Houston Audubon Society

Analysis

Houston Audubon Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1970, 56 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, Houston Audubon Society reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.0m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.1m (+21%), an average of +5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Houston Audubon Society sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Columbiana County Agricultural Society ($2.1m), David Brower Center ($2.1m) and Turtle Island Restoration Network ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $142k (7.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $869k. At year end it held assets of $13.5m against liabilities of $123k, net assets of $13.4m. It reported 31 employees.