Southeastern Wildlife Exposition Inc

Analysis

Southeastern Wildlife Exposition Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Charleston, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 June 2023, Southeastern Wildlife Exposition Inc reported income of $4.0m and spending of $3.2m, spending 80% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $3.0m to $4.0m (+35%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 387%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Southeastern Wildlife Exposition Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blue Hills Environmental Association ($4.0m), Prickly Pear Land Trust ($4.1m) and Washington Conservation Action Education Fund ($4.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $180k (5.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $277k. At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $263k, net assets of $4.2m. It reported 14 employees.