Lincoln Childrens Zoo

Analysis

Lincoln Childrens Zoo is a registered charity in United States, based in Lincoln, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1994, 32 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, Lincoln Childrens Zoo reported income of $8.3m and spending of $8.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $10.2m to $8.3m (-18%), an average of -4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Lincoln Childrens Zoo 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 94th percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rocky Mountain Butterfly Consortium ($8.3m), Nevada Humane Society Inc ($8.4m) and Furry Friends Humane Inc ($8.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% and program service revenue 47% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $439k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. At year end it held assets of $39.6m against liabilities of $3.4m, net assets of $36.2m. It reported 289 employees.