Friends of Tracy Aviary
Friends of Tracy Aviary reported $17.4 million in revenue and $5.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $89.24 went to program services, $7.01 to management and general costs and $3.75 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 89.9% of the total. Government grants made up 10.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $185,249 (EXECUTIVE DI). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 338% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $5.4MFor context, the median across 245 covered animal-related charities: $83.96 programs, $9.42 management, $6.62 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $17MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 89.2% | 82.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.0% | 9.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.7% | 6.5% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 89.9% | 67.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 10.4% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 7.9% | 19.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $185,249 | $314,886 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.46% | 1.63% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 56.6 | 26.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 24 of 24 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseTracy Aviary received aza accreditation, the gold standard for animal welfare, for another 5 years. Attendance exceeded 152,000 at the liberty park campus and more than 15,000 at the nature center at pia okwai for the year. Tracy Aviary updated its mission and strategic priorities to further include our nature center activities. The aviary also restructured departments to streamline management. Several departments were merged (education & conservation under our director of conservation and bird show & aviculture under our curator). The addition of a vice president brings the senior management…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DI Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $175,682 | $0 | $9,567 | $185,249 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Friends of Tracy Aviary (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $192K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b24 · 24 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5132
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,372
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| SIRQ INC Construction | $1,718,393 |
| CERES GREENHOUSE SOLUTIONS Construction | $273,069 |
| WILKINSON FERRARI & CO Marketing | $152,409 |
| AMD ARCHITECTURE Architectural | $144,608 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to Friends of Tracy Aviary totaling $285K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Friends of Tracy Aviary spent in FY2025, $89.24 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Friends of Tracy Aviary's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Friends of Tracy Aviary reported that 89.2% of its $5.4 million in expenses went to program services, 7.0% to management and general and 3.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Friends of Tracy Aviary pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Friends of Tracy Aviary reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $185,249, for the role of EXECUTIVE DI (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Friends of Tracy Aviary get its money?
Of $17.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 89.9% came from contributions and grants (including 10.4% from government grants) and 7.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Friends of Tracy Aviary a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 87-0514210 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202611749349301511 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202512279349303981 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202412289349302666 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202330939349300443 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202211689349300701 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202141609349300519 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 87-0514210: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.