California · Public charity
Point Reyes Bird Observatory
Point blue's mission is to conserve birds, other wildlife and ecosystems through science, restoration, outreach and partnerships. Point blue advances the scientific basis of conservation by providing objective information and guidance to habitat and wildlife (see sch. O) managers and decision makers. The organization's highest priority…
- $932k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 10
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2025
- $674k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $33,470
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $196,149
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 3
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $26M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Point Reyes Bird Observatory funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $55k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 10 | $674k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $55k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $63k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $256k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morro Coast Audubon Society | $210,087 | 2 | 65% |
| Sierra Foothill Conservancy | $196,149 | 1 | 4% |
| Yurok Tribe | $125,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sacramento Valley Conservancy | $123,042 | 1 | n/a |
| Chico State Enterprises | $118,876 | 1 | 0% |
| A&S Enterprises | $89,064 | 1 | n/a |
| Zero Foodprint | $34,590 | 1 | 2% |
| City of San Luis Obispo | $33,470 | 1 | n/a |
| White Buffalo Land Trust | $29,733 | 1 | n/a |
| Ducks Unlimited Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morro Coast Audubon Society | $210,087 | 2 | 65% |
| Sierra Foothill Conservancy | $196,149 | 1 | 4% |
| Yurok Tribe | $125,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sacramento Valley Conservancy | $123,042 | 1 | n/a |
| Chico State Enterprises | $118,876 | 1 | 0% |
| A&S Enterprises | $89,064 | 1 | n/a |
| Zero Foodprint | $34,590 | 1 | 2% |
| City of San Luis Obispo | $33,470 | 1 | n/a |
| White Buffalo Land Trust | $29,733 | 1 | n/a |
| Ducks Unlimited Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Nature Conservancy | $19,897 | 1 | n/a |
| The Siskiyou Land Trust | $17,718 | 1 | 2% |
| Board of Regents of the University of California (Merced) | $12,546 | 1 | n/a |
| Prescott College Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The New Village | $7,528 | 1 | 7% |
Where it is load-bearing
Point Reyes Bird Observatory supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 8 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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: Impactassetsinc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Point Reyes Bird Observatory
- How much does Point Reyes Bird Observatory give?
- Point Reyes Bird Observatory reported 10 itemized grants totaling $674,062, out of $932,491 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 3 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does Point Reyes Bird Observatory fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Environment (56%), Animals (20%), Food & Nutrition (12%).
- Who are Point Reyes Bird Observatory's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Morro Coast Audubon Society ($210k), Sierra Foothill Conservancy ($196k), Yurok Tribe ($125k).
- Does Point Reyes Bird Observatory fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Point Reyes Bird Observatory?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Impactassetsinc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Point Reyes Bird Observatory based?
- Point Reyes Bird Observatory is based in CA.
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