Forever Wild Exotic Animal Sanctuary

Analysis

Forever Wild Exotic Animal Sanctuary is a registered charity in United States, based in Phelan, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 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, Forever Wild Exotic Animal Sanctuary reported income of $258k and spending of $319k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $264k to $258k (-2.1%), an average of -0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 127% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Forever Wild Exotic Animal Sanctuary sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Speak St Louis ($258k), American Black and Tan Coonhound Rescue Inc ($259k) and Bunny Museum ($258k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 59% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $53k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $86k. At year end it held assets of $27k against liabilities of $364k, net assets of -$337k. It reported 8 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.