Nonprofit · EIN 35-6023489
INDIANA AUDUBON SOCIETY INC
Tax-exempt · CONNERSVILLE, IN 47331
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $569,749 | $730,213 | -$160,464 | $3,447,846 | $212,482 | $3,235,364 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $460,020 | $592,572 | -$132,552 | $3,018,652 | $58,810 | $2,959,842 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $440,645 | $597,989 | -$157,344 | $2,844,026 | $94,681 | $2,749,345 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $238,085
- Program service revenue
- $136,338
- Investment income
- $98,475
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $22,375
- Net income from fundraising events
- $96,851
- Other revenue
- $96,851
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $27,413
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $233,793
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $251,678
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $5,000
- Accounting fees
- $9,015
- Occupancy
- $29,475
- Travel
- $62,329
- Depreciation
- $20,392
- Program services (functional)
- $717,139
- Management and general (functional)
- $13,074
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,018,652
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,447,846
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $212,482
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,235,364
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $187,679
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,044,968
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $525,094
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,710,270
- Gross receipts
- $578,778
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 1898
- State of legal domicile
- IN
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOKIE FERGUSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JENNY HABECKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOANNE GUTTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOHN BLACKBURN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| LINA RIFAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT REES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MONA CLAYTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD GARRETT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| RANDY PATRICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT ENOCHS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARI MCCOLLOUGH | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| TINA ROSIER | DIERCTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KRISTEN SWEINHART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOKIE FERGUSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JENNY HABECKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOANNE GUTTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOHN BLACKBURN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LINA RIFAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT REES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MONA CLAYTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD GARRETT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| RANDY PATRICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT ENOCHS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARI MCCOLLOUGH | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| TINA ROSIER | DIERCTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KRISTEN SWEINHART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOKIE FERGUSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JENNY HABECKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOANNE GUTTMAN | 5TH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOHN BLACKBURN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM EHN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LAURA SHEEHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINA RIFAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT REES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MONA CLAYTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD GARRETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBIN JANSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT ENOCHS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARI MCCOLLOUGH | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| TINA ROSIER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3499 S BIRD SANCTUARY RD, CONNERSVILLE, IN 47331-8721
- In care of
- % MARY GRAY BIRD SANCTUARY
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JOHN BLACKBURN, 3499 S BIRD SANCTUARY RD, CONNERSVILLE, IN 47331
- Signed the 990
- JOHN BLACKBURN, TREASURER
- Phone
- (219) 242-1907
- Website
- HTTPS://INDIANAAUDUBON.ORG/
- Return prepared by
- AGRESTA STORMS & O'LEARY LLC
Mission
INDIANA AUDUBON SOCIETY'S MISSION IS TO ENGAGE COMMUNITIES IN THE ENJOYMENT OF BIRDS IN THEIR HABITAT, THROUGH CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH.
Program accomplishments
- AT LEAST THREE MEETINGS PER YEAR OPEN TO THE PUBLIC INCLUDING WORKSHOPS AND SPEAKERS ON NATURE RELATED TOPICS, CONDUCT BIRD COUNTS AND PUBLISH RESULTS, ORGANIZE 25-30 FIELD TRIPS ANNUALLY, AND REVIEW RARE BIRD REPORTS.Expenses $264,272 · grants $27,413 · revenue $116,776
- OPERATE A 700 ACRE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, MAINTAIN BUILDINGS, TRAILS, SCIENTIFIC LIBRARY, INSECT AND PLANT COLLECTIONS, AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, 8,000-10,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY.Expenses $444,466 · revenue $19,562
- PUBLICATION OF A QUARTERLY SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL AND BI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTER TO APPROXIMATELY 1,500 MEMBERS AND SUBSCRIBING LIBRARIES, PUBLICATION OF PAMPHLETS AND BROCHURES ON INDIANA FLORA AND FAUNA.Expenses $8,401
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 35-6023489
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1940
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C300)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,447,846
- Income (IRS master file)
- $578,778
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $569,749 | $730,213 | $3,447,846 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $460,020 | $592,572 | $3,018,652 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $440,645 | $597,989 | $2,844,026 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $434,042 | $552,506 | $2,453,987 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 35-6023489).
Questions about INDIANA AUDUBON SOCIETY INC
- What is the EIN of INDIANA AUDUBON SOCIETY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INDIANA AUDUBON SOCIETY INC is 35-6023489.
- Is INDIANA AUDUBON SOCIETY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1940.
- Are donations to INDIANA AUDUBON SOCIETY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does INDIANA 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 INDIANA AUDUBON SOCIETY INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did INDIANA AUDUBON SOCIETY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of INDIANA AUDUBON SOCIETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JOHN BLACKBURN.
- Who are the officers and directors of INDIANA AUDUBON SOCIETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does INDIANA AUDUBON SOCIETY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $569,749, expenses of $730,213 and total assets of $3,447,846 at year end.
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