Friends of the Alexandria Zoo

Analysis

Friends of the Alexandria Zoo is a registered charity in United States, based in Alexandria, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1986, 40 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, Friends of the Alexandria Zoo reported income of $1.1m and spending of $790k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $741k to $1.1m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 136%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Friends of the Alexandria Zoo sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humane Society of Blue Ridge ($1.1m), Vanderpump Dog Foundation ($1.1m) and Upper Valley Humane Society Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 30% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $378k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $564k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 51 employees.