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COPPER COUNTRY BIRD CLUB

COPPER COUNTRY BIRD CLUB (Michigan) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $5,000 to it, the largest being STEVEN C LEUTHOLD FAMILY FOUNDATION ($5,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2026
$198k
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$5k
Net assets
$213k
0/1 repeat funders
01What it does

What Copper Country Bird Club does

Mission

The objective of this Club shall be to bring together those interested in the study of wild birds and in the conservation of natural resources; further the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of ecology; and to cooperate with other organizations having similar objectives.

As stated on its FY2026 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Bird research

    $15,600 spentof which $13,600 as grants
    66% of program spending

  2. Director compensation

    $3,750 spent
    16% of program spending

  3. Education and promotion of club activities via membership newsletters and website.

    $2,314 spent
    10% of program spending

  4. Donations to other organizations supporting conservation, education, and bird rehabilitation.

    $1,000 spentof which $1,000 as grants
    4% of program spending

  5. Projects supporting bird appreciation including nest boxes and nest web cameras.

    $859 spent
    4% of program spending

The 5 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $23,523.

02Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.

Funder
'25*
total
funders
1

From the IRS filings of COPPER COUNTRY BIRD CLUB’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

COPPER COUNTRY BIRD CLUB draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Michigan, across 1 state in all.

NC

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

03Its place in the field

Against its field

COPPER COUNTRY BIRD CLUB runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 80 animals nonprofits its size.

Operating margin87% · top quartile
Months of reserve10.8mo · above the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 80 animals nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2026

Organizations like COPPER COUNTRY BIRD CLUB

Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.

In Michigan

Detroit Bird Alliance77%Chippewa Nature Center73%Potter Park Zoological Society73%Kalamazoo Nature Center73%Michigan Audubon Society73%Woldumar Nature Association73%St Joseph County Conservation & Sportsman Club Inc73%Genesee County Bar Association72%

Nationally

Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Inc79%Cornbelt Running Club77%Detroit Bird Alliance77%Bucks County Audubon Society77%Concord Country Club77%Natural Communities Coalition76%San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory76%Country Club at Castle Pines Inc76%
04Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

94% of spending goes to programs.

Program 94%Management 6%Fundraising 0%

Governance

9
board members
100%
independent
–Conflict-of-interest policy–Whistleblower policy–Document retention–Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Public support

98%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

MI

Screen this organization

A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for COPPER COUNTRY BIRD CLUB: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.

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Questions and answers

Who funds COPPER COUNTRY BIRD CLUB?
COPPER COUNTRY BIRD CLUB (Michigan) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $5,000 to it, the largest being STEVEN C LEUTHOLD FAMILY FOUNDATION ($5,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does COPPER COUNTRY BIRD CLUB have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $5,000 in grants to COPPER COUNTRY BIRD CLUB.
Who is the largest funder of COPPER COUNTRY BIRD CLUB?
STEVEN C LEUTHOLD FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $5,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like COPPER COUNTRY BIRD CLUB find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Michigan. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2026 (financials across 2026–2026), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing