Illinois Audubon Society

Analysis

Illinois Audubon Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Springfield, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1942, 84 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 March 2024, Illinois Audubon Society reported income of $3.5m and spending of $2.5m, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2024, income grew from $2.4m to $3.5m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 2274%. Over the whole period it spent 14% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Illinois Audubon Society sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Holden Arboretum Trust ($3.5m), Chelan-Douglas Land Trust ($3.5m) and Sound Waters Inc ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 2.9% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $305k. At year end it held assets of $53.8m against liabilities of $9,670, net assets of $53.8m. It reported 5 employees.