Buena Vista Audubon Society

Analysis

Buena Vista Audubon Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Oceanside, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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 June 2024, Buena Vista Audubon Society reported income of $644k and spending of $977k, spending 152% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income fell from $4.8m to $644k (-87%), an average of -33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 119%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Buena Vista Audubon Society sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Municipal Wastehub ($644k), Friends of Sandoway House Nature Center Inc ($645k) and Geos Institute ($644k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $77k (7.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $34k. At year end it held assets of $8.2m against liabilities of $305, net assets of $8.2m. It reported 3 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.