Nonprofit · EIN 20-5904919
TUNE IN TO NATURE ORG
Also known as BIRDNOTE
Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98139
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,131,715 | $1,155,632 | -$23,917 | $934,063 | $72,781 | $861,282 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $870,642 | $1,066,879 | -$196,237 | $939,042 | $53,843 | $885,199 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,357,208 | $1,255,309 | $101,899 | $1,140,716 | $59,280 | $1,081,436 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,075,563
- Program service revenue
- $42,496
- Investment income
- $13,656
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $126,999
- Other salaries and wages
- $575,278
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $868,416
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $466
- Accounting fees
- $37,430
- Travel
- $4,359
- Program services (functional)
- $769,141
- Management and general (functional)
- $172,151
- Fundraising (functional)
- $214,340
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $939,042
- Total assets, end of year
- $934,063
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $72,781
- Net assets, end of year
- $861,282
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $664,282
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $197,000
- Gross receipts
- $1,131,715
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 30
- Year formed
- 2006
- State of legal domicile
- NC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Bayard | Executive Director Key employee | 40 | $126,999 | $31,496 |
| Jessica Frantz | Development Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,965 | $26,788 |
| Julianne Lamsek | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chun T Wright | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Joseph Manson | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Christie Constantine | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Eboni Boadi | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Walter Kitundu | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Livingston | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Moglia | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Dan Moore | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Deborah Rivel | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Valentina Alaasam | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Bayard | Executive Director Key employee | 40 | $124,377 | $26,444 |
| Julianne Lamsek | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chun T Wright | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Joseph Manson | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Christie Constantine | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Valentina Alaasam | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Eboni Boadi | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Walter Kitundu | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Livingston | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Moglia | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Dan Moore | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Deborah Rivel | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Bayard | Executive Director Key employee | 40 | $123,673 | $30,842 |
| Dan Moore | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Julianne Lamsek | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Joseph Manson | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chun T Wright | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Valentina Alaasam | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Christie Constantine | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Livingston | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Moglia | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Deborah Rivel | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Eboni Boadi | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Walter Kitundu | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 99456, SEATTLE, WA 98139-0456
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Nick Bayard, PO Box 1857, Asheville, NC 28802
- Signed the 990
- Nick Bayard, Executive Director
- Phone
- (206) 494-0275
- Website
- www.birdnote.org
- Return prepared by
- Resource Accounting Services Inc
Mission
Birds Connect us with the joy and wonder of nature. By telling vivid, sound-rich stories about birds and the challenges they face, BirdNote inspires listeners to care about the natural world and take steps to protect it.
Program accomplishments
- BirdNote inspires people to care about the natural world and take steps to protect it. BirdNotes beloved flagship 2-minute daily show, BirdNote Daily, continues to be one of the most popular public radio shows in North America (broadcast on over 360 stations) and within the top 1% of all podcasts by number of downloads. The Spanish language versions of that show, BirdNote en Espanol, continues to gain radio and podcast audiences throughout the Americas. BirdNotes longform podcast, Bring Birds Back, is among the top global nature podcasts in the world, covering the most pressing issues in bird conservation and the ways we can all help make a better world for birds and people through simple, everyday actions. BirdNotes 3-year campaign to inspire a million people to take action to help birds by 2027 showed remarkable impact in 2026. A national impact survey of 2,850 radio listeners conducted by a third party polling organization revealed that since its first broadcast, BirdNotes public radio shows have inspired between 9.25 and 12.75 million people to take action to help birds, with between 4.25 and 6.4 million of those people taking action during the previous 18 months alone. This demonstrates that BirdNotes shows are not only beloved, but that they have also been one of the most effective interventions for bird conservation of the past 20 yearsExpenses $769,141 · revenue $1,131,715
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-5904919
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $934,063
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,131,715
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,131,715 | $1,155,632 | $934,063 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $870,642 | $1,066,879 | $939,042 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,357,208 | $1,255,309 | $1,140,716 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,050,467 | $1,244,254 | $1,035,102 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-5904919).
Questions about TUNE IN TO NATURE ORG
- What is the EIN of TUNE IN TO NATURE ORG?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TUNE IN TO NATURE ORG is 20-5904919.
- Is TUNE IN TO NATURE ORG tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to TUNE IN TO NATURE ORG tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TUNE IN TO NATURE ORG file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of TUNE IN TO NATURE ORG due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TUNE IN TO NATURE ORG last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of TUNE IN TO NATURE ORG?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Nick Bayard.
- Who are the officers and directors of TUNE IN TO NATURE ORG?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $126,999 (Nick Bayard, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does TUNE IN TO NATURE ORG have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,131,715, expenses of $1,155,632 and total assets of $934,063 at year end.
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