Audubon Nature Institute Inc

Analysis

Audubon Nature Institute Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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 2022, Audubon Nature Institute Inc reported income of $42.1m and spending of $43.1m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $36.8m to $42.1m (+14%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Audubon Nature Institute Inc sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arizona Humane Society ($40.9m), Zoological Society of Philadelphia ($43.4m) and Florida Aquarium Inc ($40.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 46% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.4m (3.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $19.3m. It paid $101k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $13.2m against liabilities of $8.4m, net assets of $4.8m. It reported 793 employees.