Public Charity

The Houston Audubon Society

The Houston Audubon Society is a Public Charity headquartered in Houston, TX. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $5.3M revenue, $2.2M expenses, $17.9M total assets. 68 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 237011870 Houston, TX Natural Resources Conservation & Protection NTEE: C30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.3M
Total Expenses$2.2M
Total Assets$17.9M
Grant Records68
Funding Total$1.7M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

To advance the conservation of birds and their habitats in the Greater Houston Gulf Coast region by acquiring and maintaining critical habitat as bird sanctuaries, providing education programs and nature experiences, and advocating policy and management actions.

Where $100 goes at The Houston Audubon Society

How The Houston Audubon Society divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$70 Programs the work itself
$17 Management running the organization
$13 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $70 for programs

$39
LAND & HABITAT CONSERVATION
56% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 4,112 acres of diverse; 16 acres of houston
$31
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & EDUCATION
44% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 11,000 people; 200 programs; 44 events
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Director at Large Ben Cowan
Secretary Bill Matthews
Director at Large Carol Price
Director at Large Catherine Lee Clarke
Director at Large Eric Mayer
Chair Greg Whittaker

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$506,993 29 grants
Economic Development
$460,416 1 grant
Environment & Conservation
$213,072 14 grants
Animal Welfare
$80,843 4 grants
Research & Policy
$25,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $5.3M $2.2M $17.9M
2024 $2.4M $2.0M $14.1M
2023 $2.1M $2.0M $13.5M
2022 $2.3M $1.7M $13.3M
2021 $2.8M $1.6M $13.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.8M to $5.3M (+91%), with total assets most recently reported at $17.9M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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