Friends of the Ellen Trout Zoo Inc

Analysis

Friends of the Ellen Trout Zoo Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lufkin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1985, 41 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 June 2024, Friends of the Ellen Trout Zoo Inc reported income of $809k and spending of $597k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income fell from $2.8m to $809k (-71%), an average of -27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 41% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Friends of the Ellen Trout Zoo Inc 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 77th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chattaneuter ($809k), Busch Wildlife Sanctuary Foundation Incorporated ($810k) and Pug Hearts Houston Pug Rescue ($808k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $103k. At year end it held assets of $4.9m against liabilities of $28k, net assets of $4.9m.