Nonprofit · EIN 72-6019246
AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · CHICAGO, IL 60605
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,263,644 | $1,731,416 | $532,228 | $34,686,627 | $1,056,379 | $33,630,248 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,345,416 | $1,600,796 | -$255,380 | $29,078,708 | $388,153 | $28,690,555 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $317,200
- Membership dues
- $140,822
- Program service revenue
- $544,532
- Investment income
- $1,288,044
- Royalties
- $113,868
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $798,388
- Other revenue
- $113,868
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $350,219
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $171,918
- Other salaries and wages
- $470,366
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $745,869
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $3,157
- Accounting fees
- $71,945
- Travel
- $40,658
- Depreciation
- $1,602
- Program services (functional)
- $1,350,530
- Management and general (functional)
- $379,121
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,765
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $29,078,708
- Total assets, end of year
- $34,686,627
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,056,379
- Net assets, end of year
- $33,630,248
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,295
- Publicly traded securities
- $33,128,617
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $15,340,278
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $18,289,970
- Gross unrelated business income
- $1,268
- Gross receipts
- $4,195,256
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 425
- Year formed
- 1883
- State of legal domicile
- DC
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUDITH SCARL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO Officer | 40 | $165,940 | $4,978 |
| JEN C OWEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $1,000 | $0 |
| COLLEEN HANDEL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA R MORRIS | PRESIDENT-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSHMA REDDY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW CARLING | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER BALAKRISHNAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAHAS BARVE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSE MARIA CARDOSO DA SILVA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA CHALFOUN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY CHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTEN COVINO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACOB DRUCKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMILA GOMEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FAIZA HAFEEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
12 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAN MENNILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRISTINA MIYAKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LUIS SANDOVAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLISON SHULTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN R BEISSINGER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHY MARTIN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL S WEBSTER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY B COHEN | DIRECTOR - TERM Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUAN FRANCISCO ORNELAS | DIRECTOR - TERM Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAIZABURO SHIZUKA | DIRECTOR - TERM Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER WALSH | DIRECTOR - TERM Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OLIVIA WANG | DIRECTOR - TERM Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUDITH SCARL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $167,700 | $5,031 |
| CRYSTAL RUIZ | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND ADMIN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,014 | $3,180 |
| JACOB DRUCKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $2,500 | $0 |
| COLLEEN HANDEL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA R MORRIS | PRESIDENT-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSHMA REDDY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW CARLING | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER BALAKRISHNAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAHAS BARVE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY CHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY B COHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTEN COVINO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMILA GOMEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN MENNILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRISTINA MIYAKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUAN FRANCISCO ORNELAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLISON SHULTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAIZABURO SHIZUKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER WALSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OLIVIA WANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN R BEISSINGER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY MARTIN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL S WEBSTER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| W ALICE BOYLE | DIRECTOR - TERM Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLOS DANIEL CADENA | DIRECTOR - TERM Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COURTNEY J CONWAY | DIRECTOR - TERM Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERESA PEGAN | DIRECTOR - TERM Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MORGAN W TINGLEY | DIRECTOR - TERM Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1400 S LAKE SHORE DR, CHICAGO, IL 60605-2827
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JUDITH C SCARL, 1400 S LAKE SHORE DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL 60605
- Signed the 990
- JUDITH C SCARL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO
- Phone
- (312) 665-7936
- Website
- WWW.AMERICANORNITHOLOGY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- OSTROW REISIN BERK & ABRAMS LTD
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE OTHE AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY (AOS) IS AN INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT CONNECTS ORNITHOLOGISTS, SCIENCE, AND BIRD CONSERVATION BY SUPPORTING SCIENCE THAT ADVANCES THE UNDERSTANDING AND CONSERVATION OF BIRDS, PROMOTING BROAD ACCESS TO ORNITHOLOGICAL SCIENCE, SUPPORTING ORNITHOLOGISTS THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREER PATHS, AND FOSTERING A WELCOMING, DIVERSE, SUPPORTIVE, AND DYNAMIC ORNITHOLOGICAL COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- AOS PUBLISHES THE JOURNALS ORNITHOLOGY, AND ORNITHOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS,' BOTH INTERNATIONAL, PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS. IN THESE JOURNALS, AUTHORS PRESENT THEIR ORIGINAL RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP THAT ADVANCES THE FUNDAMENTAL SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF BIRD SPECIES AND CONTRIBUTES TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF BROAD BIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS THROUGH STUDIES OF BIRD SPECIES. THE SOCIETY ENDEAVORS TO PUBLISH ORIGINAL WORKS THAT INTRODUCE OR EMPLOY INNOVATIVE EMPIRICAL AND THEORETICAL APPROACHES AND ANALYSES, APPLIED RESEARCH AND METHODOLOGY, AND DISCIPLINARY REVIEWS.Expenses $186,430 · revenue $89,398
- THE AOS PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO COMMUNICATE AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO ORNITHOLOGICAL SCIENCE, TO STRENGTHEN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND TO BUILD COMMUNITY AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING. THESE MEETINGS ALLOW STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS FROM ACADEMIA, GOVERNMENT, AND THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR TO EXCHANGE SCIENTIFIC IDEAS, DEVELOP COLLABORATIONS, AND LEARN PROFESSIONAL SKILLS. ADDITIONAL VIRTUAL SCIENTIFIC WEBINARS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ALLOW AOS MEMBERS TO EASILY ACCESS THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC STUDENT RESEARCH.Expenses $524,519 · revenue $453,866
- THE AOS BESTOWS RESEARCH GRANTS THAT SUPPORT STUDENT, POST-DOCTORAL, AND EARLY-CAREER RESEARCH ACROSS A RANGE OF ORNITHOLOGICAL DISCIPLINES. THE AOS ALSO BESTOWS CONSERVATION RESEARCH GRANTS FOR LATIN AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVATION EFFORTS.Expenses $382,312 · grants $341,612
- AOS IS A MEMBERSHIP-BASED PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES A DIVERSE INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIP THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS. AOS OFFERS VARIED BENEFITS, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO MEMBERS THROUGH A CLOUD-BASED MEMBERSHIP DATABASE, MEMBER PORTAL, AND WEBSITE.Expenses $257,269 · grants $8,606
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
- 72-6019246
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1943
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Science and technology (U035)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $34,686,627
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,195,256
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,263,644 | $1,731,416 | $34,686,627 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,345,416 | $1,600,796 | $29,078,708 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,347,451 | $1,560,069 | $24,614,247 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 72-6019246).
Questions about AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY is 72-6019246.
- Is AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1943.
- Are donations to AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY 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 AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY 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 AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY 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 AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JUDITH C SCARL.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 27 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $165,940 (JUDITH SCARL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,263,644, expenses of $1,731,416 and total assets of $34,686,627 at year end.
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