National Audubon Society Inc
National Audubon Society Inc is a public charity based in New York, New York. It protects birds and the places they need across the Americas through science, advocacy, education, and on-the-ground conservation.
National Audubon Society Inc at a glance
In short: National Audubon Society Inc gave $7.5M across 222 grants in 2025 (avg $34K), top state California. 45% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,493,464
- +57.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 222
- +31.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $33,754
- +19.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $14,067
- Total assets
- $641,314,557
- +3.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 45% first-time grantees (101 of 222, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (29% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to National Audubon Society Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 225 Varick Street 7Th Floor, New York, NY 10014
Phone: (212) 979-3000
Website: https://audubon.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who National Audubon Society Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Ducks Unlimited Inc ($999K). Together the top 10 received $3.4M.
Grant Size Distribution
741 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 670 grants of 741 (90%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization describes its conservation work as spanning the Americas, with programs across the Western Hemisphere. Its 2025 grant dollars were concentrated in California (29%), Washington (14%), Florida (7%), Alabama (5%), and Montana (5%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 222 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is National Audubon Society Inc open to new grantees?
45%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 101 of 222 grantees (45%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $25K; repeat grants $41K. How we count
Medians: $14K first-time, $14K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.4M (2020) to $7.5M (2025). In 2025 it made 222 grants totaling $7.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ducks Unlimited Inc Vancouver, WA | General Support | $999,421 |
| Department of Environmental Protection Tallahassee, FL | General Support | $420,000 |
| Montana Audubon Society Helena, MT | General Support | $344,175 |
| Alabama Audubon Birmingham, AL | General Support | $292,567 |
| Audubon of Kansas Manhattan, KS | General Support | $286,955 |
| San Diego Audubon Society San Diego, CA | General Support | $269,835 |
| Buena Vista Audubon Society Oceanside, CA | General Support | $236,306 |
| US Fish and Wildlife Service Denver, CO | General Support | $218,378 |
| Widgeon Land Company Hanford, CA | General Support | $199,590 |
| Treasurer Va Tech Blacksburg, VA | General Support | $127,720 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Amounts below are from the organization’s IRS filings.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $641,314,557 | $197,300,511 | $199,493,473 | $7,493,464 | 222 | $14,728,994 |
| 2024 | $622,238,458 | $149,874,174 | $173,342,000 | $4,772,847 | 169 | $5,210,446 |
| 2023 | $613,617,412 | $156,129,262 | $158,887,356 | $3,395,847 | 115 | $3,370,254 |
| 2022 | $574,552,686 | $150,045,491 | $145,998,273 | $2,602,849 | 111 | $13,786,574 |
| 2021 | $619,794,059 | $171,155,404 | $123,432,721 | $2,922,881 | 124 | $41,596,607 |
| 2020 | $544,574,835 | $157,358,989 | $126,400,490 | $2,426,118 | 136 | $7,162,810 |
| 2019 | $528,254,388 | $140,724,390 | $118,163,149 | $3,474,646 | 134 | $14,484,319 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization states that it protects birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow, and works toward a future where birds thrive across the Americas. Its website identifies habitat conservation, climate action, driving policy, building community, and advancing science among its work areas. It describes habitat conservation as protecting and restoring places birds need, including coasts and oceans, rivers, lakes and wetlands, prairies, and forests.
In 2025, the organization’s largest listed grants were reported as general support. Recipients included Audubon affiliates and other organizations. For example, Alabama Audubon describes its mission as promoting conservation and greater knowledge of birds, their habitats, and the natural world. Audubon of Kansas says it works to promote the enjoyment, understanding, protection, and restoration of natural ecosystems and a culture of conservation. Buena Vista Audubon Society describes its mission as conservation through education, advocacy, and monitoring.
Grantmaking
The 2025 filing lists 222 grants totaling $7,493,464. Awards ranged from $5,075 to $999,421, with a median of $14,066. The largest listed awards included:
The organization’s website describes Audubon in Action and Collaborative Grants as funding for affiliated campus and community chapters’ conservation projects. In its 2026 award announcement, it reported funding 68 chapter projects from 28 states, Guam, and the District of Columbia. The announced projects addressed Flight Plan milestones in community building, habitat conservation, climate action, and policy. That 2026 award cycle has passed.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Elizabeth M. Gray as chief executive officer. It lists George S. Golumbeski as vice chair/chair as of September 2024, Kathy Sullivan as vice chair, and Susan Orr as secretary and vice chair as of February 2025. Rodney Brown is listed as treasurer as of June 2025.
National Audubon Society Inc is led by Elizabeth M. Gray, Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2022; 10 of 34 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Elizabeth M. Gray
Chief Executive Officer
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$680K (2022) → $1M (2025)
George S. Golumbeski
Vice Chair & Chair
Treasurer & V. Chair → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Vice Chair & Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Bell
Chair
Vice Chair → Vice Chair & Chair, 2021
Vice Chair & Chair → Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Watts
Director
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lili Taylor
Director
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Phil Swan
Director
Assistant Secretary → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
R. Cynthia Pruett
Director
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard H. Lawrence
Director
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steffanie Munguia
Director
On filings since 2020
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anna Warwick Riggs
Director
Treasurer → Treasurer & Director, 2024
Treasurer & Director → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Hellmann
Director
On filings since 2021
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diane Ross-Leech
Director
On filings since 2022
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Theresa Pella
Director
On filings since 2022
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angel Ortiz
Director
On filings since 2023
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anne Beckett
Director
On filings since 2023
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bernardo Vargas-Gibsone
Director
On filings since 2023
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Johanna Fuentes
Director
On filings since 2023
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Harris
Director
On filings since 2023
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shelly Cihan
Director
On filings since 2023
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mamie Parker
Director
New on the 2025 filing
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pamela Hurtado Berger
Director
New on the 2025 filing
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah M. Rose
Vice President, Climate Action & North America
Vice President, Executive Director & Audubon California → Vice President, Climate Action & North America, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$224K (2020) → $350K (2025)
Ingrid M. Milne
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$314K (2023) → $363K (2025)
Marshall Johnson
Chief Conservation Officer
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$240K (2022) → $397K (2025)
Allison E. Vogt
Chief Strategy Integration Officer
Chief of Staff → Chief Strategy Integration Officer, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$282K (2023) → $331K (2025)
Charlotte D. Young
Vice President & General Counsel
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$220K (2024) → $393K (2025)
Neeta D. Hatley
Vice President, Controller, Treasury & Finance Ops
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$216K (2023) → $255K (2025)
Maxine G. Somerville
Chief People & Culture Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$399K (2024) → $395K (2025)
Justin E. Stokes
Deputy Chief Conservation Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$323K (2025)
Lisette M. Peacock Chief
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$374K (2025)
Kathy Sullivan
Vice Chair
Director → Director & Vice Chair, 2022
Director & Vice Chair → Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Orr
Secretary & Vice Chair
Director & Secretary → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Secretary & Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rodney Brown
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2021
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Victor L. Hymes
Treasurer
Director → Director & Treasurer, 2024
Director & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (63)
- Former: Lorraine A. Sciarra (2019–2024) — Vice President & General Counsel
- Former: Marco S. Carbone (2021–2024) — Chief Technology Officer
- Former: Amy B. Sobel (2023–2024) — Senior Vice President & Flyways · Filing note: Thru 10/2023
- Former: Betty Y. Su (2024) — Chief Marketing & Communication Officer · Filing note: Thru 4/2024
- Former: Ajay Shah (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Hector E. Morales Jr. (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: James C. Greenwood (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jane Alexander (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Joseph Ellis (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Karim Al-Khafaji (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Kate James (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Sara Fuentes (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Stephen E. Meyer (2019–2023) — Chief Operating Officer
- Former: Stephen Tan (2019–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Erin Giese (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: David M. Yarnold - President (2022–2023) — CEO
- Former: Rebeccah A. Sanders - Chief (2023) — Field & Strategy Officer
- Former: Sean M. O'Connor - Chief (2023) — Development Officer
- Former: Suzanne B. Dixon (2023) — Senior Vice President & Flyways
- Former: David J. Ringer (2019–2022) — Chief Network Officer · Filing note: Thru 4/2021
- Former: Jeffrey Goodby (2019–2022) — Assistant Secretary
- Former: Kenneth Brian Trusty (2019–2022) — Senior Director
- Former: Margaret Walker (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mary Beth Henson (2019–2022) — Vice President & Chief Financial Officer · Filing note: Thru 5/2021
- Former: Mary Daugherty (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Michele Crist (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mike Connor (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Sally Jeffords (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Sean M. O'Connor (2019–2022) — Chief Development Officer
- Former: Jennifer Good (2022) — Vice President Central & Pacific Flyway · Filing note: Thru 5/2022
- Former: Lisa L. Hardaway (2022) — Interim Chief Network & Committee Officer · Filing note: Thru 6/2022
- Former: Michael Mavrovouniotis (2022) — Director
- Former: Neeta D. Hatley - Vp (2022) — Controller, Treasury & Financial Ops
- Former: Phil Swan - Asst Sec (2022) — Treasurer & Director
- Former: Rebeccah A. Sandersthru (2022) — Chief Field & Strategy Officer
- Former: Tracy Boyd (2022) — Vice President Strategy & Operations
- Former: Ana Paula D. Tavares (2019–2021) — Vice President, Executive Director & Audubon Ny
- Former: Art Wang (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Coleman Burke (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: David Hartwell (2019–2021) — Vice Chair
- Former: David J. O'Neill (2019–2021) — Chief Conservation Officer · Filing note: Thru 5/2020
- Former: David M. Yarnold (2019–2021) — President & CEO
- Former: Doug Chang (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Heather Singh (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jose M. Carbonell (2019–2021) — Chief Marketing Officer · Filing note: Thru 4/2021
- Former: Peter Alpert (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Rebeccah Sanders (2019–2021) — Chief Field & Strategy Officer
- Former: Susan J. Lunden (2019–2021) — Chief of Staff
- Former: William Heck (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Dean Fischer (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Aurelio Ramos (2021) — Senior Vice President & Audubon Americas
- Former: Sarah D. Greenberger (2021) — Senior Vice President & Conservation Policy
- Former: Christian Brown (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: J Drew Lanham (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kevin J Duffy (2019–2020) — Vice President & Strategic Giving
- Former: Terry L Root (2019–2020) — Assistant Secretary · Filing note: Thru 01
- Former: Ruth Renee Stone (2020) — Vice President & Climate
- Former: David B Ford (2019) — Director
- Former: Gary M Langham (2019) — Vice President & Chief Scientist
- Former: Jack Stewart (2019) — Director
- Former: Janet Haas (2019) — Vice Chair
- Former: Scott G Pryor (2019) — Vice President & Technology
- Former: Stephanie Little (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1.0M, to Elizabeth M Gray (Chief Executive Officer). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about National Audubon Society Inc
How much does National Audubon Society Inc give each year?
National Audubon Society Inc gave $7.5M across 222 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $4.8M across 169 grants.
What is National Audubon Society Inc's typical grant size?
National Audubon Society Inc's median grant in 2025 was $14,067, and its average grant was $33,754, across 222 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from National Audubon Society Inc that year got $25K on average.
Where does National Audubon Society Inc give grants?
National Audubon Society Inc's top state is California, with 29% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Washington (14%) and Florida (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (8 grants), Philadelphia, PA (6 grants), New Orleans, LA (4 grants) and Bakersfield, CA (4 grants).
Does National Audubon Society Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of National Audubon Society Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (222 of 222) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are National Audubon Society Inc's largest grantees?
National Audubon Society Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Ducks Unlimited Inc ($999,421), Department of Environmental Protection ($420,000) and Montana Audubon Society ($344,175), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 24% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is National Audubon Society Inc?
National Audubon Society Inc reported $641.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $197.3M.
What does National Audubon Society Inc fund?
The organization states that it protects birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow, and works toward a future where birds thrive across the Americas. Its website identifies habitat conservation, climate action, driving policy, building community, and advancing science among its work areas. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from National Audubon Society Inc?
National Audubon Society Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check audubon.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is National Audubon Society Inc's EIN?
National Audubon Society Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-1624102. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 27, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 18, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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