MONTEREY AUDUBON SOCIETY

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $209K · expenses $155K · assets $440K

EIN
94-2397544
Address
PO BOX 5656, CARMEL, CA 93921-5656
Website
WWW.MONTEREYAUDUBON.ORG
NTEE code
C300
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (association)
Ruling date
March 1977 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Blake Matheson (its 2020 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

THE MONTEREY AUDUBON SOCIETY IS A VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO CONSERVING AND CELEBRATING THE BIRDS AND WILDLIFE OF THE GREATER MONTEREY BAY REGION. OUR CHAPTER INCLUDES 1,200 MEMBERS THROUGHOUT MONTEREY AND PARTS OF SANTA CRUZ AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES. WE ENGAGE IN AN ARRAY OF EDUCATIONAL, COMMUNITY SCIENCE, AND ADVOCACY INITIATIVES GEARED TOWARD PROTECTING THE REGION'S BIRDS AND ITS BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Amanda Preece CONSERVATION COMMITTEE CHAIR2021-2024 $32,083$111,250 1
Shannon Simpson EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2024 $27,221$27,221 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Blake Matheson PRESIDENT2021-2024 4 $0 reported 1
Fred Hochstaedter TREASURER2021-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Jan Loomis SECRETARY2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Pamela Cole FUNDRAISING2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Carol Greenstreet MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Taylor Honrath DEVELOPMENT & DONATIONS2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Kai Russell FIELD TRIP CHAIR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jan Scott MEMBERSHIP, SCHOLARSHIPS, & HOSPITALITY2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Robert Horn TREASURER (THRU DEC 2024)2021-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Shawn Wagoner (former) VICE PRESIDENT2021-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Paul Fenwick (former) VP (retired)2021 4 $0 reported 1
Ken Skolnik (former) Marketing Chair2021 4 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 11 people listed · 2 paid, $59K · 2 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AMANDA PREECE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE CHAIR1 $32,083$0$0 $32,0831
SHANNON SIMPSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $27,221$0$0 $27,2211
BLAKE MATHESON PRESIDENT4 $0$0$0 $01
FRED HOCHSTAEDTER TREASURER3 $0$0$0 $01
JAN LOOMIS SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
PAMELA COLE FUNDRAISING2 $0$0$0 $01
CAROL GREENSTREET MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS1 $0$0$0 $01
TAYLOR HONRATH DEVELOPMENT & DONATIONS1 $0$0$0 $01
KAI RUSSELL FIELD TRIP CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
JAN SCOTT MEMBERSHIP, SCHOLARSHIPS, & HOSPITALITY1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT HORN TREASURER (THRU DEC 2024)5 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 10 people listed · none paid · 1 employee · 35 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BLAKE MATHESON PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
SHAWN WAGONER VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT HORN TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
JAN LOOMIS SECRETARY10 $0$0$0 $01
JAN SCOTT MEMBERSHIP CHAIR4 $0$0$0 $01
FRED HOCHSTAEDTER FIELD TRIP CHAIR5 $0$0$0 $01
TAYLOR HONRATH DONATIONS/MARKETING/DEVELOPMENT5 $0$0$0 $01
KAI RUSSELL CONSERVATION/SPECIAL PROJECTS2 $0$0$0 $01
CAROL GREENSTREET MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS3 $0$0$0 $01
PAMELA COLE HR, PROMOTIONS & ADVERTISING15 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $50K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Amanda Preece Environ Advocat40 $50,000-- $50,0001
Blake Matheson President10 $0-- $01
Shawn Wagoner Vice President5 $0-- $01
Jan Scott MembershipChair4 $0-- $01
Jan Loomis Secretary10 $0-- $01
Robert Horn Treasurer10 $0-- $01
Fred Hochstaedter FieldTrip Chair5 $0-- $01
Taylor Honrath Donations/Mrktg5 $0-- $01
2021 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $29K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Amanda Preece EA Oct-Dec 2140 $29,167-- $29,1671
Blake Matheson President10 $0-- $01
Paul Fenwick VP (retired)4 $0-- $01
Jan Scott MembershipChair3 $0-- $01
Robert Horn Treasurer8 $0-- $01
Shawn Wagoner Vice President5 $0-- $01
Jan Loomis Secretary10 $0-- $01
Ken Skolnik Marketing Chair4 $0-- $01
Fred Hochstaedter FieldTrip Chair5 $0-- $01
Amanda Preece Secretary-Ret'd3 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 1 grant to organizations · $6K

Listed grants add up to $6,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $9,502. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$208,868$155,157 $439,827$439,827 $151,606$0 $57,270225
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$180,523$118,068 $403,078$403,078 $138,498$0 $0135
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$107,176$114,771 $340,782$340,782 $85,485- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$94,106$79,802 $342,806$342,806 $34,952- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$92,106$79,802 $320,184$320,184 $32,952- ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $48,580 in all, tax years 2010 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC Public charity Exact 2010-2011, 2023 3$38,964 2023$13,964
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$9,488 2019$9,488
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MONTEREY AUDUBON SOCIETY” 2022-2023 2$128 2023$49
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,238,25410 32010–2024 FOOTHILLS FOREVER INCORPORATED; SANTA BARBARA AUDUBON SOCIETY INC; RUNNERS FOR PUBLIC LANDS
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$1,211,67276 212016–2024 FRIENDS OF HUDDART & WUNDERLICH PARKS; HILLSBOROUGH BEAUTIFICATION FOUNDATION; RUNNERS FOR PUBLIC LANDS; SAW MILL RIVER AUDUBON SOCIETY INC and 17 more
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,146,55028 82010–2024 FRIENDS OF HUDDART & WUNDERLICH PARKS; FRIENDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN BUSH HERITAGE FUND; CALIFORNIA AUDUBON SOCIETY; OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY INC and 4 more
MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,071,59718 52009–2024 RESOURCE RENEWAL INSTITUTE; SUSTAINABLE MARIN; SIERRA COUNTY LAND TRUST; FRIENDS OF CORTE MADERA CREEK WATERSHED and 1 more
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ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$906,74019 62011–2024 SEA & SAGE AUDUBON SOCIETY; LIVING OCEANS SOCIETY; OC HABITATS; RESOURCE RENEWAL INSTITUTE and 2 more
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WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION Private foundation$545,0006 22012–2016 PROJECT REGENERATION; SIERRA COUNTY LAND TRUST
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FENTON FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$510,0004 12022–2025 CALIFORNIA AUDUBON SOCIETY
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$471,15435 142019–2025 TREK RELIEF; YGGDRASIL URBAN WILDLIFE RESCUE; SOUTH BAY CLEAN CREEKS COALITION; SOUTHBAY PARKLAND CONSERVANCY and 10 more
PATAGONIAORG Private foundation$443,36630 92013–2023 COALITION FOR SUSITNA DAM ALTERNATIVES; FRIENDS OF PLUMAS WILDERNESS; RESOURCE RENEWAL INSTITUTE; SOUTH BAY CLEAN CREEKS COALITION and 5 more

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $155,157 spent · pay $81,756 · grants $9,502 · events $1,933
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $57,270$19,472$18,899$18,899 36.9%
Fees: other services $31,289$31,289-- 20.2%
Payroll taxes $24,486$14,692$4,897$4,897 15.8%
Grants to US organizations and governments $8,470$8,470-- 5.5%
Office expenses $7,593-$7,593- 4.9%
Fees: accounting $6,876-$6,876- 4.4%
Insurance $6,362-$6,362- 4.1%
Advertising and promotion $6,060--$6,060 3.9%
Fees: investment management $2,644-$2,644- 1.7%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,788$1,788-- 1.2%
Grants to US individuals $1,032$1,032-- 0.7%
Travel $585$585-- 0.4%
Information technology $557$557-- 0.4%
Other (as described) EventEVENTS $145$145-- 0.1%
Total$155,157100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $118,068 spent · pay $54,506 · grants $6,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $39,256$23,554$7,851$7,851 33.2%
Fees: other services $29,535$29,535-- 25.0%
Payroll taxes $15,250$9,150$3,050$3,050 12.9%
Other (as described)CONSERVATION $5,744$5,744-- 4.9%
Other (as described)NEWSLETTER PRINTING $5,304$5,304-- 4.5%
Other (as described)FUNDRAISING $4,719--$4,719 4.0%
Grants to US individuals $4,500$4,500-- 3.8%
Fees: accounting $2,865-$2,865- 2.4%
All other expenses $2,716$2,716-- 2.3%
Fees: investment management $2,589-$2,589- 2.2%
Other (as described)NEWSLETTER POSTAGE $1,691$1,691-- 1.4%
Grants to US organizations and governments $1,500$1,500-- 1.3%
Insurance $1,029$1,029-- 0.9%
Office expenses $884-$884- 0.7%
Information technology $486$486-- 0.4%
Total$118,068100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $114,771 spent · pay $57,542 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $57,542 50.1%
Fees to independent contractors $27,590 24.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $25,012 21.8%
Printing, publications, postage $4,627 4.0%
Total$114,771100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $79,802 spent · pay $32,063 · grants $4,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $32,063 40.2%
Fees to independent contractors $26,498 33.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $13,373 16.8%
Grants and similar amounts paid $4,500 5.6%
Printing, publications, postage $3,368 4.2%
Total$79,802100%

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