South Carolina Wildlife Federation

Analysis

South Carolina Wildlife Federation is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1951, 75 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, South Carolina Wildlife Federation reported income of $397k and spending of $608k, spending 153% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $468k to $397k (-15%), an average of -4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, South Carolina Wildlife Federation sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pawsitive Restorations Animal Rescue ($397k), Fisheries Conservation Trust Inc ($398k) and Montana Center for Horsemanship Inc ($397k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 43% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $75k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $242k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $42k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 14 employees.