Hirundo Wildlife Trust

Analysis

Hirundo Wildlife Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Orono, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Hirundo Wildlife Trust reported income of $129k and spending of $148k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $78k to $129k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Hirundo Wildlife Trust sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Faith Hill Farm Foundation ($129k), Cause for Canines ($130k) and Rabbit Rescue of MN ($129k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $87k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $2,200, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 7 employees.