Friends of the Baton Rouge Zoo

Analysis

Friends of the Baton Rouge Zoo is a registered charity in United States, based in Baton Rouge, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1988, 38 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 2022, Friends of the Baton Rouge Zoo reported income of $395k and spending of $505k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $357k to $395k (+11%), an average of +5.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Friends of the Baton Rouge Zoo sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Prevent Homeless Pets ($394k), Livingston County Humane Society ($395k) and Wild Horse Rescue Center Inc ($394k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $293k. It paid $10k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $241k against liabilities of $2,001, net assets of $239k. It reported 5 employees.