Arizona Elk Society

Analysis

Arizona Elk Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Peoria, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2002, 24 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, Arizona Elk Society reported income of $2.0m and spending of $2.2m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $2.0m (+17%), an average of +5.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Arizona Elk Society sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humane Society of Scott County ($2.0m), Tucson Wildlife Center ($2.1m) and Central Missouri Humane Society ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 1.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $141k (6.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $328k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $402k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 16 employees.