East Cascades Audubon Society
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Education about, conservation of, and scientific study of birds and their habitat, particularly in Oregon.
- Income
- $28,860
- Spending
- $34,351
- Reserves
- 71.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 76%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $1,433 spent. Conservation: ECBA makes grants and engages in volunteer activities, including (1) engaging in projects relating to sage grouse habitat conservation and mortality; (2) monitoring the Cabin Lake viewing blind for damages and providing restoration and repairs; (3) restoring habitat and bird watching sites; and (4) grants for conservation, including trumpeter swan restoration and sage grouse habitat studies.
- $2,288 spent. Science: ECBA sponsors and or conducts through its volunteers a number of scientific projects: (1) The Winter Raptor Survey is a regional program partially funded by ECBA which collects and shares data about winter raptor populations along fixed routes throughout the state of Oregon and parts of Idaho, Washington, and California. The program is carried on by approximately 350 volunteers and scientists dedicated to studying raptors. (2) Volunteers collect and publish on the ECBA website data on nesting birds (including Lewis Woodpeckers, Kestrels, and Mountain and Western Bluebirds) and migratory birds (Green Ridge Raptor Migration Survey, Vaux Swift Survey, Camp Polk Meadow Survey, Summer Lake Shore and Water Bird Survey and Lake Abert Survey). (3) Volunteers carry out banding programs for Western Bluebirds, Kestrels and Pinon Jays (4) ECBA makes bird study grants, including support of a woodpecker nest cavity monitoring program through Oregon State University.
- $4,781 spent. Adult Education: (1) ECBA sponsors Birders' Night, a monthly meeting that includes discussion of upcoming event and recent unusual bird sightings, and a presentation by a speaker on birds, birding and/or conservation relating to birds. The event is free and open to nonmembers, with 40-50 attending each meeting or watching on the internet. (2)ECBA conducts bird walks and field trips that are free to members and nonmembers. (3) ECBA also maintains a website and Facebook page to share photos, birding information and resources; circulates a monthly bulletin (The Chatter) and quarterly newsletter (Calliope) to members via email; prints birding checklists that are available free at various community outlets; and funds a golden eagle nest cam website (4) ECBA partners with local libraries to provide birding backpacks for novice birders to check out.
- $3,000 spent. Youth Education: ECBA provides speakers for schools on subjects pertaining to birds and booths with children's activities at local festivals. ECBA provides funding for youth birding education and activities.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 1974.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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