Friends of the Zoo of Kansas City Foundation

Analysis

Friends of the Zoo of Kansas City Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2017, 9 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 December 2023, Friends of the Zoo of Kansas City Foundation reported income of $3.6m and spending of $9.7m, spending 272% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $65k to $3.6m (+5375%), an average of +172% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 2887%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Friends of the Zoo of Kansas City Foundation 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 90th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tucson Audubon Society Inc ($3.6m), Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles ($3.6m) and Animal Haven Inc ($3.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $157k (1.6% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $10.1m against liabilities of $4.0m, net assets of $6.1m.