Treasurer’s Report

RVAS Financial Summary for July 2023 to June 2024

Kay Simmons, Treasurer

Total income of $20,634 for the fiscal year, July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, came from these sources:

Dues  $1,918
Donations  $3,610
Holiday Auction  $2,156
Birdathon  $8,053
Chat printed subscriptions  $151
Chat advertising  $200
National Audubon Society  $1,870
Sale of books  $67
Interest from Savings, CDs  $2,610

Total expenses of $8,603 for the fiscal year 2023-2024 included:

Administrative expenses  $4,993
Mission-related expenses  $3,610

Administrative expenses included: web site, The Chat newsletter, printing and mailing, meeting programs, Zoom, storage facility, office supplies, insurance and taxes.

Mission expenses included: Project FeederWatch, Birding in Schools, N. Mountain Park Bird Day, ScienceWorks pollinator garden restoration, Badger Run Wildlife Rehab, Lost Bird Film showing at SOU, and SOU Earth Day.

Thank you, Rogue Valley Audubon Society members for your generous donations and contributions.

RVAS Mission Support

“RVAS mission support” includes support of the KBO Mountain Bird Festival; chapter membership in the Oregon Conservation Network; donations to WaterWatch and the Southern Oregon Land Conservancy; scholarships for educators at the Siskiyou Field Institute; purchase of Purple Martin nesting houses; and several activities that support education in the schools through Coyote Trails, Fall in the Field (SOU), North Mountain Park, and Birding in the Schools.