Tennessee Wildlife Federation Incorporated

Analysis

Tennessee Wildlife Federation Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Nashville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1951, 75 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 June 2023, Tennessee Wildlife Federation Incorporated reported income of $5.5m and spending of $4.8m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.2m to $5.5m (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Tennessee Wildlife Federation Incorporated sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Parks Alliance of Louisville Inc ($5.5m), California Water Environment Association ($5.5m) and Walker Basin Conservancy ($5.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% and program service revenue 42% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $457k (9.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $10.5m against liabilities of $3.9m, net assets of $6.6m. It reported 32 employees.