Bedford Audubon Society

Analysis

Bedford Audubon Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Katonah, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Bedford Audubon Society reported income of $305k and spending of $317k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $181k to $305k (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Bedford Audubon Society sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 59th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Land Use Resource Center ($305k), Friends of the Owyhee ($305k) and Reef Renewal Foundation International ($304k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 1.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $65k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $89k. At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $6,102, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 8 employees.