Tanka Fund

Analysis

Tanka Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Kyle, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2019, 7 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, Tanka Fund reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.9m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $63k to $1.7m (+2564%), an average of +127% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 423%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Tanka Fund sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue ($1.7m), Buttonwood Park Zoological Society Inc ($1.7m) and Nuzzles & Co ($1.7m).

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 $244k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $210k. It paid $71k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $35k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 6 employees.