Wildlife S O S

Analysis

Wildlife S O S is a registered charity in United States, based in Salt Lake City, UT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2005, 21 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, Wildlife S O S reported income of $3.0m and spending of $2.9m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $3.0m (+39%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Wildlife S O S sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within UT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of at Pima Animal Care Center ($3.0m), Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research Inc ($3.0m) and Henry L Heymann Wildlife Preservation Foundation ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 4.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $77k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $377k. At year end it held assets of $959k against liabilities of $55k, net assets of $903k. It reported 8 employees.