Akron Zoological Foundation Inc

Analysis

Akron Zoological Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Akron, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Akron Zoological Foundation Inc reported income of $280k and spending of $67k, leaving 76% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $145k to $280k (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 1002%. Over the whole period it spent 34% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Akron Zoological Foundation Inc sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Paws-N-Claws Iowa ($280k), Cause4paws Pet Food Bank ($280k) and Hope Animal Rescues ($280k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% of the total. At year end it held assets of $6.4m against liabilities of $159k, net assets of $6.3m.