Blank Park Zoo Foundation Inc

Analysis

Blank Park Zoo Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Des Moines, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1981, 45 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 March 2023, Blank Park Zoo Foundation Inc reported income of $11.3m and spending of $9.6m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $11.3m (+554%), an average of +60% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2020, when income rose by 362%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Blank Park Zoo Foundation Inc 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 96th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humane Society of Broward County ($11.3m), Sportsmen for Fish & Wildlife Inc ($11.4m) and Noco Humane ($11.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 46% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $315k (3.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.3m. At year end it held assets of $25.1m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $23.2m. It reported 222 employees.