Wilderness Trails Animal Park Inc

Analysis

Wilderness Trails Animal Park Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Birch Run, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3).

In the financial year ending December 2023, Wilderness Trails Animal Park Inc reported income of $921k and spending of $899k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $557k to $921k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Wilderness Trails Animal Park Inc sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Houston K-911 Rescue ($921k), Bird Rescue Center ($921k) and Adams County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ($921k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 69% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $124k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $203k. At year end it held assets of $664k against liabilities of $199k, net assets of $466k. It reported 35 employees.