Sioux Falls Zoo & Aquarium

Analysis

Sioux Falls Zoo & Aquarium is a registered charity in United States, based in Sioux Falls, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1958, 68 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, Sioux Falls Zoo & Aquarium reported income of $7.5m and spending of $15.7m, spending 209% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.5m to $7.5m (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 336%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Sioux Falls Zoo & Aquarium sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humane Society of Summit County ($7.5m), Society for the Prevention of Cruel Ty to Animals Tampa Bay Florida in ($7.5m) and Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ($7.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 39% and program service revenue 46% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $3.1m. At year end it held assets of $32.2m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $30.5m. It reported 109 employees.