Chengeta Wildlife

Analysis

Chengeta Wildlife is a registered charity in United States, based in Redmond, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2016, 10 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, Chengeta Wildlife reported income of $923k and spending of $1.0m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $551k to $923k (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 139%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Chengeta Wildlife sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jefferson Co SPCA ($923k), Stray Dog Support Inc ($925k) and The Leatherback Trust Inc ($922k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 47% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $15k (1.5% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $301k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $301k.