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← AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,345,416
Total expenses
$1,600,796
Contributions and grants received
$173,060
Grants paid
$327,187
Program service revenue
$523,395
Investment income
$523,490
Other revenue
$125,471
Total assets, end of year
$29,078,708
Total liabilities, end of year
$388,153
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$28,690,555
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,248,783
Management and general expenses
$350,067
Fundraising expenses
$1,946
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,248,783

Program services were 78.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $131,347

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $41,713

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ANNUAL MEETING

    total $423,511 · related or exempt $423,511

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PUBLICATIONS

    total $99,884 · related or exempt $98,823 · unrelated business $1,061

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $469,898 · excluded $469,898

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $125,471 · excluded $125,471

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,409,000

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,355,408

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $53,592

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $53,592 · excluded $53,592

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $78,762 · program services $78,762

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $140,193 · program services $140,193

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $108,232 · program services $108,232

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $175,231 · program services $136,680 · management and general $38,376 · fundraising $175

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $377,261 · program services $202,615 · management and general $173,290 · fundraising $1,356

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $9,626 · program services $4,090 · management and general $5,494 · fundraising $42

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $26,070 · program services $18,609 · management and general $7,425 · fundraising $36

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $45,232 · program services $28,270 · management and general $16,839 · fundraising $123

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $8,445 · program services $2,484 · management and general $5,961

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $61,540 · management and general $61,540

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $80,078 · program services $74,180 · management and general $5,898

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $57,077 · program services $39,452 · management and general $17,611 · fundraising $14

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $34,945 · program services $21,765 · management and general $13,000 · fundraising $180

  • 17 · Travel

    total $26,903 · program services $24,924 · management and general $1,979

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $288,180 · program services $287,941 · management and general $239

  • 20 · Interest

    total $12,095 · program services $11,953 · management and general $142

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,152 · program services $1,494 · management and general $652 · fundraising $6

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,334 · program services $3,699 · management and general $1,621 · fundraising $14

  • 24a · Other expenses: PUBLISHING

    total $63,440 · program services $63,440

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $225,828 · end of year $148,205

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $114,325 · end of year $7,500

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $150,726 · end of year $78,511

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $89,926 · end of year $52,355

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $12,973

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $9,076

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,049 · end of year $3,897

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $23,726,664 · end of year $28,453,774

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $300,729 · end of year $334,466

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $22,125 · end of year $26,147

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $533,878 · end of year $362,006

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,899,393 · end of year $13,007,099

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $13,158,851 · end of year $15,683,456

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY (AOS) IS AN INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO ADVANCING THE SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF BIRDS, ENRICHING ORNITHOLOGY AS A PROFESSION, AND PROMOTING A RIGOROUS SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR THE CONSERVATION OF BIRDS. THE AOS PRODUCES SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, HOSTS INTELLECTUALLY ENGAGING AND PROFESSIONALLY VITAL MEETINGS, SERVES ORNITHOLOGISTS AT EVERY CAREER STAGE, PURSUES A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE, AND INFORMS PUBLIC POLICY ON ALL ISSUES IMPORTANT TO ORNITHOLOGY AND ORNITHOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ADVANCING THE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND CONSERVATION OF BIRDS

  • AOS PUBLISHES THE JOURNALS ORNITHOLOGY, AND ORNITHOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS,' BOTH INTERNATIONAL, PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS. IN THESE JOURNALS, AUTHORS PRESENT THEIR ORIGINAL RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP THAT ADVANCES THE FUNDAMENTAL SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF BIRD SPECIES AND CONTRIBUTES TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF BROAD BIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS THROUGH STUDIES OF BIRD SPECIES. THE SOCIETY ENDEAVORS TO PUBLISH ORIGINAL WORKS THAT INTRODUCE OR EMPLOY INNOVATIVE EMPIRICAL AND THEORETICAL APPROACHES AND ANALYSES, APPLIED RESEARCH AND METHODOLOGY, AND DISCIPLINARY REVIEWS.

    Expenses $191,271 · Revenue $98,822

  • THE AOS HOSTS AN INTELLECTUALLY ENGAGING AND VITAL ANNUAL MEETING THAT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DYNAMIC EXCHANGE OF SCIENTIFIC IDEAS AMONG STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD OF ORNITHOLOGY. THE AOS PERIODICALLY HOLDS JOINT CONFERENCES IN ASSOCIATION WITH OTHER SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE ORNITHOLOGICAL SCIENCES.

    Expenses $481,151 · Revenue $423,512

  • THE AOS CONFERS SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH GRANTS AND PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS TO ITS MEMBERS IN RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT OF EXCELLENCE IN ORNITHOLOGY. RESEARCH GRANTS SUPPORT STUDENT AND POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH ACROSS A RANGE OF ORNITHOLOGICAL DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING CONSERVATION, WHILE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS SERVE TO HIGHLIGHT AND HONOR EXCELLENCE IN ORNITHOLOGY BY STUDENTS, EARLY PROFESSIONALS, AND SENIOR SCIENTISTS ACROSS ACADEMIA, GOVERNMENT, NONPROFITS, AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR WORKING ACROSS THE GLOBE.

    Expenses $364,614 · Grants $327,187

  • AOS IS A MEMBERSHIP-BASED PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES A DIVERSE INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIP THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS. AOS OFFERS VARIED BENEFITS, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO MEMBERS THROUGH A CLOUD-BASED MEMBERSHIP DATABASE AND MEMBER PORTAL

    Expenses $211,747

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Colleen Handel

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Sara R Morris

    PRESIDENT-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Sushma Reddy

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Matthew Carling

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Christopher Balakrishnan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sahas Barve

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nancy Chen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emily B Cohen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristen Covino

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jacob Drucker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $2,500
    From this org
    $2,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Camila Gomez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dan Mennill

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cristina Miyaki

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Juan Francisco Ornelas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Allison Shultz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daizaburo Shizuka

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Walsh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Olivia Wang

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steven R Beissinger

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kathy Martin

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael S Webster

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • W Alice Boyle

    DIRECTOR - TERM

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carlos Daniel Cadena

    DIRECTOR - TERM

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Courtney J Conway

    DIRECTOR - TERM

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Teresa Pegan

    DIRECTOR - TERM

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Morgan W Tingley

    DIRECTOR - TERM

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Judith Scarl

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $172,731
    From this org
    $167,700
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,031
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,500
    Bonus
    $7,500
    Other
    $5,700
    Deferred
    $5,031
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $172,731
  • Crystal Ruiz

    DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND ADMIN

    Total calculated
    $109,194
    From this org
    $106,014
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,180
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY

    $15,000

    KESSEL FELLOWSHIP FOR EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS PROVIDING TWO YEARS OF SUPPORTING FOR THE FULL RANGE OF ORNITHOLOGICAL RESEARCH AS DESCRIBED IN THEIR APPLICATION

  • KESSEL FELLOWSHIP FOR EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS PROVIDING TWO YEARS OF SUPPORTING FOR THE FULL RANGE OF ORNITHOLOGICAL RESEARCH AS DESCRIBED IN THEIR APPLICATION.

  • UNIVERISTY OF CONNECTICUT

    $9,850

    RESEARCH AWARDS SUPPORTING STUDENTS AOS MEMBERS BASED ON THE QUALITY OF THE RESEARCH AS DESCRIBED IN THEIR APPLICATION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423209349302032

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