Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary

Analysis

Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary is a registered charity in United States, based in Red Lodge, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1986, 40 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, Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary reported income of $752k and spending of $493k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $374k to $752k (+101%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bristol Bay Heritage Land Trust ($751k), Mangrove Action Project ($753k) and Texas Property Assessed Clean Energy Authority ($751k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $48k (9.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $218k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $32k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 16 employees.