Fossil Rim Wildlife Center Inc

Analysis

Fossil Rim Wildlife Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Glen Rose, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 December 2023, Fossil Rim Wildlife Center Inc reported income of $8.2m and spending of $7.0m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.3m to $8.2m (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Fossil Rim Wildlife Center Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Furniture Trust Organization Inc ($8.2m), Lancaster County Conservancy ($8.3m) and Zion Natural History Association ($8.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 68% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $176k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.1m. At year end it held assets of $23.2m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $21.5m. It reported 119 employees.