Wild Bird Fund Inc

Analysis

Wild Bird Fund Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2006, 20 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 June 2023, Wild Bird Fund Inc reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.7m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.9m (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Wild Bird Fund Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Paw Works Inc ($1.9m), Sarvey Wildlife Care Center ($1.9m) and Humane Society of Western Montana ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $39k (2.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $858k. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $2.2m, net assets of $475k. It reported 57 employees.