Kisma Preserve

Analysis

Kisma Preserve is a registered charity in United States, based in Mount Desert, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1987, 39 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 April 2023, Kisma Preserve reported income of $162k and spending of $183k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2023, income fell from $171k to $162k (-5.2%), an average of -5.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Kisma Preserve sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Owen County Humane Society Inc ($162k), Poochz B&b ($162k) and Chicagoland Dog Rescue ($162k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending April 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 56% of the total. At year end it held assets of $222k against liabilities of $341k, net assets of -$119k.