· Private foundation
Georgia Ornithological Society Inc
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k4 grants · $14k
- $10k–50k2 grants · $72k
- $50k–250k1 grant · $53k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | $53,050 |
| THE NATURE CONSERVACY OF GEORGIA | $42,000 |
| UGA RESEARCH FOUNDATION | $30,000 |
| BIRDS GEORGIA | $5,681 |
| SWALLOW CONSERVATION | $5,000 |
| NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY | $1,825 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA | $1,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY19–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 98% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
13 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- BGBirds Georgia Corporation5× · 2019–2025 · $119k · revenue +179%
- UOUniversity of Georgia Research Foundation Inc7× · 2019–2025 · $118k · revenue +79%
- ABAMERICAN BIRDING ASSOCIATION5× · 2019–2024 · $11k · revenue +67%
Funded once
- GLGEORGIA-ALABAMA LAND TRUST INCgraduatedone grant, 2021 · $150k · revenue +171%
- JJJW JONES ECOLOGIOCAL RESEARCH CENTERone grant, 2019 · $36k
- TOTHE ORIANNE SOCIETYgraduatedone grant, 2020 · $22k · revenue +146%
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.
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.
The waterbird society is composed of biologists, researchers, conservationists, students, and others interested in the behavior, ecology, and conservation of waterbirds. the organization is administered by officers and council members…
American Bird Conservancy (ABC) takes bold action to conserve wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. Inspired by the wonder of birds, we achieve lasting results for the bird species most in need while also benefiting human…
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…
Alabama audubon's mission is to promote conservation and a greater knowledge of birds, their habitats, and the natural world.
The Ornithological Council is a consortium of scientific societies of ornithologists. The research conducted by their members spans the globe and their cumulative expertise comprises the knowledge that is fundamental and essential to…
To engage in wildlife research and conservation in the public interest; to manage, preserve, and restore plant and animal species; to make research results available to the public for their use and education; to implement research, analyze…
Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.
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…
To protect georgia through ecological and economic solutions for stewardship, conservation, and sustainable use of the land and its resources.
The organization promotes conservation, education, and research of endangered, rare, and understudied birds.
Natural resource protection through conservation of wildlife, preservation of habitat, including clean air and water, and prudent growth management for sustained quality of life.
To advance the conservation of birds and their habitats in the Greater Houston Gulf Coast region by acquiring and maintaining critical habitat as bird sanctuaries, providing education programs and nature experiences, and advocating policy…
How this is measured
8 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 8 of the 36 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 GEORGIA-ALABAMA LAND TRUST INC ↗
- Who funds Birds Georgia Corporation ↗
- Who funds University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc ↗
- Who funds THE ORIANNE SOCIETY ↗
- Who funds WILD NEST BIRD REHAB ↗
- Who funds AMERICAN BIRDING ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC ↗
- Who funds KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND SERVICE FOUNDATION INC ↗
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.
Open a dossier: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Georgia Ornithological Society Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Georgia Ornithological Society Inc. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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