Alaska Songbird Institute
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
scientific research and education
- Income
- $129,635
- Spending
- $153,917
- Reserves
- 4.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 84%
- Highest pay
- $52,608, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 57 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (animals, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 19% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $92,151 spent. The Creamer's Field Migration Station (CFMS) and Tree Swallow Ecology Projects are two long-term avian monitoring programs ton Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, Fairbanks, Alaska. In 2024, ASI safely captured and banded 1,640 birds of 32 species on these projects, and monitored 76 nests. These efforts were supported by 2,765 volunteer hours. We offered 74 education programs including K-12 field trips and guided walks for 3,046 individuals. We trained 19 youth and teens who volunteered 1,153 volunteer hours. Tens of thousands more people were reached through social media and digital outreach, and many thousands more Alaskans and visitors were reached via informal presentations in the field, signage on trails, and an interpretive display in the Creamer's Refuge Visitor Center.
- $4,905 spent. Community Education & Outreach-Included virtual STEM education projects for K-12 and community audiences. Community birding events and festivals; Produced outreach materials on birds and conservation in Alaska; maintained an educational website; provided resources and answered public inquiries about birds and birding in Alaska.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.