Inspiring actions that protect birds, other wildlife, and their habitats through education, conservation, and research.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 386 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $256K a year · 35% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$67K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 21.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $144K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$22K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.3M
+131% vs prior year
Spent
$689K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$2.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +131%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$419K
FY2021$669K
FY2022$979K
FY2023$554K
FY2024$553K
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$689K
FY2025▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$377K
FY2021$386K
FY2022$417K
FY2023$485K
FY2024$560K
FY2025$689K
Net assets
$2.5M
FY2025▲ +40%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$962K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$2.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1970.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $559K Management & general 16% · $108K Fundraising 3% · $22K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $67K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$66,815Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nicole Bopp’s $67K as Executive Di is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Karl Brummert—$79,847—$65,140$65,653$62,040
Karl Brummert - Prior——$72,225———
Nicole Bopp$66,815—————
Shelley Conger—$25,000————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates, conserves, and researches to protect birds, wildlife, and habitats.

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1 program · $559K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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In 2024, denver audubon expanded its impact across the metro region through education, conservation, and community engagement. We served 47 schools with classroom and field-based programs that build ecological literacy, scientific thinking, and conservation ethics.

$559Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$144K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$184K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Money outPt IX
$689K
Ln 25
Programscol B$559K
Managementcol C$108K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$11K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$184K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Gains on assetsLn 7$7K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$201K
Other assetsLn 15$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6386
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$1.0M$983K$945K$903K$634K
Given inLn 1b$9K$440K$234K
SpentLn 1d–1f−$77K−$12K−$20K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$523K$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$114K$201K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K$22K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$2.5M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$89K$74K$13K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$308K$255K$46K$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$4K$765$105
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K$288$39
Payroll taxesLn 10$80K$67K$12K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$26K$26K
Investment management feesLn 11f$10K$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$36K$28K$4K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$11K$9K$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$15K$12K$2K$300
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$731$731
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$68K$62K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$689K$559K$108K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 12, 2026 $1.3M$689K$589K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 12, 2026 $553K$560K−$7K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 30, 2024 $554K$485K$69K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 26, 2023 $979K$417K$562K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Dec 5, 2021 $669K$386K$283K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 12, 2021 $419K$377K$42K$962K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,278,037 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $328,203$1,033,868
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $126,157$184,322
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $52,810$30,052
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $46,306$29,795
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $553,476$1,278,037
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $401,522$484,698
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $158,609$204,408
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $560,131$689,106
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,655$588,931
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,278,037 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$12,914
VIII-1e Government grants$10,800
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,010,154
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,033,868
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $184,322$184,322
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $22,924$22,924
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $7,128$7,128
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $28,106$28,106
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,689$1,689
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $186,011 · Excluded from tax $58,158$1,278,037
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $689,106 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $74,102 · Management $13,400 · Fundraising $1,831$89,333
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $255,427 · Management $46,189 · Fundraising $6,313$307,929
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,232 · Management $765 · Fundraising $105$5,102
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,594 · Management $288 · Fundraising $39$1,921
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $66,703 · Management $12,062 · Fundraising $1,648$80,413
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,500$15,500
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $26,226$26,226
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $5,222 · Management $5,223$10,445
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,965$9,965
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $27,634 · Management $3,509 · Fundraising $5,139$36,282
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,548 · Management $1,068 · Fundraising $1,068$10,684
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,123 · Management $2,192 · Fundraising $300$14,615
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,701$2,701
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $731$731
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,111$8,111
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $62,212 · Fundraising $5,742$67,954
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,194$1,194
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $558,614 · Management $108,307 · Fundraising $22,185$689,106
Part X · Balance sheet $2,483,383 assets, 11 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $522,588$1,255,644
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,125$8,951
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $113,521$201,094
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $982,602$1,017,694
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,785,297$2,483,383
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,134$22,142
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,134$22,142
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,543,353$2,237,989
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $219,810$223,252
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,763,163$2,461,241
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,785,297$2,483,383
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,461,241 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,278,037
XI-2 Total expenses$689,106
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$588,931
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,763,163
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$109,147
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,461,241

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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