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American Bird Conservancy (ABC)

ABC is a animal shelter based in The Plains, VA that was founded in 1986. As of 2019 they had $13 million in revenue and $11 million in assets.

American Bird Conservancy's mission is to conserve native wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas.

EIN:

52-1501259

City:

The Plains

State:

Virginia

Metro:

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Website:

abcbirds.org

Phone:

540-253-5780

Facebook:

facebook.com/AmericanBirdConserve

Twitter:

@abcbirds1

Founded:

1986

Type:

501(c)(3)

NTEE:

D20: Animal shelters and animal welfare organizations

Revenue:

$13,761,423

Assets:

$11,166,180

Employees:

Fiscal year end:

December

Revenue trends:

Asset trends:

Program areas at ABC

Bird conservation programs - abc works to prevent the extinctions of some of the world's rarest species, protect habitat, and eliminate threats that cumulatively kill billions of birds each year.

Membership services - abc's membership is a growing network of birders and nature lovers making a difference for birds throughout the americas.

Education and outreach - abc disseminates bird conservation information and news through its printed publications, website, and list serves, participates in a variety of birding events and encourages the public to get involved in bird conservation through public action campaigns.

Form 990s for ABC

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2018-12	Dec 5, 2019	990	View PDF
2017-12	Oct 16, 2018	990	View PDF
2016-12	Oct 27, 2017	990	View PDF
2015-12	Nov 1, 2016	990	View PDF
2014-12	Sep 11, 2015	990	View PDF
...and four more Form 990 PDFs

Financials for ABC

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Federated campaigns	$40,391	$45,776	-11.8%
Membership dues	$3,374,494	$3,540,452	-4.7%
Fundraising event contributions	$0	$0
Related organizations	$0	$0
Government grants (contributions)	$3,772,404	$3,862,539	-2.3%
Normal grants, contributions, etc.	$6,279,669	$9,665,748	-35.0%
<em>Non-cash contributions included in above</em>	$720,326	$455,440	58.2%
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$13,466,958	$17,114,515	-21.3%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$13,466,958	$17,114,515	-21.3%
Program services	$46,500	$85,940	-45.9%
Investment income and dividends	$213,039	$147,713	44.2%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0
Royalty revenue	$0	$0
Net rental income	$0	$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$34,926	$159,637	-78.1%
Net income from fundraising events	$0	$0
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0
Net income from sales of inventory	$0	$0
Miscellaneous revenues	$0	$0
Total revenues	$13,761,423	$17,507,805	-21.4%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Grants to govts. and orgs. in USA	$2,084,265	$1,994,730	4.5%
Grants to individuals in USA	$19,008	$13,000	46.2%
Grants to govts., orgs., and individuals outside USA	$2,417,029	$1,821,779	32.7%
Benefits paid to or for members	$0	$0
Compensation of current officers, etc.	$512,394	$653,760	-21.6%
Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons	$0	$0
Non-officer salaries and wages	$4,961,367	$4,958,602	0.1%
Pension/retirement accruals and contributions	$63,548	$58,186	9.2%
Other employee benefits	$859,854	$765,534	12.3%
Payroll taxes	$390,267	$397,662	-1.9%
Management fees	$0	$0
Legal fees	$86,713	$8,306	944.0%
Accounting fees	$41,475	$35,367	17.3%
Lobbying fees	$0	$0
Pro. fundraising fees	$0	$0
Investment mgmt fees	$5,513	$0	999%
Other fee-for-service	$709,522	$508,483	39.5%
Advertising and promotion	$20,746	$40,364	-48.6%
Office expenses	$346,882	$389,440	-10.9%
Information tech. expenses	$140,517	$185,790	-24.4%
Royalty expenses	$0	$0
Occupancy	$240,767	$244,509	-1.5%
Travel	$484,250	$453,975	6.7%
Public official travel and entertainment	$0	$0
Conferences, meetings, etc.	$121,582	$103,484	17.5%
Interest	$0	$0
Payments to affiliates	$0	$0
Depreciation, amortization, etc.	$41,714	$45,112	-7.5%
Insurance	$40,866	$19,254	112.2%
All other expenses	$195,459	$133,590	46.3%
Total expenses	$13,783,738	$12,830,927	7.4%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Cash (non-interest-bearing)	$0	$0
Savings, short-term investments, etc.	$5,497,535	$2,551,174	115.5%
Pledges and grants receivable	$2,870,920	$5,794,816	-50.5%
Accounts receivable	$3,425	$13,874	-75.3%
Loans receivable from officers, directors, etc.	$0	$0
Loans receivable from other disqualified persons	$0	$0
Notes and loans receivable	$0	$0
Inventories for use	$0	$0
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges	$141,881	$132,007	7.5%
Buildings, equipment, etc. post-depreciation	$43,853	$70,460	-37.8%
Investments, publicly traded securities	$2,578,883	$2,641,064	-2.4%
Investments, other securities	$0	$0
Investments, program-related	$0
Intangible assets	$0	$0
Other assets	$29,683	$158,574	-81.3%
Total assets	$11,166,180	$11,361,969	-1.7%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$791,895	$581,665	36.1%
Grants payable	$0	$0
Deferred revenue	$0	$0
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$0	$0
Escrow or custodial account liability	$0	$0
Loans payable to officers and disqualified persons	$0	$0
Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0
Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0
Other liabilities	$34,627	$40,366	-14.2%
Total liabilities	$826,522	$622,031	32.9%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Unrestricted net assets	$5,181,107	$3,945,484	31.3%
Temporarily restricted net assets	$4,886,051	$6,516,709	-25.0%
Permanently restricted net assets	$272,500	$277,745	-1.9%

Vendors for ABC

Vendor	Services	Date
Blackbaud	CRM software; Marketing software	2020-07-20
██████	Fundraising software	2020-07-20
███████ ███ ████	Fundraising software; Payment processing	2020-07-20
█████ ████	Advocacy software; Fundraising software; Marketing software	2020-07-20
█████████	Content management system software	2020-07-20
██████ █████████ ███ ████████	Tax accounting; Audit accounting	2019-12-05

Personnel at ABC

Name	Title	Compensation	Most recent data
Mike Parr	President	-	July 17, 2019
Dana Matthews	Chief Financial Officer	-	Sept. 28, 2019
██████ ████████	Vice President, Operations	$145,442	July 17, 2019
█████ ███████	Vice President of Communications	-	July 17, 2019
█████ ██████	Vice President of Policy and Director of the Bird Conservation Alliance	-	July 17, 2019
████ ████	Vice President of Development	-	July 17, 2019
██████ ██████	Vice President	$100,764	May 31, 2019
█████ ████████	Vice President, Western Region	$104,772	May 31, 2019
██ ████████	Vice President, Migratory Birds and Habitats	-	May 31, 2019
█████ ██ ████████	Vice President North American Birds	$119,230	Dec. 31, 2018
...and 29 more key personnel

Peer animal shelters and animal welfare organizations

	Name	Type	Revenue	Location
1	Global Wildlife Conservation (GWC)	501(c)(3)	$22 million	Austin, TX
2	The Fund For Animals	501(c)(3)	$8.5 million	Washington, DC
3	People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)	501(c)(3)	$52 million	Norfolk, VA
4	Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP)	501(c)(3)	$5.0 million	Washington, DC
5	The Jane Goodall Institute	501(c)(3)	$20 million	Vienna, VA
6	Performing Animal Welfare Society	501(c)(3)	$7.1 million	Galt, CA
7	Southern Conservation Trust	501(c)(3)	$5.0 million	Peachtree City, GA
8	Wolf Conservation Center	501(c)(3)	$3.4 million	South Salem, NY
9	Xerces Society	501(c)(3)	$5.2 million	Portland, OR
10	Archbold Biological Station (ABS)	501(c)(3)	$30 million	Venus, FL
11	Monmouth County SPCA	501(c)(3)	$5.2 million	Eatontown, NJ
12	South Carolina Aquarium	501(c)(3)	$12 million	Charleston, SC
13	National Humane Education Society (NHES)	501(c)(3)	$4.1 million	Charles Town, WV
14	Birdlife International	501(c)(3)	$30 million	United Kingdom,
15	Bird Conservancy of the Rockies	501(c)(3)	$5.2 million	Brighton, CO
16	Progressive Animal Welfare Society aka (PAWS)	501(c)(3)	$6.8 million	Lynnwood, WA
17	World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA)	501(c)(3)	$4.8 million	New York, NY
18	Quality Deer Management Association	501(c)(3)	$6.9 million	Bogart, GA
19	Animal Rescue League of Boston	501(c)(3)	$12 million	Boston, MA
20	Friends of Animals	501(c)(3)	$4.6 million	Darien, CT
21	Natural Communities Coalition (NROC)	501(c)(3)	$5.2 million	Irvine, CA
22	Outdoor Discovery Center (ODCMG)	501(c)(3)	$3.4 million	Holland, MI
23	National Aviary Pittsburgh	501(c)(3)	$9.1 million	Pittsburgh, PA
24	Wild Salmon Center	501(c)(3)	$4.5 million	Portland, OR
25	Big Cat Rescue (BCR)	501(c)(3)	$4.1 million	Tampa, FL

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