The Pacific Seabird Group EIN 91-0977708

The Pacific Seabird Group FY2021 filing

EIN  91-0977708 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Oceanside, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Promote seabird research and address threats to their populations.
Leadership
Robert Suryan · Past Chair
Money in and out
$134K revenue, $103K expenses
Bottom line
71% program efficiency

Promote seabird research and address threats to their populations. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $134K in revenue, $103K in expenses, and $537K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$134K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$103K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$537K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $30K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.28 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
71%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
64.6mo
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 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$134K
FY2021▼ -34%
Expenses
$103K
FY2021▼ -43%
Total assets
$537K
FY2021▲ +31%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2021
Total revenue
$134K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$103K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$537K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$30K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$537K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B71%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 415
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $74K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

The pacific seabird group hosts an annual meeting for seabird researchers to share their discoveries and concerns with each other and the general public. Attendees include professional biologists, wildlife managers, students and conservationists, as well as the interested public from around the world.

$60Kprogram expense
02

The pacific seabird group publishes "marine ornithology", a journal of international seabird research and conservation

$14Kprogram expense
03

The pacific seabird group publishes "pacific seabirds" which contains news and current developments arising from scientific research pertinent to pacific seabirds. The publication also contains articles related to the objectives of the pacific seabird group.

$378program expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Pacific Seabird Group
EINHdr · item D91-0977708
Principal addressHdr · item COceanside, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jpacificseabirdgroup.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 1977

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a15
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b15
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 15a
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Conservation Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Regional Representative
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Regional Representative
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Regional Representative
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Regional Representative
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Regional Representative
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Regional Representative
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$78K · 58%
Contributions & grants$40K · 30%
Investment income$16K · 12%
Program service revenue58%$78K
Contributions & grants30%$40K
Investment income12%$16K
Total revenueLn 12$134K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.28 Fundraising $0.01
Program services71%$74K
Management & general28%$28K
Fundraising1%$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$103K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$155K
Total assetsLn 16$537K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$537K
Months of cash on handcomputed18.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $537K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $103K · Less non-cash grants $3K · Cash operating expenses/yr $100K
64.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $74K · Total expenses $103K
71%
Management & General
Management & general $28K · Total expenses $103K
28%
Fundraising
Fundraising $1K · Total expenses $103K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $960 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $37K
$0.03 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $40K · Total revenue $134K
30%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $134K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $78K · Total revenue $134K
58%
Investment reliance
Investment income $16K · Total revenue $134K
+12%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $78K · Total expenses $103K
75%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $134K · Prior year $201K
-34%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $537K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $134K · Expenses $103K
+23%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $537K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $537K · Total assets $537K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $381K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $537K
71%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Robert Suryan · Reported title PAST CHAIR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $103K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $103K
0%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 71%
Overhead ratio 28%
Fundraising cost ratio 3%
Revenue growth -34%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 8%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $19K · 2019–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,740
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,260
Unitemized GrantFY2019$4,570
Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,010
Unitemized GrantFY2019$200

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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)$260K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$270K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$147K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$134K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$201K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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