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American Bird Conservancy

American Bird Conservancy (ABC) takes bold action to conserve wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas.

$6.7M
Granted FY2024still arriving
64
Grants FY2024still arriving
25
States reached
$488k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Animals$16MEnvironment$583k
02FY2024 · 64 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 64 grants below total $3,597,833, the rows itemized in this filing. The $6,727,399 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $3,129,566 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k9 grants · $67k
  • $10k–50k33 grants · $798k
  • $50k–250k19 grants · $1.6M
  • $250k+3 grants · $1.1M
$30,739
Median grant
25
States reached
$23M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
The Nature Conservancy$487,850
Worman Forest Management LLC$376,603
IUP Research Institute$281,148
Georgetown University$153,213
Conversant Solutions LLC$150,999
Gulf Coast Bird Observatory$120,579
Ocean Tech Services LLC$119,280
Rainforest Trust Inc$100,000
Glacierland Resource Conservation & Development Councile Inc$90,428
NatureServe$89,446
National Audubon Society$81,607
SHAW Solutions LLC$80,121
Forest Stewards Guild$79,994
Native Resource Preservation LLC$77,564
Jeff Powell Excavating LLC$76,945
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 42% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 10%Ocean Tech Services LLC: $119k → 8%Worman Forest Management: $608k → 10%EARTHWORKS TECHNOLOGY INC: $102k → 11%WILDLIFE SPECIALIST LLC: $98k → 12%IUP RESEARCH INSTITUTE: $355k → 14%HALLUX ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION LLC: $103k → 9%UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII: $688k → 9%BULL RUN FOREST & LAND MANAGEMENT LLC: $179k → 13%National Audubon Society: $82k → 17%Gulf Coast Bird Observatory: $121k → 10%NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION: $81k → 16%Georgetown University: $153k → 14%Glacierland Resource Conservation & Development Councile Inc: $90k → 10%Conversant Solutions LLC: $151k → 12%COLUMBIA LAND TRUST: $105k → 9%JOCOTOCO CONSERVATION FOUNDATION: $105k → 14%RAINFOREST TRUST: $209k → 6%THE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $500k → 7%JOCOTOCO CONSERVATION FOUNDATION (US): $95k → 19%Worman Forest Management LLC: $377k → 10%IUP Research Institute: $281k → 14%UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII: $484k → 9%RAINFOREST TRUST INC: $176k → 6%The Nature Conservancy: $488k → 7%IUP Research Institute: $237k → 14%HALLUX ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION LLC: $102k → 9%UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII: $409k → 9%RAINFOREST TRUST INC: $130k → 6%The Nature Conservancy: $109k → 7%IUP RESEARCH INSTITUTE: $217k → 14%PACIFIC RIM CONSERVATION INC: $129k → 9%OIKONOS: $240k → 17%Rainforest Trust Inc: $100k → 6%NatureServe: $89k → 7%IUP RESEARCH INSTITUTE: $166k → 14%PACIFIC RIM CONSERVATION INC: $119k → 9%OIKONOS: $104k → 17%IUP RESEARCH INSTITUTE: $163k → 14%PACIFIC RIM CONSERVATION INC: $117k → 9%IUP RESEARCH INSTITUTE: $152k → 14%PACIFIC RIM CONSERVATION INC: $108k → 9%IUP RESEARCH INSTITUTE: $141k → 14%UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII: $89k → 9%STATE OF HAWAII: $416k → 9%HAWAII DEPT OF LAND & RESOURCES: $368k → 9%State of Hawaii: $336k → 9%HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND NATURAL RESOURCES: $328k → 9%HAWAII DEPT OF LAND & RESOURCES: $84k → 9%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
WA
ID
MT
ND
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
OH
PA
CA
CO
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
AZ
NM
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
HI
LA
AL
TX
FL

Grants abroad, by region: $3.1M on the FY2024 return

Schedule F, as filed: 6 regions. The IRS asks for region and purpose, not the recipient, so no country or grantee can be named here.

South America$2.3M · 73% · 28 grants

Stated purpose: Bird Conservation

Central America and the Caribbean$554k · 18% · 11 grants

Stated purpose: Bird Conservation

Sub-Saharan Africa$119k · 4% · 2 grants

Stated purpose: Bird Conservation

North America (Canada and Mexico)$94k · 3% · 4 grants

Stated purpose: Bird Conservation

Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)$37k · 1% · 1 grant

Stated purpose: Bird Conservation

East Asia and the Pacific$14k · 0% · 1 grant

Stated purpose: Bird Conservation

How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving. Grants abroad on Schedule F are filed by region, purpose and amount with no recipient name, so they are shown by region and cannot be placed on the country map or matched to a grantee.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

82%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$13M · 53 repeat orgs$2.8M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +63% since the first grant, against +57% for those funded once.

53 repeat relationships: 21 still active in FY2024, 32 since wound down; 42 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

53
55

Total granted

$13M
$1.4M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+63%
+57%

Still filing today

53%
35%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 55% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.4M went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EnvironmentAnimalsEducationScience & TechArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • IR
    IUP RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    8× · 2017–2024 · $1.7M · revenue +113%
  • RT
    RAINFOREST TRUST
    4× · 2019–2024 · $615k · revenue +78%
  • PR
    PACIFIC RIM CONSERVATION
    6× · 2017–2022 · $570k · revenue +26%

Funded once

  • BR
    BULL RUN FOREST & LAND MANAGEMENT LLC
    one grant, 2020 · $179k
  • FP
    FRED PHILLIPS CONSULTING LLC
    one grant, 2018 · $80k
  • RM
    RIVERDALE MILLS CORPORATION
    one grant, 2021 · $77k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
2
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
3
Cascadia Wildlands

Cascadia wildlands defends and restores cacasia's wild ecosystems in the forests,in the courts, and in the streets. we envision vast old-growth forests, rivers full of wild salmon, wolves howling in the backcountry, a stable climate, and…

Environment
4
Amazon Conservation Team

The amazon conservation team (act) partners with indigenous and other local communities to protect tropical forests and strengthen traditional culture.

Science & Tech
5
Nature Collective

Nature collective's mission is to drive a passion for nature for all. we think inclusively and diversely when serving those devoid of nature those who remember nature and want to connect back to it and those who have an affinity with…

Environment
6
Washington Forest Law Center

Dedicated to protecting the world's natural environment on behalf of the public by serving as a public interest law firm. refer to schedule o, part iii, line 4a, for list of litigated cases or advocacy work.

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7
Nature and Culture International

Nature and culture international conserves biologically diverse landscapes in latin america, in concert with local cultures, for the well-being of the planet.

Environment
8
Maine Audubon Society

Maine Audubon works to conserve Maine's wildlife and habitat by engaging people of all ages in education, conservation, and action. We are helping the people of Maine become the nation's most informed and effective stewards of wildlife and…

Environment
9
Defenders of Wildlife

Defenders of Wildlife is a national, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to the protection of all native animals and plants in their natural communities.

Animals
10
Wilderness Conservation Foundation
Environment
11
National Ecological Observatory Network Inc
Recreation & Sports
12
International Conservation Caucus Network

To advance conservation governance through political will and to provide "on the ground" solutions to ensure sustained economic benefits while managing the earth's natural resource wealth for future generations.

Unclassified
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Ecostudies Institute; the most unlike its peers is The Willard G Pierce and Jessie M Pierce Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

60 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 60 of the 151 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
18
Early backer (in before they grew)
59/60
Grantees still filing
47/60
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM: $1,702,696 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEMSTATE OF HAWAII: $1,633,926 · OtherSTATE OF HAWAIITHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $1,096,600 · OtherTHE NATURE CONSERVANCYWorman Forest Management: $984,775 · OtherWorman Forest Management+91 more: $4,314,947 · Other+91 morePACIFIC RIM CONSERVATION: $569,815 · EnvironmentPACIFIC RIM CONSERV…NEW YORK CITY BIRD ALLIANCE INC: $343,619 · EnvironmentNEW YORK CITY BIRD …GREEN FORESTS WORK INC: $314,193 · EnvironmentGREEN FORESTS WORK …NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION INC: $252,240 · EnvironmentNATIONAL WILD TURKE…COASTAL BEND BAYS & ESTUARIES PROGRAM INC: $184,391 · EnvironmentCOASTAL BEND BAYS &…NatureServe: $140,046 · EnvironmentMOLOKAI LAND TRUST: $136,582 · EnvironmentCOLUMBIA LAND TRUST: $130,000 · EnvironmentThe Houston Audubon Society: $120,330 · EnvironmentNATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC: $112,072 · Environment+22 more: $623,861 · Environment+22 moreIUP RESEARCH INSTITUTE: $1,710,928 · Science & TechIUP RESEARCH…RAINFOREST CONNECTION: $82,777 · Science & TechCornell University: $233,115 · EducationJocotoco Conservation Foundation: $216,625 · EducationGEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY: $204,156 · EducationWASHINGTON COLLEGE: $62,000 · EducationTHE WILLARD G PIERCE AND JESSIE M PIERCE FOUNDATION: $27,617 · Education+2 more: $18,275 · EducationRAINFOREST TRUST: $615,287 · InternationalMESOAMERICAN DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE CORPORATION: $29,915 · InternationalGULF COAST BIRD OBSERVATORY INC: $262,336 · AnimalsWildlife Conservation Society: $133,464 · AnimalsPaso Pacifico: $50,400 · AnimalsKLAMATH BIRD OBSERVATORY: $32,463 · AnimalsOREGON WILDLIFE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $24,514 · AnimalsWildmon Inc: $23,740 · Animals+3 more: $24,540 · AnimalsCARNEGIE INSTITUTE: $141,395 · Arts & CultureSMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION: $33,000 · Arts & CultureTHE FOREST STEWARDS GUILD: $151,464 · Youth DevelopmentCONSERVATION LEGACY: $8,700 · Youth Development
Other$9,732,944Environment$2,927,149Science & Tech$1,793,705Education$761,788International$645,202Animals$551,457Arts & Culture$174,395Youth Development$160,164

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetIUP RESEARCH INSTITUTE: $1,710,928 over 8y, 7.8% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $1,096,600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRAINFOREST TRUST: $615,287 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetPACIFIC RIM CONSERVATION: $569,815 over 6y, 13% of budgetNEW YORK CITY BIRD ALLIANCE INC: $343,619 over 2y, 19% of budgetGREEN FORESTS WORK INC: $314,193 over 5y, 18% of budgetGULF COAST BIRD OBSERVATORY INC: $262,336 over 6y, 10% of budgetNATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION INC: $252,240 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetCornell University: $233,115 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetJocotoco Conservation Foundation: $216,625 over 3y, 16% of budgetGEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY: $204,156 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOASTAL BEND BAYS & ESTUARIES PROGRAM INC: $184,391 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetTHE FOREST STEWARDS GUILD: $151,464 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetCARNEGIE INSTITUTE: $141,395 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetNatureServe: $140,046 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetMOLOKAI LAND TRUST: $136,582 over 6y, 7.8% of budgetWildlife Conservation Society: $133,464 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCOLUMBIA LAND TRUST: $130,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetThe Houston Audubon Society: $120,330 over 6y, 1.4% of budgetNATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC: $112,072 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGLACIERLAND RESOURCE CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT COUNCILE INC: $90,428 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetEnvironmental Protection In The Caribbean Incorporated: $86,461 over 5y, 11% of budgetRAINFOREST CONNECTION: $82,777 over 2y, 5.0% of budgetWASHINGTON COLLEGE: $62,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWillistown Conservation Trust Inc: $51,203 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetLONG TOM WATERSHED COUNCIL: $50,851 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetPaso Pacifico: $50,400 over 2y, 10.0% of budgetLOUISIANA WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetThe Wildlands Conservancy: $49,142 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWILDLIFE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE INC: $39,694 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetSMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION: $33,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKLAMATH BIRD OBSERVATORY: $32,463 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetDucks Unlimited Inc: $31,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE WILLARD G PIERCE AND JESSIE M PIERCE FOUNDATION: $27,617 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetLand Conservancy of West Michigan: $27,480 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetTHE AMERICAN CHESTNUT FOUNDATION: $26,519 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetSAVING NATURE INC: $25,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetWildmon Inc: $23,740 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetISLAND CONSERVATION: $22,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetECOSTUDIES INSTITUTE: $18,900 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetOKANOGAN LAND TRUST: $15,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetAmerican Conservation Experience: $13,986 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAVIAN RESEARCH & CONSERVATION INSTITUTE INC: $13,500 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH: $12,225 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOLORADO OPEN LANDS: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPesticide Action Network North America: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCONSERVATION LEGACY: $8,700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBirdability: $8,300 over 1y, 8.9% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds IUP RESEARCH INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds RAINFOREST TRUST ↗
  • Who funds PACIFIC RIM CONSERVATION ↗
  • Who funds NEW YORK CITY BIRD ALLIANCE INC ↗
  • Who funds GREEN FORESTS WORK INC ↗
  • Who funds GULF COAST BIRD OBSERVATORY INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Cornell University ↗
  • Who funds Jocotoco Conservation Foundation ↗
  • Who funds GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds COASTAL BEND BAYS & ESTUARIES PROGRAM INC ↗
  • Who funds THE FOREST STEWARDS GUILD ↗
  • Who funds CARNEGIE INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds NatureServe ↗
  • Who funds MOLOKAI LAND TRUST ↗
  • Who funds Wildlife Conservation Society ↗
  • Who funds COLUMBIA LAND TRUST ↗
  • Who funds The Houston Audubon Society ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds GLACIERLAND RESOURCE CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT COUNCILE INC ↗
  • Who funds Environmental Protection In The Caribbean Incorporated ↗
  • Who funds RAINFOREST CONNECTION ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

National Fish and Wil…The Nature ConservancyNational Forest Found…Rocky Mountain Elk Fo…Resources Legacy FundNational Audubon Soci…Richard King Mellon F…American Forest Found…The Marisla FoundationLand Trust Alliance I…National Geographic S…National Park Foundat…
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationDC43.3× affinity31 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · The Nature Conservancy · National Forest Foundation · Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Inc · Resources Legacy Fund · National Audubon Society Inc · Richard King Mellon Foundation · American Forest Foundation · The Marisla Foundation · Land Trust Alliance Inc · National Geographic Society · National Park Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization American Bird Conservancy funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from American Bird Conservancy. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 100%
  • Wildlife Management Institute Inc: 100% of income from government
  • Klamath Bird Observatory: 100% of income from government
  • Environmental Protection in the Caribbean Incorporated: 100% of income from government
  • Long Tom Watershed Council: 39% of income from government
  • Oregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation: 16% of income from government
  • Washington College: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
3rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 151 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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