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GREATER CHICAGO CAGE BIRD SOCIETY

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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

GREATER CHICAGO CAGE BIRD SOCIETY

EIN 36-3688706 · Education N.E.C. (B99)

What they do

GCCBS Provides Care and Shelter for 150 Non Native Exotic Birds. This Includes Parakeets Finches Lovebirds Concures Cockatiels Parrots Macaws Cockatoos. The Birds Are Surrendered to Us By Families Animal Control Police and Fire Departments or Found Outside. Each Bird Receives Infectious Disease Testing Vet Visit Including Blood Testing A Clean Cage With Toys and A Diet Including Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Highg Quality Seed and Pellets. We Also Provide Social Interaction to Meet Their Needs. The Shelter Currently Has 150 Birds. We Are At Capacity. We Adopt Around 85 Birds This Year and Received 95 Surrenders. for Every Surrender 6 Are Turned Away. We Follow The Avian Weelfare Coalitin Adoption Guidelines.

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Of every $100 spent, about $56.50 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders8 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

64.73%of revenue went to mission work56.5% of expenses · Program services
$114.54spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.
$1.15in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
94.9%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$137,680
Mission workProgram services$89,11464.73% of revenue56.5% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses
Total expenses$157,696114.54% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails
2025CurrentExpense mix: 56.5% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 114.54% of revenue
2024Expense mix: 51.1% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 131.89% of revenue
2023Expense mix: 54.5% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.69% of revenue
2022Expense mix: 99.8% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 116.43% of revenue
2021Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.84% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$137,680
Expenses$157,696
Annual shortfall $20,016 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$89,114 · 56.5% of expenses
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Revenue$137,680
Expenses$157,696
Assets$180,770
Income$137,680
Contributions$130,619
Mission work (program services)$89,114
People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (8)

CYNTHIA STEMMERMANAGER

JIM JENSENMANAGER

JOANNE MARCICHOW-DULSKITREASURER

KATHLEEN FITZGERALDMANAGER

LAURA LINZEMANNVICE PRESIDENY

LESLIE MORRISONMANAGER

ROBERT DULSKIPRESIDENT

SANDRA HENRICKSONSECRETARY

About this charity

Recognized since
January 2006
Location
317 S ARDMORE AVE, VILLA PARK, IL 60181-2663
County
DuPage
In care of
% TREASURER
Primary officer
Joanne Marcichow-Dulski, Treasurer GCCBS

How to reach them

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2025
Tax period began
January 1, 2025
Return type
990EZ
NTEE classification
Education N.E.C. (B99)
IRS tax category
Education N.E.C.

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