Northwest Illinois Bird And Nature Alliance

  • Freeport, IL
  • Tax exemption issued: Aug. 1983
  • EIN: 36-3215242

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Animal-Related / Wildlife Preservation, Protection (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Organizations with gross receipts of less than $50,000 can file the form 990-N postcard filing, which doesn’t include financial details. All Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending May
2026

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$11,804
Expenses
$16,833
Net Income
-$5,029
Net Assets
$898,851
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $14,340
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $160
1.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$2,696
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $898,851
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $898,851
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Laura Dufford (President) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Shriver (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Tim Smith (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Carol Beatty (Program Chair) $0 $0 $0
Juliet Moderow (Conservation Com Chair) $0 $0 $0
Sarah Barron (Publicity Chair) $0 $0 $0
Mary Blackmore (Field Trip Chair) $0 $0 $0
Gay Broocks (Membership Chair) $0 $0 $0
Bernard Lischwe (At-large) $0 $0 $0
Kee Henze (At-large) $0 $0 $0
Esther Schippers (At-large) $0 $0 $0
Jeremy Dixon (At Large) $0 $0 $0
Kara Gallup (At-large) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Boettner (At- Large) $0 $0 $0
Teresa Smith (President Emeritus) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 14, 2026

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2025

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$11,841
Expenses
$18,412
Net Income
-$6,571
Net Assets
$806,219
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $14,435
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $150
1.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$2,830
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $86
0.7%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $806,219
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $806,219
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Teresa Smith (President) $0 $0 $0
Carol Beatty (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Chris Kruger (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Tim Smith (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Don Miller (Program Chair) $0 $0 $0
Juliet Moderow (Education Chair) $0 $0 $0
Laura Dufford (Conservation Com Chair) $0 $0 $0
Sarah Barron (Publicity Chair) $0 $0 $0
Richard Benning (Field Trip Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kee Henze (At-large) $0 $0 $0
Bernard Lischwe (At-large) $0 $0 $0
Gay Broocks (At-large) $0 $0 $0
Anita Nienhuuis (At-large) $0 $0 $0
Jeremy Dixon (At Large) $0 $0 $0
Kara Gallup (At-large) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 7, 2025

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$15,884
Expenses
$15,216
Net Income
$668
Net Assets
$796,289
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $15,389
96.9%
Program Services $3,080
19.4%
Investment Income $258
1.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$2,934
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $91
0.6%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $796,289
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $796,289
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Teresa Smith (President) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Boettner (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Steve Simpson (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Mary Blackmore (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Don Miller (Program Chair) $0 $0 $0
Juliet Moderow (Education Chair) $0 $0 $0
Laura Dufford (Conservation Com Chair) $0 $0 $0
Sarah Barron (Publicity Chair) $0 $0 $0
Chris Kruger (Field Trip Chair) $0 $0 $0
Terri Clark (At-large) $0 $0 $0
Leah Dixon (At-large) $0 $0 $0
Gay Broocks (At-large) $0 $0 $0
Carol Beatty (At-large) $0 $0 $0
Pam Richards (At Large) $0 $0 $0
Fran Shriver (At-large) $0 $0 $0
Richard Benning (President Emeritus) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 10, 2024

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$22,200
Expenses
$25,293
Net Income
-$3,093
Net Assets
$727,030
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $13,064
58.8%
Program Services $10,486
47.2%
Investment Income $319
1.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$1,756
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $87
0.4%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $727,030
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $727,030
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Richard Benning (President) $0 $0 $0
Tim Smith (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Steve Simpson (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Mary Blackmore (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Teresa Smith (Program Chair) $0 $0 $0
Juliet Moderow (Education Chair) $0 $0 $0
Laura Dufford (Conservation Com Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Shriver (Membership Chair) $0 $0 $0
Leah Dixon (Publicity Chair) $0 $0 $0
Chris Kruger (Field Trip Chair) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Boettner (At-large) $0 $0 $0
Jeremy Dixon (At-large) $0 $0 $0
Gay Broocks (At-large) $0 $0 $0
Carol Beatty (At-large) $0 $0 $0
Pam Richards (At Large) $0 $0 $0
Kathy Weber (At-large) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 19, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$20,752
Expenses
$25,663
Net Income
-$4,911
Net Assets
$760,851
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $18,779
90.5%
Program Services $4,225
20.4%
Investment Income $263
1.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$2,396
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales -$119
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $760,851
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $760,851
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Richard Benning (President) $0 $0 $0
Tim Smith (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Laura Dufford (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Mary Blackmore (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Don Miller (Program Chair) $0 $0 $0
Adam Moderow (Education Chair) $0 $0 $0
Teresa Smith (Conservation Com Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Shriver (Membership Chair) $0 $0 $0
Leah Dixon (Publicity Chair) $0 $0 $0
Chris Kruger (Field Trip Chair) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Boettner (At-large) $0 $0 $0
Jeremy Dixon (At-large) $0 $0 $0
Carol Redmore (At-large) $0 $0 $0
Fred Redmore (At-large) $0 $0 $0
Fran Shriver (At Large) $0 $0 $0
Steve Simpson (At-large) $0 $0 $0
Gary Gordon (President Emeritus) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 12, 2022

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$13,544
Expenses
$10,229
Net Income
$3,315
Net Assets
$836,729
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $11,188
82.6%
Program Services $3,905
28.8%
Investment Income $264
1.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$1,871
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $58
0.4%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $836,729
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $836,729
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Gary Gordon (President) $0 $0 $0
Tim Smith (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Pam Richards (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Fran Shriver (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Don Miller (Program Chair) $0 $0 $0
Adam Moderow (Education Chair) $0 $0 $0
Mary Blackmore (Fieldtrip Chair) $0 $0 $0
Teresa Smith (Conservation Com Chair) $0 $0 $0
Molly Doolittle (Membership Chair) $0 $0 $0
Leah Dixon (Publicity Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jeremy Dixon (At-large) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Boettner (At-large) $0 $0 $0
Carol Redmore (At-large) $0 $0 $0
Fred Redmore (At-large) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Shriver (At-large) $0 $0 $0
Steve Simpson (At-large) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 13, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$12,899
Expenses
$10,524
Net Income
$2,375
Net Assets
$699,375
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $14,840
> 100%
Program Services $3,080
23.9%
Investment Income $297
2.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$5,451
Sales of Assets $133
1.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $699,375
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $699,375

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF
PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending May
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$22,541
Expenses
$13,039
Net Income
$9,502
Net Assets
$674,284
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $13,803
61.2%
Program Services $13,111
58.2%
Investment Income $288
1.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$4,760
Sales of Assets $99
0.4%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $674,284
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $674,284

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending May
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$17,806
Expenses
$13,583
Net Income
$4,223
Net Assets
$680,220
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $19,553
> 100%
Program Services $6,395
35.9%
Investment Income $268
1.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$8,330
Sales of Assets -$80
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $680,220
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $680,220

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending May
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$15,900
Expenses
$16,830
Net Income
-$930
Net Assets
$647,593
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,803
61.7%
Program Services $7,538
47.4%
Investment Income $273
1.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$1,568
Sales of Assets -$146
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $647,593
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $647,593

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending May
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$15,089
Expenses
$12,870
Net Income
$2,219
Net Assets
$617,854
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $13,310
88.2%
Program Services $3,621
24.0%
Investment Income $264
1.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$2,121
Sales of Assets $15
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $617,854
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $617,854

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending May
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$11,181
Expenses
$12,169
Net Income
-$988
Net Assets
$643,325
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,834
88.0%
Program Services $3,621
32.4%
Investment Income $273
2.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$2,567
Sales of Assets $20
0.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $643,325
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $643,325

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$514,349
Expenses
$20,757
Net Income
$493,592
Net Assets
$617,639
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $518,683
> 100%
Program Services $2,194
0.4%
Investment Income $979
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $745
0.1%
Net Fundraising -$1,780
Sales of Assets -$6,472
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $617,639
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $617,639
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lynn Feaver (President) $0 $0 $0
Tim Smith (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Teresa Smith (Past Preside) $0 $0 $0
Mary Blackmore (Membership) $0 $0 $0
Laura Dufford (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Rex Sides (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Richard Benning (Education) $0 $0 $0
Keith Blackmore (Programs) $0 $0 $0
Chris Kruger (Field Trips) $0 $0 $0
Anita Nienhuis (Member At-la) $0 $0 $0
John Nienhuis (Conservation) $0 $0 $0
Carol Redmore (Publicity) $0 $0 $0
Fred Redmore (Member At-la) $0 $0 $0
Larry Seffrood (Member At-la) $0 $0 $0
Juliet D'souza (Member At-la) $0 $0 $0
Bernard Lischwe (Member At-la) $0 $0 $0
Kayse Rushford (Member At-la) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 7, 2014

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2013

Gross receipts
Less than $50,000

Postcard filings do not ask for a specific revenue amount and provide no additional financial details.

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990-N

Postcard filing for an organization with gross receipts less than $50,000. These filings do not generate a downloadable form.

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