Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 117,215,605 | 118,008,171 | 123,730,301 | 142,833,540 | 131,745,204 | 633,532,821 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 117,215,605 | 118,008,171 | 123,730,301 | 142,833,540 | 131,745,204 | 633,532,821 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 41,077,237 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 592,455,584 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 117,215,605 | 118,008,171 | 123,730,301 | 142,833,540 | 131,745,204 | 633,532,821 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 9,140,050 | 7,038,271 | 6,892,651 | 7,027,366 | 6,987,736 | 37,086,074 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 24,060,647 | 5,397,453 | 517,873 | 423,009 | 905,277 | 31,304,259 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 701,976,945 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
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Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2023. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | LITIGATION RECOVERIES - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 23,080,728. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 4,740,405. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 3,586. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 0. SPECIAL EVENTS - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 70,350. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 65,245. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 149,918. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 176,092. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 119,763. LIST RENTAL - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 166,240. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 144,298. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 157,837. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 105,170. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 257,125. INSURANCE RECOVERIES - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 118,396. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 106,811. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 85,412. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 689. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 237,432. MISCELLANEOUS - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 624,933. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 340,694. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 121,120. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 82,195. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 126,820. ADMIN SERVICES TO AF - 2022 AMOUNT: $ 27,694. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 30,663. AUCTION INCOME - 2022 AMOUNT: $ 31,169. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 8,875. MANAGEMENT FEE - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 124,599. |
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION: | AUDUBON'S NEW STRATEGIC PLAN FOR FISCAL YEARS 2023-2028, CALLED FLIGHT PLAN, ORIENTS AUDUBON TOWARD ACHIEVING A SINGULAR GUIDING STAR: HALTING, AND ULTIMATELY REVERSING, THE PRECIPITOUS DECLINE OF BIRDS ACROSS THE AMERICAS. AUDUBON WORKS ACROSS 11 COUNTRIES IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE, WITH 15 STATE AND REGIONAL U.S. OFFICES, 31 CONSERVATION ACTION CENTERS, AND 29 SANCTUARIES. THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS 415 INDEPENDENT ACTIVE COMMUNITY CHAPTERS AND 92 CAMPUS CHAPTERS AND COLLABORATES WITH HUNDREDS OF PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAS. AUDUBON WORKS THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAS USING SCIENCE, ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND ON-THE-GROUND CONSERVATION. STATE, REGIONAL, AND COUNTRY PROGRAMS, CONSERVATION ACTION CENTERS, CHAPTERS, AND PARTNERS GIVE AUDUBON AN UNPARALLELED WINGSPAN THAT REACHES MILLIONS OF PEOPLE EACH YEAR TO INFORM, INSPIRE, AND UNITE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN CONSERVATION ACTION. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE: | AUDUBON COMPLETED THE FIRST YEAR OF FLIGHT PLAN - A BOLD AND TRANSFORMATIVE STRATEGIC VISION FOR 2023-2028 DESIGNED TO FORGE A FUTURE WHERE BIRDS THRIVE ACROSS THE AMERICAS WHILE MAXIMIZING BENEFITS FOR PEOPLE AND THE PLANET. AUDUBON'S CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ADDRESS THE DUAL CRISES OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND BIODIVERSITY LOSS BY DRIVING ACTION IN FOUR KEY AREAS: CONSERVING PRIORITY HABITATS, ADVANCING CLIMATE SOLUTIONS, CHAMPIONING TRANSFORMATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY, AND GROWING AND DIVERSIFYING THE COMMUNITY OF BIRD ENTHUSIASTS ACROSS THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE WHO TAKE CONSERVATION ACTION. GUIDED BY SCIENCE AND STRENGTHENED BY PARTNERSHIPS, AUDUBON'S CONSERVATION EFFORTS ARE DEDICATED TO PROTECTING BIRDS AND THE PLACES THEY NEED, TODAY AND TOMORROW. AS A HEMISPHERIC ORGANIZATION, WE BRING OUR COLLECTIVE POWER TO "BEND THE BIRD CURVE" - HALTING AND ULTIMATELY REVERSING THE SHARP DECLINE OF BIRD POPULATIONS ACROSS THE AMERICAS. AUDUBON'S CONSERVATION EFFORTS ARE CARRIED OUT THROUGH ITS NORTH AMERICAN AND LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN TEAMS, EACH LED BY MANAGING DIRECTORS. NORTH AMERICA ENCOMPASSES 15 STATE AND REGIONAL OFFICES IN THE U.S., THE CANADA PROGRAM, AND TEAMS DEDICATED TO HABITAT AND CLIMATE STRATEGIES FOR THE REGION. ADDITIONALLY, THE TEAM INCLUDES 31 CONSERVATION ACTION CENTERS AND 29 SANCTUARIES ACROSS THE U.S. AUDUBON'S LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN PROGRAM OVERSEES THE ORGANIZATION'S HABITAT AND CLIMATE INITIATIVES ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. TEAMS FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY BUILDING AND POLICY, UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF MANAGING DIRECTORS, ARE DEVELOPING UNIFIED ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIES FOR OUR GOALS ACROSS THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. THEY PARTNER CLOSELY WITH TEAMS IN NORTH AMERICA, LATIN AMERICA, AND THE CARIBBEAN. COMMUNITY BUILDING GUIDES THE ORGANIZATION'S APPROACH TO CONSERVATION ACTION CENTERS AND SANCTUARIES, OVERSEES OUR COLLABORATION WITH 415 COMMUNITY CHAPTERS AND 92 CAMPUS CHAPTERS, AND DRIVES PROGRAMMATIC OPPORTUNITIES AND COMMUNITY SCIENCE INITIATIVES IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE AMERICAS. POLICY DEVELOPS STRATEGIES FOR POLICY PRIORITIES AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, LEVERAGING OUR SCIENCE AND POLICY EXPERTISE TO ADVANCE OUR OBJECTIVES. THE TEAM ALSO BUILDS AND ACTIVATES ADVOCATES TO DEMONSTRATE PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THESE PRIORITIES. CONSERVATION FUNDING, EQUITABLE CONSERVATION, PARTNERSHIPS, AND SCIENCE ARE PROGRAMS THAT SPAN THE CONSERVATION TEAM, DRIVING IMPACT TOWARD THE CONSERVATION MILESTONES AND SUPPORTING THE NORTH AMERICAN AND LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN TEAMS AND OUR COMMUNITY BUILDING AND POLICY PRIORITIES. AUDUBON IS ACHIEVING MEASURABLE PROGRESS TOWARD ITS CONSERVATION MILESTONES: HABITAT CONSERVATION: IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND PARTNERS, AUDUBON IS CREATING A NETWORK OF CONSERVED AREAS STRETCHING FROM NORTH AMERICA'S BOREAL FOREST TO SOUTH AMERICA'S RAINFORESTS. THROUGH CONSERVATION, RESTORATION, AND MANAGEMENT EFFORTS, AUDUBON IS ALREADY IMPROVING MORE THAN 116 MILLION ACRES ACROSS THE AMERICAS, MAKING SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS TOWARD ITS AMBITIOUS GOAL OF CONSERVING 300 MILLION ACRES OF BIRD HABITAT BY 2028. KEY HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: THE GREAT SALT LAKE WATERSHED ENHANCEMENT TRUST-CO-MANAGED BY AUDUBON AND THE NATURE CONSERVANCY-BROUGHT TOGETHER A COALITION TO DELIVER 10,000 ACRE-FEET OF WATER TO GREAT SALT LAKE, A VITAL ECOSYSTEM FOR MILLIONS OF MIGRATORY BIRDS. WATER DONATED BY THE JORDAN VALLEY WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT AND THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, AND MANAGED BY THE UTAH DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND THE UTAH DIVISION OF FORESTRY, FIRE, AND STATE LANDS, WILL FLOW FROM UTAH LAKE ALONG THE JORDAN RIVER FOR 51 RIVER MILES. ALONG THE WAY IT WILL ENRICH HABITAT ESSENTIAL TO SPECIES LIKE THE OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER ON ITS JOURNEY FROM COLOMBIA TO ALASKA, ULTIMATELY LOWERING SALINITY LEVELS AND HELPING TO CONTROL THE SPREAD OF AVIAN DISEASE IN GREAT SALT LAKE. WORKING FOR NEARLY A YEAR AND A HALF, RURAL COMMUNITIES IN CALIMA EL DARIN, COLOMBIA, SUCCEEDED IN ESTABLISHING ALTO CALIMA AS A REGIONAL PUBLIC PROTECTED AREA. THIS WILL EMPOWER COMMUNITIES TO SAFEGUARD THE REMARKABLE BIODIVERSITY OF THE REGION, WHICH SUPPORTS MORE THAN 500 BIRD SPECIES; IT WILL ALSO ADVANCE LOCAL ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, SUCH AS ECOTOURISM. THE PROJECT IS A VICTORY FOR CONSERVA AVES, A PARTNERSHIP AMONG AUDUBON, BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL, AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY, BIRDS CANADA, AND THE NETWORK OF LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN ENVIRONMENTAL FUNDS (REDLAC), WHICH WORKS TO FILL CONSERVATION GAPS FOR MIGRATORY BIRDS ACROSS LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. THE MUSHKEGOWUK COUNCIL, REPRESENTING SEVEN FIRST NATIONS, MADE STRIDES WITH THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT TOWARD ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL MARINE PROTECTED AREA ALONG THE SHORES OF THE JAMES AND HUDSON BAYSAN - AN EFFORT AUDUBON HAS BEEN SUPPORTING THROUGH COMMUNITY EVENTS AND OUTREACH. THIS REGION'S IMPORTANCE HAS BEEN WELL KNOWN TO THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE LIVED ON THESE LANDS FOR MILLENNIA: MORE THAN 170 MIGRATORY BIRD SPECIES RELY ON THIS ECOSYSTEM AS A STOPOVER ON THEIR ANNUAL JOURNEYS. TO TRACK THEM, AUDUBON AND THE WILDLANDS LEAGUE SET UP A RADIO RECEIVER TOWER AS PART OF THE GLOBAL MOTUS WILDLIFE TRACKING SYSTEM. THE DATA GATHERED WILL OFFER CRITICAL INSIGHTS INTO THE MIGRATION PATHS OF SPECIES LIKE THE LESSER YELLOWLEGS, INFORMING CONSERVATION EFFORTS. AUDUBON'S EFFORTS TO ADVANCE GRASSLAND BIRD CONSERVATION RECEIVED A BIG BOOST: A $2.5 MILLION CONSERVATION INNOVATION GRANT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR A PILOT PROJECT THAT INCENTIVIZES HABITAT REVITALIZATION. THROUGH THE GRAZING THE BAR PROGRAM, AUDUBON WILL PAY MIDWEST FARMERS FOR LAND MANAGEMENT THAT SUPPORTS HIGH-PRIORITY SPECIES SUCH AS THE UPLAND SANDPIPER AFTER ARRIVING FROM GRASSLANDS IN SOUTH AMERICA. THE GRANT WILL ALSO ENABLE AUDUBON TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND EXPAND BEST PRACTICES LIKE NATIVE PLANTINGS, PRESCRIBED BURNING, AND BRUSH MANAGEMENT. THE PROJECT CONNECTS WITH THE RECENT EXPANSION OF AUDUBON CONSERVATION RANCHING PROGRAM INTO WISCONSIN, BUILDING ON THE PROGRAM'S SUCCESS IN 14 OTHER STATES. SO FAR MORE THAN 100 RANCHES COVERING NEARLY 3 MILLION ACRES HAVE EARNED STATUS AS AUDUBON CERTIFIED BIRD-FRIENDLY LAND. CLIMATE ACTION: CLIMATE CHANGE IS THE GREATEST THREAT TO BIRDS AND PEOPLE. AUDUBON IS TACKLING THIS CHALLENGE BY ADVANCING NATURAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS AND DRIVING A SWIFT TRANSITION TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. CURRENTLY, AUDUBON'S EFFORTS ARE INFLUENCING 50 RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION PROJECTS, TOTALING 34 GIGAWATTS - ENOUGH TO POWER APPROXIMATELY 25 MILLION HOMES. THIS POSITIONS US TO HELP DEPLOY 100 GIGAWATTS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY BY 2028. ADDITIONALLY, OUR HABITAT CONSERVATION INITIATIVES ARE ADVANCING OUR GOAL OF STORING 30 BILLION TONS OF CARBON THROUGH NATURAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS BY 2028. KEY HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: AUDUBON IS LEADING EFFORTS TO RAPIDLY INCREASE THE PRODUCTION AND DELIVERY OF RENEWABLE ENERGY ACROSS THE COUNTRY - A CRUCIAL PRIORITY FOR THE HUNDREDS OF BIRD SPECIES FACING EXTINCTION DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE. THIS YEAR, AUDUBON HELPED ADVANCE MORE THAN 50 RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS. THE LARGEST OF THESE EFFORTS BROUGHT TOGETHER 12 AUDUBON CHAPTERS TO INFLUENCE THE SITING OF TRANSMISSION LINES THAT SPAN SEVEN MIDWESTERN STATES, AN INVESTMENT REPRESENTING $10 BILLION. AUDUBON'S SUCCESS HAS BECOME THE GOLD STANDARD FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF CLEAN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE WHILE MINIMIZING IMPACTS ON BIRDS AND PEOPLE. THANKS TO ADVOCACY EFFORTS BY LOCAL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, PARTNERS, AND AUDUBON, SIGNIFICANT TRACTS OF PUBLIC LAND IN ALASKA WERE PRESERVED THIS PAST YEAR. THE PEAT BOGS, ESTUARIES, AND MUSKEG THAT FORM THESE LANDSCAPES PROVIDE VITAL HABITAT AND STORE VAST AMOUNTS OF CARBON. THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT MAINTAINED PROTECTIONS FOR 28 MILLION ACRES THAT ARE HOME TO A RICH VARIETY OF WILDLIFE, INCLUDING MANY MIGRATORY BIRDS AND ICONIC ALASKAN SPECIES LIKE THE BALD EAGLE AND SPECTACLED EIDER. ADDITIONALLY, AUDUBON ACTION ALERTS MOBILIZED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO URGE THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO ADVANCE PROTECTIONS FOR 13 MILLION ACRES OF THE WESTERN ARCTIC-INCLUDING THE GLOBALLY SIGNIFICANT TESHEKPUK LAKE WETLANDS COMPLEX-AND DENY THE PROPOSED AMBLER MINING ROAD THAT WOULD HAVE CUT ACROSS TRIBAL AND NATIONAL PARK LANDS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PEER ORGANIZATIONS, AUDUBON SUCCESSFULLY RECOMMENDED THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DESIGNATE A 12-MILE-LONG AREA OFF THE COASTS OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY AS A PRIORITY TRANSMISSION CORRIDOR. THIS INFRASTRUCTURE WILL MORE EFFICIENTLY CONNECT WIND ENERGY PRODUCED IN THE MID-ATLANTIC TO THE POWER GRID, SIGNIFICANTLY GROWING ENERGY CAPACITY WHILE MOVING TOWARD THE ELIMINATION OF POLLUTING FOSSIL FUELS. AS OF SEPTEMBER, THE U.S. HAS APPROVED 10 LEASE AREAS FOR OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS, REPRESENTING MORE THAN 15 GIGAWATTS OF ENERGY-ENOUGH TO POWER MORE THAN 11 MILLION HOMES FOR A YEAR. AS A MEMBER OF THE REGIONAL WILDLIFE SCIENCE COLLABORATIVE FOR OFFSHORE WIND, AUDUBON HAS PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN IDENTIFYING AND RESPONSIBLY SITING THESE PROJECTS. POLICY LEADERSHIP: AUDUBON COMBINES ADVOCACY WITH DIPLOMACY TO ADVANCE OUR HEALTHY BIRDS, HEALTHY PLANET POLICY AGENDA. THIS YEAR, WE SUCCESSFULLY ENACTED NINE FEDERAL POLICIES AND 38 STATE POLICIES AIMED AT PROTECTING BIRDS, PEOPLE, AND THE PLANET. ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE MOBILIZING THOUSANDS OF BIRD ENTHUSIASTS TO ADVOCATE FOR CONSERVATION POLICIES AT STATE, LOCAL, AND NATIONAL LEVELS. KEY HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: BUILDING ON OUR LONG HISTORY OF PROTECTING MIGRATORY SPECIES, AUDUBON ADVOCATED FOR AND SECURED THE REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION ACT. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES AN INNOVATIVE, COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO PROMOTING AND INVESTING IN HEMISPHERIC BIRD CONSERVATION, PROVIDING CRITICAL FUNDING FOR HABITAT PROTECTION, RESEARCH, AND EDUCATION ACROSS THE AMERICAS. SINCE 2002, NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION ACT GRANTS HAVE FUNDED MORE THAN 700 PROJECTS ACROSS 35 COUNTRIES, CONSERVING HABITAT FOR BIRDS THAT INCLUDE CERULEAN WARBLERS, BOBOLINKS, AND HUDSONIAN GODWITS. THE NEW LEGISLATION TAKES AN IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD: IT LOWERS THE BARRIER TO ENTRY TO RECEIVE GRANTS, OPENING THE DOOR FOR NEW PARTNERS TO PARTICIPATE AND BENEFIT. AUDUBON PLAYED AN INFLUENTIAL ROLE IN BUILDING SUPPORT FOR THE BOLSTERING ECOSYSTEMS AGAINST COASTAL HARM (BEACH) ACT, BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION THAT SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCES THE COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES ACT (CBRA). BOTH THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE PASSED THE BILL WITH OVERWHELMING SUPPORT, AND IT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE PRESIDENT THIS NOVEMBER. THE BEACH ACT ADDS MORE THAN 290,000 ACRES THAT ARE VULNERABLE TO STORMS AND SEA-LEVEL RISE TO THE CBRA, CONSTITUTING THE LARGEST EXPANSION THE SYSTEM IN MORE THAN THREE DECADES AND PROTECTING HABITAT THAT BIRDS LIKE RED KNOTS, AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS, AND PIPING PLOVERS RELY UPON. TOGETHER WITH A COALITION OF MORE THAN A DOZEN TRIBES, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL BUSINESSES, AUDUBON HAS CHAMPIONED THE CREATION OF A NEW CHUCKWALLA NATIONAL MONUMENT AND THE EXPANSION OF JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. THIS UNIQUE REGION OF PALM OASES AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN RANGES COMPRISES 620,000 ACRES OF WILDLIFE HABITAT, SITES OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, AND LANDSCAPES SACRED TO LOCAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. AUDUBON AND OUR PARTNERS PRESENTED 840,000 SIGNATURES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY CALLING ON THE ADMINISTRATION TO EXPAND, DESIGNATE, AND PROTECT NATIONAL MONUMENTS AND SACRED LANDS. COMMUNITY BUILDING: ACROSS THE HEMISPHERE, AUDUBON IS CULTIVATING A PASSIONATE CONSTITUENCY DEDICATED TO PROTECTING BIRDS AND THE PLACES THEY NEED. THROUGH OUR EFFORTS, WE HAVE ENGAGED THOUSANDS OF BIRD ENTHUSIASTS WHO ARE TAKING MEANINGFUL CONSERVATION AND POLICY ACTIONS TO HELP ADVANCE THE GOALS OF THE FLIGHT PLAN. KEY HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: EVERY YEAR, THE IAIN NICOLSON AUDUBON CENTER AT ROWE SANCTUARY HOSTS 35,000 PEOPLE FROM ALL 50 STATES AND 60 COUNTRIES WHO COME TO WITNESS ONE OF BIRDING'S MOST ICONIC SPECTACLES: THE ANNUAL SANDHILL CRANE MIGRATION. THIS FALL, WE CELEBRATED THE COMPLETION OF A $12.5 MILLION EXPANSION TO ROWE SANCTUARY TO SUPPORT OUR VISITORS, INCLUDING THE LAURITZEN GREAT HALL AND THE ANNE M. HUBBARD EDUCATION CENTER. THIS FALL, THE CONSERVATION COMMUNITY GATHERED IN CALI, COLOMBIA, FOR COP16, THE UNITED NATION'S BIODIVERSITY CONFERENCE. DR. ELIZABETH GRAY JOINED AUDUBON'S MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR LATIN AMERICA, CARIBBEAN, AND CANADA; LOCAL AUDUBON STAFF; AND MEMBERS OF THE DEVELOPMENT BANK OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN (CAF) AND BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL FOR A CONSEQUENTIAL MOMENT: THE SIGNING OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO INVEST $3 BILLION FOR BIRD-FRIENDLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS. AUDUBON CENTER & SANCTUARY AT FRANCIS BEIDLER FOREST HAS USED TRACKING TECHNOLOGY TO SHOW THE IMPORTANCE OF COLOMBIA AS A WINTERING GROUND FOR THE PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS THAT TRAVERSE THE ATLANTIC FLYWAY. TO MARK ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY, BEIDLER SIGNED A "SISTER CENTER" AGREEMENT WITH THE CIENAGA DE MALLORQUIN ECOPARQUE IN BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA, RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING THEIR SHARED RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT THE FLYWAY. IN JULY, HUNDREDS OF BIRDERS AND NATURE LOVERS CAME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE THE ASPEN SUMMER OF BIRDS. THE EVENT WAS JOINTLY PRESENTED BY AUDUBON AND THE BIRDSONG PROJECT IN COLLABORATION WITH A RANGE OF LOCAL ARTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. THE BIRDSONG PROJECT FUELED SEVERAL EVENTS LIKE THIS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, CELEBRATING THE POWER OF ART AND MUSIC TO DRIVE CONSERVATION ACTION FOR BIRDS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH BIRD WALKS, PERFORMANCES, EDUCATIONAL TALKS, AND MORE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 27, 2023, AUDUBON AMENDED ITS BYLAWS TO PROHIBIT ANY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE, OTHER THAN THE CEO, TO SERVE ON ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS CHANGE WAS MADE TO ENSURE THE INDEPENDENCE AND INTEGRITY OF AUDUBON'S GOVERNING BODY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | UNDER THE BYLAWS, ANY INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATION APPROVING THE PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES OF AUDUBON IS ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP. THE MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | AUDUBON'S BYLAWS AUTHORIZE ITS MEMBERS TO ELECT THE INDIVIDUALS THAT SHALL SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AUDUBON STAFF IN CONJUNCTION WITH A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE AUDUBON AUDIT, RISK AND ETHICS COMMITTEE BY ITS INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM AND REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT TO ENSURE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS. THE AUDIT, RISK AND ETHICS COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE 990 FOR SHARING WITH THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY TO THE BOARD AND THE DIRECTORS ARE GIVEN A WEEK TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK, AND ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ARE REVIEWED WITH THE AUDIT, RISK AND ETHICS COMMITTEE. COMMENTS ARE INCORPORATED, AND THE FORM 990 IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | AUDUBON'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS ALL EMPLOYEES, DIRECTORS, AND OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION. DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE WHICH ELICITS INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. THE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL REVIEWS ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS IDENTIFIED ON THE QUESTIONNAIRE. IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT THE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL WILL ASSURE THE CONFLICT IS EITHER PROPERLY MITIGATED, OR THE TRANSACTION WILL NOT GO FORWARD. THE AUDIT, RISK AND ETHICS COMMITTEE, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF AUDUBON'S GENERAL COUNSEL, MONITORS ADHERENCE TO AND COMPLIANCE WITH AUDUBON'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S ANNUAL COMPENSATION IS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT THAT DEFINES HER BASE COMPENSATION, AS WELL AS ANY INCENTIVE PAYMENTS SHE MAY BE ENTITLED TO BY VIRTUE OF MEETING CERTAIN OBJECTIVE PERFORMANCE METRICS. THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZES VARIOUS SOURCES OF INDUSTRY DATA TO ENSURE THAT HER COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE AND COMMENSURATE WITH THE SALARIES PAID TO EXECUTIVES AT SIMILARLY SIZED NOT-FOR-PROFITS WITHIN AUDUBON'S GEOGRAPHIC REGION. ANNUAL INCREASES TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S COMPENSATION ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE AUDUBON BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THOSE DECISIONS ARE MEMORIALIZED IN COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES. COMPENSATION, INCLUDING MERIT AND THE BONUS POOL, IS INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET, WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE AUDUBON BOARD OF DIRECTORS. BONUSES ARE AWARDED BASED ON MERIT AND AWARDED AT THE DISCRETION OF MANAGEMENT OR THE BOARD. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER HAS THE AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION FOR THOSE OFFICERS WHO DIRECTLY REPORT TO HER ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS. COMPENSATION TIERS ARE BUDGETED BY THE AUDUBON BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BUT ULTIMATELY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER HAS THE DISCRETION TO DETERMINE THE ANNUAL RAISES AND BONUSES (IF OFFERED) FOR HER DIRECT REPORTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | AUDUBON'S FORM 990, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ANNUAL REPORT ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON AUDUBON'S WEBSITE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AND AT MANAGEMENT'S DISCRETION. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | TECHNOLOGY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,820,847. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 65,334. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,886,181. RECRUITING AND EMPLOYMENT FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 640,929. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 295,267. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 144,957. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,081,153. EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 322,652. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 60,390. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 16,653. TOTAL EXPENSES 399,695. HONORARIUM: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 159,494. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 100. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,250. TOTAL EXPENSES 160,844. TELEMARKETING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 131,686. TOTAL EXPENSES 131,686. AUDIO VISUAL PRODUCTIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 25,532. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 8,603. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 20,993. TOTAL EXPENSES 55,128. PROGRAM RESTORATION WORK: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 520,598. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 520,598. ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 16,221,749. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,046,777. TOTAL EXPENSES 17,268,526. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | CHANGE IN VALUE OF CHARITABLE TRUSTS 4,726,822. CHARITABLE TRUST ADDITIONS 414,535. PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT RELATED CHANGES 219,882. INTERCOMPANY ELIMINATION -56,623. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | AUDUBON'S AUDIT, RISK AND ETHICS COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE AUDIT, RISK AND ETHICS COMMITTEE HAS A CHARTER THAT REQUIRES PERIODIC ROTATION OF ENGAGEMENT PARTNERS, AND REVIEW OF THE AUDITOR ENGAGEMENT. |
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