The Saint Louis Zoo Foundation

Analysis

The Saint Louis Zoo Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1995, 31 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, The Saint Louis Zoo Foundation reported income of $63.3m and spending of $14.1m, leaving 78% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $24.0m to $63.3m (+164%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 143%. Over the whole period it spent 39% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Saint Louis Zoo Foundation sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trout Unlimited Inc ($62.7m), San Antonio Zoological Society Inc ($63.8m) and Friends of the Zoo Inc of Kansas City Mo ($62.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 9.1% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $3.7m. At year end it held assets of $250.5m against liabilities of $4.1m, net assets of $246.4m. It reported 74 employees.