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← NEW YORK CITY BIRD ALLIANCE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by NEW YORK CITY BIRD ALLIANCE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,753,558
Total expenses
$1,595,134
Contributions and grants received
$1,541,627
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$234,832
Investment income
$14,149
Other revenue
-$37,050
Total assets, end of year
$981,028
Total liabilities, end of year
$100,364
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$880,664
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$952,528
Management and general expenses
$296,183
Fundraising expenses
$346,423
Program service expenses (Part III)
$952,528

Program services were 59.7% 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

    $115,469

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $396,683

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,029,475

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $26,729

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONSERVATION SERVICES

    total $160,621 · related or exempt $160,621

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $74,211 · related or exempt $74,211

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $7,864 · excluded $7,864

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $682 · excluded $682

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $18,505

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

    securities $12,220

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $6,285

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $6,285 · excluded $6,285

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $38,602

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

    $396,683

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $78,614

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$40,012 · excluded -$40,012

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $2,280 · excluded $2,280

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,280

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $237,093 · program services $103,752 · management and general $118,522 · fundraising $14,819

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $692,501 · program services $431,615 · management and general $83,661 · fundraising $177,225

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $16,652 · program services $11,490 · management and general $999 · fundraising $4,163

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $176,356 · program services $121,686 · management and general $10,581 · fundraising $44,089

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $69,000 · program services $47,610 · management and general $4,140 · fundraising $17,250

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $2,427 · management and general $2,427

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $2,019 · management and general $2,019

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $97,159 · program services $81,919 · management and general $1,090 · fundraising $14,150

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,735 · program services $4,512 · management and general $67 · fundraising $156

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $89,064 · program services $37,381 · management and general $29,552 · fundraising $22,131

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $32,270 · program services $21,975 · management and general $3,919 · fundraising $6,376

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $105,632 · program services $52,216 · management and general $30,121 · fundraising $23,295

  • 17 · Travel

    total $33,748 · program services $18,625 · management and general $1,263 · fundraising $13,860

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $19,125 · program services $10,965 · management and general $3,267 · fundraising $4,893

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,749 · program services $6,302 · management and general $3,635 · fundraising $2,812

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $2,345 · program services $1,247 · management and general $342 · fundraising $756

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $2,259 · program services $1,233 · management and general $578 · fundraising $448

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $112,436 · end of year $276,168

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $57,991

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $92,417 · end of year $84,676

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $26,493

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $8,956 · end of year $4,646

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

    $91,341

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

    $64,980

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $39,239 · end of year $26,361

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $615,327 · end of year $495,358

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $9,335 · end of year $9,335

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $70,503 · end of year $83,247

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $31,756 · end of year $17,117

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $589,686 · end of year $498,605

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $185,765 · end of year $382,059

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

NEW YORK CITY AUDUBON IS A GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY THAT WORKS FOR THE PROTECTION OF WILD BIRDS AND HABITAT IN THE FIVE BOROUGHS, IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL NEW YORKERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

NEW YORK CITY AUDUBON WORKS TO PROTECT WILD BIRDS AND HABITAT ACROSS THE FIVE BOROUGHS, IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL NEW YORKERS.

  • EDUCATIONNYC AUDUBON'S PUBLIC PROGRAMS ENGAGE THOUSANDS OF NEW YORKERS IN LEARNING AND APPRECIATING URBAN WILDLIFE.

    Expenses $487,931

  • CONSERVATION & SCIENCENYC AUDUBON'S CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE EFFORTS ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE PROGRAMMATIC AREAS THAT PROTECT BIRDS IN THE CITY AND ALONG THE ATLANTIC FLYWAY. FIRST, OUR "WATERBIRDS" PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THE HEALTH OF NEW YORK HARBOR USING WATERBIRDS AS BIOINDICATORS. WE MONITOR AND SAFEGUARD THE BIRDS THAT BREED, STOPOVER, AND WINTER IN THE CITY'S WATERWAYS, ISLANDS, BEACHES, AND WETLANDS. IN 2022-2023, WE CONDUCTED OUR 38TH ANNUAL HARBOR HERON SURVEY AND AN ANNUAL HARBOR HERON CONFERENCE; MONITORED AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER POPULATIONS IN THE ROCKAWAYS; AND BANDED AND TAGGED SHOREBIRDS INCLUDING SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS TO TRACK THEIR MIGRATION PATTERNS AND ADVOCATE FOR HABITAT AND FLYWAY PROTECTION.OUR SECOND PROGRAM AREA, "PROJECT SAFE FLIGHT," AIMS TO MAKE NYC SAFER FOR MIGRATORY BIRDS BY REDUCING THE HAZARDS OF WINDOW COLLISIONS AND ARTIFICIAL LIGHT AT NIGHT. IN 2022-2023, OUR VOLUNTEERS MONITORED COLLISIONS AT BUILDINGS AROUND ALL FIVE BOROUGHS; INCREASED USAGE OF OUR INNOVATIVE CROWDSOURCE PLATFORM D-BIRD WHICH COLLECTS CROWDSOURCED DATA ON BIRD MORTALITY; CONSULTED WITH BUILDINGS AROUND THE CITY ON VOLUNTARY RETROFITS TO THEIR GLASS AND LIGHTING TO REDUCE COLLISIONS; AND WORKED ON SEVERAL CITY, STATE, AND FEDERAL INITIATIVES FOR BIRD-FRIENDLY BUILDING LEGISLATION. NYC AUDUBON'S THIRD PROGRAM AREA, "GREENSPACE AS HABITAT," WORKS TO ENHANCE BIRD HABITAT IN PARKS, GARDENS, GREEN ROOFS, AND OTHER GREEN SPACES IN THE CITY'S BUILT ENVIRONMENT. IN 2022-2023, WE MONITORED THE JAVITS CENTER GREEN ROOF SYSTEM FOR ITS BIRDS AND BIODIVERSITY, AND CONSULTED WITH PARKS AND PRIVATE GREEN SPACE OWNERS ACROSS THE CITY ON IMPROVING THEIR HABITAT FOR BIRDS AND URBAN BIODIVERSITY.

    Expenses $451,993 · Revenue $160,621

  • ENGAGEMENT, MEMBERSHIP & COMMUNICATIONSNYC AUDUBON'S ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM ENGAGES TENS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW YORKERS IN LEARNING ABOUT AND APPRECIATING URBAN WILDLIFE THROUGH EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS. 2022-2023 SAW A ROBUST RETURN TO IN-PERSON GUIDED BIRD OUTINGS POST-COVID; WE EXPANDED FREE PROGRAMMING AND ACTIVELY REACHED OUT TO COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE NOT TRADITIONALLY BEEN INVOLVED IN BIRDING AND CONSERVATION. WE ALSO OFFERED CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS, A FREE VIRTUAL LECTURE SERIES, OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY SCIENCE, AND RAN A SEASONAL NATURE CENTER ON GOVERNORS ISLAND. NYC AUDUBON'S MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM ENGAGED 10,000 NEW YORKERS WITH BIRDS, HABITAT PROTECTION, AND CONSERVATION ACTION IN 2022-2023. WE PUBLISHED A QUARTERLY PRINT NEWSLETTER AND MONTHLY EMAIL UPDATES, AND ENGAGED OUR AUDIENCE WITH SOCIAL MEDIA AND OUR WEBSITE. IN ADDITION, WE HELD SPECIAL BIRD OUTINGS AND EVENTS FOR MEMBERS IN ALL FIVE BOROUGHS.

    Expenses $12,604 · Revenue $74,211

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Karen Benfield

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Michael Yuan

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Christian Cooper

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Michael Tannen

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Richard Veit

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Alan Steel

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Deborah Laurel

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Drianne Benner

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Jeffrey Kimball

    IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Gina Argento

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Marsilia Boyle

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Shawn Cargil

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Angela Co

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steven Dean

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Alexander Ewing

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Linda Freeman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tatiana Kaletsch

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kyu Lee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Patrick Markee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andre Meade

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Elizabeth Norman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Vivek Sriram

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Seth Ausubel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jennifer Maritz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jessica G Wilson

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $187,934
    From this org
    $150,404
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,530
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,404
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,530
    Filer's total
    $187,934

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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
13 December 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202303559349300310

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