2026-02-13T11:20:44-05:00 2025-09-30 270032278 Boehme & Running CPAs LLC PO Box 1009 Albany OR 97321 990 2024-10-01 237098433 SALEM AUDUBON SOCIETY % TIM JOHNSON SALE 5035887340 PO BOX 2084 SALEM OR 97308 TIM JOHNSON TREASURER 5035078552 2026-02-13 true true JENNIFER LOVE P01388808 5419268815 2026-02-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 153684 false X WWW.SALEMAUDUBON.ORG X 1970 OR TO PROMOTE THE APPRECIATION OF NATURE AND RESPECT FOR NATURAL PLACES, FOCUSING ON BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE, AND FOSTERING ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY WITH PROGRAMS CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH NATURE. 9 9 1 0 0 68000 97985 6033 7452 108433 48247 0 182466 153684 0 0 23421 23133 0 0 487369 156907 510790 180040 -328324 -26356 904027 877671 0 904027 877671 TO PROMOTE THE APPRECIATION OF NATURE AND RESPECT FOR NATURAL PLACES, FOCUSING ON BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE, AND FOSTERING ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY WITH PROGRAMS CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH NATURE. false false 101505 MEMBERSHIP: THE SALEM AUDUBON SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP CONTINUES TO GROW, UP TO 900. MEMBERSHIP IS COMPRISED OF A COMBINATION OF NATIONAL AUDUBON MEMBERS WHO LIVE IN OUR SERVICE AREA (MARION, POLK, AND YAMHILL COUNTIES) AND LOCAL CHAPTER MEMBERS. WE HAVE AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER WORKFORCE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 HARDWORKING SALEM AUDUBON MEMBERS AND FRIENDS WHO DONATE AN ESTIMATED 4,500 HOURS TO SALEM AUDUBON-SPONSORED ACTIVITIES 26179 PUBLIC PROGRAMS: SALEM AUDUBON SOCIETY OFFERS PROGRAMS FOCUSED MAINLY ON BIRDS IN THEIR NATURAL HABITATS. THE PROGRAMS ALSO EMPHASIS CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES. OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND FEATURE GUEST SPEAKERS MAKING POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS. IN THE PAST YEAR, WE CONDUCTED 10 SUCH PUBLIC LECTURES WITH APPROXIMATELY 400 ATTENDEES. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE PROGRAMS WERE OFFERED IN A HYBRID FORMAT, WITH ATTENDANCE OPTIONS BOTH IN PERSON AND THROUGH ZOOM. WE ALSO ORGANIZED AND LED AROUND 36 FIELD TRIPS AND BIRD WALKS FOR THE COMMUNITY WITH A TOTAL OF AROUND 400 PARTICIPANTS. WE OFFERED 2 ZOOM WEBINARS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS MOSTLY FOCUSED ON BIRDS, ATTENDED BY AROUND 50 PARTICIPANTS. THESE WEBINARS ARE RECORDED AND UPLOAD TO THE SALEM AUDUBONS YOUTUBE CHANNEL. CURRENTLY WE HAVE 49 VIDEOS WEVE PRODUCED ON THIS YOUTUBE CHANNEL, WITH A TOTAL OF 3,867 VIEWS. WORK CONTINUED AT THE NATURE RESERVE IN WEST SALEM. 26178 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: SALEM AUDUBON SOCIETY HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROVIDER IN THE MID-WILLAMETTE VALLEY FOR SEVERAL DECADES, DELIVERING AROUND 40 PROGRAMS PER YEAR TO MOSTLY K-12 SCHOOLS--PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND ALTERNATIVE. IN ADDITION, THE TRAVELING EDUCATION PROGRAM PARTICIPATES IN COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS THE MSWD STREAM CELEBRATION AND PRESENTS AT EVENTS FOR ADULTS INCLUDING AT CENTER 50 AND THE SALEM GROW AND SHOW GARDEN CLUB. FOR THE 2025 YEAR, WE REACHED AN AUDIENCE OF 1002 PEOPLE. FOR THE PAST DECADE, WE HAVE BEEN PARTNERING WITH U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND THE FRIENDS OF THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY NWR COMPLEX IN CREATING AND OPERATING A NEW NATURE CENTER AT ANKENY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, SOUTH OF SALEM. THE NATURE CENTER SERVES AS A RESOURCE FOR REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, WITH TWO CLASSROOMS. IN FY 2024-25, WE HAD APPROXIMATELY 15,000 PEOPLE VISIT THE NATURE CENTER, AND 26 ORGANIZATIONS DELIVER ENVIRONMENTAL 26178 PUBLIC PROGRAMS: SALEM AUDUBON SOCIETY OFFERS PROGRAMS FOCUSED MAINLY ON BIRDS IN THEIR NATURAL HABITATS. THE PROGRAMS ALSO EMPHASIS CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES. OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THEY FEATURE GUEST SPEAKERS MAKING POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS. IN THE PAST YEAR, WE CONDUCTED 10 SUCH PUBLIC LECTURES WITH APPROXIMATELY 400 ATTENDEES. THE PROGRAMS WERE OFFERED IN A HYBRID FORMAT, WITH ATTENDANCE OPTIONS BOTH IN PERSON AND THROUGH ZOOM. MEETINGS ARE RECORDED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON SALEM AUDUBONS YOUTUBE CHANNEL. WE ALSO ORGANIZED AND LED AROUND 50 FIELD TRIPS AND BIRD WALKS FOR THE COMMUNITY WITH A TOTAL OF AROUND 1,000 PARTICIPANTS. WORK CONTINUED AT THE NATURE RESERVE IN WEST SALEM. A DEDICATED WORK PARTY CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN THE NATIVE HABITAT OF THE SEVEN-ACRE PARCEL OF OAK WOODLAND AND ITS SEVERAL WALKING TRAILS. . 26178 180040 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 1 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false true false true false false false true true true true false false false true false OR X TIM JOHNSON 5035887340 1525 EWALD AVE SE SALEM OR 97302 X LAURIE BUSWELL ADMINISTRATOR 20.00 0.00 X 21600 0 0 MARY RITTER DIRECTOR 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JENNY AMMON DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 15.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RICH SWARTZENDRUBER DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DOMINIQUE VALENTI DIRECTOR 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KATIE NORTH DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TIM JOHNSON TREASURER 20.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN HOMAN SECRETARY 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL BABBITT PRESIDENT 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 21600 0 0 0 false false false 97985 97985 EDUCATION EVENTS 900099 3305 3305 MISC INCOME 900099 4147 4147 7452 48247 48247 0 153684 55699 0 0 X 21224 21224 1909 1909 7654 7654 2738 2738 2151 2151 3730 3730 6208 6208 1333 1333 3309 3309 NATURE CENTER EXPENSE 101505 101505 EDUCATION EXPENSES 2372 2372 SUPPLIES & PRINTING 21816 21816 POSTAGE 2752 2752 1339 1339 180040 180040 0 0 80165 17119 616943 646342 93869 101160 400 400 112650 112650 112650 904027 877671 0 0 X 810158 776511 93869 101160 904027 877671 904027 877671 -26356 0 X false false false X 135864 119972 172971 182458 153684 764949 135864 119972 172971 182458 153684 764949 764949 5 2 8 6 21 764970 1.00000 1.00000 X 112650 112650 112650 Member election for additional members Part VI line 7a SALEM AUDUBON SOCIETYS BYLAWS PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF MEMBERSHIP, AND GIVES ITS MEMBERS THE RIGHT TO ANNUALLY VOTE FOR THE INCOMING BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AT AN ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING, MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO VOTE BY A RAISE OF HANDS FOR (OR AGAINST) THE INCOMING BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS MEMBERSHIP RIGHT IS TYPICAL OF MEMBERSHIP CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS OURS. HOWEVER, MEMBERS HAVE NO OTHER RIGHTS ASSOCIATED TO ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNING DECISIONS. Committee meeting documentation Part VI line 8b BYLAWS PROHIBIT COMMITTEES FROM MAKING COMMITMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 GOVERNING BODY REVIEWS DECISIONS Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS IN PLACE CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a GOVERNING BODY DETERMINES COMPENSATION Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b GOVERNING BODY DETERMINES COMPENSATION OF KEY EMPLOYEES Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 ALL RETURNS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION List of other fees for services expenses Part IX line 11g EXPENSES FOR NATURE CENTER