MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INC (EIN 04-2104702)
Tax period: 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed: 2026-02-25
IRS object ID: 202620569349300612
Schema version: 2024v5.5
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2026-02-25T08:11:48-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	263753134	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CBIZ ADVISORS LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	53 STATE STREET 17TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02109	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	042104702	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	MASS	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7812599500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	208 SOUTH GREAT ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	LINCOLN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01773	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ADRIENNE FRAZIER	PersonNm
Person Title	CFAO, ASSISTANT TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7812599500	PhoneNum
Signature	2026-02-23	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	BRENDA L BOOTH	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01342395	PTIN
Phone	6178075000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2026-02-23	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	DAVID O'NEILL	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	208 SOUTH GREAT ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	LINCOLN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01773	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$113,395,423	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	HTTP://WWW.MASSAUDUBON.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1896	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	LAND AND HABITAT CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	26	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	26	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1239	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	5550	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$355,612	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$266,112	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$55,427,294	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$36,558,960	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$11,238,980	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$10,825,005	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$5,925,707	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$8,131,043	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,064,168	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$683,146	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$73,656,149	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$56,198,154	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$943,798	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,136,007	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$37,988,038	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$38,589,747	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$302,142	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$322,452	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$4,267,979	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$11,989,390	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$13,882,867	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$51,223,368	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$53,931,073	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$22,432,781	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,267,081	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$380,857,060	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$401,973,582	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$12,347,289	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$13,422,034	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$368,509,771	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$388,551,548	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO PROTECT THE NATURE OF MASSACHUSETTS FOR PEOPLE AND FOR WILDLIFE THROUGH EDUCATION, LAND CONSERVATION, ADVOCACY, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, AND HABITAT STEWARDSHIP/RESTORATION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$36,470,275	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,136,007	GrantAmt
Revenue	$9,987,563	RevenueAmt
Desc	MASS AUDUBON MAINTAINS 21 FIELD OFFICES AND STAFFED WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES (INCLUDING 18 SANCTUARIES WITH NATURE CENTERS, TWO OF WHICH ARE IN URBAN AREAS) AND AN ADDITIONAL 50 UNSTAFFED WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES WHICH ARE OPEN 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, 2025, MASS AUDUBON PROTECTS 43,035 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE IN MASSACHUSETTS, OWNING 34,130 AND PROTECTING THE REMAINING 8,905 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. MASS AUDUBON ALSO ASSISTS OTHER LAND TRUSTS AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS IN ACQUIRING CONSERVATION LAND AND ESTIMATE THESE ASSISTS SINCE 2001 HAVE TOTALED MORE THAN 11,000 ACRES. AN ESTIMATED 601,000 VISITORS CAME TO ENJOY MASS AUDUBON PROPERTIES IN FY 2025.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 2025, MASS AUDUBON TAUGHT NATURE PROGRAMS TO MORE THAN 126,000 CHILDREN AND ADULTS, ENROLLED MORE THAN 10,000 CHILDREN IN ITS SUMMER DAY AND RESIDENTIAL NATURE CAMPS, AND CONDUCTED SCIENCE/NATURE TRAINING FOR MORE THAN 2,300 TEACHERS. IN ADDITION, MASS AUDUBON WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE MORE THAN 5,550 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTE MORE THAN 88,994 HOURS OF SERVICE ACROSS THE STATE IN FY 2025.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$2,209,267	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$151,051	RevenueAmt
Desc	IN ADDITION TO THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE NETWORK OF SANCTUARIES AND THE EDUCATION PROGRAMMING REFERRED TO ABOVE WHICH ARE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS ALIKE, MASS AUDUBON MEMBERS ALSO ENJOY A PRINTED NEWSLETTER (EXPLORE) PRODUCED FOUR TIMES PER YEAR, A MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER (EXPLORATIONS), DISCOUNTS ON PROGRAMS AND AT GIFT SHOPS, AND PUBLICATIONS TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF WILDLIFE, NATURE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. 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. 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.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$4,604,789	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$686,391	RevenueAmt
Desc	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, RETIRED CRANBERRY BOGS, 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 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.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,200,605	ExpenseAmt
Desc	KEY MASS AUDUBON ADVOCACY ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN FY 2025 INCLUDE: 1. MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR MAURA HEALEY SIGNED A SWEEPING CLIMATE AND ENERGY BILL INTO LAW FOR WHICH MASS AUDUBON HAD LOBBIED. THIS ACT PROMOTES A CLEAN ENERGY GRID, ADVANCES EQUITY, AND PROTECTS RATEPAYERS AND WILL PROVIDE MUCH-NEEDED REFORM TO THE STATE'S APPROACH TO SITING AND PERMITTING CLEAN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS IS A BIG STEP FORWARD FOR CLEAN ENERGY IN MASSACHUSETTS.2. MASS AUDUBON LAUNCHED THE NATURE FOR MASSACHUSETTS COALITION, FIGHTING FOR AN INCREASE IN STATE INVESTMENTS FOR NATURE. THE CAMPAIGN KICKED OFF WITH A STATE HOUSE LAUNCH EVENT IN SUPPORT OF THE LEGISLATION, AN ACT PROVIDING NATURE FOR ALL.3. MASS AUDUBON ALSO PARTICIPATED IN STATE ENERGY SITING REFORM PROCESSES, WITH THE GOAL OF SHIFTING INCENTIVES TO PUT MORE SOLAR PROJECTS ON BUILDINGS AND DEVELOPED AREAS, AND FEWER LARGE-SCALE PROJECTS IN FORESTS AND ON FARMS. THIS INCLUDED MASS AUDUBON'S APPOINTMENT TO THE STATE'S COMMISSION ON ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE SITING AND PERMITTING.4. MASS AUDUBON'S RESCUE RAPTORS CAMPAIGN TO CURB HARMFUL RODENT POISONS CONTINUES TO GROW, WITH OVER 90 COMMUNITIES NOW ORGANIZING AROUND THE ISSUE ACROSS THE STATE. 36 TOWNS AND CITIES HAVE REDUCED THE USE OF THESE POISONS (SGARS) ON MUNICIPAL PROPERTY, AND 18 HAVE FILED (OR WILL SOON FILE) HOME RULE PETITIONS TO REQUEST AUTHORITY TO RESTRICT SGARS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. IN A VIRTUAL FORUM ATTENDED BY OVER 300 PEOPLE, MASS AUDUBON ALSO BROUGHT TOGETHER NEW ENGLAND'S LEADING POISON-FREE PEST CONTROL PROFESSIONALS TO DISCUSS HOW TO SAFELY MANAGE RODENT PROBLEMS.5. MASS AUDUBON HAS ALSO LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN WITH PARTNERS TO ACCELERATE RESTORATION OF WETLANDS ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS. MASSACHUSETTS SALT MARSHES, FRESHWATER WETLANDS, AND RIVERS NEED HELP TO REVERSE DAMAGE FROM PAST LAND USES AND PROVIDE RESILIENCE TO THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, AND WE'RE FOCUSED ON ADVOCATING FOR BOTH LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY TACTICS TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$1,200,605	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$44,484,936	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	Yes (1)	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (1)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	Yes (1)	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	Yes (1)	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (1)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	192	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	1239	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	26	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	26	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (1)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (1)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ADRIENNE FRAZIER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7812592162	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	208 SOUTH GREAT ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	LINCOLN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01773	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (43 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
BETH KRESSLEY GOLDSTEIN
CHAIR	6.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PETER BERNARD
VICE CHAIR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER KLEM
VICE CHAIR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NAGESH MAHANTHAPPA
VICE CHAIR	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT BALL
TREASURER	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STUART ARMSTRONG
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOEL BARRERA
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TRACEY BOLOTNICK
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHANNON CABOT
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SCOTT EDWARDS
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDREW FALENDER
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LORNA GIBSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH GILMORE
DIRECTOR (UNTIL 10/24)	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CAROL GREGORY
DIRECTOR (UNTIL 10/24)	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JACOB HESTERMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN HICKS
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANNIE HOLLINGSWORTH
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LINDA JONES
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CANDACE LUN PLOTKIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BOB MURCHISON
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AL NIERENBERG
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL PAPPONE
DIRECTOR (UNTIL 10/24)	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID PHELAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS POUNDS
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PETER ROSENBLUM
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PATRICIA SPENCE
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARCELO SUAREZ-OROZCO
DIRECTOR (UNTIL 10/24)	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUZIE TAPSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RAND WENTWORTH
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HENRY WOOLSEY
DIRECTOR (UNTIL 10/24)	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DELPHINE ZURKIYA
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID J O'NEILL
PREIDENT	39.50	0.50		Yes (X)	$457,297	$0	$77,469
BANCROFT POOR
CFO/ASST. TREASURER	39.50	0.50		Yes (X)	$298,546	$0	$38,811
AMANDA HUKANOVIC
ASST. TREAS/SR. BUSINESS & FINANCIAL ANALYSIS	40.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$101,965	$0	$10,196
KRISTIN BARR
ASST. SECRETARY/EA TO CFO	30.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$59,512	$0	$7,737
MALLORY KENDER
SECRETARY/EA TO PRESIDENT	40.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$95,337	$0	$17,829
MARGO MERCER
ASST. SECRETARY/CHIEF OF STAFF	40.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$98,777	$0	$12,841
VICTORIA J JONES
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER	40.00	0.00			$356,587	$0	$43,000	Yes (X)
JOCELYN FORBUSH
CHIEF CONSERVATION OFFICER	40.00	0.00			$297,867	$0	$37,128	Yes (X)
LAURIE ANNE MARDEN
DEPUTY DIR., CAMPAIGN & DEVELOPMENT	40.00	0.00			$230,604	$0	$23,060	Yes (X)
MICHELLE M MANION
VP FOR POLICY & ADVOCACY	40.00	0.00			$204,767	$0	$29,866	Yes (X)
GAIL YEO
VP OF WILDLIFE	40.00	0.00			$211,585	$0	$26,559	Yes (X)
JAN O'NEIL OFFICER UNTIL 624
DIR. OF MEMBERSHIP/ASST. TREAS.	40.00	0.00			$167,906	$0	$0		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,580,750	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$324,496	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	38	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (1)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
ANDREW MEYER
2834 GLADIOLUS LANE	DALLAS	TX	75233	OPERATIONAL CONSULTANT	$337,935
STAGECOACH DIGITAL
2038 NE DAVIS STREET	PORTLAND	OR	97232	MARKETING CONSULTANT	$322,452
AGENCY LANDSCAPE & PLANNING LLC
91 HARVEY STREET	CAMBRIDGE	MA	02140	LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT	$250,625
PRIME BUCHHOLZ LLC
273 CORPORATE DRIVE 250	PORTSMOUTH	NH	03801	INVESTMENT CONSULTANTS	$181,151
CBIZ ADVISORS LLC
53 STATE ST 17TH FLOOR	BOSTON	MA	02109	AUDIT/TAX SERVICES	$161,926

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	11	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$4,332,872	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$28,575	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$6,087,438	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$26,110,075	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$2,125,078	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$36,558,960	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SANCTUARIES	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$10,825,005	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$10,825,005	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$10,825,005	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,615,527	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$355,612	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$2,259,915	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$285,530	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$285,530	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$285,530	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$285,530	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$61,835,836	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$56,320,320	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$5,515,516	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,515,516	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5,515,516	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$84,604	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$28,575	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$13,515	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$71,089	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$71,089	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$20,280	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$5,065	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$15,215	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$15,215	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$1,169,681	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$858,369	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$311,312	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$311,312	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$56,198,154	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$10,825,005	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$355,612	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$8,458,577	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$736,757	TotalAmt
Program Services	$736,757	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$389,250	TotalAmt
Program Services	$389,250	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,111,434	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,111,434	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,659,351	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,234,228	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,920,199	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,504,924	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,577,132	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,310,290	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$151,443	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$115,399	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,858,271	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,907,300	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$534,468	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$416,503	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,383,559	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,013,123	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$193,244	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$177,192	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$102,388	TotalAmt
Program Services	$91,730	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,658	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$128,116	TotalAmt
Management And General	$128,116	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$120,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$120,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$322,452	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$322,452	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$241,791	TotalAmt
Management And General	$241,791	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,041,828	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,549,652	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$245,690	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$246,486	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$147,158	TotalAmt
Program Services	$48,106	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$125	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$98,927	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$220,848	TotalAmt
Program Services	$105,333	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$108,852	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,663	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$357,344	TotalAmt
Program Services	$294,310	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$40,770	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$22,264	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$586,543	TotalAmt
Program Services	$552,898	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$33,645	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$508,321	TotalAmt
Program Services	$483,409	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,218	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,694	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$118,081	TotalAmt
Program Services	$109,294	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,036	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$751	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,450	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,788	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,662	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,575,772	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,527,449	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,301	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$25,022	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$721,580	TotalAmt
Program Services	$642,717	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$78,863	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
SERVICE CONTRACTS	$1,058,150	$567,057	$263,248	$227,845
SUPPLIES	$465,152	$454,755	$6,048	$4,349
PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO	$345,086	$315,278	$8,207	$21,601
POSTAGE AND SHIPPING	$344,385	$334,490		$9,895

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,793,874	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,684,722	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$48,140	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$61,012	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$53,931,073	TotalAmt
Program Services	$44,484,936	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,178,158	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,267,979	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,127,324	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,866,188	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,754,967	BOYAmt
EOY	$37,254,967	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,279,628	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,622,900	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,659,435	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,767,076	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$343,011	BOYAmt
EOY	$514,471	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$172,327	BOYAmt
EOY	$315,747	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$162,243,306	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$38,435,478	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$122,557,486	BOYAmt
EOY	$123,807,828	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$77,184,101	BOYAmt
EOY	$95,544,903	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$130,778,781	BOYAmt
EOY	$124,279,502	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$380,857,060	BOYAmt
EOY	$401,973,582	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,284,927	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,640,403	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,796,053	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,279,874	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,266,309	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,501,757	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,347,289	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,422,034	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$101,448,117	BOYAmt
EOY	$101,400,588	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$267,061,654	BOYAmt
EOY	$287,150,960	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$368,509,771	BOYAmt
EOY	$388,551,548	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$380,857,060	BOYAmt
EOY	$401,973,582	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$2,267,081	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$17,525,114	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$249,582	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$23,422,342	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$28,672,847	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$33,972,843	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$55,427,294	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$36,558,960	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$178,054,286	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$23,422,342	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$28,672,847	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$33,972,843	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$55,427,294	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$36,558,960	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$178,054,286	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$23,987,186	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$154,067,100	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,081,094	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,652,964	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,684,041	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,352,410	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,545,445	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,315,954	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$170,083	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$15,072	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$16,130	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$326,301	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$527,586	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$189,897,826	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$50,670,629	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.81130	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.80080	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$22,184	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$231,351	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$253,535	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$49,409,559	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$49,663,094	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,000,000	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$250,000	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$1,000,000	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$4,000,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$6,000,000	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$207,318	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$176,252	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$201,921	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$253,535	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$839,026	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$250,000	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$1,000,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$1,500,000	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$8,105	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$8,600	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$18,177	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$22,184	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$57,066	TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public Use	Yes (X)	PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural Habitat	Yes (X)	ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open Space	Yes (X)	PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements	143	TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage	8905.00	TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements	0	HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr	0	HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
Modified Easements	0	ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held	1	StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement	3280.00	StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement	$120,384	ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr Stsfd	Yes (1)	Section170hRqrStsfdInd
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch Prog	Yes (X)	CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$197,866,459	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$4,769,736	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$19,950,627	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$10,474,615	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$214,791	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$211,897,416	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$184,805,816	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,171,124	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$19,457,175	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$8,332,791	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$234,865	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$197,866,459	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$168,003,923	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$6,223,274	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$12,306,269	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	-$5,163,451	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$6,664,744	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$226,357	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$184,805,816	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$191,096,698	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$5,327,634	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$24,080,571	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$4,339,838	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$168,003,923	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$147,184,290	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$3,455,064	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$50,662,215	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$10,204,871	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$191,096,698	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.09740	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.40640	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.49620	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (1)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$69,790,307	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$69,790,307	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$62,571,545	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$35,156,577	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$27,414,968	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$4,621,931	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$3,278,901	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,343,030	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$25,259,523	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$25,259,523	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$123,807,828	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS	$25,492,173	F
DIRECT HEDGE FUNDS	$38,132,159	F
COMMINGLED TRUST FUNDS	$11,973,958	F
FUND OF FUNDS	$48,557,286	F
MUTUAL FUNDS: LARGE CAP	$123,926	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$124,279,502	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENT LIABILITIES	Desc
Amt	$3,501,757	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$3,501,757	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$74,216,188	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$17,525,114	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$492,920	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$18,018,034	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$56,198,154	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$56,198,154	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$54,005,732	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$74,659	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$74,659	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$53,931,073	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$53,931,073	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 5:	MASS AUDUBON HAS A WRITTEN POLICY FOR THE MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ENTRUSTED TO ITS CARE. THE POLICY ESTABLISHES A TARGET OF AT LEAST ONE ON-SITE MONITORING VISIT EACH YEAR AND DESCRIBES THE STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE TO ANY VIOLATION TO PROTECT THE CONSERVATION VALUES OF THE PROPERTY.
PART II, LINE 9:	THE COST OF PURCHASING CONSERVATION RESTRICTIONS AND EASEMENTS IS CAPITALIZED.
PART III, LINE 1A:	MASS AUDUBON DOES NOT CAPITALIZE ITS FINE ARTS COLLECTION AS AN ASSET IN THE COMBINED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION. THE FINE ARTS COLLECTION INCLUDES ARTWORK HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. EACH OF THE ITEMS IS CATALOGED, PRESERVED AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY. OCCASIONALLY, MASS AUDUBON WILL SELL OR DE-ACCESS CERTAIN PIECES. THE DE-ACCESSION PROCEEDS WILL BE UTILIZED AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR FUTURE COLLECTION ACQUISITIONS UNLESS THE ORIGINAL DONOR HAS SPECIFIED A RESTRICTION ON THE DE-ACCESSION PROCEEDS. MASS AUDUBON HAS APPROXIMATELY 1,800 ITEMS CATALOGUED IN THE COLLECTION.
PART III, LINE 4:	MASS AUDUBON MAINTAINS A COLLECTION OF ARTWORKS DEPICTING BIRDS, OTHER WILDLIFE, AND NATURAL HABITATS. THIS COLLECTION IS ACTIVELY USED FOR TEACHING STUDENTS AND ADULTS AND ALSO BY SCHOLARS FOR RESEARCH. PORTIONS OF THE COLLECTION ARE FREQUENTLY ON DISPLAY AT MASS AUDUBON'S MUSEUM OF AMERICAN BIRD ART AND OCCASIONALLY AT OTHER SANCTUARIES AROUND THE STATE. THE COLLECTION IS USED TO EDUCATE VISITORS ABOUT BIRDS AND THE NATURAL WORLD AND TO INSPIRE THEM TO BECOME ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN PROTECTING THE NATURE OF MASSACHUSETTS IN DIRECT FURTHERANCE OF MASS AUDUBON'S MISSION.
PART V, LINE 4:	MASS AUDUBON USES INCOME FROM ITS ENDOWMENT FUNDS IN DIRECT FURTHERANCE OF ITS MISSION AND IN SUPPORT OF THE MANY SANCTUARIES AND ACTIVITIES FOR WHICH DONORS HAVE CREATED RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS. APPROXIMATELY 17% OF MASS AUDUBON'S ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET COMES FROM ENDOWMENT INCOME. FOR INSTANCE, MANY DONORS HAVE LEFT BEQUESTS TO ESTABLISH RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES AT SANCTUARY PROPERTIES WHICH THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY OWNED OR TO WHICH THEY WERE PARTICULARLY ATTACHED, AND OTHER DONORS HAVE ESTABLISHED ENDOWMENTS TO SUBSIDIZE CHILDREN FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS TO ATTEND MASS AUDUBON SUMMER CAMPS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
PART X, LINE 2:	MASS AUDUBON ACCOUNTS FOR THE EFFECT OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS BASED ON A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THRESHOLD TO THE RECOGNITION OF THE TAX POSITIONS BEING SUSTAINED BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION UNDER SCRUTINY BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY. IF A TAX POSITION OR POSITIONS ARE DEEMED TO RESULT IN UNCERTAINTIES OF THOSE POSITIONS, THE UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFIT IS ESTIMATED BASED ON A "CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY ASSESSMENT" THAT AGGREGATES THE ESTIMATED TAX LIABILITY FOR ALL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. MASS AUDUBON HAS IDENTIFIED ITS TAX STATUS AS A TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY AND ITS DETERMINATION AS TO ITS INCOME BEING RELATED OR UNRELATED AS ITS ONLY SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS AND HAS DETERMINED THAT SUCH TAX POSITIONS DO NOT RESULT IN AN UNCERTAINTY REQUIRING RECOGNITION. MASS AUDUBON IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER EXAMINATION BY ANY TAXING JURISDICTION. FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE GENERALLY OPEN FOR EXAMINATION FOR THREE YEARS FOLLOWING THE DATE FILED.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	FUNDRAISING AND GAMING EVENT EXPENSES 18,580. REVENUES OF WHETSTONE WOOD TRUST FUND INCLUDED IN CONSOLIDATED FINANCIALS 224,758. CHANGES IN SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS 249,582.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	FUNDRAISING AND GAMING EVENT EXPENSES 18,580. EXPENSES OF WHETSTONE WOOD TRUST FUND INCLUDED IN CONSOLIDATED FINANCIALS 56,079.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN	RegionTxt
Offices	0	OfficesCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities Conducted	GRANTMAKING	TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures	$389,250	RegionTotalExpendituresAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$389,250	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$389,250	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN	TROPICAL FOREST AND SAVANNAH WILDLIFE PROTECTION AND FIRE SUPPRESSION EFFORTS, EQUIPMENT PURCHASES, AND BUILDING REPAIRS/CONSTRUCTION AT THE 252,000-ACRE RIO BRAVO CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT AREA IN NORTHWESTERN BELIZE	$305,250	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN	MARINE AND TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE PROTECTION IN PROTECTED AREAS IN THE TOLEDO DISTRICT OF SOUTHEASTERN BELIZE, INCLUDING EQUIPMENT PURCHASES AND PERSONNEL COSTS AND TRAINING	$84,000	WIRE TRANSFER	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	2	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (1)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	Yes (1)	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	Yes (1)	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	Yes (1)	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MASS AUDUBON CLOSELY MONITORS THE EXPENDITURE OF THE FUNDS BY THE ORGANIZATIONS IN BELIZE FOR WHICH IT PROVIDES GRANTS, ADVICE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. WRITTEN PROPOSALS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL GRANT REQUESTS AND FINAL REPORTS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL GRANTS AWARDED (AND FOR LARGER GRANTS INTERIM REPORTS ARE REQUIRED AS WELL). ALL PROPOSALS CONTAIN BUDGET INFORMATION, AND ALL FINAL REPORTS PROVIDE DETAILS ON ACTUAL AMOUNTS EXPENDED ON FUNDED PROJECTS. MASS AUDUBON STAFF WORK CLOSELY WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS FUNDED AND VISIT THEM IN BELIZE IN MOST YEARS. SUCH VISITS INCLUDE THE VISUAL INSPECTION OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS OR EQUIPMENT FUNDED BY THE GRANTS AND THE DISCUSSION OF PRIORITIES, ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND GOALS WITH THE LEADERS OF THE ORGANIZATIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	STAGE COACH DIGITAL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2038 NE DAVIS STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	PORTLAND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OR	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	97232	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	DIGITAL MARKETING AND MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	0	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$0	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$322,452	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	$0	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors	$322,452	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	ARCADIA FOLK FEST	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$50,593	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$28,575	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$22,018	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$500	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$2,000	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$1,000	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	TALES OF THE NIGHT	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$19,217	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$0	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$19,217	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$775	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$525	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	11	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$43,369	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$0	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$43,369	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$1,625	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events	$1,125	EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$5,965	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$113,179	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$28,575	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$84,604	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$2,900	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$3,125	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$7,490	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$13,515	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$71,089	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Gaming Information GamingInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Revenue Other Gaming	$20,280	GrossRevenueOtherGamingAmt
Cash Prizes Other Gaming	$3,500	CashPrizesOtherGamingAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Gaming	$1,565	OthDirectExpnssOtherGamingAmt
Volunteer Labor Other Gaming	0	VolunteerLaborOtherGamingInd
Gross Revenue Total Gaming	$20,280	GrossRevenueTotalGamingAmt
Cash Prizes Total Gaming	$3,500	CashPrizesTotalGamingAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Gaming	$1,565	OthDirectExpnssTotalGamingAmt
Direct Expense Summary Gaming	$5,065	DirectExpenseSummaryGamingAmt
Net Gaming Income Summary	$15,215	NetGamingIncomeSummaryAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
States Where Gaming Conducted	MA	StatesWhereGamingConductedCd
Licensed	Yes (1)	LicensedInd
License Suspended Etc	0	LicenseSuspendedEtcInd
Gaming With Nonmembers	Yes (1)	GamingWithNonmembersInd
Member Of Other Entity	0	MemberOfOtherEntityInd
Gaming Own Facility	0.00000	GamingOwnFacilityPct
Gaming Other Facility	1.00000	GamingOtherFacilityPct

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BRIANA WINGATE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Persons With Books US Address PersonsWithBooksUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1280 HORSE NECK ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	WESTPORT	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02790	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct With3rd Prty For Game Rev	0	CntrctWith3rdPrtyForGameRevInd

Gaming Manager Business Name GamingManagerBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GINA PURTELL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Manager Compensation	$338	GamingManagerCompensationAmt
Gaming Manager Services Prov	MANAGES ONE DAY DUCK DERBY EVENT	GamingManagerServicesProvTxt
Gaming Manager Is Employee	Yes (X)	GamingManagerIsEmployeeInd
Charitable Distribution Rqr	0	CharitableDistributionRqrInd
Distributed	$0	DistributedAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MASSACHUSETTS LAND TRUST COALITION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	18 WOLBACH ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	SUDBURY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01776	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	272331022	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$10,000	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of Grant	CONFERENCE SPONSOR	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	CAMP AND PRESCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	2061	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$736,757	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MASS AUDUBON CLOSELY MONITORS DAY AND RESIDENTIAL CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS. THESE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE DISCOUNTS (EITHER FULL OR PARTIAL) TO PROGRAMS OFFERED, AND MASS AUDUBON IS PROVIDING REDUCED OR FREE TUITION BASED ON NEED. THE FEW COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS WHICH ARE PROVIDED ARE ALSO CLOSELY MONITORED AND THE SCHOLARSHIP MONIES ARE GENERALLY SENT DIRECTLY TO THE COLLEGE AT WHICH THE RECIPIENT WILL BE STUDYING.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (1)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DAVID J O'NEILL
PREIDENT	$397,297	$0	$60,000	$0	$0	$0	$27,438	$0	$50,031	$0	$534,766	$0	$0	$0
VICTORIA J JONES
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER	$331,587	$0	$25,000	$0	$0	$0	$17,829	$0	$25,171	$0	$399,587	$0	$0	$0
BANCROFT POOR
CFO/ASST. TREASURER	$273,546	$0	$25,000	$0	$0	$0	$23,884	$0	$14,927	$0	$337,357	$0	$0	$0
JOCELYN FORBUSH
CHIEF CONSERVATION OFFICER	$272,867	$0	$25,000	$0	$0	$0	$14,893	$0	$22,235	$0	$334,995	$0	$0	$0
LAURIE ANNE MARDEN
DEPUTY DIR., CAMPAIGN & DEVELOPMENT	$230,604	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,530	$0	$11,530	$0	$253,664	$0	$0	$0
GAIL YEO
VP OF WILDLIFE	$199,744	$0	$0	$0	$11,841	$0	$15,980	$0	$10,579	$0	$238,144	$0	$0	$0
MICHELLE M MANION
VP FOR POLICY & ADVOCACY	$204,767	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,286	$0	$17,580	$0	$234,633	$0	$0	$0
JAN O'NEIL OFFICER UNTIL 624
DIR. OF MEMBERSHIP/ASST. TREAS.	$167,906	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$167,906	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 4A	GAIL YEO RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $11,841 IN CALENDAR 2024.
PART I, LINE 7	DISCRETIONARY BONUSES WERE AWARDED TO THE PRESIDENT OF MASS AUDUBON AND SENIOR STAFF IN RECOGNTION OF PERFORMANCE IN FY 25 EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS FOR THE YEAR.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$10,225	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	AT NOMINAL AMOUNT	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	59	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$1,710,853	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FAIR MARKET VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Real Estate Other RealEstateOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	6	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$404,000	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	ASSESSOR'S VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	1	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, COLUMN (B):	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE NUMBER IN PART I, COLUMN (B) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS OF GIFTS, NOT THE NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	MASS AUDUBON DOES NOT HAVE ANY STOCKHOLDERS BUT IT DOES HAVE MEMBERS. MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ALL INDIVIDUALS WHO SHARE THE MISSION OF PROTECTING THE MASSACHUSETTS ENVIRONMENT AND WHO PAY THE REQUIRED MEMBERSHIP DUES. BASIC MEMBERSHIP COSTS IN FY 2024 WERE $50 PER YEAR FOR AN INDIVIDUAL AND $70 PER YEAR FOR A FAMILY. MASS AUDUBON CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000 MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS. IN ADDITION TO LENDING THEIR SUPPORT TO IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, LAND PROTECTION AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION EFFORTS, MEMBERS RECEIVE FREE ADMISSION TO ALL MASS AUDUBON WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES, DISCOUNTS TO MASS AUDUBON PROGRAMS, COURSES AND GIFT SHOPS, AND A ONE-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO THE MASS AUDUBON NEWSLETTER (EXPLORE).
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	MASS AUDUBON MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO THE ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS (HELD IN OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER OF EACH YEAR) TO VOTE ON THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS, THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND ANY OTHER MATTERS WHICH PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	MASS AUDUBON MEMBERS MUST APPROVE ANY AMENDMENTS OR ALTERATIONS TO THE BY-LAWS AND THE ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OF MASS AUDUBON AND ANY OTHER BUSINESS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING OR ANY OTHER MEETING OF THE MEMBERS DULY CALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BY-LAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE MASS AUDUBON AUDIT COMMITTEE (A COMMITTEE ELECTED DIRECTLY BY THE MASS AUDUBON MEMBERSHIP EACH YEAR AT THE ANNUAL MEETING) AND WAS ALSO MADE AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY TO ALL MASS AUDUBON DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	MASS AUDUBON REQUIRES DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE EVERY YEAR. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE INSTRUCTED TO REVIEW THE MASS AUDUBON CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY PRIOR TO COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRE. THE COMPLETED FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO REPORTS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE QUESTIONNAIRE OF THE CHAIR IS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER WHO REPORTS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE QUESTIONNAIRES ARE ON FILE AT THE MASS AUDUBON HEADQUARTERS IN LINCOLN AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW BY ANY INTERESTED DIRECTOR OR OFFICER. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF ARE ALSO VIGILANT DURING THE YEAR FOR ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WHICH MAY ARISE AFTER COMPLETING THE ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRES. AT THE BEGINNING OF A BOARD OR BOARD COMMITTEE DISCUSSION OF ANY ISSUE IN WHICH A DIRECTOR, OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, A CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER OF A DIRECTOR, OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, OR ANOTHER ORGANIZATION IN WHICH THEY HOLD A POSITION OF POWER MAY HAVE AN INTEREST, THE DIRECTOR, OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE THAT INTEREST AND ABSTAIN FROM VOTING. THE DIRECTOR, OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE IS ALSO REQUIRED TO LEAVE THE ROOM WHILE THE DISCUSSION OF THIS ISSUE AND THE VOTING IS TAKING PLACE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE PROCESS AND POLICY FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR KEY EXECUTIVES AT MASS AUDUBON IS AS FOLLOWS: THE POLICY OF MASS AUDUBON IS TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN KEY EXECUTIVE TALENT BY PROVIDING A COMPETITIVE TOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE. IN DETERMINING COMPETITIVENESS, MASS AUDUBON LOOKS PRIMARILY TO COMPENSATION OFFERED BY OTHER LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE SIMILAR IN SIZE AND ALSO TAKES INTO ACCOUNT ANY SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES AFFECTING MASS AUDUBON. THE POLICY ALSO SUPPORTS PROVIDING APPROPRIATE KEY EXECUTIVE PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE EARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACHIEVING CHALLENGING, PRE-ESTABLISHED GOALS CONSISTENT WITH THE MISSION, TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE, AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES OF MASS AUDUBON. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ITS ACTION THE CASH AND NON-CASH COMPENSATION POLICIES, PROGRAMS AND AMOUNTS OF COMPENSATION, AS WELL AS MAJOR CHANGES IN MASS AUDUBON'S BENEFITS PLANS, APPLICABLE TO KEY EXECUTIVES OF MASS AUDUBON AS WELL AS TO ANY INDIVIDUAL/ORGANIZATION THAT OTHERWISE MEETS THE DEFINITION OF "DISQUALIFIED PERSON" IN THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. "KEY EXECUTIVE" IS DEFINED AS PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT FOR OPERATIONS, VICE PRESIDENT FOR WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES AND PROGRAMS, VICE PRESIDENT FOR PHILANTHROPY, VICE PRESIDENT FOR MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS, AND ANY OTHER EXECUTIVE EARNING OVER $100,000 PER YEAR. "DISQUALIFIED PERSON" INCLUDES FOR PURPOSES OF THIS POLICY ANYONE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MAY, IN SPECIFIED CIRCUMSTANCES, BE DEEMED TO INCLUDE MEMBERS OF THE MASS AUDUBON COUNCIL. THE TERM IS FURTHER DEEMED TO INCLUDE ANY OTHER MASS AUDUBON EMPLOYEE EARNING MORE THAN $100,000 PER YEAR. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL: ENSURE THAT NO PART OF MASS AUDUBON'S NET EARNINGS INURE TO THE PRIVATE BENEFIT OF ANY INDIVIDUAL AND THAT ANY PAYMENT OF BENEFITS OR PERSONAL EXPENSES TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SELECT INDIVIDUALS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS POTENTIALLY BENEFITING ANY SUCH INDIVIDUALS ARE ANALYZED AND CAREFULLY APPROVED AS COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES TO MASS AUDUBON WITH THE BENEFITS TO THE INDIVIDUALS CLEARLY MEASURED AND CONSIDERED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. ESTABLISH AND REVIEW MASS AUDUBON'S OVERALL EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION POLICY TO ENSURE THAT THE POLICY CONTINUES TO SUPPORT MASS AUDUBON'S MISSION AND PURPOSE, ATTRACTS AND RETAINS KEY EXECUTIVES, AND PROVIDES COMPETITIVE TOTAL COMPENSATION OPPORTUNITIES AT REASONABLE COST. ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN SETTING EXECUTIVE TOTAL COMPENSATION POLICY, COMPENSATION PLANS, BENEFIT PLANS AND EXECUTIVE CONTRACTS FOR KEY ADMINISTRATORS, AND DEVELOPING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH RESPECT TO THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF MASS AUDUBON'S KEY EXECUTIVES AND OF ANY DISQUALIFIED PERSONS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A THOROUGH AND DISINTERESTED REVIEW OF APPROPRIATE TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR KEY EXECUTIVES. THE COMMITTEE WILL: ASSESS THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF EACH EXECUTIVE'S POSITION UNDER REVIEW BY THE COMMITTEE. ASSESS THE BASIS BY WHICH COMPENSATION WAS PAID TO THE KEY EXECUTIVE IN EACH COVERED POSITION, AS FOR EXAMPLE, EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE, ADDITIONAL DUTIES, OR THE UNIQUE BACKGROUND EXPERIENCES, PERSONAL SKILLS, SPECIAL ABILITIES, AND BUSINESS CHALLENGES FACING MASS AUDUBON THAT REQUIRE USE OF THESE SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES. OBTAIN APPROPRIATE AND COMPARABLE COMPENSATION MARKET DATA, SUCH AS DATA ON THE FOLLOWING: - SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS FOR FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS; - GEOGRAPHIC DIFFERENTIALS WHICH REFLECT THE COST OF LABOR IN THE GREATER BOSTON AREA; - THE AVAILABILITY OF SIMILAR SPECIALTIES IN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA; - INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION SURVEYS; - IRS FORM 990 COMPENSATION INFORMATION FOR FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS; - ACTUAL WRITTEN OFFERS FROM SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS COMPETING FOR THE SERVICES OF THE EMPLOYEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL DOCUMENT THE BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION OF THE REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR THOSE KEY EXECUTIVES UNDER ITS REVIEW INCLUDING PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF THE KEY EXECUTIVE AND THE BASIS FOR DETERMINING THAT THE EXECUTIVE'S COMPENSATION WAS REASONABLE IN LIGHT OF THAT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AND MARKET DATA. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL MAKE ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL PERIODICALLY REVIEW THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WITH A VIEW TO MAKING SURE THAT NO MEMBER IS SUBJECT TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WHICH WOULD MAKE HIS OR HER PARTICIPATION IN THE REVIEW OF COMPENSATION INAPPROPRIATE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	MASS AUDUBON MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY, RECORDS RETENTION POLICY, FEDERAL TAX RETURNS, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS WEB SITE (WWW.MASSAUDUBON.ORG) AS WELL AS UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	CHANGES IN SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS 249,582.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WHETSTONE WOOD TRUST FUND CO MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	C/O MASS AUDUBON 208 SOUTH GREAT RO	AddressLine1Txt
City	LINCOLN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01773	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	300174595	EIN
Primary Activities	ACQUISITION & PRESERVATION OF LAND FOR WILD HABITAT & CONSERVATION PURPOSES	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(C)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	LINE 12B, II	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	Yes (1)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (4 entries)

Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Entity TypeEntityTypeTxt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
GIFT ANNUITIES (41)
TRUST	MA	MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INC	T	Yes (1)
POOLED INCOME (11)
TRUST	MA	MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INC	T	Yes (1)
UNITRUSTS (9)
TRUST	MA	MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INC	T	Yes (1)
TRUST ON OUR BEHALF (1)
TRUST	MA	MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INC	T	Yes (1)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	Yes (1)	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (1)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (1)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WHETSTONE WOOD TRUST FUND	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	E	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$317,570	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	FAIR VALUE	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt