Pueblo Zoological Society

Analysis

Pueblo Zoological Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Pueblo, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1978, 48 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, Pueblo Zoological Society reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.9m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $2.8m (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Pueblo Zoological Society sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Animal Care Fund ($2.8m), Particular Council of Lansing Society of Saint Vincent de Paul ($2.8m) and Global Wildlife Foundation ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 19% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $537k, net assets of $4.8m. It reported 88 employees.