Chesapeake Audubon Society

Analysis

Chesapeake Audubon Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Easton, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1975, 51 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, Chesapeake Audubon Society reported income of $3.7m and spending of $795k, leaving 78% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $108k to $3.7m (+3306%), an average of +224% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 1211%. Over the whole period it spent 30% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Chesapeake Audubon Society sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Trail Conservancy ($3.7m), Lake Superior Center ($3.7m) and Council of Great Lakes Governors Inc ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 4.6% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $410k. At year end it held assets of $8.1m against liabilities of $184k, net assets of $7.9m. It reported 13 employees.