South Texas Zoological Society

Analysis

South Texas Zoological Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Victoria, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1967, 59 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, South Texas Zoological Society reported income of $770k and spending of $751k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $700k to $770k (+10%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, South Texas Zoological Society sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Joseph Bay Humane Society Inc ($770k), Talbot Humane Co ($771k) and Li Zoological Society Inc the Anima L Farm ($769k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% and program service revenue 46% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $348k. At year end it held assets of $209k against liabilities of $8,941, net assets of $200k. It reported 29 employees.