About American Bird Conservancy
Conserving wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas
Focus Areas
Bird conservationHabitat protection and restorationPreventing collisions and other direct threatsMigratory bird protectionPolicy & advocacy
Topics
bird conservation
About American Bird Conservancy
American Bird Conservancy’s recent grantmaking shows a clear pattern of large conservation awards tied to bird habitat and threat reduction. One of the biggest listed grants went to Worman Forest Management in Hayden, Idaho for bird conservation, while The Nature Conservancy in Arlington, Virginia received a separate seven-figure stream across multiple years. Those awards sit alongside grants to state agencies, land trusts, research institutes, and conservation nonprofits, suggesting a funding style that mixes field implementation, institutional partnerships, and habitat work. The foundation’s focus areas point to birds and the places they depend on: habitat protection and restoration, migratory bird protection, preventing collisions and other direct threats, and policy and advocacy. Recent grants also include projects in Hawaii, Great Lakes conservation work, and bird-focused research and management efforts in Pennsylvania and beyond. The organization’s active grant programs include requests for proposals for habitat restoration, Great Lakes work, and other bird conservation priorities. Across the recent list, the grant portfolio is national in reach and anchored in conservation projects rather than individual support.
What American Bird Conservancy Funds
Habitat work is a recurring theme. American Bird Conservancy gave $608,172 to Worman Forest Management in Hayden, Idaho for bird conservation, and $103,042 to Hallux Ecosystem Restoration LLC in Lihue, Hawaii for bird conservation. It also funded Columbia Land Trust in Vancouver, Washington with $105,000 for bird conservation, showing support for land stewardship and restoration across different landscapes. The foundation also backs conservation science and management capacity. It gave $281,148 to IUP Research Institute in Indiana, Pennsylvania for bird conservation, and $153,213 to Georgetown University in Washington, DC for bird conservation. In the same pattern, grants to NatureServe in Arlington, Virginia and the National Audubon Society in New York, New York indicate support for organizations involved in bird data, coordination, and conservation action.
How American Bird Conservancy Gives
Typical grants fall in a mid-five-figure range, with a p25 of $12,500, median of $24,486, and p75 of $42,115. The recent list also includes several much larger awards, which shows that the foundation uses both smaller project grants and major conservation investments. The recipient roster repeats across years: The Nature Conservancy appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; IUP Research Institute appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Rainforest Trust appears in both 2024 and 2025. American Bird Conservancy is a regular funder, not a DAF or PRI maker, and the active RFP pages show that at least some opportunities are posted through requests for proposals.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.6M
Total Assets
$22.6M
Total Revenue
$27M
Total Expenses
$29.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $13K and $42K, with a median of $24K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$24K
75th Percentile
$42K
Geographic Reach
National30 states funded
About 6% of grants go to recipients in TX.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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