Cameron Park Zoological & Botanical Society

Analysis

Cameron Park Zoological & Botanical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Waco, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1957, 69 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 September 2023, Cameron Park Zoological & Botanical Society reported income of $1.8m and spending of $5.0m, spending 279% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.8m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Cameron Park Zoological & Botanical Society sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Washington County-Johnson City Animal Control Center Inc ($1.8m), Orphans of the Storm Inc ($1.8m) and Macomb County Humane Society ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 9.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $168k (3.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $205k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $122k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 36 employees.