Louisiana Purchase Zoological Society

Analysis

Louisiana Purchase Zoological Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Monroe, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1984, 42 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, Louisiana Purchase Zoological Society reported income of $236k and spending of $167k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $154k to $236k (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 261%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Louisiana Purchase Zoological Society sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Endangered Species Protection Agency USA Foundation ($236k), Chicago English Bulldog Rescue Inc NFP ($236k) and Rover Rescue Inc ($236k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 19% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $23k. At year end it held assets of $339k against liabilities of $17k, net assets of $322k. It reported 6 employees.