Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park Inc

Analysis

Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Syracuse, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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, Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park Inc reported income of $4.5m and spending of $4.3m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.4m to $4.5m (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 112%. 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, Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 89th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hearts Alive Village ($4.5m), Old Friends Senior Dogs ($4.5m) and Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ($4.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 7.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (2.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $8.1m against liabilities of $850k, net assets of $7.2m. It reported 108 employees.