Panthera Corporation

Analysis

Panthera Corporation is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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 December 2023, Panthera Corporation reported income of $38.3m and spending of $29.1m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $10.8m to $38.3m (+253%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Panthera Corporation sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jacksonville Zoological Society Inc ($37.3m), Lowry Park Zoological Society of Tampa Inc ($39.4m) and Defenders of Wildlife ($35.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.0m (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $9.4m. It paid $199k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $24.5m against liabilities of $5.2m, net assets of $19.4m. It reported 62 employees.