Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation Inc

Analysis

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Nashville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2000, 26 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, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation Inc reported income of $6.2m and spending of $6.1m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.2m to $6.2m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 133% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation Inc ($6.2m), Georgia Aquarium Foundation Inc ($6.2m) and S P C a Inc ($6.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $258k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $741k. At year end it held assets of $51.6m against liabilities of $56.9m, net assets of -$5.3m. It reported 17 employees.