Chahinkapa Zoo Association

Analysis

Chahinkapa Zoo Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Wahpeton, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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, Chahinkapa Zoo Association reported income of $894k and spending of $1.1m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $662k to $894k (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Chahinkapa Zoo Association sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cache Creek Conservency ($893k), Animal Rescue Fund of Mississippi ($896k) and California Land Stewardship Institute ($892k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 43% and program service revenue 50% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $620k. At year end it held assets of $842k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $842k.