Florida Wildlife Hospital and Sanctuary Inc

Analysis

Florida Wildlife Hospital and Sanctuary Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Melbourne, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1974, 52 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, Florida Wildlife Hospital and Sanctuary Inc reported income of $2.2m and spending of $803k, leaving 63% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $570k to $2.2m (+283%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 198%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Florida Wildlife Hospital and Sanctuary Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include MGVP Inc ($2.2m), Joplin Humane Society Inc ($2.2m) and Great Basin Bird Observatory ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $50k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $385k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 23 employees.