American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc

Analysis

American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Silver Spring, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1972, 54 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, American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc reported income of $13.3m and spending of $12.1m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $10.0m to $13.3m (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 138%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Save the Chimps Inc ($13.2m), Cleveland Zoological Society ($13.3m) and Ocean Habitat and Wildlife Rescue Inc ($13.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% and program service revenue 79% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.2m (9.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.7m. At year end it held assets of $33.0m against liabilities of $11.9m, net assets of $21.1m. It reported 50 employees.