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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by URBAN BIRD COLLECTIVE.

Totals

Total revenue
$241,245
Total expenses
$92,777
Contributions and grants received
$196,467
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$39,770
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$5,008
Total assets, end of year
$206,842
Total liabilities, end of year
$16
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$206,826
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$68,922
Management and general expenses
$9,517
Fundraising expenses
$14,338
Program service expenses (Part III)
$68,922

Program services were 74.3% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $196,467

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Great River Passage Conservancy

    total $10,000 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Historical Sites

    total $10,000 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge

    total $3,000 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2d · Program service revenue: The Loppet Foundation

    total $3,000 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2e · Program service revenue: Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Friends

    total $4,200 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $9,570 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $0 · other assets $0

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

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $4,664

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $6

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $4,658 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Speaker Honoraria

    total $350 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11b · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11c · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $350

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $37,500 · program services $33,750 · management and general $3,750 · fundraising $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,911 · program services $2,620 · management and general $291 · fundraising $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $650 · program services $0 · management and general $650 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,313 · program services $0 · management and general $1,313 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $14,338 · fundraising $14,338

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $8,585 · program services $8,585 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $670 · program services $0 · management and general $670 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,478 · program services $0 · management and general $2,478 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $7,413 · program services $7,413 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $700 · program services $700 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,168 · program services $8,168 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $25 · program services $0 · management and general $25 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $331 · program services $0 · management and general $331 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Foos

    total $7,686 · program services $7,686 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Cost of Merchandise

    total $6 · program services $0 · management and general $6 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Sales Tax on Merchandise

    total $3 · program services $0 · management and general $3 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $51,438 · end of year $123,742

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $6,395 · end of year $83,100

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

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

    $0

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

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $75 · end of year $16

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $57,758 · end of year $206,826

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

The Urban Bird Collective centers the LGBTQIA and BIPOC communities in building birdwatching skills and educates on nature and conservation.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Charitable: Birdwatching and nature walks with selected organizations and populations advancement of education and science advancement of natural resource conservation.

  • Birdwatching and nature walks with selected organizations and populations. Approximately 75 events year round with over 700 participants.

    Expenses $66,922 · Grants $196,467 · Revenue $39,770

  • Annual Birdwatching Festival for BIPOC and LGBTQIA people. Approximately 125 participants. This event is held every year in mid-May.

    Expenses $1,000

  • Audubon Christmas Bird Count Participation. This is the largest citizen science project in the world and has been going on for over 125 years. The Urban Bird Collective participates in 10 circles and volunteers over 700 hours per year for this conservation study. This event is held mid-December to early January.

    Expenses $1,000

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jill Meyer

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Shalini Gupta

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tom Thao

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Smith

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephanie Wang

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jasmine Epps-Flowers

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Monica J Bryand

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $37,500
    From this org
    $37,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
12 March 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202520719349300007

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