Operation Wildlife Inc

Analysis

Operation Wildlife Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Linwood, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 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, Operation Wildlife Inc reported income of $589k and spending of $222k, leaving 62% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $332k to $589k (+78%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 43% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Operation Wildlife Inc sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include A Rejoyceful Animal Rescue ($588k), Finney County Humane Society Inc ($589k) and McKean Co -Pa- Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ($588k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 6.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $85k (38% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $26k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $1,914, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 5 employees.