EIN 04-2104702

Massachusetts Audubon Society

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
1,222
Year formed
1896
Most recent tax filings
2024-06-01
Description
To protect the nature of Massachusetts for people and for wildlife through education, land conservation, advocacy, scientific research, and habitat stewardship/restoration. Land and habitat conservation and environmental education and advocacy. Land & habitat conservation and environmental education.
Total revenues
$73,656,149
2024
Total expenses
$51,223,368
2024
Total assets
$380,857,060
2024
Num. employees
1,222
2024

Program areas at Massachusetts Audubon Society

Mass Audubon maintains 25 field offices and staffed wildlife sanctuaries (including 20 sanctuaries with nature centers, two of which are in urban areas) and an additional 40 unstaffed wildlife sanctuaries which are prepared 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, 2024, mass Audubon protected 42,595 acres of open space in Massachusetts, owning 33,903 acres in fee and protecting the remainder 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. An estimated 609,000 visitors came to enjoy mass Audubon properties in fy 2024.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 2024, mass Audubon taught nature programs to more than 102,000 children and adults, enrolled more than 10,600 children in its summer day and residential nature camps, and conducted science/nature training for more than 2,500 teachers. In addition, mass Audubon was fortunate to have more than 6,455 volunteers contribute more than 106,000 hours of service across the state in fy 2024.
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 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 selected 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.
In addition to the services provided by the network of sanctuaries and the education programming referred to in 4a above which are available to members and non-members alike, mass Audubon members also enjoy a newsletter (explore) produced four times per year, a quarterly e-newsletter (explorations), discounts on programs and at gift shops, and publications to increase public awareness of wildlife, nature, and environmental issues. For example, in fy 2024 mass Audubon released its landmark solar siting study entitled "growing solar, protecting nature." The report shows that Massachusetts does not need to sacrifice the forests and farmland we have in order to build the solar energy we need. 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. Currently, mass Audubon has nine regional e-newsletters and five other e-newsletters on specific topics, as well as a number of blogs. 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.
Mass Audubon released its landmark solar siting study entitled growing solar, protecting nature. The report shows that Massachusetts does not need to sacrifice the nature we have to build the solar energy we need. The research demonstrates that by building more solar on rooftops, parking lots, and already-developed areas, Massachusetts can meet our goal of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 while conserving almost all of our remaining farmlands and forests.in a huge win for horseshoe crabs, the Massachusetts' marine fisheries advisory commission voted to ban the harvest of horseshoe crabs for bait during their breeding and egg-laying season. Thanks to the support of nearly 100 advocates who joined us at two public hearings, and more than 2,600 people who spoke up to support stronger horseshoe crab protections in Massachusetts by submitting written comments, this transformative decision could start horseshoe crabs on the road to recovery. Selected key advocacy accomplishments in fy 2024: with encouragement and support from mass Audubon, over 40 cities and towns have taken steps toward launching local campaigns to curb harmful new rodent poisons which are killing wildlife, especially birds of prey. These community campaigns will be key to reducing the use of these poisons in Massachusetts, and in turn helping protect wildlife like raptors, foxes, coyotes, and other predators that help keep Massachusetts' ecosystems in balance. Mass Audubon and our partners offered recommendations for accelerating the build-out of clean energy in Massachusetts while protecting the needs of ratepayers, communities, forests, farms, and wetlands. A climate bill was filed that would have translated those recommendations into action, but despite strong outreach from advocates, time ran out for the legislature to pass the bill during the regular legislative session. We and our partners are still working to get this bill passed this year in informal session, so the state does not wait another two years to streamline responsibly sited clean energy projects.

Grants made by Massachusetts Audubon Society

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Mount Grace Land Conservation TrustAward for Being A Partner in the Winchendon Land Purchase$20,000
Massachusetts Land Trust CoalitionConference Sponsor$7,500

Who funds Massachusetts Audubon Society

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Edward C. Johnson FundLand for Preservation$2,500,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$1,473,368
Schwab Charitable FundEnvironmental and Animals$1,000,382
...and 160 more grants received totalling $9,164,913

Personnel at Massachusetts Audubon Society

NameTitleCompensation
Bancroft PoorAssistant Treasurer , Chief Financial Officer$266,416
Margo MercerAssistant Secretary$97,325
Victoria JonesChief Development Officer$325,499
Michelle ManionVice President of Policy and Advocacy$188,734
Gail YeoVice President of Wildlife Sanctuaries$203,547
...and 35 more key personnel

Financials for Massachusetts Audubon Society

RevenuesFYE 06/2024
Total grants, contributions, etc.$55,427,294
Program services$11,238,980
Investment income and dividends$3,132,644
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$332,269
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$2,793,063
Net income from fundraising events$69,549
Net income from gaming activities$16,499
Net income from sales of inventory$645,851
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$73,656,149

Form 990s for Massachusetts Audubon Society

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2024-062024-12-20990View PDF
2023-062024-01-16990View PDF
2022-062023-01-27990View PDF
2021-062022-01-10990View PDF
2020-062021-04-05990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

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Data update history
April 21, 2025
Received grants
Identified 14 new grant, including a grant for $74,915 from American Online Giving Foundation
March 28, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2024
March 25, 2025
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
March 25, 2025
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
January 14, 2025
Received grants
Identified 42 new grant, including a grant for $2,500,000 from Edward C. Johnson Fund
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsEnvironmental organizationsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
EducationLand and water conservationEnvironment
Characteristics
MembershipsPolitical advocacyLobbyingConservation easementFundraising eventsOperates internationallyState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringProvides scholarshipsTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
208 S Great Rd
Lincoln, MA 01773
Metro area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
County
Middlesex County, MA
Website URL
massaudubon.org/ 
Phone
(781) 259-9500
Facebook page
MassAudubon 
Twitter profile
@massaudubon 
IRS details
EIN
04-2104702
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1896
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
C60: Environmental Education
NAICS code, primary
813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
Parent/child status
Central organization
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
CT0231137
FTB Entity ID
None yet
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2025-05-21
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