Stanwood Wildlife Sanctuary

Analysis

Stanwood Wildlife Sanctuary is a registered charity in United States, based in Ellsworth, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Stanwood Wildlife Sanctuary reported income of $107k and spending of $76k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $73k to $107k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Stanwood Wildlife Sanctuary sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 32nd percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spay and Neuter Intermountain Petsand Pet Placement ($107k), Angels of Animals Inc ($107k) and International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine ($107k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $33k (43% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $2,402, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 1 employees.