Friends of the Zoo Inc of Kansas City Mo

Analysis

Friends of the Zoo Inc of Kansas City Mo is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1964, 62 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, Friends of the Zoo Inc of Kansas City Mo reported income of $62.5m and spending of $57.5m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $29.1m to $62.5m (+115%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Friends of the Zoo Inc of Kansas City Mo 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 Petsmart Charities Inc ($61.9m), Trout Unlimited Inc ($62.7m) and Denver Zoological Foundation Inc ($61.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 35% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $907k (1.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $13.8m. It paid $30k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $33.0m against liabilities of $8.3m, net assets of $24.7m. It reported 646 employees.