South Florida Wildlife Center Inc

Analysis

South Florida Wildlife Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ft Lauderdale, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, South Florida Wildlife Center Inc reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.9m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $5.0m to $2.5m (-49%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, South Florida Wildlife Center Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humane Society of West Michigan ($2.5m), Homeward Pet Adoption Center ($2.6m) and Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 5.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $106k (3.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $5.4m against liabilities of $165k, net assets of $5.2m. It reported 47 employees.