Phoenix Landing Foundation

Tax-deductible

Alexander, NC501(c)(3)Since 2000AnimalsEIN 87-0659457Revenue $345K in FY2025

On file with the IRSphoenixlanding.orgPo Box 459, 28701-0459 · Alexander, NCTax-exempt since Nov 2000Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Phoenix Landing Foundation is an organization dedicated to the welfare of parrots through its adoption, education, and conservation programs. It also promotes enhanced avian education for veterinary students and standards of care for breeders, pet stores, and welfare organizations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $53K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
35 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 34.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $25K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$345K
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$354K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$2.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$345K
FY2025▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$333K
FY2021$467K
FY2022$371K
FY2023$260K
FY2024$371K
FY2025$345K
Expenses
$354K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$305K
FY2021$279K
FY2022$268K
FY2023$262K
FY2024$359K
FY2025$354K
Net assets
$2.2M
FY2025-0.4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2000.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $344K Management & general 2% · $8K Fundraising 0% · $1K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and Co-Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary and Co-Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member and Co-Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michelle Underhill’s $25K as Executive Director is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1221 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Michelle Underhill$25,292$48,000

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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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides adoption, education, and refuge for long-lived parrots.

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3 programs · $344K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

At the end of 2025, 3,598 birds had entered our adoption program. We commit to lifetime protection for these birds, no matter how many homes they may need through us across their long lives.

$344Kprogram expense
02

Our conservation support for 2025 went to two parrot conservation groups in Brazil: Instituto Araras Azul and Buracas das Araras. These donations were made possible by those who went on our Brazil ecotour in September 2025.

Pt IX · col B
03

In the area of education, Phoenix Landing hosted 14 Zoom events with special guest speakers in 2025. We also provide two core parrot-care classes online every month. All these online events are available to anyone worldwide, and the recordings are available in perpetuity on our website.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$345K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$269K
Other incomeLn 4–11$33K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29K
Money outPt IX
$354K
Ln 25
Programscol B$344K
Managementcol C$8K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$269K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$7K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$33K
Gains on assetsLn 7$9K
Total revenueLn 12$345K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$394K
SavingsLn 2$634K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$121K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$937K
Other assetsLn 15$84K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$121K$121K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$911K$937K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$5K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$6K$6K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$2K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$40K$38K$2K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K$155$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$651$0$651$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$19K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$11K$8K$2K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$35K$34K$561$0
TravelLn 17$108K$108K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$45K$45K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$11K$10K$910$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$69K$69K$360$6
Total functional expensesLn 25$354K$344K$8K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $345K$354K−$9K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $371K$359K$12K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $260K$262K−$2K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $371K$268K$103K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $467K$279K$188K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $333K$305K$28K$1.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $344,580 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $265,091$269,257
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $41,494$28,767
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,015$13,789
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $57,727$32,767
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $371,327$344,580
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,126$7,645
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $41,454$43,598
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $314,748$302,260
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $359,328$353,503
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,999−$8,923
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $344,580 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $27,446 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$2,852
VIII-1b Membership dues$17,275
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$249,130
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,863
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$269,257
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$28,767
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,937$4,937
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,852$8,852
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,321$5,321
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $28,767 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $46,556$344,580
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $353,503 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $6,123$6,123
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,522$1,522
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $38,475 · Management $2,025 · Fundraising $0$40,500
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,943 · Management $155 · Fundraising $0$3,098
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,100 · Fundraising $0$2,100
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $651 · Fundraising $0$651
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $18,797 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$18,797
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,244 · Management $1,709 · Fundraising $1,011$10,964
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $34,068 · Management $561 · Fundraising $0$34,629
IX-17 TravelPrograms $108,247 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$108,247
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,383 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,383
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $45,020 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$45,020
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,190 · Management $910 · Fundraising $0$11,100
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $69,003 · Management $360 · Fundraising $6$69,369
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $344,015 · Management $8,471 · Fundraising $1,017$353,503
Part X · Balance sheet $2,220,317 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $384,329$393,871
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $693,461$633,588
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $46,206$51,405
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $911,234$936,562
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $120,603$120,671
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $69,371$84,220
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,225,204$2,220,317
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$5,064
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$5,064
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,146,769$2,131,033
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $78,435$84,220
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,225,204$2,215,253
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,225,204$2,220,317
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,215,253 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$344,580
XI-2 Total expenses$353,503
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,923
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,225,204
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,028
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,215,253

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