Wild Animal Initiative Inc

Analysis

Wild Animal Initiative Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Minneapolis, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Wild Animal Initiative Inc reported income of $7.0m and spending of $4.4m, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $717k to $7.0m (+871%), an average of +76% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 740%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Wild Animal Initiative Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northshore Humane Society ($6.9m), Mississippi Aquarium ($7.0m) and The Stronghold Fund ($6.9m).

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 $89k (2.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $987k. At year end it held assets of $8.7m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $7.5m. It reported 19 employees.