World Bird Sanctuary

Analysis

World Bird Sanctuary is a registered charity in United States, based in Valley Park, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1980, 46 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 July 2023, World Bird Sanctuary reported income of $1.7m and spending of $2.1m, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $1.7m (+8.3%), an average of +2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2021, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, World Bird Sanctuary sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Norman Bird Sanctuary Trust ($1.7m), Fellow Mortals Inc ($1.7m) and Humane Society of Carroll Co Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 34% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $160k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 48 employees.