Knoxville Zoological Gardens Inc

Analysis

Knoxville Zoological Gardens Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Knoxville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1980, 46 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, Knoxville Zoological Gardens Inc reported income of $22.3m and spending of $19.9m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $13.0m to $22.3m (+72%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 25%. 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, Knoxville Zoological Gardens Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humane Society of Rochester and Monroe County Pca Inc ($22.1m), San Francisco Zoological Society ($22.5m) and Southern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association ($22.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 51% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $325k (1.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.5m. At year end it held assets of $66.0m against liabilities of $3.0m, net assets of $63.0m. It reported 361 employees.