Maryland · Public charity
Maryland Ornithological Society
The MARYLAND ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY (mos) promotes the study and enjoyment of birds, promotes knowledge about natural resources, and fosters its appreciation and conservation, maintains a system of sanctuaries to encourage the conservation of birds and bird habitat, and to help record and publish observations of bird life.
- $52k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 2
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $30k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $25,290
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $25,290
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $3.8M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations Maryland Ornithological Society funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 2 | $30k | 100% |
| FY2024 | 1 | $10k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $16k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $24k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $16k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $24k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland Bird Conservation Partnership | $25,290 | 1 | n/a |
| Maryland Biodiversity Project Inc | $5,200 | 1 | 8% |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($89k), not named here.
About Maryland Ornithological Society
- How much does Maryland Ornithological Society give?
- Maryland Ornithological Society reported 2 itemized grants totaling $30,490, out of $51,752 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Maryland Ornithological Society fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Animals (80%), Environment (20%).
- Who are Maryland Ornithological Society's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Maryland Bird Conservation Partnership ($25k), Maryland Biodiversity Project Inc ($5k).
- Does Maryland Ornithological Society fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Maryland Ornithological Society based?
- Maryland Ornithological Society is based in MD.
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