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Nonprofit · EIN 59-6182031

ORANGE AUDUBON SOCIETY INC

Tax-exempt · MAITLAND, FL 32794

Financials

$112K$48K2022$266K$56K2023$305K$70K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of ORANGE AUDUBON SOCIETY INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$305,221$69,834$235,387$2,142,694$7,932$2,134,762
June 30, 2024990$266,421$56,166$210,255$1,914,920$15,545$1,899,375
June 30, 2023990$112,274$47,993$64,281$1,670,883$747$1,670,136
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$167,423
Membership dues
$4,080
Program service revenue
$46,932
Investment income
$82,707
Net income from fundraising events
$5,885
Net income from sales of inventory
$1,841
Other revenue
$8,159

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$3,090
Other salaries and wages
$13,229
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$14,249
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$154
Accounting fees
$10,250
Occupancy
$2,254
Travel
$2,460
Program services (functional)
$53,376
Management and general (functional)
$12,034
Fundraising (functional)
$4,424

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,914,920
Total assets, end of year
$2,142,694
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,932
Net assets, end of year
$2,134,762
Land, buildings and equipment
$168,807
Net assets without donor restrictions
$2,001,149
Net assets with donor restrictions
$133,613
Gross receipts
$306,959
Employees
1
Volunteers
315
Year formed
1966
State of legal domicile
FL

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
RICK BAIRDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0
DAVID BOTTOMLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
LINDA CARPENTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
LINDA GAUNTSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
DEBORAH GREENPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0
JOHN JACK HORTON1ST VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
MARIAN LICHTLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
FLOYD BRENT MOBLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
ALAN SHAPIRO2ND VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
SUSAN THOME-BARRETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0
MARY VAN EGMONDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0
CAROL SUE WEIDNERTREASURER
Trustee or director
20$0
TERESA WILLIAMSTREASURER UNTIL 6/30/25
Trustee or director, Officer
25$0
ALEX DEBEARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
ERIC MOOREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 17 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
RICK BAIRDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
DAVID BOTTOMLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
LINDA CARPENTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
LINDA GAUNTSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
DEBORAH GREENPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0
JOHN JACK HORTONVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
SUSAN LEDLOWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
MARIAN LICHTLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
BRIAN MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
FLOYD BRENT MOBLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
LEE ANN POSAVADDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0
ALAN SHAPIROVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
SONIA STEPHENSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
SUSAN THOME-BARRETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
MARY VAN EGMONDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
CAROL SUE WEIDNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
TERESA WILLIAMSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 17 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
David BottomleyDirector
Trustee or director
5$0
Linda CarpenterDirector
Trustee or director
5$0
Paula DuenasVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
Linda GauntSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
Deborah S GreenPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0
Milton HeibergDirector
Trustee or director
5$0
John HortonVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
Susan LedlowDirector
Trustee or director
5$0
Marian LichtlerDirector
Trustee or director
5$0
Lawrence MartinDirector
Trustee or director
5$0
Floyd MobleyDirector
Trustee or director
5$0
Lori ParsonsDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Lee Ann PosavadDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Alan ShapiroDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Sonia StephensDirector
Trustee or director
5$0
Susan Thome-BarrettDirector
Trustee or director
5$0
Teresa E WilliamsTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 941142, MAITLAND, FL 32794-1142
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
DEBORAH GREEN, PO BOX 941142, MAITLAND, FL 32794
Signed the 990
CAROL SUE WEIDNER, TREASURER
Phone
(407) 698-6226
Return prepared by
SCHAFER TSCHOPP & MITCHELL LLLP

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO CONSERVE AND RESTORE NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS, FOCUSING ON BIRDS AND THEIR HABITATS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF HUMANITY AND THE EARTH'S BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • CITIZEN SCIENCE, CONSERVATION AND NATURE EDUCATION PROGRAMS: IN FISCAL YEAR 2024-25, ORANGE AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC. (ORANGE AUDUBON) CONTINUED TO SERVE ITS MEMBERSHIP OF 2,000 HOUSEHOLDS AND APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC BY OFFERING EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, FIELD TRIPS, BIRD SURVEYS, A BIRDING FESTIVAL AND GUEST SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS INCLUDING ONLINE WEEKLY 'BIRD CHATS WITH ORANGE AUDUBON.' CENTRAL TO COMMUNICATIONS WITH OUR COMMUNITY IS A MONTHLY 8-PAGE, ILLUSTRATED ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER ANNOUNCING UPCOMING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, PROVIDING CONSERVATION INFORMATION AND INTERESTING BIRDING ARTICLES, AND THAT IS OPENED BY OVER 65% OF RECIPIENTS. ORANGE AUDUBON ALSO HAD AN OUTREACH PRESENCE AT SIX LOCAL EVENTS. HIRING A HALF-TIME EDUCATION COORDINATOR IN JANUARY 2022 ENABLED ORANGE AUDUBON TO EXPAND ITS REACH, ESPECIALLY TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS, THIS YEAR ENGAGING AND ENTHRALLING APPROXIMATELY 5,000 CHILDREN AND 1,000 ADULTS (IN-PERSON) WITH BIRD-ORIENTED PROGRAMS. AT TITLE I SCHOOLS WITH UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, ORANGE AUDUBON'S EDUCATION COORDINATOR HAS STARTED THREE AFTER SCHOOL BIRDING CLUBS, THE FIRST IN 2022. WITH THE LAKE APOPKA NORTH SHORE RESTORATION AREA BEING A PRIMARY CONSERVATION FOCUS, THE EDUCATION COORDINATOR IS DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDING STEM CURRICULA ALIGNED WITH SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS SUITABLE FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN. TO BRING IN COLLEGE-AGE PARTICIPANTS, ORANGE AUDUBON HAS PARTICIPATED IN AUDUBON FLORIDA'S CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE PROGRAM (CHAPTER LEADERS PAIRED WITH COLLEGE STUDENTS AS CO-MENTORS) SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION. ORANGE AUDUBON'S YOUNG BIRDERS CLUB (FOR YOUTH AGES 8-17) HAS GROWN SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 2021 AND NOW HAS BIMONTHLY FIELD TRIPS. SEVERAL FORMER YOUNG BIRDERS WHO HAVE AGED OUT ARE NOW PURSUING DEGREES IN CONSERVATION AND LEAD FIELD TRIPS. THE FOLLOWING ARE ADDITIONAL MISSION-DRIVEN PROGRAMS: 1) WILDLIFE SURVEYS AND CITIZEN SCIENCE EFFORTS: ORANGE AUDUBON AND ABOUT 100 ORANGE AUDUBON VOLUNTEERS CONDUCTED WILDLIFE SURVEYS ON CITY, COUNTY AND STATE PUBLIC LANDS. SOME OF THESE SURVEYS SUPPORTED EFFORTS BY NATIONAL AUDUBON AND THE CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY AND OTHERS WERE SPECIFIC TO LOCAL PARKS AND PRESERVES, SET UP TO PROVIDE BIRD POPULATION DATA TO LAND MANAGERS. THESE INCLUDED CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS; THE 4TH OF JULY BUTTERFLY COUNT; AUDUBON FLORIDA'S EAGLEWATCH AND JAY WATCH PROGRAMS; CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY'S BACKYARD BIRD COUNT, FEEDERWATCH AND NESTWATCH PROGRAMS. ORANGE AUDUBON PROMOTED PARTICIPATION IN A NOW INTERNATIONAL BIOBLITZ USING THE INATURALIST PHONE APP, CALLED THE CITY NATURE CHALLENGE. BIRD SURVEYS HAD BEEN CARRIED OUT BY ORANGE AUDUBON VOLUNTEERS FOR MANY YEARS, BUT A NEW SERIES WAS STARTED IN 2019 WITH MONTHLY SURVEYS AT WEKIWA SPRINGS STATE PARK TO DOCUMENT THE INCREASE IN BIRDS AS A RESULT OF THE PARK'S PRESCRIBED BURNING PROGRAM. SURVEYS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE QUARTERLY SURVEYS AT OAKLAND NATURE PRESERVE AND ROCK SPRINGS RUN STATE RESERVE, AND IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, ORANGE AUDUBON INITIATED MONTHLY SURVEYS AT THE APOPKA BIRDING PARK AND ON THE LAKE APOPKA NORTH SHORE. DATA ON WILDLIFE POPULATIONS PROVIDES CRITICAL INFORMATION THAT ENABLES LAND MANAGERS TO MAKE BETTER-INFORMED DECISIONS, THEREBY ENHANCING THE ABILITY OF BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE. ORANGE AUDUBON'S BIRD SURVEYS WELCOME PARTICIPATION BY ALL, CREATE ENGAGEMENT AND HAVE BROUGHT ABOUT 100 VOLUNTEERS INTO THE ORANGE AUDUBON FOLD. ORANGE AUDUBON PARTICIPATED IN THE IDEAL (INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, ACCESS, AND LEADERSHIP) PROGRAM, SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AND NATIONAL AUDUBON, WHICH SUPPORTED EFFORTS TO DRAW PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT AGES AND ETHNICITIES, REPRESENTATIVE OF LOCAL DEMOGRAPHICS, INTO COMMUNITY SCIENCE ACTIVITIES. BINOCULAR GRANTS: THE IDEAL PROGRAM, AN EARLIER DIVERSITY TRAINING PROGRAM FROM NATIONAL AUDUBON AND COLLABORATIVE GRANTS FROM NATIONAL AUDUBON ALLOWED PURCHASE OF EXCELLENT CHILD-SIZED BINOCULARS, WHICH ALLOWED OUR EDUCATION COORDINATOR TO IMPLEMENT SCHOOLYARD BIRD SURVEYS WITH THE AFTER SCHOOL BIRDING CLUBS. SCHOOLYARD BIRD SURVEYS ARE AN ACTIVE LEARNING STEM ACTIVITY AND AN UNIQUE PROGRAM MADE POSSIBLE BY THE BINOCULARS, SKILL AND INTEREST OF THE EDUCATION COORDINATOR, AVAILABILITY OF SKILLED VOLUNTEERS, AND GROUNDWORK LAID IN THE AFTER SCHOOL BIRDING CLUBS. WITH EXPERIENCE GAINED THROUGH THE SMALL AFTER SCHOOL BIRDING CLUBS, THE COORDINATOR AND VOLUNTEERS FACILITATED A CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT FOR ALL GRADES AT THE FIRST SCHOOL SHE HAD WORKED WITH, ZELLWOOD ELEMENTARY, AND WITH THE AGRICULTURAL CLASSES OF WOLF LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL. AN EXTENSION OF THE SCHOOLYARD BIRD SURVEYS IS AN EMPHASIS ON IMPROVING SCHOOLYARD HABITATS THROUGH NATIVE PLANT GARDENING. THE EDUCATION COORDINATOR WORKED WITH THREE SCHOOLS ON HABITAT ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS IN THIS FISCAL YEAR.2) WILDLIFE IDENTIFICATION CLASSES: ORANGE AUDUBON OFFERED TWO BEGINNERS' BIRD WATCHING CLASSES, TEACHING BASIC IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUES AND ETHICAL FIELD PRACTICES; AN INTERMEDIATE BIRD IDENTIFICATION CLASS ENABLING PARTICIPANTS TO BUILD ON AND SHARPEN SKILLS LEARNED IN BEGINNERS' CLASSES; AND TWO BIRDS OF PREY IDENTIFICATION CLASSES ENABLING PARTICIPANTS TO IDENTIFY RAPTORS USING A HOLISTIC APPROACH. IN A DRAGONFLY IDENTIFICATION FIELD TRIP, PARTICIPANTS LEARNED ABOUT FLORIDA'S NATIVE DRAGONFLY SPECIES.AND HOW TO IDENTIFY THEM BY FLIGHT PATTERNS AND HABITAT 3) FIELD TRIPS: DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ORANGE AUDUBON LED 31 LOCAL AND 3 OVERNIGHT FIELD TRIPS THAT INTRODUCED PARTICIPANTS TO THE DIVERSITY OF FLORIDA STATE PARKS, PRESERVES AND RESERVES. OVERNIGHT TRIPS WERE A WINTER TRIP TO GAINESVILLE BIRDING HOTSPOTS AND SPRING MIGRATION TRIPS TO FORT DE SOTO PARK IN ST. PETERSBURG AND THE RED HILLS REGION OF TALLAHASSEE AND ST. MARKS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.-THE LATTER TRIP INCLUDED TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH STATION WHERE PARTICIPANTS LEARNED ABOUT LAND STEWARDSHIP AND FIRE ECOLOGY NECESSARY FOR A HEALTHY ECOSYSTEM. ALL TRIPS EXPANDED PARTICIPANTS' UNDERSTANDING OF HABITAT NEEDS OF BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE.4) BIRD MIGRATION WALKS: FIRST-TIME AND EXPERIENCED BIRDERS TOOK LEISURELY MORNING WALKS WEEKLY DURING FALL AND SPRING MIGRATION (OCTOBER AND APRIL) AT MEAD BOTANICAL GARDEN, AN URBAN PARK AND MIGRANT BIRDING HOT SPOT IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. 5) GUEST SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS: NINE EVENING PROGRAMS FEATURED SPEAKERS ON SUBJECTS INCLUDING CONSERVATION OF BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE, THE STATUS OF CERTAIN ENDANGERED SPECIES, BENEFITS OF HABITAT RESTORATION AND OTHER TOPICS ON CONSERVATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT. DURING THE COVID SHUTDOWN IN 2020 WHEN IN-PERSON PROGRAMS WERE SUSPENDED, ORANGE AUDUBON STARTED 'BIRD CHATS WITH ORANGE AUDUBON,' WHICH ARE WEEKLY ONLINE GUEST SPEAKER PROGRAMS THAT ARE ARCHIVED ON ORANGE AUDUBON'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL. RECORDINGS OF THE PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ANYTIME, ANYWHERE ON ORANGE AUDUBON'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL THAT NOW HAS 1.2K SUBSCRIBERS AND OVER 200 VIDEOS. THIS ALLOWS US TO SERVE A BROADER AUDIENCE, UNCONSTRAINED BY PHYSICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES.6) PROMOTING BIRD-FRIENDLY YARDS: ORANGE AUDUBON FOR THE 9TH YEAR CO-SPONSORED BACKYARD BIODIVERSITY DAY AT MEAD BOTANICAL GARDEN AND OFFERED INTERPRETIVE WILDLIFE IDENTIFICATION HIKES AND WORKSHOPS WHERE ATTENDEES LEARNED HOW TO HELP BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE IN THEIR OWN BACKYARDS. ORANGE AUDUBON'S NEWSLETTER INCLUDED ARTICLES ON PLANTING FOR BIRDS AND POLLINATORS AND THE YEAR'S GUEST SPEAKER LINEUP INCLUDED 'PLANTS FOR BIRDS: THE CATERPILLAR CONNECTION.' ARCHIVED ON YOUTUBE WERE VIDEOS OF PRIOR GUEST SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS INCLUDING 'CREATING A HOMEGROWN NATIONAL PARK' BY DR. DOUG TALLAMY, DEMONSTRATING HOW INDIVIDUALS CAN CREATE BIRD- AND WILDLIFE-FRIENDLY YARDS TO SUPPLEMENT THE SHRINKING NATURAL HABITATS THAT WILDLIFE NEEDS TO SURVIVE. THESE VIDEOS CONTINUE TO BE VIEWED THOUSANDS OF TIMES. ORANGE AUDUBON'S FLYER ON BEST LOCAL BIRD- AND BUTTERFLY-FRIENDLY PLANTS IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AND DISTRIBUTED AT EVENTS.7) ORANGE AUDUBON'S 37TH ANNUAL CHERTOK FLORIDA NATIVE NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION: PARTICIPANTS GAINED ENHANCED KNOWLEDGE AND INTEREST IN FLORIDA'S NATIVE FLORA, FAUNA AND NATURAL AREAS. SUBJECT MATTER MUST BE NATIVE TO FLORIDA, IMAGES MUST NOT INCLUDE HUMAN ARTIFACTS AND WHILE PHOTOGRAPHING THEIR ENTRIES, PARTICIPANTS MUST PRACTICE ETHICAL FIELD PRACTICES OF PROTECTING THE LOCATION, THE SUBJECT MATTER AND THEMSELVES, AS OUTLINED BY THE NORTH AMERICAN NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY ASSOCIATION. ENTRY CATEGORIES INCLUDED YOUTH, NOVICE AND ADVANCED, WHICH ENCOURAGED ALL AGES AND LEVELS TO ENTER.THE JUNE PROGRAM FEATURES THE ENTRIES AND WINNERS AND IS AN END-OF-SEASON SOCIAL EVENT FOR ORANGE AUDUBON, WHICH ENCOURAGES FUTURE PARTICIPATION.
    Expenses $38,834 · grants $3,090 · revenue $11,476
  • PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ECOTOURISM ON THE LAKE APOPKA NORTH SHORE: ORANGE AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC. (ORANGE AUDUBON) PROMOTES THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF BIRDING ECOTOURISM AS A MEANS OF HELPING TO CONSERVE THE LAKE APOPKA NORTH SHORE (NORTH SHORE) RESTORATION AREA, A GLOBALLY IMPORTANT BIRD AREA. NATURE CENTER ON LAKE APOPKA NORTH SHORE: ORANGE AUDUBON IS STRIVING TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF PROGRAM SERVICES PROVIDED TO FURTHER ITS CONSERVATION AND NATURE EDUCATION MISSION WITH ITS OWN NATURE CENTER, AN EFFORT STARTED AS EARLY AS THE 1970S. A LOCATION ON THE LAKE APOPKA NORTH SHORE WAS ENVISIONED AS EARLY AS 2001, AND THE CURRENT SITE, SURPLUSED BY THE ST.JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO THE CITY OF APOPKA IN 2018, HAS BEEN ORANGE AUDUBON'S FOCUS SINCE 2016. IN MARCH 2024, ORANGE AUDUBON SECURED A LONG-TERM GROUND LEASE ON THE 69.5-ACRE FORMER GREENHOUSE NURSERY SITE . ON THE PROPERTY, ORANGE AUDUBON WILL CONVERT AN ABANDONED CEMENT-BLOCK BUILDING INTO A LOW-CARBON, SUSTAINABILITY-FOCUSED EDUCATIONAL VISITOR'S CENTER WITH SURROUNDING HABITAT OF NATIVE PLANTS, BIRDWATCHING OBSERVATION SITES, AND WALKING TRAILS. BRINGING THE NATURE CENTER PROJECT TO FRUITION WILL NOT ONLY BENEFIT BIRDS, OTHER WILDLIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT, BUT WILL ALSO ENRICH THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN THE CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY AND VISITORS FROM AROUND THE NATION AND THE WORLD. THREE VOLUNTEER WORKDAYS DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR ATTRACTED 82 PARTICIPANTS INCLUDING 40 FROM THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY DEMONSTRATING STRONG, DIVERSE ENGAGEMENT. THESE EFFORTS ARE TRANSFORMING A FORMER NURSERY INTO A BIODIVERSE LANDSCAPE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION SPACE, UNITING CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY. SINCE TO DATE ALL ORANGE AUDUBON PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN RUN BY VOLUNTEERS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS RUN BY A PART-TIME EDUCATION COORDINATOR SINCE 2022, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATURE CENTER WILL NECESSITATE A PAID CENTER DIRECTOR AND POSSIBLY OTHER STAFF, AND PART OF ORANGE AUDUBON'S CURRENT CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE NATURE CENTER INVOLVES A PROGRAMS/OPERATIONS BUDGET. TO SHOWCASE THE 20,000-ACRE LAKE APOPKA NORTH SHORE'S RICH BIRDLIFE AND NATURAL HABITATS, AND TO DEMONSTRATE ITS ECONOMIC VALUE AS A BIRDING "ECOTOURISM" DESTINATION AS DEFINED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ECOTOURISM: "RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL TO NATURAL AREAS THAT CONSERVES THE ENVIRONMENT AND IMPROVES THE WELL-BEING OF LOCAL PEOPLE," IN 2016 ORANGE AUDUBON BEGAN A BIRDING EVENT NOW KNOWN AS THE NORTH SHORE BIRDING FESTIVAL (NSBF). THE NSBF ATTRACTED APPROXIMATELY 400 PARTICIPANTS AND LEADERS FROM 18 STATES (INCLUDING 60+ FLORIDA CITIES) AND CANADA, WHO TRAVELED TO CENTRAL FLORIDA TO ENJOY THE NATURAL WONDERS OF THE LAKE APOPKA NORTH SHORE. NSBF PARTICIPANTS BOOSTED THE LOCAL ECONOMY, LEARNED THE HISTORY OF THE NORTH SHORE'S ECOLOGICAL DECLINE THAT LED TO ITS ACQUISITION BY FLORIDA TAXPAYERS AND CURRENT RESTORATION EFFORTS, AND WERE INTRODUCED TO THE INCREASINGLY POPULAR LAKE APOPKA WILDLIFE DRIVE AND CENTRAL FLORIDA'S LESS WELL-KNOWN AREAS, THEREBY HELPING TO FULFILL ORANGE AUDUBON'S CONSERVATION AND NATURE EDUCATION MISSION. SECURING AND MAINTAINING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE NORTH SHORE: ORANGE AUDUBON HAS BEEN INTERESTED IN SECURING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE 20,000-ACRE LAKE APOPKA NORTH SHORE FOR BIRDING AND OTHER NATURE PURSUITS, SINCE 1998-99 WHEN FLORIDA TAXPAYERS ACQUIRED FORMER FARM FIELDS TO RESTORE WATER QUALITY IN LAKE APOPKA..A BIRD PESTICIDE-KILL IN WINTER 1998-99 PUT HOPES OF QUICK PUBLIC ACCESS ON HOLD, BUT AS PESTICIDE RESIDUES WERE REMEDIATED, ORANGE AUDUBON COLLABORATED WITH ORANGE COUNTY TO RAISE PUBLIC INTEREST THROUGH A FAMILY-FOCUSED BIRDING FESTIVAL FROM 2013-17. THE INCREASED INTEREST LED ORANGE AND LAKE COUNTIES TO DEVELOP A HIKING/CYCLING TRAIL ALONG THE MAIN LEVEE SEPARATING THE LAKE FROM THE FORMER FARM FIELDS.IN 2015 THE ST. JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (SJRWMD), WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE NORTH SHORE, SWITCHED TO A REDUCED, 4-DAY WORK WEEK THAT ENABLED THE 11-MILE LAKE APOPKA WILDLIFE DRIVE (LAWD) TO BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC ON FRIDAYS, WEEKENDS AND SOME FEDERAL HOLIDAYS. UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF BIRDING AND OPEN SPACE TO RESIDENTS AND VISITORS, ORANGE AUDUBON STEPPED UP ITS EFFORTS TO SHOWCASE LAWD THROUGH A DEDICATED FACEBOOK PAGE AND OTHER PUBLICITY, LAUNCHED THE NORTH SHORE BIRDING FESTIVAL USING THE 2013-17 FAMILY-ORIENTED FESTIVAL AS A SPRINGBOARD, AND SPONSORED A MYRIAD OF OTHER PURSUITS ON THE NORTH SHORE AND LAWD. BY MARCH 2020, VISITATION TO LAWD HAD GROWN TO ABOUT 150,000 PER YEAR AND DEMANDS FROM THE INCREASED POPULARITY AND LIMITS OF SJRWMD STAFFING LED TO ORANGE AUDUBON TAKING CHARGE OF A PROPOSED LAKE APOPKA AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, INVOLVING VOLUNTEERS GIVING UP ABOUT FOUR HOURS ONE WEEKEND PER MONTH TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO VISITORS . SINCE THE JULY 2020 ROLLOUT OF THE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, ORANGE AUDUBON VOLUNTEERS HAVE BEEN GREETING VISITORS TO LAWD, AN EFFORT THAT GREATLY RELIEVES THE BURDEN OF SJRWMD AND ENHANCES THE EXPERIENCE OF VISITORS. AMBASSADORS VOLUNTEERED COLLECTIVELY OVER 500 HOURS AND COLLECTED DONATIONS THAT ARE THEN USED FOR AMENITIES ON LAWD. VISITORS REPRESENT AN INCREASING ETHNIC DIVERSITY FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY PLUS OUT-OF-STATE AND FOREIGN VISITORS THAT BRING ECOTOURISM INCOME TO THE LOCAL AREA.
    Expenses $14,542 · revenue $35,456

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.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
59-6182031
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
1971
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$2,142,694
Income (IRS master file)
$306,959

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$305,221$69,834$2,142,694XML
990June 2024$266,421$56,166$1,914,920IRS
990June 2023$112,274$47,993$1,670,883XML
990June 2022$80,164$26,731$1,607,839IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990-EZJune 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 59-6182031).

Questions about ORANGE AUDUBON SOCIETY INC

What is the EIN of ORANGE AUDUBON SOCIETY INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of ORANGE AUDUBON SOCIETY INC is 59-6182031.
Is ORANGE AUDUBON SOCIETY INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1971.
Are donations to ORANGE AUDUBON SOCIETY INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does ORANGE 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 ORANGE 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 ORANGE 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 ORANGE AUDUBON SOCIETY INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DEBORAH GREEN.
Who are the officers and directors of ORANGE AUDUBON SOCIETY INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does ORANGE AUDUBON SOCIETY INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $305,221, expenses of $69,834 and total assets of $2,142,694 at year end.

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