Bat Conservation International
“Conserve the world’s bats and their ecosystems.”
12 comments to the agencies, 88 cents of every dollar to the work.
The work
What they do
Bat conservation research, habitat protection, and education. Works with NPS, USFS, and BLM on bat habitat in caves and mines on federal lands.
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
Bat Conservation International programs are science-based and collaborative, working with conservation partners in the u.s.
Including $878,682 granted onward, the largest share ($70,800) to New Leaf Climate Partners LLC.
Read it as they filed it
BAT CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE SCIENCE-BASED AND COLLABORATIVE, WORKING WITH CONSERVATION PARTNERS IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD TO PROTECT BATS AND THEIR HABITATS BY IDENTIFYING, PROTECTING, AND MANAGING CRITICAL BAT HABITATS AND ADDRESSING BROAD THREATS, LIKE WHITE-NOSE SYNDROME, THAT THREATEN MULTIPLE SPECIES OF BATS. OUR WORK IS FOCUSED ON HIGHPRIORITY CONSERVATION TARGETS AND BASED ON RIGOROUS SCIENCE AND SHARED DATA. DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO PROTECT BATS REQUIRES BCI TO DESIGN INNOVATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMS WHILE MAINTAINING THE ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT SCIENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS ON THE GROUND. BCI ALSO SEEKS TO INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ESSENTIAL ROLE BATS PLAY IN THE HEALTH OF ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN WELL-BEING. BY PROMOTING RESEARCH-LED AND SCIENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS AROUND THE WORLD, BCI COLLABORATES WITH LEADING RESEARCHERS AND SCIENTISTS AROUND THE WORLD AND SUPPORTS GRADUATE STUDENTS THROUGH ITS GRANTING PROGRAMS.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Bat Conservation International’s public engagement programs are designed to inspire people to conserve bats through inperson nature experiences that promote connectedness to nature.
Read it as they filed it
BAT CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL'S PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO CONSERVE BATS THROUGH INPERSON NATURE EXPERIENCES THAT PROMOTE CONNECTEDNESS TO NATURE. STRATEGIES INCLUDE COMMUNITY EVENTS, RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS, TRAINING, AND SOCIAL MEDIA. BCI IS COMMITTED TO BUILDING GLOBAL CAPACITY BY INVESTING IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATION LEADERS.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
88 cents of every dollar goes to the work
A good sign, not a scorecard: what matters is the extremes, and this is nowhere near one.
$14,864,165 programs, $827,421 management, $1,198,450 fundraising. Form 990, FY2025.
The people
Who does the work
Honesty note: leadership comes from each year’s federal filing, so it can run a year behind. If it’s out of date, tell us. Work at BCI? Claim this page.
Those 267 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If BCI is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Find your way inThe filings
13 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at or tap the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2012 | $4,180,557 |
| 2013 | $4,763,995 |
| 2014 | $6,507,959 |
| 2015 | $7,799,245 |
| 2016 | $4,378,675 |
| 2017 | $4,726,101 |
| 2018 | $4,914,799 |
| 2019 | $6,449,284 |
| 2020 | $5,789,181 |
| 2021 | $8,913,532 |
| 2022 | $10,007,263 |
| 2023 | $31,927,543 |
| 2025 | $13,202,026 |
From $4.2M in 2012 to $13.2M in FY25, across 13 public filings (none on record for 2024). 2023, at $31.9M, stands well above the other years on file.
The record
On the record with the agencies
12 comments on federal decisions since 2023, each filed under the group’s own name on regulations.gov, none yet on a decision we track. Read them on regulations.gov.
Year by year
The record, in order
- 1982Bat Conservation International is formed.the return, formation year
- 20242 comments, both to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, under the group’s own name.regulations.gov
- 202510 comments, all to the Fish and Wildlife Service, under the group’s own name.regulations.gov
Hollow, a filing. Every row is a record we hold: 12 comments filed under its own name. Nothing here is written from memory.
Their ground
BCI is not on our editors’ record for a threatened place yet. See every threatened place on one map, and who stands for each.
Ways in
How to help
Straight to their own donation page. Your dollar never passes through us.
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The mission is theirs. The backing is yours.