Wildlife Forever

Analysis

Wildlife Forever is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Paul, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1988, 38 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, Wildlife Forever reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.5m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $1.6m (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Wildlife Forever 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 84th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carolina Tiger Rescue ($1.6m), Plumpton Park Zoological Gardens Inc ($1.6m) and Animal Recovery Mission ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $115k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $141k. At year end it held assets of $464k against liabilities of $121k, net assets of $343k. It reported 5 employees.