Clear Water Wildlife Sanctuary

Analysis

Clear Water Wildlife Sanctuary is a registered charity in United States, based in Covington, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1990, 36 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, Clear Water Wildlife Sanctuary reported income of $80k and spending of $72k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $394k to $80k (-80%), an average of -33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Clear Water Wildlife Sanctuary sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 31st percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include River Pines Horse Sanctuary ($80k), Southeast German Shepherd Rescue Inc ($80k) and Florence E Herman Charitable Trust ($80k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $329k against liabilities of $23k, net assets of $306k.