Wildfowl Trust of North America Inc
Analysis
Wildfowl Trust of North America Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Grasonville, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1980, 46 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, Wildfowl Trust of North America Inc reported income of $1.4m and spending of $582k, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $518k to $1.4m (+177%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.
Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Wildfowl Trust of North America Inc sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Upwell Turtles ($1.4m), The Pegasus Project Inc ($1.4m) and Honolulu Zoological Society ($1.4m).
On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 6.4% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $286k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $533k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 10 employees.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 90%
- Program services 6.4%
- Other 3.5%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Upwell Turtles | Monterey | $1.4m |
| The Pegasus Project Inc | Ben Wheeler | $1.4m |
| Honolulu Zoological Society | Honolulu | $1.4m |
| Hamlett Spay and Neuter Clinic of Colorado Springs | Colorado SPGS | $1.4m |