Nonprofit · EIN 38-6004962
DETROIT BIRD ALLIANCE
Tax-exempt · DETROIT, MI 48209
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $297,357 | $295,153 | $2,204 | $336,967 | $30,863 | $306,104 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $216,461 | $268,360 | -$51,899 | $311,749 | $7,850 | $303,899 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $264,990
- Program service revenue
- $16,229
- Investment income
- $9,255
- Net income from fundraising events
- $4,875
- Other revenue
- $6,883
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $156,826
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $172,364
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $3,500
- Accounting fees
- $22,850
- Occupancy
- $13,500
- Travel
- $4,828
- Program services (functional)
- $158,670
- Management and general (functional)
- $103,178
- Fundraising (functional)
- $33,305
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $311,749
- Total assets, end of year
- $336,967
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $30,863
- Net assets, end of year
- $306,104
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $64,403
- Publicly traded securities
- $177,340
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $159,218
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $146,886
- Gross receipts
- $300,462
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 450
- Year formed
- 1939
- State of legal domicile
- MI
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCHELLE BREITENBACH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES BULL | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JACK SMILEY | Director Trustee or director | 2.4 | $0 |
| DIANE CHEKLICH | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2.7 | $0 |
| SARA COLE SRINIVASAN | Director Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 |
| AMY GREENE | Director Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 |
| GISELA LENDLE-KING | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| ROSANN KOVALCIK | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Sharon Crockett | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Evan Deutsch | Director Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jeremiah Steen | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Patrick Filbin | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Colleen Sturm | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 10.6 | $0 |
| Carla VanKampen | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1.2 | $0 |
| Meredith Meyer | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1.4 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joyce Arakelian | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Whitney Marx | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Kyle Schanta | Director Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 |
| Eric Woodhams | Director Trustee or director | 0.9 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCHELLE BREITENBACH | President Trustee or director, Officer | 17 | $0 |
| JAMES BULL | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| REBECCA MINARDI | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JACK SMILEY | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DIANE CHEKLICH | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SARA COLE SRINIVASAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY GREENE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GISELA LENDLE-KING | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ERIC STEMPIEN | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TOM MCKARNS | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROSANN KOVALCIK | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JILL NOLL | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Sharon Crockett | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| Evan Deutsch | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeremiah Steen | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Patrick Filbin | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Colleen Sturm | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 8.5 | $0 |
| Carla VanKampen | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Meredith Meyer | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 174 S CLARK ST STE 201, DETROIT, MI 48209-3227
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Diane Cheklich
- Signed the 990
- Colleen Sturm, Treasurer
- Phone
- (313) 588-1015
- Return prepared by
- White Pine Business Services LLC
Mission
TO FOSTER APPRECIATION AND CONSERVATION OF BIRDS AND THE ENVIRONMENT WE SHARE THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND ACTION.
Program accomplishments
- CONSERVATION & Advocacy: PARTNER WITH OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL AND EDUCATION GROUPS TO DEVELOP SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND RESEARCH PROJECTS WITH END GOAL OF ADVOCACY AND CONSERVATION. PARTNERS HAVE INCLUDED/ CURRENTLY INCLUDE NATIONAL AUDUBON, AUDUBON GREAT LAKES, NAT FISH & WILDLIFE, DETROIT CITY PARKS, BELLE ISLE NATURE CENTER, DETROIT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY, DETROIT RIVERFRONT CONSERVANCY, US FISH AND WILDLIFE, GREENING OF DETROIT, HURON CLINTON METROPARKS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, SEMI-WILD, AND MORE. JOINT CONSERVATION AND ADVOCACY PROJECTS INCLUDE DETROIT BIRD CITY, URBAN BIRD TREATY AND OTHERS. DETROIT BIRD CITY IS A LONG-TERM MAJOR FOCUS PROJECT, PARTNERING WITH DETROIT CITY PARKS, NATIONAL FISH and WILDLIFE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, NATIONAL AUDUBON, URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVES, MI STATE UNIVERSITY, AND OTHERS TO DEVELOP MULTIPLE PARKS AND VACANT CITY LOTS AS NATIVE MEADOW GRASSLAND HABITATS FOR ENJOYMENT BY BIRDS AND RESIDENTS. ADDITIONAL GROWTH OF PROGRAM HAS COME IN FORD CORKTOWN PROJECT AND IN THE 1000 ACRE MEADOWS PROJECT. CONSERVATION ALSO INCLUDES PURSUIT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO PRESERVE LAND BY PURCHASE, EASEMENTS, OR SUPPORT OF OTHER 501C3'S PURCHASE FOR CONSERVATION PURPOSES.Expenses $63,012
- COMMUNICATIONS and EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS - PRINT and DIGITAL: PROVIDE over 5000 MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC WITH ONLINE NEWS-MAGAZINE AND INFORMATIONAL WEBSITE, AS WELL AS REGULAR DIGITAL NEWSLETTERS AND SOCIAL MEDIA SHARING. PROVIDE DETROIT CHAPTER MEMBERS WITH PERIODIC PRINT MAGAZINE. PUBLICATIONS PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING CONSERVATION, RESEARCH, EDUCATION, PROGRAMS, EVENTS, ADVOCACY.Expenses $43,926
- EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR MEMBERS AND PUBLIC: REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMS SUCH AS CLASSROOM AND LIBRARY PRESENTATIONS OR WORKSHOPS. FREQUENT FIELD TRIPS FOR NEW AND EXPERIENCED BIRDERS, FIELD TRIPS TO REGIONAL CONSERVANCY LANDS AND AT AREA NATURE CENTERS, COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING TO ENCOURAGE CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES, LEADERSHIP OF YOUNG BIRDERS, PERIODIC OWL PROWLS. HOLDING AND/OR SPEAKING/TEACHING AT CONFERENCES. AWARD EVENTS TO RECOGNIZE AND ENCOURAGE AREA INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN CONSERVATION EFFORTS. PARTNERS / RECIPIENTS INCLUDE BELLE ISLE NATURE CENTER, AREA LIBRARIES, GARDEN CLUBS, AUDUBON CHAPTERS, AUDUBON GREAT LAKES, SCHOOLS IN DETROIT, AND GENERAL PUBLIC. EDUCATION PROGRAMS ALSO INCLUDE CONTINUED OFFERINGS OF LIVE WEBINARS AND LESSONS, VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS, AND ACCESS TO ARCHIVED WEBINARS AFTER THE EVENTS.Expenses $40,442 · revenue $16,230
- RESEARCH PROGRAMS: CONTINUING MULTI-YEAR RESEARCH: CONDUCT MULTI-YEAR RESEARCH ON BLACK TERN AND OTHER AVIAN SPECIES OR GROUPS THAT ARE AT RISK OR PERTINENT TO THE REGION AS WELL AS OTHER RELATED HABITAT CHARACTERISTICS. RESEARCH ALSO INCLUDES SAFE PASSAGE PROGRAM AND VARIOUS BIRD COUNTS, INCLUDING WINTER WATERFOWL, CHRISTMAS COUNT, AND MULTIPLE GRASSLAND. ALL RESEARCH PROGRAMS ALSO INCLUDE INVOLVEMENT AND EDUCATION OF VOLUNTEERS AS CITIZEN SCIENTISTS, AS WELL AS PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS. PARTNERS HAVE/DO INCLUDE MI STATE UNIV, UNIV OF MI, WAYNE STATE, MI DNR, USFW, DETROIT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY, NATIONAL AUDUBON AND OTHERS.Expenses $9,062
- MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM EXPENSES: INCLUDES PROGRAM MANAGEMENT EXPENSES THAT CANNOT BE ALLOCATED PRIMARILY TO A SINGLE PROGRAM CATEGORY BUT IS INHERENT TO ALL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION.Expenses $2,228
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 38-6004962
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1947
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C300)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $336,967
- Income (IRS master file)
- $300,462
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $297,357 | $295,153 | $336,967 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $216,461 | $268,360 | $311,749 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $238,401 | $210,066 | $362,785 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 38-6004962).
Questions about DETROIT BIRD ALLIANCE
- What is the EIN of DETROIT BIRD ALLIANCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DETROIT BIRD ALLIANCE is 38-6004962.
- Is DETROIT BIRD ALLIANCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1947.
- Are donations to DETROIT BIRD ALLIANCE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DETROIT BIRD ALLIANCE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of DETROIT BIRD ALLIANCE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did DETROIT BIRD ALLIANCE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of DETROIT BIRD ALLIANCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Diane Cheklich.
- Who are the officers and directors of DETROIT BIRD ALLIANCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 19 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does DETROIT BIRD ALLIANCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $297,357, expenses of $295,153 and total assets of $336,967 at year end.
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