Norristown Zoological Society

Analysis

Norristown Zoological Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Norristown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1976, 50 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, Norristown Zoological Society reported income of $13.1m and spending of $12.7m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $9.6m to $13.1m (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 490%. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Norristown Zoological Society 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 95th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Louisville Zoo Foundation Inc ($13.0m), Humane Society of Tampa Bay Inc ($13.1m) and Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ($12.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $405k (3.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.8m. At year end it held assets of $63.1m against liabilities of $10.2m, net assets of $52.9m. It reported 200 employees.