The Brian and Dora Bird Foundations primary purpose is to advance, encourage, promote and support psychoanalysis in the Cleveland, Ohio area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $5K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$45K
-70% vs prior year
Spent
$48K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$606K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$45K
FY2025▼ -70%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$25K
FY2021$18K
FY2022$23K
FY2023$26K
FY2024$151K
FY2025$45K
Expenses
$48K
FY2025▼ -50%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$42K
FY2021$44K
FY2022$45K
FY2023$45K
FY2024$96K
FY2025$48K
Net assets
$606K
FY2025-0.5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$621K
FY2021$595K
FY2022$573K
FY2023$554K
FY2024$609K
FY2025$606K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1998.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $48K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports and promotes psychoanalysis in the Cleveland, Ohio area.

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1 program · $48K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The brian and dora bird foundation provides operating support for the cleveland psychoanalytic center. During its fiscal year ending may 31, 2025, distributions to this non-profit organization totalled 48,126.

$48Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 6 grants · $317K · 2019–2024

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$45K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$45K
Money outPt IX
$48K
Ln 25
Programscol B$48K
Owns and owesPt X
$606K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$606K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$45K
Total revenueLn 12$45K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
InvestmentsLn 11–13$606K
Total assetsLn 16$606K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$606K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
InvestmentsLn 11–13$609K$606K
Total assetsLn 16$609K$606K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$609K$606K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$48K$48K
Total functional expensesLn 25$48K$48K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $45K$48K−$3K$606K 990 PDF
FY2024 $151K$96K$55K$609K 990 PDF
FY2023 $26K$45K−$19K$554K 990 PDF
FY2022 $23K$45K−$22K$573K 990 PDF
FY2021 $18K$44K−$26K$595K 990 PDF
FY2020 $25K$42K−$17K$621K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $45,287 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $150,629$45,287
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $150,629$45,287
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $95,893$48,126
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$0
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $95,893$48,126
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $54,736−$2,839
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $45,287 across 2 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $45,287$45,287
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $45,287$45,287
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $48,126 across 1 line filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $48,126$48,126
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $48,126 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$48,126
Part X · Balance sheet $605,678 assets, 6 lines filed
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $608,517$605,678
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $608,517$605,678
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $608,517$605,678
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $608,517$605,678
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $608,517$605,678
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $605,678 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$45,287
XI-2 Total expenses$48,126
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,839
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$608,517
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$605,678

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