Audubon Nature Institute Foundation

Analysis

Audubon Nature Institute Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1991, 35 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 2022, Audubon Nature Institute Foundation reported income of $1.8m and spending of $2.0m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $1.8m to $1.8m (-5.2%), an average of -1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 147%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Audubon Nature Institute Foundation sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ember Alliance ($1.8m), Beyond Benign Inc ($1.8m) and Westwind Stewardship Group ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.9% of the total. At year end it held assets of $30.9m against liabilities of $1,298, net assets of $30.9m.