Zebrafish Disease Models Society

Analysis

Zebrafish Disease Models Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Clifton Park, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover medical research, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Zebrafish Disease Models Society reported income of $194k and spending of $239k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $283k to $194k (-31%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 622%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Zebrafish Disease Models Society sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 51st percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Autism Familes Connecticut ($194k), Cancertelethonorg Inc ($194k) and Universal Chastity Education Inc ($194k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 88% of the total. At year end it held assets of $205k against liabilities of $15k, net assets of $189k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.