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Nonprofit · EIN 23-7098433

SALEM AUDUBON SOCIETY

Tax-exempt · STAYTON, OR 97383

Financials

$173K$104K2022$182K$511K2023$154K$180K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SALEM AUDUBON SOCIETY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
September 30, 2025990$153,684$180,040-$26,356$877,671$0$877,671
September 30, 2024990$182,466$510,790-$328,324$904,027$0$904,027
September 30, 2023990$172,971$104,494$68,477$1,232,351$0$1,232,351
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$97,985
Program service revenue
$7,452
Investment income
$48,247
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Other salaries and wages
$21,224
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$23,133
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$7,654
Occupancy
$6,208
Program services (functional)
$180,040

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$904,027
Total assets, end of year
$877,671
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$877,671
Land, buildings and equipment
$112,650
Net assets without donor restrictions
$776,511
Net assets with donor restrictions
$101,160
Gross receipts
$153,684
Employees
1
Year formed
1970
State of legal domicile
OR

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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
LAURIE BUSWELLADMINISTRATOR
Key employee
20$21,600
MARY RITTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0
JENNY AMMONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
15$0
RICH SWARTZENDRUBERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DOMINIQUE VALENTIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0
KATIE NORTHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
TIM JOHNSONTREASURER
Officer
20$0
CAROLYN HOMANSECRETARY
Officer
10$0
MICHAEL BABBITTPRESIDENT
Officer
10$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 9 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MICHAEL WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
20$0
JENNY AMMONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DOMINIQUE VALENTIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0
RICH SWARTZENDRUBERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MARY RITTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
CAROLYN HOMANSECRETARY
Officer
10$0
TIM JOHNSONTREASURERPRESIDENT
Officer
20$0
MICHAEL BABBITTVICE PRESIDENT
Officer
10$0
LAURIE BUSWELLADMINISTRATOR
Key employee
20$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 9 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MICHAEL WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
JENNY AMMONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DOMINIQUE VALENTIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RICH SWARTZENDRUBERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JUDY BRUNKALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
CAROLYN HOMANSECRETARY
Officer
2$0
TIM JOHNSONTREASURERPRESIDENT
Officer
20$0
MICHAEL BABBITTVICE PRESIDENT
Officer
5$0
LAURIE BUSWELLADMINISTRATOR
Key employee
20$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
408 N 3RD AVE, STAYTON, OR 97383-1728
In care of
% TIM JOHNSON
Signed the 990
TIM JOHNSON, TREASURER
Phone
(503) 588-7340
Return prepared by
Boehme & Running CPAs LLC

Mission

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.

990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • 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
    Expenses $101,505
  • 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.
    Expenses $26,179
  • 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
    Expenses $26,178
  • 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. .
    Expenses $26,178

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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025September 30, 2026February 15, 2027Not due yet
2024September 30, 2025February 16, 2026990 on file
2023September 30, 2024February 17, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
23-7098433
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
1971
Accounting year ends
September
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Environment (C30)
Assets (IRS master file)
$877,671
Income (IRS master file)
$153,684

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990September 2025$153,684$180,040$877,671XML
990September 2024$182,466$510,790$904,027XML
990September 2023$172,971$104,494$1,232,351XML
990September 2022$119,975$243,182$1,163,874IRS
990September 2021–––IRS
990September 2020–––IRS
990September 2019–––IRS
990September 2018–––IRS

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 23-7098433).

Questions about SALEM AUDUBON SOCIETY

What is the EIN of SALEM AUDUBON SOCIETY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SALEM AUDUBON SOCIETY is 23-7098433.
Is SALEM AUDUBON SOCIETY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1971.
Are donations to SALEM AUDUBON SOCIETY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does SALEM AUDUBON SOCIETY 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 SALEM AUDUBON SOCIETY due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did SALEM AUDUBON SOCIETY last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
Who are the officers and directors of SALEM AUDUBON SOCIETY?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $21,600 (LAURIE BUSWELL, ADMINISTRATOR).
How much revenue does SALEM AUDUBON SOCIETY have?
On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $153,684, expenses of $180,040 and total assets of $877,671 at year end.

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