Saginaw Valley Zoological Society

Analysis

Saginaw Valley Zoological Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Saginaw, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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, Saginaw Valley Zoological Society reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.4m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $2.4m (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 192%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Saginaw Valley Zoological Society sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue Inc ($2.4m), Jameson Animal Rescue Ranch ($2.4m) and Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $97k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $7.2m against liabilities of $409k, net assets of $6.8m. It reported 73 employees.