American Society of Mammalogists

Analysis

American Society of Mammalogists is a registered charity in United States, based in Topeka, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1922, 104 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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 December 2023, American Society of Mammalogists reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $885k to $1.1m (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, American Society of Mammalogists sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vanderpump Dog Foundation ($1.1m), Common Sense for Animals - a New Jersey Non-Profit Corporation ($1.1m) and Friends of the Alexandria Zoo ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 60% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2,000 (0.2% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $9.3m against liabilities of $76k, net assets of $9.2m.