Avian Conservation Center

Analysis

Avian Conservation Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Awendaw, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1993, 33 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, Avian Conservation Center reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.0m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $912k to $1.4m (+49%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Avian Conservation Center 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 82nd percentile, and in the 85th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Care Humane Society ($1.4m), Adopt-A-Pet Inc ($1.4m) and Menominee Animal Shelter Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $69k (6.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $377k. At year end it held assets of $5.8m against liabilities of $707k, net assets of $5.1m. It reported 16 employees.