Ding Darling Wildlife Society Inc

Analysis

Ding Darling Wildlife Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Sanibel, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1983, 43 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 September 2023, Ding Darling Wildlife Society Inc reported income of $5.6m and spending of $1.9m, leaving 67% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $7.5m to $5.6m (-25%), an average of -7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 41% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Ding Darling Wildlife Society Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Performing Animal Welfare Society ($5.6m), Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center Inc ($5.6m) and Spay Neuter Charlotte ($5.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $145k (7.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $340k. At year end it held assets of $22.8m against liabilities of $110k, net assets of $22.7m. It reported 13 employees.