MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INC

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

208 S GREAT RD, LINCOLN, MA 01773-4816

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

DAVID O'NEILL, 208 SOUTH GREAT ROAD, LINCOLN, MA 01773

Signed the 990

ADRIENNE FRAZIER, CFAO, ASSISTANT TREASURER

Phone

(781) 259-9500

Website

HTTP://WWW.MASSAUDUBON.ORG

Return prepared by

CBIZ ADVISORS LLC

Mission

TO PROTECT THE NATURE OF MASSACHUSETTS FOR PEOPLE AND FOR WILDLIFE THROUGH EDUCATION, LAND CONSERVATION, ADVOCACY, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, AND HABITAT STEWARDSHIP/RESTORATION.

Program accomplishments

• MASS 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. THESE DIVERSE PROTECTED HABITATS RANGE FROM THE BERKSHIRES TO CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS AND HELP PRESERVE THE RICH BIODIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS. MASS AUDUBON ACTIVELY PURSUES BOTH DONATIONS AND PURCHASES OF ADDITIONAL CONSERVATION LAND AND IS THE LARGEST PRIVATE CONSERVATION LANDOWNER IN THE STATE. MASS AUDUBON ALSO ASSISTS OTHER LAND TRUSTS AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS IN ACQUIRING CONSERVATION LAND AND ESTIMATE THESE ASSISTS SINCE 2001 HAVE TOTALED MORE THAN 11,000 ACRES. AN ESTIMATED 601,000 VISITORS CAME TO ENJOY MASS AUDUBON PROPERTIES IN FY 2025.MASS AUDUBON IS ALSO THE LARGEST NON-GOVERNMENTAL PROVIDER OF NATURE EDUCATION IN THE STATE. MASS AUDUBON DEVELOPS EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY MATERIALS FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, LEGISLATORS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IN FY 2025, MASS AUDUBON TAUGHT NATURE PROGRAMS TO MORE THAN 126,000 CHILDREN AND ADULTS, ENROLLED MORE THAN 10,000 CHILDREN IN ITS SUMMER DAY AND RESIDENTIAL NATURE CAMPS, AND CONDUCTED SCIENCE/NATURE TRAINING FOR MORE THAN 2,300 TEACHERS. IN ADDITION, MASS AUDUBON WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE MORE THAN 5,550 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTE MORE THAN 88,994 HOURS OF SERVICE ACROSS THE STATE IN FY 2025.
  Expenses $36,470,275 · grants $1,136,007 · revenue $9,987,563
• 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 PROTECTION PROJECTS, ADVOCACY ISSUES, CLIMATE CHANGE WORK, AND THE NATURAL WORLD. MASS AUDUBON ALSO OPERATES A GIFT SHOP IN LINCOLN WHICH SELLS MERCHANDISE RELATED TO NATURE, WILDLIFE OBSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION TO BOTH MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF SMALLER NATURE-THEMED GIFT SHOPS AT MANY OF THE SANCTUARIES.
  Expenses $2,209,267 · revenue $151,051
• 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 PROVIDE AN IMPORTANT BASELINE TO EVALUATE CHANGING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH CLIMATE CHANGE AND LAND DEVELOPMENT. MASS AUDUBON HAS ALSO DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTS AN INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT STRATEGY TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF ITS LANDS AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR OTHER LANDOWNERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.MASS AUDUBON LANDS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE DELIVERY OF ITS MISSION, AND ITS LAND PROTECTION EFFORTS FOCUS ON CONSERVING ECOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT TRACTS OF LAND ADJACENT TO EXISTING WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES, THEREBY PROTECTING AND ENHANCING THEIR BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY AND VIABILITY AS PROGRAM SITES. MASS AUDUBON ALSO ADVANCES THE PROTECTION OF HIGH PRIORITY FOCUS AREAS BEYOND ITS EXISTING WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC AGENCIES AND LOCAL AND REGIONAL LAND TRUSTS. COLLECTIVELY, THESE PROTECTION PRIORITIES INCLUDE A WIDE RANGE OF MASSACHUSETTS HABITATS.
  Expenses $4,604,789 · revenue $686,391
• KEY MASS AUDUBON ADVOCACY ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN FY 2025 INCLUDE: 1. MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR MAURA HEALEY SIGNED A SWEEPING CLIMATE AND ENERGY BILL INTO LAW FOR WHICH MASS AUDUBON HAD LOBBIED. THIS ACT PROMOTES A CLEAN ENERGY GRID, ADVANCES EQUITY, AND PROTECTS RATEPAYERS AND WILL PROVIDE MUCH-NEEDED REFORM TO THE STATE'S APPROACH TO SITING AND PERMITTING CLEAN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS IS A BIG STEP FORWARD FOR CLEAN ENERGY IN MASSACHUSETTS.2. MASS AUDUBON LAUNCHED THE NATURE FOR MASSACHUSETTS COALITION, FIGHTING FOR AN INCREASE IN STATE INVESTMENTS FOR NATURE. THE CAMPAIGN KICKED OFF WITH A STATE HOUSE LAUNCH EVENT IN SUPPORT OF THE LEGISLATION, AN ACT PROVIDING NATURE FOR ALL.3. MASS AUDUBON ALSO PARTICIPATED IN STATE ENERGY SITING REFORM PROCESSES, WITH THE GOAL OF SHIFTING INCENTIVES TO PUT MORE SOLAR PROJECTS ON BUILDINGS AND DEVELOPED AREAS, AND FEWER LARGE-SCALE PROJECTS IN FORESTS AND ON FARMS. THIS INCLUDED MASS AUDUBON'S APPOINTMENT TO THE STATE'S COMMISSION ON ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE SITING AND PERMITTING.4. MASS AUDUBON'S RESCUE RAPTORS CAMPAIGN TO CURB HARMFUL RODENT POISONS CONTINUES TO GROW, WITH OVER 90 COMMUNITIES NOW ORGANIZING AROUND THE ISSUE ACROSS THE STATE. 36 TOWNS AND CITIES HAVE REDUCED THE USE OF THESE POISONS (SGARS) ON MUNICIPAL PROPERTY, AND 18 HAVE FILED (OR WILL SOON FILE) HOME RULE PETITIONS TO REQUEST AUTHORITY TO RESTRICT SGARS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. IN A VIRTUAL FORUM ATTENDED BY OVER 300 PEOPLE, MASS AUDUBON ALSO BROUGHT TOGETHER NEW ENGLAND'S LEADING POISON-FREE PEST CONTROL PROFESSIONALS TO DISCUSS HOW TO SAFELY MANAGE RODENT PROBLEMS.5. MASS AUDUBON HAS ALSO LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN WITH PARTNERS TO ACCELERATE RESTORATION OF WETLANDS ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS. MASSACHUSETTS SALT MARSHES, FRESHWATER WETLANDS, AND RIVERS NEED HELP TO REVERSE DAMAGE FROM PAST LAND USES AND PROVIDE RESILIENCE TO THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, AND WE'RE FOCUSED ON ADVOCATING FOR BOTH LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY TACTICS TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES.
  Expenses $1,200,605

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

04-2104702

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1951

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Environment (C300)

Assets (IRS master file)

$401,973,582

Income (IRS master file)

$113,395,423

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-2104702).

Questions about MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INC

What is the EIN of MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INC is 04-2104702.

Is MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1951.

Are donations to MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INC file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INC due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INC last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INC?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DAVID O'NEILL.

Who are the officers and directors of MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INC?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 43 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $457,297 (DAVID J O'NEILL, PREIDENT).

How much revenue does MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $56,198,154, expenses of $53,931,073 and total assets of $401,973,582 at year end.

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