Appalachian Wildlife Refuge

Analysis

Appalachian Wildlife Refuge is a registered charity in United States, based in Candler, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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, Appalachian Wildlife Refuge reported income of $362k and spending of $346k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $268k to $362k (+35%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Appalachian Wildlife Refuge sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Permian Basin Animal Advocates ($362k), Humane Society of Shenandoah County Inc ($362k) and Mower County Humane Society ($362k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $174k. At year end it held assets of $401k against liabilities of $5,201, net assets of $396k. It reported 11 employees.