Birdscaribbean: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 03-0455080)

Lisa Sorenson’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1220 $100K–1M animals nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes scientific study and conservation of Caribbean birds and their habitats.

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3 programs · $255K · in their 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

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Task Foundation INCFY2024$15K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$9K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$8K

Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$6K

Falconwood Foundation INCFY2024$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$39K

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Grants paid · 11 grants · $127K · 2020–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,000

Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,650

Unitemized GrantFY2024$805

Environmental Protection in the Caribbean IncorporatedFL · FY2021$23,000

Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,000

Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,165

Unitemized GrantFY2021$409

Environmental Protection in the Caribbean IncorporatedFL · FY2020$65,000

Peregrine Fund INCID · FY2020$20,396

Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,871

Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,000

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$737K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$689K

Other incomeLn 4–11$33K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K

Money outPt IX

$566K

Ln 25

Programscol B$474K

Managementcol C$91K

Fundraisingcol D$1K

Owns and owesPt X

$693K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$595K

Total assetsLn 16$738K

LiabilitiesLn 26$45K

PeoplePt VI, VII

9

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b8

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$689K

Government grantsLn 1e$177K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K

Investment incomeLn 3$1K

Other incomeLn 4–11$33K

Total revenueLn 12$737K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$382K

SavingsLn 2$212K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$595K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$31K

Total assetsLn 16$738K

LiabilitiesLn 26$45K

Net assetsLn 32$693K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 51

VolunteersI 6100

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$449K	$595K
InvestmentsLn 11–13		$31K
Total assetsLn 16	$538K	$738K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$60K	$45K
Net assetsLn 32	$478K	$693K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$9K	$9K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$1K	$1K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$85K	$85K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$60K	$30K	$30K	$0
Payroll taxesLn 10	$5K	$2K	$2K	$0
Accounting feesLn 11c	$2K	$0	$2K	$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$172K	$128K	$42K	$1K
Office expensesLn 13	$73K	$65K	$8K	$0
TravelLn 17	$99K	$98K	$129	$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$54K	$54K	$0	$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$7K	$850	$6K	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$566K	$474K	$91K	$1K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$984K	$878K	$106K	$742K	990 PDF
FY2023	$662K	$716K	−$54K	$652K	990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing	$737K	$566K	$170K	$693K	990 PDF
FY2021	$461K	$399K	$62K	$478K	990 PDF
FY2020	$429K	$382K	$47K	$300K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $736,561 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $450,379$689,400

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,839$13,140

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,687$1,031

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,730$32,990

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $460,635$736,561

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $171,905$95,699

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $74,067$64,590

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $153,155$405,923

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $399,127$566,212

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $61,508$170,349

Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members8

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $736,561 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1b Membership dues$10,797

VIII-1e Government grants$176,524

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$502,079

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$689,400

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$13,140

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,031$1,031

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,533$1,533

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $31,457$31,457

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,140 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $34,021$736,561

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $566,212 across 11 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $9,239$9,239

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,000$1,000

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $85,460$85,460

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,000 · Management $30,000 · Fundraising $0$60,000

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,295 · Management $2,295 · Fundraising $0$4,590

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,600 · Fundraising $0$1,600

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $128,246 · Management $42,203 · Fundraising $1,240$171,689

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $64,848 · Management $8,444 · Fundraising $0$73,292

IX-17 TravelPrograms $98,427 · Management $129 · Fundraising $0$98,556

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $53,806 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$53,806

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $850 · Management $6,130 · Fundraising $0$6,980

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $474,171 · Management $90,801 · Fundraising $1,240$566,212

Part X · Balance sheet $737,747 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $206,036$382,459

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $243,448$212,205

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $88,891$111,829

X-11 Publicly traded securities$31,254

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $538,375$737,747

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $60,201$45,068

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $60,201$45,068

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $357,005$394,811

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $121,169$297,868

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $478,174$692,679

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $538,375$737,747

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $692,679 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$736,561

XI-2 Total expenses$566,212

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$170,349

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$478,174

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$2,104

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities−$6,203

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$52,463

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$692,679

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