2026-03-02T20:07:26-06:00 2025-08-31 WithumSmithBrown PC ONE TOWER CENTER BLVD 14TH FL EAST BRUNSWICK NJ 08816 990 2024-09-01 221539642 New Jersey Audubon Society % MARK CARMICHAEL NEWJ 9083967380 9 Hardscrabble Road Bernardsville NJ 07924 Alex Ireland PRESIDENT AND CEO 9082048998 2026-01-15 true true AMANDA ROMOND P01714091 7328281614 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Alex Ireland 9 Hardscrabble Road Bernardsville NJ 07924 10101808 false X WWW.NJAUDUBON.ORG X 1910 NJ TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER PEOPLE TO CARE FOR NATURE THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND. 16 16 104 1300 0 5068274 6020762 957374 1120208 694362 1028844 283497 299198 7003507 8469012 1576867 9300 0 0 4241644 3767725 0 0 1107924 2899117 3502720 8717628 7279745 -1714121 1189267 37214782 38137392 1440606 913885 35774176 37223507 X THE NEW JERSEY AUDUBON SOCIETY IS A PRIVATELY SUPPORTED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT, STATEWIDE MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. 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Conservation Easements are defined as a voluntary agreement between NJA and a landowner that limits the type or amount of development on their property while at the same time allowing the landowner to maintain private ownership of the land. NJA accepts the easement with understanding that it must enforce the terms of the easement in perpetuity. After the easement is signed, it is recorded with the County Register of Deeds and applies to all future owners of the land. Conservation Easement Monitoring Protocol involves a site visit (monitoring) and follow-up report. Site visits are performed annually by a NJA representative. The landowner is contacted prior to the site visit and is invited to participate (however participation is not mandatory). The date of easement monitoring may vary annually (i.e. seasonally) to maximize opportunity to observe a wider variety of plants and animals making use of the easement. The easement monitoring report is completed during the site visit and placed in the property file. Photos are taken at each site visit as part of the monitoring report. A follow-up letter is sent to the landowner highlighting the results of the site visit. Schedule D, Part II, Line 9 Expenses associated with acquiring and maintaining the easements are expensed as incurred. Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 New Jersey Audubon Society is exempt from Federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, the financial statements do not reflect a provision for Federal income taxes. There were no uncertain tax positions at August 31, 2025 and 2014. The Society did not have any income tax related penalties or interest for the years in question. Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2d Change in CRT value of $55,888 and change in cash surrender value of life insurance of $-11,296 for a total of $44,592. true South America 0 0 Program Services WARDEN TRAINING 44162 0 0 0 0 44162 44162 false false false false false false WSOB 235470 141659 93811 4882 2707 86222 CATCH CAPE MAY 38464 31094 7370 2649 4721 0 273934 172753 101181 4882 5356 90943 101181 Scholarships 4 9300 X X X false false false false false false false false false Alex W Ireland PhD President & CEO 147638 0 0 0 0 0 6379 0 25181 0 179198 0 0 0 Kimberly A Armenti Vice President Development 127358 0 0 0 0 0 5568 0 25181 0 158107 0 0 0 Mark Carmichael SVP & CFO 131044 0 0 0 0 0 5564 0 17328 0 153936 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 The Society has an estimated 16,000 members. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A The Society has members who may elect one or more members of the governing body. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B The decisions of the governing body are subject to approval by members of the organization by a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting at the Society's annual or business meeting. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B The Form 990 was prepared by the outside audit firm that has experience in the preparation of the form and was reviewed and approved by the executive and finance commmittees and then provided to the full board of directors. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C Each member of the board of directors is required to sign an annual disclosure report regarding any conflicts of interest and risks of fraud within the organization. FORM 990, LINE VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 The executive committee of the board of directors reviews and approves the compensation of the president & ceo of the Society annually. Key elements of the process include use of benchmarking to determine comparable compensation and to facilitate a process where persons with conflict of interest with respect to the compensation agreement are excluded from the process. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 the Society does not make public its by-laws which are its governing documents. the Society evaluates the by-laws on a regular basis and amends them as circumstances change. when an amendment is recommended by the board of directors, notice is given to the members that a proposed amendment will be considered at the annual or business meeting of the Society and the text of such proposed amendment will be made available in advance of the meeting upon request. The audited financial statements and the Form 990 are made available on the organization's website. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A NEW JERSEY AUDUBON ENVISIONS A FUTURE WHERE PEOPLE AND NATURE THRIVE TOGETHER AND SEEKS TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO CARE FOR NATURE THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND. TO REACH THIS VISION, THE ORGANIZATION ARTICULATED A SET OF GOALS FOCUSED ON AUTHENTICALLY ENGAGING PEOPLE; CONSERVING AND RESTORING HABITAT; AND SAVING SPECIES OF CONCERN. IN RECENT FISCAL YEARS, NEW JERSEY AUDUBON HAS GROUPED AND DESCRIBED PROGRAMMATIC DELIVERY BY LANDSCAPE TYPE: FORESTS, FARMS AND WATERSHEDS: COASTS AND TIDAL WETLANDS; AND CITIES AND TOWNS. FORM 990 PART III, Line 4B FORESTS, FARMS, AND WATERSHEDS NEW JERSEY AUDUBON PARTNERS WITH PEOPLE WHO WORK THE LAND IN SUSTAINABLE WAYS. THIS WORK SPANS MANY HABITATS INCLUDING ROW CROPS, NATIVE GRASSLANDS, UPLAND FORESTS, RIGHTS-OF-WAY, AND WETLANDS. STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS EDUCATE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS AND CONNECT THEM WITH INCENTIVE PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE FARM-LEVEL ECOSYSTEM SERVICES. THIS WORK WITH FARMERS DIRECTLY PROTECTS STATE-ENDANGERED BOG TURTLES. STAFF DEVELOP ECOLOGICALLY BASED FOREST STEWARDSHIP PLANS FOR PUBLIC LANDOWNERS, PRIVATE LANDOWNERS, AND THE NEW JERSEY AUDUBON PROPERTY PORTFOLIO. STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS CONDUCT CLEAN-UPS, INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL EVENTS, AND ACTIVELY RESTORE HABITAT FOR CRITICAL SPECIES, LIKE SWAMP PINK. STAFF MONITOR NESTING SUCCESS OF GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS, PRAIRIE WARBLERS, AND BLUE-WINGED WARBLER ALONG AND ADJACENT TO UTILITY RIGHTS-OF-WAY. WITHIN THESE AREAS, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS CONDUCT OUTREACH, EDUCATION, NATUREWALKS, AND PROGRAMS TO TEACH ABOUT THE BENEFIT OF ECOLOGICALLY RESPONSIBLE LAND MANAGEMENT. THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THIS WORK IS TO INCREASE THE AREA HIGH-FUNCTIONING MODEL HABITATS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. Form 990, Part III, Line 4C COASTS AND TIDAL WETLANDS NEW JERSEY AUDUBON HAS SPECIALIZED RESEARCH STAFF WITH DEEP EXPERTISE IN THE ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF SHOREBIRDS AND THE ECOSYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT THEM. THE RESEARCH PROGRAM SPANS NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA. STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS HAVE BUILT A COALITION TO PROTECT HORSESHOE CRABS THAT DEPOSIT PROTEIN-RICH EGGS IN THE SANDS OF DELAWARE BAY, SUPPORTING MIGRATION. THESE EFFORTS HAVE LIMITED HORSESHOE CRAB HARVEST IN SEVERAL JURISDICTIONS. STAFF HAVE WORKED WITH SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTERPARTS TO DEVELOP HUNTER TRAINING PROGRAMS TO PROTECT MIGRATORY BIRDS. APPLIED RESTORATION ACTIVITIES HAVE FOCUSED ON INCREASING MARSH HABITAT FOR EASTERN BLACK RAIL AND SALTMARSH SPARROW. FINALLY, THE NEW JERSEY AUDUBON CAPE MAY BIRD OBSERVATORY ENGAGES THOUSANDS OF VISITORS AT MIGRATION WATCHES AND BIRDING EVENTS THAT INSPIRE PEOPLE TO CARE FOR NATURE THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND. THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THIS WORK IS TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION FOR BIRDS AND MIGRATION, THEREBY EXPANDING SOCIETY-LEVEL CONSERVATION ETHIC. CITIES AND TOWNS TO TRULY BENEFIT HABITAT AND SPECIES THROUGH TIME AND AT SCALE, NEW JERSEY AUDUBON ENGAGES PEOPLE, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND INSPIRING THEM TO CARE FOR NATURE. STAFF WORK WITH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS TO ENHANCE NATURE-BASED EDUCATION. STAFF DELIVER A SET OF SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS THAT TEACH CHILDREN THE JOY OF THE OUTDOORS AND PREPARES THEM TO BE STEWARDS OF NATURE. THE ORGANIZATION IN ENGAGES IN WIDE-RANGING EFFORTS THAT PROMOTE THE USE OF NATIVE PLANTS AND GARDENING TO BENEFIT WILDLIFE, ESPECIALLY BIRDS AND NATIVE POLLINATORS. THIS WORK OCCURS IN AND AROUND THE NETWORK OF NEW JERSEY AUDUBON NATURE CENTERS, RANGING FROM FRANKLIN LAKES IN THE NORTH TO CAPE MAY IN THE SOUTH, AND THROUGHOUT THE STATE, INCLUDING URBAN CENTERS OF EAST NEWARK, LINDEN, AND WILDWOOD. THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE IS TO BUILD ENGAGED AND COMMITTED COMMUNITIES OF NATURE SUPPORTERS WHO CAN HELP THE ORGANIZATION CREATE A FUTURE WHERE PEOPLE AND NATURE THRIVE TOGETHER. Form 990, Part III, Line 1 THE NEW JERSEY AUDUBON SOCIETY IS A PRIVATELY SUPPORTED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT, STATEWIDE MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. FOUNDED IN 1897 AND ONE OF THE OLDEST INDEPENDENT AUDUBON SOCIETIES,NEW JERSEY AUDUBON HAS NO CONNECTION WITH THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY. NEW JERSEY AUDUBON FOSTERS ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND A CONSERVATION ETHIC AMOUNG NEW JERSEY'S CITIZENS; PROTECTS NEW JERSEY'S BIRDS, MAMMALS, OTHER ANIMALS AND PLANTS, ESPECIALLY ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES; AND PROMOTES PRESERVATION OF NEW JERSEY'S VALUABLE NATURAL HABITATS. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Change in CRT value of $55,888 and change in cash surrender value of life insurance of $-11,296 for a total of $44,592. FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:PROFESSIONAL FEES & CONTRACTS TOTAL FEES:1946318