Bexar Audubon Society
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF HABITAT FOR BIRDS, OTHER WILDLIFE, AND PEOPLE; SUPPORT NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETYS EFFORTS; AND ENCOURAGE RESPONSIBLE LOCAL ACTION THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND ADVOCACY.
- Income
- $84,328
- Spending
- $21,721
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 57%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 June 30, 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 June 30, 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 (1)
- $21,721 spent. CLIMATE WATCH PROGRAM : BEXAR AUDUBON WORKED TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL AUDUBON CLIMATE WATCH PROJECT IN BOTH THE WINTER AND SUMMER SURVEY PERIODS IN 2024. AS THE LOCAL COORDINATOR, PATSY INGLET RECRUITED, TRAINED, AND ORGANIZED A GROUP OF MORE THAN 50 VOLUNTEERS TO SURVEY 60 SQUARES IN THE BEXAR AUDUBON 10-COUNTY AREA IN BOTH SEASONS. THE DATA WAS COLLECTED USING EBIRD AND SUBMITTED TO NATIONAL AUDUBON CLIMATE WATCH THROUGH THEIR DATA PORTAL. EDUCATION: ON THE 4TH WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH (EXCEPT DECEMBER) BAS HOSTS A MONTHLY MEETING THAT IS HELD IN PERSON AND VIA ZOOM. WE FEATURE SPEAKERS, BOTH LOCAL AND REMOTE VIA ZOOM, ON TOPICS OF INTEREST TO BIRDERS AND THOSE IN THE GENERAL PUBLIC INTERESTED IN NATURE. APPROXIMATELY 700 PEOPLE BENEFITED FROM THESE EVENTS IN 2024-25. BIRDING FOR A PURPOSE : BEXAR AUDUBON CONDUCTED 48 BIRD SURVEYS THAT ENGAGED 366 VOLUNTEERS WHO AMASSED ALMOST 1,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR THE YEAR ACROSS MORE THAN 1000 ACRES. COMMUNITY EVENTS: BAS PARTICIPATES IN COMMUNITY EVENTS IN OUR 10-COUNTRY REGION AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THESE EVENTS ARE TO GENERATE SUPPORT FOR CONSERVATION IN GENERAL TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND FROM ALL COMMUNITIES. OUR MESSAGE: EVERYONE CAN LEARN HOW TO BE MORE BIRD FRIENDLY WHERE THEY LIVE. MORE THAN 800 PEOPLE WERE REACHED IN THIS WAY IN 2024-25
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1984.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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