Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1978.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
13 people listed on the 990; $99K paid to officers and key staff.
Claire Catania’s $99K as Executive Director is at the 26th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Catania | $98,698 | $90,365 | $61,386 | $81,016 | $84,132 | $71,294 |
| John Brosnan | — | — | — | — | — | $41,847 |
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.
See Seattle Audubon Society executive salaries →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
Advocates for cities where people and birds thrive.
Questions for Seattle Audubon Society
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Environmental education birds connect seattle's environmental education programs connect with more than 1,500 children and adults each year. Specifically, the programs include: 1. Nature camp, a summer education experience for approximately 400 children per year. 2.
Science birds connect seattle coordinates local activities for two national audubon community science programs (christmas bird count and climate watch) and two of the organization's own projects (neighborhood bird project and seattle bird collision monitoring).
Urban conservation birds connect seattle works with dozens of partners to develop strategies and programs that reduce urban hazards to birds, prioritizing birdsafe building practices, reducing pesticide use, and protecting and growing urban forests and green spaces. Specific programs include: 1.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY25 | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $2.1M | $2.0M | $2.0M | $1.9M | $2.2M |
| Given inLn 1b | $1K | $1K | |||
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $51K | $49K | $10K | $64K | $85K |
| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $142K | $1.9M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $2.8M | $3.0M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $269K | $39K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $3.6M | $6.1M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $189K | $1.1M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $3.4M | $5.0M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $7K | $7K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $103K | $13K | $66K | $25K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $666K | $461K | $74K | $131K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $22K | $14K | $4K | $4K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $64K | $40K | $12K | $13K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $80K | $49K | $15K | $16K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $20K | $6K | $15K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $18K | $4K | $15K | |
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $19K | $19K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $94K | $91K | $3K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $18K | $18K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $90K | $56K | $5K | $29K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $10K | $10K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $49K | $34K | $8K | $7K |
| TravelLn 17 | $17K | $15K | $1K | $820 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $6K | $4K | $1K | $1K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $21K | $13K | $4K | $4K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $71K | $53K | $11K | $8K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.4M | $875K | $259K | $242K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 14, 2026 | $2.9M | $1.4M | $1.5M | $5.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 8, 2025 | $1.2M | $1.3M | −$148K | $3.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 16, 2023 | $1.0M | $1.4M | −$363K | $3.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 | $1.4M | $1.1M | $295K | $3.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 18, 2022 | $1.0M | $963K | $41K | $3.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 6, 2021 | $1.0M | $1.1M | −$18K | $3.4M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,852,005 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,852,005 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,375,610 across 18 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $6,061,649 assets, 17 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,958,326 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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