Friends of the Cornell LAB of Ornithology Inc
Donations deductibleFriends of the Cornell LAB of Ornithology Inc's network
7 people4 organisationsi7 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Houlton | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Edwin Morgens | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Eileen Walker | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| James Adelson | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Linda Macaulay | Vice President/Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Robert Berry | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Russell Faucett | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Syer | Assistant Secretary | 2023 |
| Philip Bartels | Assistant Secretary | 2023 |
| Philip H Bartels | Asst Secretary | since 2018 |
| Wendell L Bryce | Asst Secretary | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin Morgens | President | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Linda Macaulay | Vice President/Treasurer | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Russell Faucett | Secretary | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| James Adelson | Director | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Eileen Walker | Director | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Robert Berry | Director | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Ben Houlton | Director | 0.3 | $0 | $561k | $58k |
| Philip Bartels | Assistant Secretary | 0.3 | $0 | ||
| Laura Syer | Assistant Secretary | 0.3 | $0 | $378k | $63k |
About
- Legal name
- Friends of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Inc
- EIN
- 461979945
- Address
- P H Bartels 400 Atlantic St 4th FL, Stamford, CT, 06901
- State
- Connecticut
- Mission
- To support and benefit cornell university, more specifically to support the activities and programs of the cornell laboratory of ornithology, an administrative and academic unit of the university. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T11 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2013
- Principal officer
- Philip H Bartels (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 2013
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- SO (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsEdwin Morgens
≥8years on the filingsEileen Walker
≥8years on the filingsRobert Berry
≥5years on the filingsJames Adelson
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $130.8m
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $130.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $298k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $1.8m
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 9
Grants paid
1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cornell University | To provide operating funds to the college's lab of ornithology | $1.8m |