California Audubon Society

Analysis

California Audubon Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Van Nuys, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1951, 75 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 2023, California Audubon Society reported income of $233k and spending of $90k, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $49k to $233k (+379%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 478%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, California Audubon Society sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oregon Rangeland TR ($233k), Eastern Pennsylvania Water Pollution Control Operators Assoc ($233k) and Town Center Community Alliance Inc ($232k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% of the total. At year end it held assets of $968k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $968k.