Zoo Conservation Outreach Group

Analysis

Zoo Conservation Outreach Group is a registered charity in United States, based in Silver Spring, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1991, 35 years ago. 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, Zoo Conservation Outreach Group reported income of $268k and spending of $201k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $285k to $268k (-6.1%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Zoo Conservation Outreach Group sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Flemington Midget Football Team Incorporated ($268k), Pentecostal Church Emmanuel Inc ($268k) and Johnstown Athletic Boosters Inc ($268k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $105k (52% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $191k, net assets of $974k.