Jackson Audubon Society Inc
Jackson Audubon Society Inc is a private foundation, based in Jackson, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $473K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $3K. Net investment income was $40K.
Jackson Audubon Society Inc at a glance
In short: Jackson Audubon Society Inc gave $3K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,550
- -5.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $2,550
- Median grant
- $2,550
- Total assets
- $472,851
- +7.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Michigan (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Jackson Audubon Society Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Jackson Audubon Society Inc gives
- In 2025 it paid out 77% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2021) to $4K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $3K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Various Jackson, MI | Educational Activities | $2,550 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $472,851 | $55,003 | $21,529 | $2,550 | 1 | $18,226 | $40,374 | $23,707 |
| 2024 | $439,377 | $53,896 | $26,718 | $2,700 | Total only | $25,338 | $29,149 | $20,831 |
| 2023 | $418,879 | $24,774 | $15,296 | $3,000 | Total only | $14,688 | $15,578 | $19,455 |
| 2022 | $408,191 | $25,631 | $13,804 | — | — | $10,945 | $14,172 | $19,386 |
| 2021 | $396,364 | $55,624 | $14,515 | $2,000 | 4 | $11,446 | $18,637 | $21,236 |
| 2020 | $355,255 | $27,169 | $19,634 | $4,000 | 2 | — | $11,949 | $16,009 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jackson Audubon Society Inc reported a distributable amount of $24K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Jackson Audubon Society Inc is led by Connie Spotts, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Connie Spotts
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth A. Walz
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Mehall
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Jerant
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Allen King
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary Siegrist
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandy Leffler
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Libby Warner
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary Mason
Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Penny Rund
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dale Kennedy
Secretary
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Martha Warner (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Allison Wineman (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Brenda Wineman (2022–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Amy Ennis (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Lathe Claflin (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Maria Moldonado (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Mary White (2020–2021) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Jackson Audubon Society Inc
How much does Jackson Audubon Society Inc give each year?
Jackson Audubon Society Inc gave $3K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it reported $3K in grants paid.
How large is Jackson Audubon Society Inc?
Jackson Audubon Society Inc reported $473K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $18K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $24K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Jackson Audubon Society Inc operate?
Jackson Audubon Society Inc has awarded grants in Michigan.
What is Jackson Audubon Society Inc's EIN?
Jackson Audubon Society Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-6065102. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 30, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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