New Jersey Audubon Society

Analysis

New Jersey Audubon Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Bernardsville, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1937, 89 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, New Jersey Audubon Society reported income of $6.3m and spending of $7.1m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $7.7m to $6.3m (-18%), an average of -4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, New Jersey Audubon Society sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance ($6.2m), Central Indiana Land Trust Incorporated ($6.3m) and Honor the Earth ($6.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $344k (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.2m. It paid $30k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $37.6m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $36.2m. It reported 98 employees.