Massachusetts Audubon Society
Massachusetts Audubon Society reported $56.2 million in revenue and $53.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $82.49 went to program services, $9.60 to management and general costs and $7.91 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 65.1% of the total. Government grants made up 10.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $534,766 (PREIDENT). 38 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 47% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $54MFor context, the median across 371 covered environment charities: $85.82 programs, $10.80 management, $3.38 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $56MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 82.5% | 83.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.6% | 10.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 7.9% | 3.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.12 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 65.1% | 87.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 10.8% | 4.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 19.3% | 3.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $534,766 | $293,532 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.99% | 1.74% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 38 | 7 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 86.5 | 18.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 26 of 26 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseMass audubon maintains 21 field offices and staffed wildlife sanctuaries (including 18 sanctuaries with nature centers, two of which are in urban areas) and an additional 50 unstaffed wildlife sanctuaries which are open for public visitation. Mass audubon sanctuaries serve as the base for nature and environmental education courses and programs, scientific research, ecological management, and other conservation-related activities. As of june 30, 2025, mass audubon protects 43,035 acres of open space in massachusetts, owning 34,130 and protecting the remaining 8,905 with conservation easements.…
In addition to the services provided by the network of sanctuaries and the education programming referred to above which are available to members and non-members alike, mass audubon members also enjoy a printed newsletter (explore) produced four times per year, a monthly e-newsletter (explorations), discounts on programs and at gift shops, and publications to increase public awareness of wildlife, nature, and environmental issues. In addition, the mass audubon website (www.massaudubon.org) offers a wide variety of information on mass audubon's sanctuaries, conservation efforts, land…
Mass audubon utilizes and develops scientific knowledge to support its longstanding tradition as an organization which uses science as the underpinning for its education, land protection, advocacy and habitat stewardship activities. Current research and/or ecological management work focuses on the protection, restoration, and stewardship of selected massachusetts habitats such as grasslands, coastal heathlands, retired cranberry bogs, and salt marshes. In addition, monitoring of key groups of organisms such as birds, amphibians, invertebrates and plants continues across the state in order to…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PREIDENT Officer, 39.50 hrs/week | $457,297 | $0 | $77,469 | $534,766 |
| CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $356,587 | $0 | $43,000 | $399,587 |
| CFO/ASST. TREASURER Officer, 39.50 hrs/week | $298,546 | $0 | $38,811 | $337,357 |
| CHIEF CONSERVATION OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $297,867 | $0 | $37,128 | $334,995 |
| DEPUTY DIR., CAMPAIGN & DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $230,604 | $0 | $23,060 | $253,664 |
| VP OF WILDLIFE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $211,585 | $0 | $26,559 | $238,144 |
| VP FOR POLICY & ADVOCACY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $204,767 | $0 | $29,866 | $234,633 |
| DIR. OF MEMBERSHIP/ASST. TREAS. Former, 40.00 hrs/week | $167,906 | $0 | $0 | $167,906 |
38 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Massachusetts Audubon Society (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.1M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b26 · 26 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 51,239
- Volunteers Part I, line 65,550
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| STAGECOACH DIGITAL Marketing consultant | $322,452 |
| AGENCY LANDSCAPE & PLANNING LLC Landscape architect | $250,625 |
| PRIME BUCHHOLZ LLC Investment consultants | $181,151 |
| CBIZ ADVISORS LLC Audit/tax services | $161,926 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 11 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
132 private foundations reported grants to Massachusetts Audubon Society totaling $13M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Massachusetts Audubon Society spent in FY2025, $82.49 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Massachusetts Audubon Society's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Massachusetts Audubon Society reported that 82.5% of its $53.9 million in expenses went to program services, 9.6% to management and general and 7.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Massachusetts Audubon Society pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Massachusetts Audubon Society reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $534,766, for the role of PREIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Massachusetts Audubon Society get its money?
Of $56.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 65.1% came from contributions and grants (including 10.8% from government grants) and 19.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Massachusetts Audubon Society a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 04-2104702 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202620569349300612 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202403559349300545 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202430169349301183 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202300279349300325 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202200109349300920 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202043499349301034 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 04-2104702: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.