Sportsmens Wildlife Foundation

Analysis

Sportsmens Wildlife Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Knoxville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Sportsmens Wildlife Foundation reported income of $81k and spending of $87k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $52k to $81k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sportsmens Wildlife Foundation sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 30th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seville Senior Citizens Corporation ($81k), Homeward Vets Inc ($81k) and A Second Chance Charitable Foundation ($81k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $50k (57% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 1 employees.

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.