Friends of Santa Ana Zoo

Analysis

Friends of Santa Ana Zoo is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Ana, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1976, 50 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, Friends of Santa Ana Zoo reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.5m, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.1m to $1.9m (-8.8%), an average of -2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Friends of Santa Ana Zoo sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eskies Online Ameican Eskimo Dog Rescue ($1.9m), Metro Animal Shelter ($1.9m) and Dogs Playing for Life ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 34% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $148k (9.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $483k. At year end it held assets of $4.5m against liabilities of $441k, net assets of $4.1m. It reported 27 employees.