OAK HARBOR, OH
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Sign In — Free (10 views/day)BLACK SWAMP BIRD OBSERVATORY, founded in 1993, is a small nonprofit in the Animal-Related sector that reported $867K in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue grew 19% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. Expenses of $818K left a modest 6% surplus.
TO INSPIRE THE APPRECIATION, ENJOYMENT AND CONSERVATION OF BIRDS AND THEIR HABITATS THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH.
EDUCATION: ANNUALLY BSBO'S EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS INTERACT DIRECTLY WITH MORE THAN 25,000 PEOPLE. THESE PROGRAMS HAVE RECEIVED NATIONAL ACCOLADES. WE FOCUS ON YOUTH EDUCATION THROUGH WETLAND...
EDUCATION: ANNUALLY BSBO'S EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS INTERACT DIRECTLY WITH MORE THAN 25,000 PEOPLE. THESE PROGRAMS HAVE RECEIVED NATIONAL ACCOLADES. WE FOCUS ON YOUTH EDUCATION THROUGH WETLAND INVESTIGATION NETWORK (WIN) PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERS STUDENTS GRADES K-12 A DAY-LONG EXPLORATION OF THE LOCAL MARSH ECOSYSTEM. THROUGH OUR OHIO YOUNG BIRDERS CLUB FOR AGES 12-18 WE ENCOURAGE, EDUCATE, AND EMPOWER FUTURE CONSERVATION LEADERS. THE CLUB IS USED AS A MODEL PROGRAM FOR MANY OTHER YOUTH BIRDING CLUBS ACROSS THE US. BSBO BUSINESS ALLIANCE HELPS BUILD STRONG SUPPORT FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND FOR FUTURE CONSERVATION-LAND ACQUISITION.
RESEARCH: BSBO HAS CONDUCTED AVIAN RESEARCH SINCE 1992; INCLUDING STUDIES IN THE BREEDING AND MIGRATION ECOLOGY OF BIRDS THAT UTILIZE THE LOCAL, GLOBALLY IMPORTANT STOPOVER HABITAT, MONITORING...
RESEARCH: BSBO HAS CONDUCTED AVIAN RESEARCH SINCE 1992; INCLUDING STUDIES IN THE BREEDING AND MIGRATION ECOLOGY OF BIRDS THAT UTILIZE THE LOCAL, GLOBALLY IMPORTANT STOPOVER HABITAT, MONITORING POPULATIONS, MIGRATION ROUTES, AND FLIGHT ALTITUDES, ON PASSERINES, WATERFOWL, SHOREBIRDS, & RAPTORS. RESEARCHERS INVESTIGATE HABITATS SPANING FROM OAK OPENINGS IN WESTERN LUCAS COUNTY OHIO, NORTH INTO SOUTHERN MICHIGAN AND THE LAKE ERIE BASIN, AND EAST TO SHAKER LAKES IN CUYAHOGA COUNTY OHIO. ON AVERAGE, BSBO BANDS 12,000 BIRDS ANNUALLY, MORE THAN 700,000 IN TOTAL. BASED ON BIRDS PER NET HOURS FIGURES, BSBO'S NAVARRE MARSH BANDING STATION IS THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND IN THE UNITED STATES.
CONSERVATION: HABITAT CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION IS PROMOTED IN NW OHIO AND OTHER AREAS OF THE WORLD WHERE THE BIRDS MIGRATE TO, FROM AND THROUGH, BY PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE WIND ENERGY, SPECIFICALLY...
CONSERVATION: HABITAT CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION IS PROMOTED IN NW OHIO AND OTHER AREAS OF THE WORLD WHERE THE BIRDS MIGRATE TO, FROM AND THROUGH, BY PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE WIND ENERGY, SPECIFICALLY WITHIN 3 TO 5 MILES OF THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE, A GLOBALLY IMPORTANT STOPOVER HABITAT. THE BIGGEST WEEK IN AMERICAN BIRDING 10-DAY FESTIVAL ATTRACTED 90,000+ BIRDWATCHERS TO NW OHIO ANNUALLY, WHO SPENT AN ESTIMATED $40 MILLION IN THE AREA. BSBO'S WORK WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES, TOURISM DEPARTMENTS, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS ENSURES THIS EVENT BUILDS SUPPORT FOR MIGRATORY BIRD HABITAT CONSERVATION. DURING THE SPRING OF 2020 AND 2021, THIS EVENT WAS HELD VIRTUALLY DUE TO COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS AND RESTRICTIONS, YET STILL CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY AND THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION.
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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)
Sign In — Free (10 views/day)| 2024 | 2023 | Change | |
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| Revenue | $866,928 | $729,975 | +0.2% |
| Expenses | $818,191 | $783,135 | +0.0% |
| Net Income | $48,737 | $-53,160 | -1.9% |
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Sign In| Name | Title | Hours/Week | Role | Reportable Comp | Other Comp | Total |
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| ROB RIPMA | SECRETARY | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE M KLEMENT | TREASURER | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS PALMER | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE KOMOROWSKI | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNIE LINDSAY | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| AMURTHUR RAMAMURTHY | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE SYDLOWSKI | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGY TRUMBULL | VICE CHAIR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| DON BAUMAN | CHAIR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE FRIEDMAN | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARE HYLANT | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLIE TRAXLER | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM KAUFMAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40.00 |
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$95,831 | $0 | $95,831 |
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $866,928 | $818,191 | $1,433,276 | $48,737 |
| 2023 | $729,975 | $783,135 | $1,337,234 | $-53,160 |
| 2022 | $972,347 | $528,952 | $1,364,663 | $443,395 |
| 2021 | $708,448 | $398,941 | $959,654 | $309,507 |
| 2020 | $496,327 | $375,510 | $668,224 | $120,817 |
| 2019 | $691,266 | $524,649 | $490,476 | $166,617 |
| 2018 | $587,897 | $513,656 | $301,837 | $74,241 |
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