Lane County Audubon Society
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
LANE COUNTY AUDUBON SOCIETY (WITH THE ASSUMED BUSINESS NAME OF COAST TO CASCADES BIRD ALLIANCE) IS A NON-PROFIT WITH THE FOLLOWING MISSION STATEMENT: TO INSPIRE OUR COMMUNITY TO ENJOY AND PROTECT BIRDS, OTHER WILDLIFE, AND THEIR HABITAT THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND RESTORATION OF OUR SHARED ENVIRONMENT.
- Income
- $43,798
- Spending
- $49,933
- Reserves
- 27.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 81%
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 (1)
- $45,458 spent. HABITAT HAVEN ENCOURAGES RESIDENTS TO PLANT BIRD AND POLLINATOR FRIENDLY NATIVE OREGON PLANTS IN THEIR GARDENS. VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED MORE THAN 400 HOURS OF WORK TO ENHANCE HABITAT IN OUR COMMUNITY-WORK VALUED AT OVER 12,000. OVER 450 PEOPLE RECEIVED PRESENTATIONS ABOUT HABITAT RESTORATION, INCLUDING BENEFITS OF NATIVE PLANTS, CONSEQUENCES OF INVASIVE PLANTS, PROTECTING BIRDS, ELIMINATING PESTICIDES, REDUCING STORMWATER RUNOFF, AND IMPROVING SOIL HEALTH. OUR PRINCIPAL PARTNER, UPPER WILLAMETTE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, DOUBLED OUR INITIAL GRANT, ALLOWING US TO KEEP PACE WITH DEMAND. BIRD CITY OREGON IS A DESIGNATION PROGRAM THAT EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANT ROLE THAT LOCAL COMMUNITIES CAN PLAN IN PROTECTING WILD BIRDS. WE PROVIDED OUTREACH ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND BIRD-FRIENDLY ACTIONS TO OVER 15 COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. IN TWO CITIES, WE HELPED DEVELOP BIRD-FRIENDLY COALITIONS CONSISTING OF FIVE TO EIGHT ORGANIZATIONS. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF HELPING MORE COMMUNITIES ORGANIZE FOR THE BIRD CITY APPLICATION. IN ADDITION TO THE 8 MONTHLY REGULARLY SCHEDULED PRESENTATIONS, WE OFFERED A BONUS PRESENTATION AND CO-SPONSORED A DECEMBER PROGRAM WITH EUGENE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY (TOTAL OF 942 CONTACTS). WE ALSO OFFERED 11 FIRST SATURDAY BIRD OUTINGS (145 CONTACTS), 11 THIRD SATURDAY BIRD OUTINGS (180 CONTACTS), AND STAGED THE CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT (277 CONTACTS). WE PUBLISHED 9 ISSUE OF THE QUAIL NEWSLETTER (1700 CONTACTS/ISSUE). WE OFFERED 24 SESSIONS OF AUDUBON IN THE SCHOOLS (1041 CONTACTS), OFFERED 19 CLASSROOMS THE AUDUBON ADVENTURE MATERIALS (734 CONTACTS) AND STAGED 9 BOOTH/TABLING/DISPLAY/SCHOOL-GARDENING EVENTS (APPROXIMATELY 2000 CONTACTS).
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 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 November 6, 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 December 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 April 1997.
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 November 4, 2026.
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