Alabama Wildlife Center

Analysis

Alabama Wildlife Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Pelham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1981, 45 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, Alabama Wildlife Center reported income of $1.2m and spending of $577k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $457k to $1.2m (+165%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Alabama Wildlife Center sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 85th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Paws and Stripes ($1.2m), Eel River Watershed Improvement Group ($1.2m) and Utah Wild Sheep Foundation ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $97k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $203k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $6,517, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 17 employees.