Safari Club International Foundation

Analysis

Safari Club International Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in San Antonio, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1975, 51 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 June 2023, Safari Club International Foundation reported income of $8.8m and spending of $5.3m, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $6.4m to $8.8m (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Safari Club International Foundation 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 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tacoma-Pierce County Humane Society & Scty Prevention Cruelty Animals ($8.8m), Young-Williams Animal Center of East Tennessee ($8.9m) and The Busch Wildlife Sanctuary Inc ($8.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 35% and program service revenue 2.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $584k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $38.6m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $36.7m. It reported 24 employees.