Audubon Society of New Hampshire

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
026005322
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Concord, NH, USA
Phone
6032249909
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Natural Resources Conservation and Protection

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,784,209
Expenses
$3,038,597
Assets
$24,159,269
Liabilities
$1,009,132

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Douglas Bechtel (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Douglas Bechtel (President): $132,821 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to protect New Hampshire's natural environment for wildlife and people. We accomplish this by: 1) Environmental Education, 2) Conservation Science, 3) Environmental Policy and 4) Land Management and Stewardship.We fulfill this mission by setting and achieving annual goals in environmental education, conservation science, environmental policy and land management on our wildlife sanctuaries throughout New Hampshire.Our science research informs our statewide education programs in grades K to 12 in NH public and private schools and for people of all ages at our centers and sanctuaries. We publish our research for the benefit of our members, both New Hampshire state and federal agencies, other environmental nonprofit partners and the general public to increase awareness of the importance of bird and other wildlife in New Hampshire.

What it reported doing in 2024

NH Audubon operates three nature centers: McLane (Concord), Massabesic (Auburn), and Paradise Point (Hebron). These centers serve as the focal points for the majority of our environmental education and outreach programming. Visitors can experience a variety of interactive nature displays along with live animal exhibits. These experiences are aimed at increasing awareness and understanding about New Hampshire's flora and fauna while highlighting the role humans play in protecting them. Surrounding the Centers are walking trails for the public to enjoy.Our Nature Centers host a wide variety of onsite educational programming that includes preschool classes, home school classes, both guided and self-guided nature walks, professional development opportunities for K-through-12 teachers, and educational lectures. Our programming annually reaches over 40,000 adults and children.As part of NH Audubon's outreach, each Center offers offsite programming to schools, camps, and other organizations throughout the state, often which use live animals including raptors, amphibians, and reptiles. Our naturalists deliver over 650 school programs each year, facilitating over 21,000 student experiences.Our school programs are aligned with the current New Hampshire state science frameworks, which augment traditional classroom instruction by providing hands-on experimental and experiential learning opportunities. Additionally, the MacLane and Massabesic Centers operate nature-based school vacation and summer camps, which annually host over 300 children ranging from 4 to 15 years of age.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 74% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 53
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 77
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 53.5%; rating input score 54
  • Program expense ratio: 59.7%; rating input score 60
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7.29 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 19.7%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.95; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.4%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.5% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 53.5% of revenue deployed · 59.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 16 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $133K · 19 people listed
  • Consistency: 38 of 38 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 54/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 27/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.