Chicago Audubon Society

Analysis

Chicago Audubon Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1973, 53 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 December 2023, Chicago Audubon Society reported income of $122k and spending of $115k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $98k to $122k (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 208%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Chicago Audubon Society sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Waltham Land TR Inc ($122k), Sioux County Conservation Foundation ($122k) and Los Cerritos Wetlands Fund ($122k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $43k. At year end it held assets of $889k against liabilities of $4,069, net assets of $885k. It reported 2 employees.