Chattanooga Audubon Society

Analysis

Chattanooga Audubon Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Chattanooga, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1954, 72 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Chattanooga Audubon Society reported income of $260k and spending of $222k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $83k to $260k (+213%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Chattanooga Audubon Society sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Temple Special Services District ($260k), American Hemerocallis Society ($260k) and James M Cox Jr Arboretum Foundation ($260k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 48% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $55k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $49k. At year end it held assets of $893k against liabilities of $8,805, net assets of $884k. It reported 4 employees.