Nonprofit · EIN 59-6197617
PELICAN ISLAND AUDUBON SOCIETY INC
Tax-exempt · VERO BEACH, FL 32961
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $413,484 | $294,297 | $119,187 | $1,740,033 | $2,936 | $1,737,097 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $368,635 | $296,522 | $72,113 | $1,595,075 | $3,529 | $1,591,546 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $460,183 | $269,609 | $190,574 | $1,507,401 | $2,779 | $1,504,622 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $323,029
- Membership dues
- $14,665
- Program service revenue
- $63,332
- Investment income
- $29,927
- Net rental income
- $360
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$14,375
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $11,211
- Other revenue
- -$2,804
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $64,575
- Other salaries and wages
- $77,747
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $153,210
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $2,900
- Occupancy
- $8,475
- Travel
- $613
- Depreciation
- $43,014
- Program services (functional)
- $158,788
- Management and general (functional)
- $133,360
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,149
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,595,075
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,740,033
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,936
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,737,097
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $512,185
- Publicly traded securities
- $514,806
- Gross receipts
- $442,111
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 200
- 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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONNA HALLERAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $64,575 |
| GRAHAM COX PH D | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| NANCY IRVIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BILL LOFTUS PH D | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BONNIE SWANSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RICKY RAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ALBERT ALLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| HADI SHALHOUB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS POLGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| JEWEL DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| WILL JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| RICHARD BAKER PH D | BOARD CHAIR Officer | 40 | $0 |
| DARLENE HALLIDAY | RECORDING SECRETARY Officer | 5 | $0 |
| STEPHEN T GOFF | TREASURER Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BILL HALLIDAY | 1ST VICE CHAIR Officer | 5 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEVE PALMQUIST | 2ND VICE CHAIR Officer | 10 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAHAM COX PH D | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| NANCY IRVIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BILL LOFTUS PH D | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BONNIE SWANSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SUSAN LOVELACE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RICKY RAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ALBERT ALLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| FRED POSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| HADI SHALHOUB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS POLGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| JEWEL DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| RICHARD BAKER PH D | BOARD CHAIR Officer | 40 | $0 |
| DARLENE HALLIDAY | RECORDING SECRETARY Officer | 5 | $0 |
| STEPHEN T GOFF | TREASURER Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BILL HALLIDAY | 1ST VICE CHAIR Officer | 5 | $0 |
| GEORGE GLENN JR | CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Officer | 5 | $0 |
| STEVE PALMQUIST | 2ND VICE CHAIR Officer | 10 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAHAM COX PH D | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| NANCY IRVIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BILL LOFTUS PH D | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TINA MARCHESE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BONNIE SWANSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SUSAN LOVELACE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| STEVE PALMQUIST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RICKY RAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ALBERT ALLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| FRED POSTON | 2ND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| HADI SHALHOUB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RICHARD BAKER PH D | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $0 |
| DARLENE HALLIDAY | RECORDING SECRETARY Officer | 5 | $0 |
| STEPHEN T GOFF | TREASURER Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BILL HALLIDAY | 1ST VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 5 | $0 |
| GEORGE GLENN JR | CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Officer | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1833, VERO BEACH, FL 32961-1833
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- RICHARD BAKER, PO BOX 1833, VERO BEACH, FL 329611833
- Signed the 990
- STEPHEN T GOFF, TREASURER
- Phone
- (772) 567-3520
- Website
- PELICANISLANDAUDUBON.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GOFF & ASSOCIATES LLC
Mission
TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE ANIMALS, PLANTS, AND NATURAL COMMUNITIES, AND THE LAND AND WATER ON WHICH THEY DEPEND IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC AWARENESS.
Program accomplishments
- AUDUBON ADVOCATES, OUR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM AT AUDUBON HOUSE: ON A LIMITED BUDGET, WE PROVIDED AN EXCEPTIONAL AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR 104 5TH GRADE STUDENTS FROM FOUR UNDERSERVED SOUTH COUNTY SCHOOLS. EACH STUDENT LEARNED, IN 13 TWO-AND-A-HALF HOUR CLASSES ABOUT STORM AND WASTEWATER POLLUTION, BIRDS, AND OTHER ECOLOGICAL TOPICS BY KAYAKING IN THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON, VISITING SEBASTIAN INLET STATE PARK, EGRET MARSH, AND THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY WEST WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, AND BY WALKING THE COUNTY'S VARIOUS SCRUB, HAMMOCK, AND WETLANDS HABITATS. WE RECEIVED GRANTS FROM THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY CHILDRENS SERVICE ADVISORY COUNCIL TO OPERATE THE PROGRAM, AND WE RAISED DONATIONS FROM COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS.Expenses $73,756 · revenue $31,183
- PLANTING 100,000 TREES FOR LIFE: WE HAVE INSTALLED A GREENHOUSE, COLLECTED THOUSANDS OF ACORNS AND HAVE OVER 4,100 ACORNS THAT HAVE STARTED TO GERMINATE AND BEING PUT INTO ONE GALLON POTS. MANY ORGANIZATIONS AND IRC SCHOOLS HAVE SIGNED ON AS PARTNERS: UF/IFAS IRC EXTENSION OFFICE, OCEAN RESEARCH CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION, IRC SCHOOL DISTRICT, INDIAN RIVER LAND TRUST (IRLT), PETERSON'S FARMS, SEBASTIAN RIVER FARMS, CHERRY LAKE FARM, ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION, DIGG GARDENS, ESTUARINE, COASTAL & OCEAN SCIENCE, INC., FLORIDA RESEARCH CENTER, IRC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, CITY OF VERO BEACH GIS DIVISION (EACH TREE PLANTED WILL BE PLACED ON A GPS MAP.), CULTURAL COUNCIL OF IRC, INDIAN RIVER NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, VERO BEACH ELEMENTARY, INDIAN RIVER ACADEMY, CITRUS ELEMENTARY AND GLENDALE ELEMENTARY.Expenses $9,155
- PELICAN ISLAND AUDUBON SOCIETY PRESENTED OUR TRANSFORMING LANDSCAPES FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE CONFERENCE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS, AND GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES WITH INFORMATION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANTING NATIVE PLANTS AND REDUCING FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE USE FOR THE HEALTH OF OUR ENVIRONMENT.Expenses $6,895 · revenue $16,425
- PELIGRAM, OUR MONTHLY PIAS NEWSLETTER (BOTH PRINTED AND ELECTRONIC), FEATURES MONTHLY ARTICLES ON NATIVE PLANTS, EXPERIENCES IN NATURE, ADVOCACY AND ARTICLES ON PUBLIC POLICY, LOCAL INTEREST, AND THE FLORIDA BIRD PHOTO OF THE MONTH WITH AN OUTSTANDING PHOTOGRAPH SUBMITTED BY A MEMBER OR STAFF. ALL ARTICLES HAVE SIGNIFICANT EDUCATIONAL MESSAGES ABOUT BIRDS, NATURE AND CONSERVATION, AND THEY ADVERTISE OUR CHAPTER TO THE PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY TO PHOTOGRAPHERS AND LOCAL NATURALISTS.PIAS WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.PELICANISLANDAUDUBON.ORG PROVIDES EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION INFORMATION VIA VIDEOS TO OUR MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY ON BASIC BIRDING, EBIRD, AND THE PELICAN ISLAND NWR, AS WELL AS INFORMATION ABOUT OUR INITIATIVES AND PROJECTS AND HOW PEOPLE CAN GET INVOLVED. PELICAN ISLAND AUDUBON SOCIETY INC HAS HELD A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON MARTHA WININGER PARK AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES WHICH WERE PURCHASED THROUGH FUNDRAISING AND ADVOCACY BY STUDENTS OF PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO PROTECT RESIDENT FLORIDA SCRUB JAYS. IN THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS, PELICAN ISLAND AUDUBON SOCIETY REQUESTED AND RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM THE PUBLIC TO REPAIR AND REPLACE FENCING AND INFORMATIONAL KIOSKS AND TO RESTORE AND IMPROVE TRAILS WHICH WERE CREATED FOR THE USE OF PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, PELICAN ISLAND AUDUBON SOCIETY HAS DONE OUTSTANDING WORK KEEPING THE TRAILS CLEAR AND THE WORK WILL CONTINUE.FIELD TRIPS AND MONTHLY MEETINGS. PIAS SPONSORED BIRDING FIELD TRIPS AND MONTHLY EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS WITH DIFFERENT SPEAKERS IN TWO CITIES - SEBASTIAN AND VERO BEACH - TO EXPAND OUR EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS TO THE WHOLE COUNTY. ATTENDANCE VARIED FROM 40-110 FOR EACH MONTHLY MEETING, AND 15-40 PEOPLE JOINED EACH OF THE FIELD TRIPS. WE ALSO PARTICIPATE IN OUR LOCAL CHRISTMAS BIRD AND GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNTS. EAGLE WATCH. PIAS MEMBER LEADS THE PROGRAM TO MONITOR NESTING BALD EAGLES IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY WITH ADDITIONAL PIAS MEMBERS CONTRIBUTING TO THE EFFORT. ANNUAL AWARDS. TO ENCOURAGE EXCELLENCE, PIAS GAVE DIFFERENT AWARDS TO FIFTEEN MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND OUR CHAPTER, IN THE AREAS OF OUTSTANDING CONSERVATIONIST, EDUCATOR, ENVIRONMENTAL CITIZEN, JOURNALIST, LANDSCAPER, AND GENEROSITY OF TIME & MONEY.PIAS NATURE LIBRARY. TWO PIAS BOARD MEMBERS WITH MEMBER SUPPORT HAVE TRANSFERED OUR 3,500-VOLUME LIBRARY TO THE AUDUBON HOUSE AND ARE CONTINUING TO COMPUTERIZE THE CATALOG COLLECTION SO THE PUBLIC MAY ACCESS IT MORE EASILY ON A COMPUTER IN OUR AUDUBON HOUSE BUILDING.SPOONBILL WATCH: TWO ROOKERY ISLANDS AT THE STICK MARSH RESERVOIR WERE DECLARED A CRITICAL WILDLIFE AREA BY THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION. THE DESIGNATION HAS HELPED TO PROVIDE A SAFE PLACE FOR SPOONBILLS AND MANY OTHER NESTING BIRD SPECIES WITHOUT DISTURBANCE. CITIZEN SCIENCE VOLUNTEERS TRACKED ROSEATE SPOONBILLS, LED BY DR. DAVID COX AND DR. BILL LOFTUS.OSPREY WATCH: BLUE CYPRESS LAKE IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FORMS THE HEADWATERS OF THE ST. JOHN'S RIVER AND HAS THE HIGHEST NESTING DENSITY OF OSPREY IN THE WORLD. SUCCESSFUL SURVEYS OF OSPREYS AND OTHER BIRD NESTS WERE CONDUCTED ON BLUE CYPRESS LAKE AS PART OF THIS CITIZEN-SCIENCE PROJECT THAT WE CONDUCT EACH YEAR. WE ALSO PERFORMED GEO-MAPPING OF THE GPS DATA TO VISUALLY DISPLAY THE NESTS ON AN AERIAL PHOTO OF THE LAKE. THIS DATA WILL BE INVALUABLE AS WE CONTINUE ON-GOING YEARLY SURVEYS WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING. LOCAL NEWSPAPER COVERAGE INFORMED THE PUBLIC OF THIS AMAZING LOCAL RESOURCE.Expenses $68,982 · revenue $15,724
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 59-6197617
- 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
- 1967
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C30Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,740,033
- Income (IRS master file)
- $442,111
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $413,484 | $294,297 | $1,740,033 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $368,635 | $296,522 | $1,595,075 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $460,183 | $269,609 | $1,507,401 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $277,540 | $198,816 | $1,294,459 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | 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 59-6197617).
Questions about PELICAN ISLAND AUDUBON SOCIETY INC
- What is the EIN of PELICAN ISLAND AUDUBON SOCIETY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PELICAN ISLAND AUDUBON SOCIETY INC is 59-6197617.
- Is PELICAN ISLAND AUDUBON SOCIETY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1967.
- Are donations to PELICAN ISLAND AUDUBON SOCIETY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PELICAN ISLAND 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 PELICAN ISLAND 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 PELICAN ISLAND 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 PELICAN ISLAND AUDUBON SOCIETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names RICHARD BAKER.
- Who are the officers and directors of PELICAN ISLAND AUDUBON SOCIETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $64,575 (DONNA HALLERAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does PELICAN ISLAND AUDUBON SOCIETY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $413,484, expenses of $294,297 and total assets of $1,740,033 at year end.
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