Program areas at LightHawk
Education and outreach: 34% of this fiscal year was spent working with partners like the nature conservancy, audubon, surfrider foundation, u.s. Fish and wildlife, among others, as well as legislators at all levels throughout the u.s. Lighthawk flights provided the catalytic aerial perspective that allowed data collection, surveys, monitoring, media output and critical legislative decision makers to evaluate current conditions as well as set future conservation goals and objectives.
Wildlife transport: 25% of this fiscal year. When covid shut down almost all commercial aviation, it also halted the species transport that some of the major airlines assisted in. This past year saw unprecedented need for moving endangered animals like mexican wolves, masked bobwhite quail and white abalone. For wolves, re-denning pups from conservation breeding centers to new foster mothers in the wild is a critically timed event and Lighthawk flights were crucial to the success of these relocation efforts.
Research and management: land, water and wildlife: 41% of this fiscal year. Lighthawk flights supported land trust oversight and management throughout the us through easement monitoring and evaluation of land for acquisition feasibility and providing compliance and other information otherwise not accessible. Lighthawk flights informed research studies on coastal sea level changes, and other major water areas like the Delaware and Colorado rivers. Lighthawk flights provided otherwise unavailable data toward annual counts of salmon, various endangered bird species, algal blooms and invasive plant growth, and riparian water rights issues.
Who funds LightHawk
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at LightHawk
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
---|
James Becker | Chief Executive Officer / Vice Chair | $41,818 | 2023-03-31 |
Michele Rutledge | Chief Executive Officer | $60,618 | 2023-03-31 |
Cynthia Hartmann | Chief Financial Officer | $63,621 | 2023-03-31 |
Kimberly Eckert | Treasurer | $0 | 2024-02-01 |
Josh Marvil | Secretary / Chairman / President | $0 | 2023-03-31 |
...and 9 more key personnel |
Financials for LightHawk
Revenues | FYE 03/2023 | FYE 03/2022 | % Change |
---|
Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,800,676 | $1,655,005 | 8.8% |
Program services | $12,300 | $0 | 999% |
Investment income and dividends | $39,642 | $1,081 | 3567.2% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
Miscellaneous revenues | $42 | $0 | 999% |
Total revenues | $1,852,660 | $1,656,086 | 11.9% |
Organizations like LightHawk
Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
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Birds Connect Seattle | 501(c)(3) | Seattle, WA | $1,046,447 |
Ruffed Grouse Society | 501(c)(3) | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,553,723 |
Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust | 501(c)(3) | Wood River, NE | $2,970,555 |
Wild Oceans | 501(c)(3) | Tampa, FL | $466,209 |
Golden Gate Bird Alliance Prev Golden Gate Audubon Society | 501(c)(3) | Berkeley, CA | $871,470 |
The National Loon Center Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Crosslake, MN | $521,756 |
Alaska Marine Conservation Council (AMCC) | 501(c)(3) | Homer, AK | $510,975 |
Atlantic Marine Conservation Society | 501(c)(3) | Hampton Bays, NY | $846,454 |
Oyster Recovery Partnership | 501(c)(3) | Annapolis, MD | $7,944,468 |
Hawaii Wildlife Fund | 501(c)(3) | Paia, HI | $513,568 |
Data update history
June 4, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsWildlife protection organizationsAnimal organizationsCharities
Issues
Land and water conservationAnimalsWildlifeEnvironment
Characteristics
Endowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- PO Box 2751
- Grand Junction, CO 81502
- Metro area
- Grand Junction, CO
- County
- Mesa County, CO
- Website URL
- lighthawk.org/Â
- Phone
- (970) 797-9355
- Facebook page
- LightHawkÂ
- Twitter profile
- @lighthawk_lhÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 84-0852104
- Fiscal year end
- March
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1981
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- D30: Wildlife Preservation, Protection
- NAICS code, primary
- 813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
California AB-488 details
- AB 488 status
- May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
- Charity Registration status
- Revoked
- FTB status revoked
- Not revoked
- AG Registration Number
- 110691
- FTB Entity ID
- 1960394
- AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
- 2024-10-16
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