Pelican Island Audubon Society Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Peligram, our monthly pias newsletter (both printed and electronic), features monthly articles on native plants, experiences in nature, advocacy and articles on public policy, local interest, and the Florida bird photo of the month with an outstanding photograph submitted by a member or staff. All articles have significant educational messages about birds, nature and conservation, and they advertise our chapter to the public, especially to photographers and local naturalists.pias website: http://www.pelicanislandaudubon.org provides education and conservation information via videos to our members and the community on basic birding, ebird, and the pelican island nwr, as well as information about our initiatives and projects and how people can get involved. Pelican island audubon society inc has held a conservation easement on martha wininger park and adjacent properties which were purchased through fundraising and advocacy by students of pelican island elementary school to protect resident Florida scrub jays. In the previous fiscal years, pelican island audubon society requested and received support from the public to repair and replace fencing and informational kiosks and to restore and improve trails which were created for the use of pelican island elementary school teachers and students. In this fiscal year, pelican island audubon society has done outstanding work keeping the trails clear and the work will continue.field trips and monthly meetings. Pias sponsored birding field trips and monthly educational meetings with different speakers in two cities - sebastian and vero beach - to expand our educational efforts to the whole county. Attendance varied from 40-110 for each monthly meeting, and 15-40 people joined each of the field trips. We also participate in our local christmas bird and great backyard bird counts. Eagle watch. Pias member leads the program to monitor nesting bald eagles in indian river county with additional pias members contributing to the effort. Annual awards. To encourage excellence, pias gave different awards to fifteen members of the community and our chapter, in the areas of outstanding conservationist, educator, environmental citizen, journalist, landscaper, and generosity of time & money.pias nature library. Two pias board members with member support have transfered our 3,500-volume library to the audubon house and are continuing to computerize the catalog collection so the public may access it more easily on a computer in our audubon house building.spoonbill watch: two rookery islands at the stick marsh reservoir were declared a critical wildlife area by the Florida fish and wildlife conservation commission. The designation has helped to provide a safe place for spoonbills and many other nesting bird species without disturbance. Citizen science volunteers tracked roseate spoonbills, led by dr. David cox and dr. Bill loftus.osprey watch: blue cypress lake in indian river county forms the headwaters of the st. John's river and has the highest nesting density of osprey in the world. Successful surveys of ospreys and other bird nests were conducted on blue cypress lake as part of this citizen-science project that we conduct each year. We also performed geo-mapping of the gps data to visually display the nests on an aerial photo of the lake. This data will be invaluable as we continue on-going yearly surveys with additional funding. Local newspaper coverage informed the public of this amazing local resource.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 43.8%; rating input score 44
• Program expense ratio: 54%; rating input score 54
• Fundraising efficiency: $150.32 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 26th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Fail
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 28.8%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.91; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 21.9%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 9.8% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 9% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings