Pennsylvania · Nonprofit
AUDUBON SOCIETY OF WESTERN PA
AUDUBON SOCIETY OF WESTERN PA (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 45 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,529,347 to it, the largest being FRED J AND SHIRLEY H JORDAN FOUNDATION ($775,000). 28 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.7M
- Funders on record
- 45
- Grants received
- $3.5M
- Net assets
- $8.2M
What Audubon Society of Western Pa does
Mission
The audubon society of western pennsylvania's mission is to connect the people of southwestern pennsylvania to birds and nature through our program, projects, and places.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Audubon society of western pennsylvania (aswp) provides programs and offerings that connect people to nature and empower them to understand, conserve, and restore the natural world. Aswp strives to provide a variety of programs and resources to people of all ages and backgrounds, welcoming them to enjoy the natural world. In the past year, aswp delivered nearly 1,200 total bird-related, education, and conservation programs to individuals in allegheny, armstrong, beaver, butler, fayette, washington, and westmoreland counties. Aswp's programs engaged over 30,000 individuals (2/3 of which were students). Aswp also offers training for master birders and master naturalists, who amplify our reach by volunteering to lead programs both at aswp and in their communities. Aswp's conservation successes include adding 14 environmentally friendly bird towns to the greater pittsburgh region as well as nearly 300 certified backyard habitats. Aswp continued valuable research on chimney swifts through monitoring over 100 nesting and roosting towers; aswp maintains the continent's largest number of purpose-built chimney swift towers designed to provide critical nesting habitat for this vulnerable…
$1,652,556 spentof which $9,000 as grants$349,873 earned by the program69% of program spendingAudubon society of western pennsylvania (aswp) operates nature stores at locations in fox chapel, butler, and sarver, pa providing a friendly landing spot for visitors to engage with us. The stores carry aswp's proprietary bird seed, beechwood blend, which is specially formulated for the birds in this region. By providing products that allow people to better enjoy the natural world, from binoculars to gardening tools, we increase connection and accessibility to birds, native plants, and wildlife for people of all ages. Audubon nature stores also focus on locally produced natural items such as honey and maple syrup, as well as environmentally friendly products created from reused, recycled, or repurposed materials. A discount is offered on most items for aswp members. During special promotions, including a spring and fall native plant sale, discounts are extended to all individuals. Audubon nature store at beechwood farms nature reserve is home to aswp's native plant nursery. The nursery is open any time the store is open, allowing individuals to shop for plants that support wildlife including birds, beneficial insects, and butterflies. Aswp sold 14,344 plants in 2025, representing…
$223,503 spent$330,972 earned by the program9% of program spendingSuccop nature park (snp) is one of audubon society of western pennsylvania's (aswp) four public properties. A 50-acre former farm estate in butler county with just under two miles of trails weaving through a variety of habitats, succop nature park welcomes walkers and hikers to enjoy its two ponds, 200-year-old main house, and 1883 barn. Education programs take place year-round on the property, both on the trails and inside the barn classroom. Aswp created high-quality natural habitat at snp through habitat restoration and invasive species management. Snp's nature trails are open for free to the public year-round, from sunrise to sunset, providing the opportunity for all people to experience the mental and physical health benefits of walks in nature. In addition to aswp's educational programs, snp is utilized as a popular outdoor wedding venue from april october. Smaller weddings are held in the historic house during the colder months. Snp also hosts free music concerts/public picnics and paid rentals for smaller gatherings and private parties.
$511,113 spent$64,715 earned by the program21% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,387,172.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $9.0M to $10M (+14%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 19% · 2018 2% · 2019 8% · 2020 7% · 2021 29% · 2022 14% · 2023 19% · 2024 6% · 2025 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
54% of AUDUBON SOCIETY OF WESTERN PA’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (88% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
James Bonner
Executive director thru aug
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 11 funders to 19 funders, grant income rose $257k → $270k.
6 of 45 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 11% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of AUDUBON SOCIETY OF WESTERN PA’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 45 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
AUDUBON SOCIETY OF WESTERN PA has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 22% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
27% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund AUDUBON SOCIETY OF WESTERN PA.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 39% · 2018 53% · 2019 36% · 2020 53% · 2021 34% · 2022 54% · 2023 29% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
41% of AUDUBON SOCIETY OF WESTERN PA's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 62% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
57% of AUDUBON SOCIETY OF WESTERN PA's grant income comes from Pennsylvania funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $372k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
AUDUBON SOCIETY OF WESTERN PA's funding base is broadening — from 11 funders to 19 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,209 environment nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Government funding AUDUBON SOCIETY OF WESTERN PA receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $100k on record.
- Environmental Protection Agency$100k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like AUDUBON SOCIETY OF WESTERN PA
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Pennsylvania
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
88% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
97%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for AUDUBON SOCIETY OF WESTERN PA: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds AUDUBON SOCIETY OF WESTERN PA?
- AUDUBON SOCIETY OF WESTERN PA (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 45 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,529,347 to it, the largest being FRED J AND SHIRLEY H JORDAN FOUNDATION ($775,000). 28 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does AUDUBON SOCIETY OF WESTERN PA have?
- IRS filings report 45 organizations giving $3,529,347 in grants to AUDUBON SOCIETY OF WESTERN PA, 28 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of AUDUBON SOCIETY OF WESTERN PA?
- FRED J AND SHIRLEY H JORDAN FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $775,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like AUDUBON SOCIETY OF WESTERN PA find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Pennsylvania. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 45 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing