Amphibian Ark

Analysis

Amphibian Ark is a registered charity in United States, based in Apple Valley, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, Amphibian Ark reported income of $218k and spending of $225k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $356k to $218k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Amphibian Ark sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charity Fair Horse Show ($218k), Vivid Bainbridge Cobb Charitable TR ($218k) and Cream City Foundation Inc ($218k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $52k (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $124k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of -$16k, net assets of $1.2m.