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Friends of Tracy Aviary

Tracy aviary's mission is, in partnership with community, inspiring action to conserve birds and habitats.

$174k
Granted FY2024still arriving
9
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$78k
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$309kEnvironment$242kEducation$103kRecreation & Sports$90kYouth Development$10k
02FY2024 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 9 grants below total $162,763, the rows itemized in this filing. The $173,941 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $11,178 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 $10k4 grants · $30k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $54k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $78k
$10,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$26M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE$78,336
WORLD PARROT TRUST$20,000
SAGELAND COLLABORATIVE$14,000
OIKONOS$10,000
MANOMENT INC$10,000
ENVIRONMENT OF THE AMERICAS$8,000
AUDOBON ROCKIES$8,000
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA$7,427
THE INSTITUTE OF BIRD POPULATION$7,000
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 10%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 34% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%PRESCOTT COLLEGE: $8k → 14%TUCSON AUDUBON SOCIETY: $7k → 15%BOSIE STATE UNIVERSITY: $16k → 8%OIKONOS: $10k → 9%USDA FOREST SERVICE: $7k → 14%WORLD PARROT TRUST: $20k → 10%WORLD PARROT TRUST USA: $28k → 16%UNIVERSITY OF UTAH: $90k → 8%WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER OF: $7k → 9%BIRD CONSERVANCY OF THE ROCKIES: $8k → 10%AUDOBON ROCKIES: $8k → 11%ENVIRONMENT OF THE AMERICAS: $8k → 12%RICHARD ANDREW DREELIN: $8k → 13%GREAT BASIS BIRD OBSERVATORY: $8k → 10%ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS & AQUARIUMS: $65k → 8%TUCSON AUDUBON SOCIETY: $6k → 15%BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY: $10k → 8%OIKONOS: $8k → 9%WORLD PARROT TRUST: $20k → 10%WORLD PARROT TRUST USA: $22k → 16%SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE: $78k → 8%WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER OF: $7k → 9%BIRD CONSERVANCY OF THE ROCKIES: $7k → 10%ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS & AQUARIUMS: $9k → 8%TUCSON AUDUBON SOCIETY: $6k → 15%OIKONOS: $7k → 9%WORLD PARROT TRUST USA: $19k → 16%HAWKWATCH INTERNATIONAL: $20k → 8%WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER OF: $7k → 9%WORLD PARROT TRUST USA: $19k → 16%HAWKWATCH INTERNATIONAL: $9k → 8%WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER OF: $7k → 9%WILD UTAH PROJECTS: $30k → 8%WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY: $18k → 9%SAGELAND COLLABORATIVE: $20k → 8%SAGELAND COLLABORATIVE: $20k → 8%SAGELAND COLLABORATIVE: $14k → 8%WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER: $7k → 8%WESTMINSTER COLLEGE: $7k → 8%UTAH DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCE: $8k → 8%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

ID
MT
IL
MA
NV
CA
UT
CO
MD
AZ
NM
SC
HI
GA
FL
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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

62%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$466k · 10 repeat orgs$288k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +73% since the first grant, against -3% for those funded once.

10 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
11

Total granted

$466k
$177k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+73%
-3%

Still filing today

90%
45%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 31% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $112k 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
AnimalsEnvironmentEducationScience & TechOther
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

  • WP
    WORLD PARROT TRUST USA INC
    6× · 2017–2024 · $127k · revenue +158%
  • SC
    Sageland Collaborative
    4× · 2021–2024 · $91k · revenue +61%
  • AA
    AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ZOOLOGICAL PARKS AND AQUARIUMS INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $74k · revenue +83%

Funded once

  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
    one grant, 2023 · $90k
  • WS
    WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2017 · $18k
  • SO
    STATE OF UTAH GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
    one grant, 2019 · $8k
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
National Audubon Society Inc

We work towards a future where birds thrive across the americas because audubon is a powerful, diverse, and ever-growing force for conservation. (continued on schedule o).

Environment
2
San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory

The San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory is dedicated to promote sustainability in the Bay Area and beyond by engaging communities in avian science, habitat restoration, and education.

Environment
3
National Ecological Observatory Network Inc
Recreation & Sports
4
American Ornithological Society

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…

Science & Tech
5
Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology

The Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology is both a natural history collection specializing in eggs and nests of birds from around the world, and a research and education institution dedicated to bird conservation.

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6
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
7
Audubon Canyon Ranch Inc

Connecting nature, people, and science for a more resilient world.

Environment
8
Michigan Audubon Society

To foster and promote appreciation and understanding of the natural world by educational, scientific, investigative, literary, philanthropic and charitable pursuits. michigan audubon connects birds and people for the benefit of both…

Environment
9
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
10
Alabama Audubon

Alabama audubon's mission is to promote conservation and a greater knowledge of birds, their habitats, and the natural world.

Environment
11
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
12
Klamath Bird Observatory

Klamath bird observatory advances bird and habitat conservation through science, education, and partnerships.

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Hawkwatch International Inc; the most unlike its peers is Prescott College Inc. 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

16 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. 16 of the 26 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
13/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

WORLD PARROT TRUST USA INC: $127,413 · AnimalsWORLD PARROT TRUST USA INCAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ZOOLOGICAL PARKS AND AQUARIUMS INC: $73,579 · AnimalsAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ZOOLOGICAL PARKS AND A…HAWKWATCH INTERNATIONAL INC: $28,927 · AnimalsHAWKWATCH INTERNATIONAL INCWILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER OF NORTHERN UTAH: $28,000 · AnimalsWILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER OF NORTHERN UTA…Tucson Audubon Society: $18,800 · AnimalsTucson Audubon SocietyTHE INSTITUTE FOR BIRD POPULATIONS: $14,920 · Animals+2 more: $15,852 · AnimalsUNIVERSITY OF UTAH: $90,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF UTAHSALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE: $78,336 · OtherSALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGEBoise State University: $26,000 · OtherBoise State UniversityWEBER STATE UNIVERSITY: $18,165 · OtherWEBER STATE UNIVERSITYMANOMENT INC: $10,000 · Other+6 more: $44,997 · Other+6 moreSageland Collaborative: $90,913 · EnvironmentSageland CollaborativeMANOMET INC: $32,110 · EnvironmentMANOMET INCENVIRONMENT AMERICA RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTER INC: $8,000 · EnvironmentENVIRONMENT AMERICA RE…DENVER AUDUBON: $8,000 · EnvironmentDENVER AUDUBONMONTANA AUDUBON: $7,929 · EnvironmentMONTANA AUDUBONOIKONOS - ECOSYSTEM KNOWLEDGE: $25,200 · Science & TechWESTMINSTER UNIVERSITY: $7,200 · Education
Animals$307,491Other$267,498Environment$146,952Science & Tech$25,200Education$7,200

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 budgetWORLD PARROT TRUST USA INC: $127,413 over 6y, 4.3% of budgetSageland Collaborative: $90,913 over 4y, 4.8% of budgetAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ZOOLOGICAL PARKS AND AQUARIUMS INC: $73,579 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetMANOMET INC: $32,110 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetHAWKWATCH INTERNATIONAL INC: $28,927 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetWILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER OF NORTHERN UTAH: $28,000 over 4y, 2.8% of budgetOIKONOS - ECOSYSTEM KNOWLEDGE: $25,200 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetTucson Audubon Society: $18,800 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetTHE INSTITUTE FOR BIRD POPULATIONS: $14,920 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetENVIRONMENT AMERICA RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTER INC: $8,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDENVER AUDUBON: $8,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetGREAT BASIN BIRD OBSERVATORY: $7,986 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMONTANA AUDUBON: $7,929 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetROCKY MOUNTAIN BIRD OBSERVATORY: $7,866 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPRESCOTT COLLEGE INC: $7,520 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWESTMINSTER UNIVERSITY: $7,200 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

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…PatagoniaorgNational Audubon Soci…Weeden FoundationWildlife Conservation…The Fanwood FoundationThe Nature ConservancyAmerican Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…Network for GoodDonor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationDC25.7× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Patagoniaorg · National Audubon Society Inc · Weeden Foundation · Wildlife Conservation Society · The Fanwood Foundation · The Nature Conservancy · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc

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 Friends of Tracy Aviary funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Friends of Tracy Aviary. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 12%
  • Manomet Inc: 12% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely 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 26 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.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2024, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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