The Foundation for North America Wild Sheep

Analysis

The Foundation for North America Wild Sheep is a registered charity in United States, based in Cody, WY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, The Foundation for North America Wild Sheep reported income of $10.7m and spending of $10.3m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $7.8m to $10.7m (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Foundation for North America Wild Sheep 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 95th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within WY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wags Pet Clinic Inc ($10.7m), Houston Humane Society ($10.8m) and Kentucky Humane Society ($10.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $7.5m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $5.8m. It reported 17 employees.