Wildlife Conservation Network Inc

Analysis

Wildlife Conservation Network Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2002, 24 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, Wildlife Conservation Network Inc reported income of $52.5m and spending of $43.8m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $24.4m to $52.5m (+115%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Wildlife Conservation Network Inc sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Indianapolis Zoological Society Inc ($50.1m), Fort Worth Zoological Association Inc ($53.1m) and Lincoln Park Zoological Society ($48.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $419k (1.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. At year end it held assets of $62.7m against liabilities of $14.1m, net assets of $48.6m. It reported 31 employees.