITORING BirdsCaribbean's Landbird Monitoring Program aims to increase our knowledge of Caribbean landbirds by building regional monitoring capacity. Since its launch in 2021, monitoring initiatives from this project have grown exponentially.

$111Kprogram expense
02

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE In partnership with the American Ornithological Society (AOS), and with invaluable support from local partners Para La Naturaleza and Sociedad Ornitolgica Puertorriquea, Inc.

$96Kprogram expense
03

BIRD BANDING Our Landbird Monitoring Program increases our knowledge of Caribbean landbirds by building regional monitoring capacity. Since its launch in 2021, initiatives from this project have grown exponentially.

$47Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBirdscaribbean
EINHdr · item D03-0455080
Principal addressHdr · item CNatick, MA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.birdscaribbean.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFAnimals (D31)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2003

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lisa Sorenson$60,000$60,000$60,000$60,000$60,000
Adrianne Tossas$22,000
Justin Proctor$9,156$15,414

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$689K · 94%
Other revenue$33K · 4%
Program service revenue$13K · 2%
Contributions & grants94%$689K
Other revenue4%$33K
Program service revenue2%$13K
Investment income$1K
— government grantsLn 1e$177K
Total revenueLn 12$737K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.00
Program services84%$474K
Management & general16%$91K
Fundraising$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$566K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$595K
Total assetsLn 16$738K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$45K
Total net assetsLn 32$693K
Months of cash on handcomputed12.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $626K · Operating expenses/yr $566K
13.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $474K · Total expenses $566K
84%
Management & General
Management & general $91K · Total expenses $566K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $1K · Total expenses $566K
0.2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $3K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $377K
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $689K · Total revenue $737K
94%
Government reliance
Government grants $177K · Total revenue $737K
24%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $13K · Total revenue $737K
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1K · Total revenue $737K
+0.1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $13K · Total expenses $566K
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $737K · Prior year $461K
+60%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $693K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $737K · Expenses $566K
+23%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $738K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $693K · Total assets $738K
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $31K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $738K
4%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lisa Sorenson · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $60K · Total expenses $566K
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $65K · Total expenses $566K
11%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 84%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.2%
Revenue growth 60%
Accounting fee ratio 0.3%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 11 grants · $127K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,650
Unitemized GrantFY2024$805
Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,165
Unitemized GrantFY2021$409
Peregrine Fund INCID · FY2020$20,396
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,871
Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,000

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$984K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$662K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$737K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$461K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$429K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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