Missouri Wildlife Rescue Center

Analysis

Missouri Wildlife Rescue Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Ballwin, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1979, 47 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, Missouri Wildlife Rescue Center reported income of $461k and spending of $518k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $362k to $461k (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Missouri Wildlife Rescue Center 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 69th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Horse Rescue of America Inc ($461k), Racing Medication and Testing Consortium Inc ($461k) and The Science and Conservation Center Inc ($461k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 4.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $61k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $230k. It paid $7,976 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $83k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 11 employees.