Fly by Night Inc-The Bat Specialist

Analysis

Fly by Night Inc-The Bat Specialist is a registered charity in United States, based in Osteen, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2001, 25 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, Fly by Night Inc-The Bat Specialist reported income of $76k and spending of $80k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $61k to $76k (+24%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Fly by Night Inc-The Bat Specialist sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Livestock and Equine Awareness and Rescue Network ($76k), Mainely Rat Rescue ($76k) and Goosepond Mountain Sanctuary ($76k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.1% and program service revenue 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $342k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $342k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.