Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society

Name

Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society

Legal name

Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society

Website

https://smbasblog.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society is a non profit government company located in Santa Monica.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Monica

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Tax-deductible donations received by mail (SMBAS, PO Box 4189, Malibu, CA 90264-4189) or through PayPal. Donors can specify purpose: Snowy Plovers, Annual Appeal Donation, Chapter-only Membership, or General Donation. Taxpayer ID No: 95-3083785.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) chapter of the National Audubon Society that organizes free guided bird walks (monthly adult and family walks at Malibu Lagoon), field trips across six Los Angeles County regions, citizen science programs (Project Phoenix, California Bird Atlas), educational blog content, wildlife rescue referrals, and a small grants program for bird and conservation researchers.

Product overview

Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society (SMBAS) is a nonprofit chapter of the National Audubon Society focused on birding, conservation, and environmental education in the Los Angeles County area. The organization does not offer technology products but provides community programs including guided bird walks at Malibu Lagoon, field trips to various birding locations, citizen science initiatives (such as the California Bird Atlas and Project Phoenix on wildfire smoke impacts), educational presentations, a blog with birding resources, and a small grants program for researchers. Their primary offerings are educational and conservation services rather than technology products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Malibu Lagoon Monthly Adult Bird Walks
• Malibu Lagoon Monthly Family and Children Bird Walks

Quantifiable outcome

• Monthly Malibu Lagoon bird walks attract species counts ranging from 35 (June) to 60-75+ (during migrations and winter)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation SciencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSMBAS participates in Project Phoenix, a community science project supported by UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science. The initiative engages volunteers in counting and reporting birds weekly to support research on impacts of wildfires and climate change on bird behavior.
• Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHMLAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNHMLAC co-supports Project Phoenix citizen science initiative, collaborating with SMBAS to engage communities in monitoring birds during wildfire season to inform local conservation strategies.
• California Bird Atlas / eBirdcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSMBAS actively promotes and participates in the California Bird Atlas project managed by eBird. The 5-year citizen science initiative aims to document breeding bird populations across California, with SMBAS organizing field trips and encouraging local participation.
• Restore Malibu Creek!minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization dedicated to Malibu Creek ecosystem restoration, particularly removal of Rindge Dam. SMBAS blog promotes their work and conservation initiatives for the watershed.
• PRBO Conservation ScienceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch organization managing Southeast Farallon Island National Wildlife Refuge since 1967, conducting bird research and monitoring. SMBAS shares Farallon Islands birding news with members.
• National Audubon SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSMBAS is an official chapter of the National Audubon Society, the larger conservation organization. This affiliation provides organizational structure, resources, and connection to national bird conservation initiatives.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• National Audubon Society: The parent-affiliated national organization for SMBAS. National Audubon runs national bird conservation, advocacy, and science programs, and SMBAS operates as one of its local chapters with aligned mission and brand.
• Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Academic institution running eBird, Merlin, and Birds of the World. Comparable through its citizen science infrastructure that SMBAS relies on and promotes (California Bird Atlas / eBird).
• Sierra Club (Angeles Chapter): The LA-area chapter of Sierra Club, a broad conservation organization with overlapping field-trip, advocacy, and volunteer-based programming. Competes for similar donor and volunteer audiences in the LA region.

Direct peers

• Los Angeles Audubon Society: A fellow Audubon chapter serving the greater Los Angeles area. Operates similar field trips, citizen science programs, and conservation advocacy for birders in overlapping LA County geography.
• Golden Gate Audubon Society: A California Audubon chapter offering comparable bird walks, field trips, and conservation education. Comparable in scale and programming structure, though geographically focused on the San Francisco Bay Area.
• San Diego Audubon Society: Another Audubon chapter in Southern California offering similar field trips, educational programs, and bird conservation work. A relevant peer in terms of organizational structure and audience.
• California Native Plant Society: Statewide nonprofit running field trips, educational programs, and conservation advocacy in California. Comparable as a California-based nature-conservation membership organization with similar community-engagement programming.

Regional players

• Point Blue Conservation Science: California-based conservation science organization conducting bird research and monitoring (formerly PRBO Conservation Science, listed as an SMBAS partner). Comparable in mission around bird and ecosystem science, though with a research-institution orientation.
• Heal the Bay: A Santa Monica-based environmental nonprofit focused on coastal and watershed protection. Operates in overlapping geography and shares overlapping donor and volunteer audiences with SMBAS.
• Friends of the Malibu Coast: A local environmental nonprofit focused on Malibu coastal conservation. Highly comparable in geography and stakeholder community, though focused more on coastal cleanup and habitat than birding specifically.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/SMBAudubon
• Facebookfacebook.com/108132545950130

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investments

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