2024-10-07T16:55:44-05:00 2024-03-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 230 PARK AVE FL 3 NEW YORK NY 101690005 990 2023-04-01 133057954 NEW YORK CITY BIRD ALLIANCE INC NEWY 2126917483 71 W 23RD STREET SUITE 1523 NEW YORK NY 10010 MICHAEL YUAN PRESIDENT 2126917483 2024-10-03 1 0 YIGIT UCTUM CPA P01269549 2125511724 2024-10-03 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X MICHAEL YUAN 71 W 23RD STREET SUITE 1523 NEW YORK NY 10010 2401568 0 X NYCBIRDALLIANCE.ORG X 1980 NY NYC BIRD ALLIANCE (FORMERLY NYC AUDUBON) WORKS TO PROTECT WILD BIRDS AND HABITAT ACROSS THE FIVE BOROUGHS, IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL NEW YORKERS. 26 26 23 1052 0 0 1541627 1536267 234832 779465 14149 24873 -37050 -72543 1753558 2268062 0 0 0 0 1191602 1498341 0 0 279580 403532 445598 1595134 1943939 158424 324123 981028 1429264 100364 120548 880664 1308716 X NYC BIRD ALLIANCE (FORMERLY NYC 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. 1 0 715471 0 0 ADVOCACY AND ENGAGEMENT - NYC BIRD ALLIANCE'S PUBLIC PROGRAMS ENGAGE THOUSANDS OF NEW YORKERS IN LEARNING ABOUT AND APPRECIATING URBAN WILDLIFE.OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS WORK TO PROTECT WILD BIRDS AND HABITAT ACROSS THE CITY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, WE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS WITH A NEW DIRECTOR WHO HAS HELPED US WORK WITH COALITIONS AND WITH CITY AND STATE AGENCIES TO MAKE NEW YORK CITY MORE SUSTAINABLE AND HEALTHIER FOR WILDLIFE, AND FOR PEOPLE. WE BUILT RELATIONSHIPS WITH CITY AGENCIES TO CREATE AND ENFORCE POLICIES THAT PROTECTS WILD BIRDS AND HABITAT IN CITY PARKS AND BEACHES, WILDLIFE REFUGES, AND MORE. 710661 0 714998 CONSERVATION - NYC BIRD ALLIANCE'S CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE EFFORTS ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE PROGRAMMATIC AREAS THAT PROTECT BIRDS IN THE CITY AND ALONG THE ATLANTIC FLYWAY: WATERBIRDS, PROJECT SAFE FLIGHT, AND GREENSPACE AS HABITAT. 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. OUR "PROJECT SAFE FLIGHT," AIMS TO MAKE NYC SAFER FOR MIGRATORY BIRDS BY REDUCING THE HAZARDS OF WINDOW COLLISIONS AND ARTIFICIAL LIGHT AT NIGHT. OUR "GREENSPACE AS HABITAT," WORKS TO ENHANCE BIRD HABITAT IN PARKS, GARDENS, GREEN ROOFS, AND OTHER GREEN SPACES IN THE CITY'S BUILT ENVIRONMENT.ALL THREE OF OUR CONSERVATION PROGRAMS GREW IN FISCAL YEAR 2024 AS NEW REVENUE FROM CONSERVATION SERVICES ALLOWED US TO HIRE AN ADDITIONAL STAFF SCIENTIST TO FOCUS ON GREEN ROOF ECOLOGY AND MONITORING. WE EXPECT CONTINUED GROWTH IN THIS AREA GIVEN PRIVATE COMPANIES' INTEREST IN MAKING THEIR BUILDINGS MORE SUSTAINABLE TO REDUCE ENERGY NEEDS, PREVENT STORMWATER RUNOFF, AND CREATE WILDLIFE HABITAT. 46914 0 64467 MEMBERSHIP - NYC BIRD ALLIANCE PUBLISHES A QUARTERLY PRINT NEWSLETTER, AND A MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER, AND ENGAGES AUDIENCES WITH SOCIAL MEDIA AND THROUGH ITS WEBSITE. IN ADDITION, IT HOLDS SPECIAL BIRD OUTINGS AND EVENTS FOR MEMBERS IN ALL FIVE BOROUGHS.OUR ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS REACH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW YORKERS ANNUALLY THROUGH GUIDED BIRD OUTINGS, CLASSES, FESTIVALS, AN ONLINE LECTURE SERIES, AND A SEASONAL NATURE CENTER. AS WE HIRED ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROGRAM AND ENGAGEMENT STAFF, AND DEEPENED PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, WE HAVE INCREASED THE DIVERSITY OF PROGRAMS WE RUN INCLUDING BIRD OUTINGS IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES AND WITH A FOCUS ON PHYSICAL ACCESSIBILITY. WE ALSO LAUNCHED A NEW PROGRAM, NYCHA IN NATURE, THAT ENGAGES LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF THE CITY'S PUBLIC HOUSING WITH BIRDS AND NATURE. MEMBERSHIP - WE ARE ONE OF THE LARGEST LOCAL, INDEPENDENT CHAPTERS OF THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY WITH 10,000 MEMBERS WHO CARE ABOUT AND SUPPORT BIRD CONSERVATION INITIATIVES IN NEW YORK CITY. WE ENGAGE MEMBERS THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDING GUIDED BIRD OUTINGS AND SPECIAL CONSERVATION EXPERIENCES FOR MEMBERS. 1473046 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50 0 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 26 26 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X X X X MONIKA DORSEY 6464340420 71 W 23RD STREET SUITE 1523 NEW YORK NY 10010 KAREN BENFIELD PRESIDENT 15.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL YUAN EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTIAN COOPER VICE PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL TANNEN VICE PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD VEIT VICE PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBORAH LAUREL SECRETARY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 DRIANNE BENNER TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFFREY KIMBALL IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 6.00 X 0 0 0 GINA ARGENTO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARSILIA BOYLE DIRECTOR 7.00 X 0 0 0 SHAWN CARGIL DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELA CO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN DEAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER EWING DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA FREEMAN DIRECTOR 7.00 X 0 0 0 TATIANA KALETSCH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KYU LEE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK MARKEE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDRE MEADE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH NORMAN DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 VIVEK SRIRAM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARYJANE BOLAND DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 SIMON KEYES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGIA SILVERA SEAMANS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LILI TAYLOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON WEIDBERG DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA G WILSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 37.50 X 168077 0 51446 168077 0 51446 1 0 1 0 0 101171 337494 228458 869144 20412 1536267 CONSERVATION SERVICES 813312 714998 714998 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 813312 64467 64467 779465 11907 11907 469 469 16410 3444 12966 12966 12966 57050 337494 130062 -73012 -73012 2268062 779465 0 -47670 221683 170939 16387 34357 966442 745990 71515 148937 22633 17452 1673 3508 203301 156765 15028 31508 84282 64990 6230 13062 16325 16325 4488 4488 140044 135879 250 3915 1155 685 315 155 87636 51729 28898 7009 37444 24903 8330 4211 105861 75615 15123 15123 3823 3103 225 495 13149 1912 11237 20118 14367 1946 3805 12826 7118 3823 1885 MEMBERSHIP DUES 858 560 200 98 1871 1039 557 275 1943939 1473046 191313 279580 276168 316068 57991 84083 84676 54800 26493 121173 4646 4471 72047 54268 26361 17779 495358 821555 9335 9335 981028 1429264 83247 101120 17117 19428 100364 120548 X 498605 836552 382059 472164 880664 1308716 981028 1429264 324123 103929 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1304454 1171044 1518717 1541627 1536267 7072109 1304454 1171044 1518717 1541627 1536267 7072109 344723 6727386 8918 4790 4361 8546 12376 38991 7111100 1435059 0.94600 0.94530 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2867 2867 0 33181 15402 17779 35999 35999 0 17779 2601892 103929 214189 318118 2283774 -15712 -15712 2268062 2173840 214189 15712 229901 1943939 0 1943939 PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B -15,712. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B 15,712. GALA 394544 337494 57050 11238 71500 47324 394544 337494 57050 11238 71500 47324 130062 -73012 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JESSICA G WILSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 168077 0 0 0 0 0 5112 0 46334 0 219523 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 IN 2023-2024, NYC BIRD ALLIANCE (FORMERLY NYC AUDUBON) LAUNCHED TWO NEW INITIATIVES CRITICAL TO OUR MISSION OF PROTECTING WILD BIRDS AND ENGAGING ALL NEW YORKERS IN APPRECIATING BIRDS AND NATURE: (1) A GREEN-ROOF MONITORING INITIATIVE, WORKING WITH PRIVATE COMPANIES AND PUBLIC SPACES. OUR SCIENTISTS CONSULT ON AND STUDY THE BIODIVERSITY OF GREEN ROOFS AND PARKS, GIVEN THE IMPORTANCE OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR WILDLIFE HABITAT AND CLIMATE RESILIENCY; AND (2) NYCHA IN NATURE, A PROGRAM TO ENGAGE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY'S PUBLIC HOUSING IN APPRECIATING AND PROTECTING THE BIRDS AND NATURE ON PUBLIC HOUSING CAMPUSES ACROSS THE CITY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE DIRECT MEMBERSHIP ELECTS THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B A MAJORITY OF MEMBERS MUST APPROVE CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IF A BOARD MEMBER HAS A PARTICULAR CONFLICT, THEY ARE PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN DELIBERATIONS, DECISIONS, AND VOTING AS IT PERTAINS TO THE CONFLICT IN QUESTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A IN 2023, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANALYZED VARIOUS COMPENSATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE RESEARCH LED THE BOARD TO DETERMINE THE INCREASE IN SALARY FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. AS PART OF OUR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION STRATEGY, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CONTROLLER LOOK AT SALARY DATA FROM PEER ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT EMPLOYEE SALARIES AND INCREASES, INCLUDING COST-OF-LIVING EXPENSES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL REPORTS, THE BYLAWS, AND FORM 990 ARE POSTED AT WWW.NYCBIRDALLIANCE.ORG. THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE AT GUIDESTAR.ORG AND AT THE NYS CHARITIES BUREAU. THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.