Wildaid Inc

Analysis

Wildaid Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2006, 20 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 June 2023, Wildaid Inc reported income of $11.8m and spending of $15.7m, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $10.4m to $11.8m (+14%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 197%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Wildaid Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee ($11.8m), Humane Society of Pomona Valley Inc ($11.8m) and The Animal Foundation ($11.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 5.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.4m (8.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. At year end it held assets of $11.4m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $9.9m. It reported 30 employees.