Peoria Zoological Society

Analysis

Peoria Zoological Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Peoria, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1999, 27 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, Peoria Zoological Society reported income of $448k and spending of $579k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $486k to $448k (-7.8%), an average of -2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Peoria Zoological Society sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Scratching Post Inc ($448k), Pupstarz Rescue Inc ($448k) and Wild Entrust International ($448k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% and program service revenue 53% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $74k, net assets of $1.1m.