Cleveland Zoological Society

Analysis

Cleveland Zoological Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Cleveland, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1958, 68 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, Cleveland Zoological Society reported income of $13.3m and spending of $7.7m, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $8.4m to $13.3m (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Cleveland Zoological Society sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc ($13.3m), Humane Society for Seattle-King Co ($13.4m) and Save the Chimps Inc ($13.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $361k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $35.4m against liabilities of $6.8m, net assets of $28.6m. It reported 26 employees.