The Downeast Chapter of Maine Audubon

Analysis

The Downeast Chapter of Maine Audubon is a registered charity in United States, based in Ellsworth, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1989, 37 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 December 2023, The Downeast Chapter of Maine Audubon reported income of $95k and spending of $76k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $69k to $95k (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Downeast Chapter of Maine Audubon sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile, and in the 29th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Conservation Congress ($95k), Winnisquam Watershed Network ($95k) and Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife Inc ($94k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. At year end it held assets of $577k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $577k.