Houston Zoo Inc

Analysis

Houston Zoo Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Houston Zoo Inc reported income of $82.5m and spending of $62.8m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $73.9m to $82.5m (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 55%. 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, Houston Zoo 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 Great Lakes Fishery Commission ($82.1m), Columbus Zoological Park Association ($87.3m) and Omaha Zoological Society Inc ($70.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 32% and program service revenue 63% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.6m (2.5% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $379.9m against liabilities of $61.8m, net assets of $318.1m. It reported 599 employees.