Rolling Hills Zoo Foundation

Analysis

Rolling Hills Zoo Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Salina, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Rolling Hills Zoo Foundation reported income of $4.6m and spending of $4.4m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.6m to $4.6m (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Rolling Hills Zoo Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Theatre for Children Inc ($4.6m), Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma Inc ($4.6m) and National Museum of Racing Inc ($4.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.9m (44% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $5.6m against liabilities of $233k, net assets of $5.4m. It reported 86 employees.