The Raptor Trust

Analysis

The Raptor Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Millington, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1982, 44 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, The Raptor Trust reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.4m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.8m (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 119%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Raptor Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chehalis Basin Fisheries Task Force ($1.8m), Pets Lifeline Inc ($1.8m) and Chesapeake Humane Society Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 2.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $132k (9.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $656k. At year end it held assets of $8.7m against liabilities of $93k, net assets of $8.6m. It reported 30 employees.