San Antonio Zoological Society Inc

Analysis

San Antonio Zoological Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in San Antonio, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1941, 85 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, San Antonio Zoological Society Inc reported income of $63.8m and spending of $40.9m, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $28.5m to $63.8m (+124%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 145%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, San Antonio Zoological Society Inc sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Saint Louis Zoo Foundation ($63.3m), Woodland Park Zoological Society ($64.7m) and Trout Unlimited Inc ($62.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 37% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.3m (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $16.7m. At year end it held assets of $112.3m against liabilities of $15.6m, net assets of $96.7m. It reported 745 employees.