Idaho Zoological Society

Analysis

Idaho Zoological Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Boise, ID. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1964, 62 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, Idaho Zoological Society reported income of $4.2m and spending of $2.1m, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.2m to $4.2m (+33%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 299%. Over the whole period it spent 128% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Idaho Zoological Society sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 94th percentile within ID. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ramona Humane Society Inc ($4.2m), Great River Greening ($4.2m) and Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife Inc ($4.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% and program service revenue 9.3% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $981k. At year end it held assets of $8.6m against liabilities of $876k, net assets of $7.7m. It reported 39 employees.