Appalachian Black Bear Rehabilitation and Release Center

Analysis

Appalachian Black Bear Rehabilitation and Release Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Townsend, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1991, 35 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, Appalachian Black Bear Rehabilitation and Release Center reported income of $835k and spending of $753k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $603k to $835k (+39%), an average of +8.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Appalachian Black Bear Rehabilitation and Release Center sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rebas Rescue ($834k), Little Ponderosa Zoo and Rescue Inc ($836k) and Ark Antiques ($833k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $73k (9.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $372k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $107k, net assets of $957k. It reported 23 employees.