American Foundation for Wildlife

Analysis

American Foundation for Wildlife is a registered charity in United States, based in Bismarck, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, American Foundation for Wildlife reported income of $1.6m and spending of $525k, leaving 66% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $928k to $1.6m (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 45% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, American Foundation for Wildlife sits at the 92nd 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 82nd percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fix Our Ferals ($1.6m), Houston Pets Alive ($1.6m) and Save-A-Pet Animal Rescue Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $314k (60% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $9.9m against liabilities of $336, net assets of $9.9m. It reported 24 employees.