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New Jersey Audubon Society

Public charity · Grantmaker Bernardsville, NJ EIN: 22-1539642 Website

The New Jersey Audubon Society is a privately supported, not-for-profit, statewide membership organization. For details).

New Jersey Audubon Society at a glance

Total assets
$38,137,392
+2.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$8,469,012
+20.9% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$1,028,844
+48.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$7,279,745
-16.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who New Jersey Audubon Society funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Lincroft

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $50K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Monmouth Conservation Foundation Lincroft, NJOpen Space$50,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$38,137,392$8,469,012$7,279,745——$1,028,844
2024$37,214,782$7,003,507$8,717,628$50,0001$694,362
2023$37,569,195$6,252,018$7,071,546——$345,712
2022$38,014,579$14,043,934$7,235,157——$399,899
2021$31,869,877$7,026,003$6,570,492——$222,912
2020$30,797,506$8,127,673$6,326,830——$262,778
2019$28,573,914$7,654,809$6,901,381——$372,272

About New Jersey Audubon Society

Based on IRS filings

New Jersey Audubon Society is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Bernardsville, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $38.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $1.0M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

New Jersey Audubon Society is led by Alex W Ireland PhD, President & CEO on every filing since 2022; 3 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Alex W Ireland PhD

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $124K (2023) → $148K (2025)

  • Richard Kauffeld

    Board Chair

    Secretary → 1st Vice Chair, 2021

    1st Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David H Hall PhD

    Director

    Director → 2nd Vice Chair, 2023

    2nd Vice Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Wendy Wilkes

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph L Basralian

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gordon L Keen Jr.

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Ortiz

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paula Vuksic

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Bigler

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alan Crawford

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathrin Bergin PhD

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Cradic

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jos Ramrez-Garofalo PhD

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberly A Armenti

    Vice President Development

    Vice President Development → Vice President Devlopment, 2024

    Vice President Devlopment → Vice President Development, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $112K (2021) → $127K (2025)

  • Mark Carmichael

    Senior Vice President & CFO

    CFO → Senior Vice President & CFO, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $81K (2023) → $131K (2025)

  • Dana Pogorzelski

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Philip H Witt PhD ABPP

    1st Vice Chair

    Director → 1st Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael J Van Wagner

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Horn

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Veda Truesdale

    2nd Vice Chair

    Director → 2nd Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Merideth S Mueller

    1st Vice Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (23)
  • Former: MERIDETH S MUELLER DMin (2022–2024) — 1st Vice Chair
  • Former: Kristen Meistrell (2024) — Director
  • Former: Ann Lawrence (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Dorothy Clair (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Nelson Martinez (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Cinnamon Dornsife (2023) — Director
  • Former: Dale Karlson (2023) — Vice President Education
  • Former: Eileen A. Murphy (2023) — Vice President Government Relations
  • Former: Alan H Bernstein Esq. (2019–2022) — Vice Chair
  • Former: diane c louie MD MPH (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Eric P Stiles (2019–2022) — President & CEO · Filing note: Thru 72022
  • Former: Geraldine A Smith Esq. (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Stephen R Buckingham Esq. (2019–2022) — Board Counsel
  • Former: Sudha R. Iyer (2019–2022) — Vice President Finance & Administration · Filing note: Thru 122021
  • Former: Ashley D. Rey (2019–2021) — Board Chair
  • Former: MEREDITH MUELLER DMin (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Charles M Chapin III (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: James Gibson (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: diane c louie MD MP (2020) — Director
  • Former: Geraldine A Smith Es (2020) — Director
  • Former: Philip H. Witt Phd A. (2020) — Director
  • Former: Harriett Druskin (2019) — Director
  • Former: Randy Jones (2019) — Board Chair

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

Alex W Ireland PhD — President & CEO: $148KAlex W Ireland PhDPresident & CEO$148KMark Carmichael — SVP & CFO: $131KMark CarmichaelSVP & CFO$131KKimberly A Armenti — Vice President Development: $127KKimberly A ArmentiVice President Development$127K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $148K, to Alex W Ireland PhD (President & CEO). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about New Jersey Audubon Society

How large is New Jersey Audubon Society?

New Jersey Audubon Society reported $38.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8.5M.

What is New Jersey Audubon Society?

New Jersey Audubon Society is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Bernardsville, NJ. It holds $38.1M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does New Jersey Audubon Society operate?

New Jersey Audubon Society has awarded grants in New Jersey.

What is New Jersey Audubon Society's EIN?

New Jersey Audubon Society's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-1539642. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 3, 2025)

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