2024-05-07T18:58:19Z 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 237019669 DENVER FIELD ORNITHOLOGISTS INC DENV 351 E Caley Ave Centennial CO 80121 Sharon Tinianow President 2024-05-07 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X dfobirds.org X X 46481 X 27714 17144 793 830 830 46481 9100 15330 7949 32379 14102 73306 87408 73306 87408 0 0 0 0 73306 87408 0 0 73306 87408 to promote the study & conservation of birds Research, Education & Conservation Grants Fund. DFO makes small grants available for projects in 3 areas of study: education about birds, avian research, and bird conservation. Preference is given first to projects in the Denver metro area, second to projects in the Colorado Front Range, and third to projects elsewhere in the U.S. Most grant recipients are graduate students from Colorado universities whose project occur in Colorado. Some grants support other nonprofit orgs in the Denver Metro Area. Grant recipients are required to either write an article for the DFO newsletter about their project or present at a DFO monthly meeting. Objective: Provide financial support to educators, researchers and conservationists whose work aligns with DFO's purpose of involving more people in the study of birds and increasing our knowledge of avian species in order to conserve bird populations. This program provided funding for5 research projects led by graduate students in 2023. 9100 0 Field Trips, Monthly Meetings & Bird Bombs. DFO conducts birding field trips throughout Colorado and beyond throughout the year that engage members of the public in the practice and joy of birding. Field trip leaders go through a training program and are certified by the Field Trips Committee to ensure that they are qualified to teach bird identification skills, practice the American Birding Assoc. code of birding ethics, and lead trips that are both safe and enjoyable. Monthly meetings held via Zoom in February through April and August through November feature speakers on topics related to birds and birding. Bird Bombs are short Zoom programs that focus on specific bird identification skills. All field trips and programs are free and open to the public. Objective: Engage the public in the practice of birding and the preservation of birds and their habitats. These three programs benefited approx. 2300 individuals in 2023. 0 2106 Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch. Data about migrating raptors collected at the Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch in Jefferson County is sent to the Hawk Migration Assoc. of N.A. where, combined with the data from other hawk watch sites around the country, it contributes to scientific knowledge about raptors in migration. Hawk Watch conducts standardized counts of migrating raptors according to Hawk Watch Migration Assoc. of N.A. protocols, educates and involves members of the community in Hawk Watch, and creates partnerships with local organizations. Volunteers and counters at the site engage with visitors to the ridge, building public awareness of migrating birds and the helping them learn how to identify raptors in flight. These activities advance DFO's mission to promote the study of birds and the preservation of birds and their habitats. Objective: Research of migrating raptors in the Rocky Mountain flyway. This program benefited approx. individuals in 2023. 0 10274 12380 Sharon Tinianow President 6.00 0 0 0 Katherine Holland Treasurer 1.00 0 0 0 Matthew Rogers Vice President 1.00 0 0 0 Nathan Bond Secretary 1.00 0 0 0 Susan Blansett Past President 1.00 0 0 0 Elaine Wagner BOD 1.00 0 0 0 Karen Drozda BOD 1.00 0 0 0 Mary Geder BOD 1.00 0 0 0 Cyndy Johnson BOD 1.00 0 0 0 Tina Jones BOD 1.00 0 0 0 Roger Koester BOD 1.00 0 0 0 Patrick O'Driscoll BOD 2.00 0 0 0 Janet Peters BOD 2.00 0 0 0 David Suddjian BOD 2.00 0 0 0 Courtney Rella BOD 1.00 0 0 0 William Turner BOD 2.00 0 0 0 false false false false false 0 false 0 0 0 false 0 0 false CO Katherine Holland 351 E Caley Ave Centennial CO 80121 7208183529 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE 0 NONE 0 true X 0 0 0 0 20807 25992 25645 52923 44461 169828 2520 300 0 0 0 2820 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23327 26292 25645 52923 44461 172648 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 172648 0 0 0 0 794 794 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 794 794 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23327 26292 25645 52923 45255 173442 0.99540 0.00000 0.00460 0.00000 X Part I, Line 16 OTHER EXPENSES: Software & Website Hosting = 1814 Hotel & Meal Reimbursement for Trip Leaders on overnight trips = 1051 Monthly Program Speakers = 1055 Volunteer Recognition - food & awards = 556 Insurance = 1755 PayPal & COGIves fees = 678 Hawkwatch Training = 100 Office Supplies & Misc = 940 TOTAL = 7949 Part I, Line 8 We filed Form 990-N on 01.16.2024 for fiscal year 2023. This form 990-EZ replaces that form. We learned that we have to file the EZ in order to apply for a grant.