Abilene Zoological Society

Analysis

Abilene Zoological Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Abilene, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1970, 56 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 September 2023, Abilene Zoological Society reported income of $3.9m and spending of $4.4m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $3.9m (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 72%. 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, Abilene Zoological Society sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include In Defense of Animals ($3.9m), Alachua County Humane Society Inc ($3.9m) and Gigis ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 45% and program service revenue 33% of the total. At year end it held assets of $807k against liabilities of $393k, net assets of $414k.