Wildlife Guardians

Analysis

Wildlife Guardians is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2012, 14 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 Guardians reported income of $2.7m and spending of $1.7m, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $2.7m (+7.5%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Wildlife Guardians sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Central California Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Amimals ($2.7m), Panhandle Animal Welfare Society Inc Aka Paws Inc ($2.7m) and Bucks County Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $199k (12% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $6.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $6.2m. It reported 2 employees.