Monterey Zoological Society

Analysis

Monterey Zoological Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Salinas, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2011, 15 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, Monterey Zoological Society reported income of $1.7m and spending of $2.0m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $1.7m (+0.5%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Monterey Zoological Society 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 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Equine Voices Rescue & Sanctuary ($1.7m), Angels Among US Pet Rescue Inc ($1.7m) and Pet Refuge Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $703k. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $189k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 29 employees.