Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024
Filed by MINNESOTA ORNITHOLOGISTS UNION.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $85,912
- Total expenses
- $39,857
- Contributions and grants received
- $42,437
- Grants paid
- $4,243
- Program service revenue
- $7,516
- Membership dues (line 3)
- $27,115
- Investment income (line 4)
- $8,844
- Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
- $0
- Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
- $0
- Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
- $0
- Other revenue (line 8)
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $478,355
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $478,355
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $37,384
Program services were 93.8% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.
Mission and programs · 2024
Primary exempt purpose
Promote knowledge of MN birds
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Make grants to organizations and researchers for projects contributing to the understanding and conservation of Minnesota birds. A total of three projects received funding during this fiscal year.
Expenses $4,243 · Grants $4,243
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Gather and disseminate information about Minnesota birds in print and digitally. Publish a quarterly journal and bimonthly newsletter (for approximately 1000 members). Maintain a state website and eBird portal, available to the public.
Expenses $25,156
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Hold two annual conferences for presentation of research results and general birding information. Combined attendance in excess of 400.
Expenses $7,985
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part IV
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Justin Watts
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Rob Daves
Vice-president
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Darcy Pinotti
Recording Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Cindy Thrury Smith
Membership Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Ann Kessen
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Anthony Hertzel
Publications Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Gerald Hoekstra
Newsletter Editor
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Tom Tustison
Records Committee Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Kristina Dexter-Nienhaus
Grants Committee Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Paul Budde
Communications Committee Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990_ez
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 13 February 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202640449349200639
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