Lewa Wildlife Conservancy USA

Analysis

Lewa Wildlife Conservancy USA is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1998, 28 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, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy USA reported income of $3.3m and spending of $3.7m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.2m to $3.3m (+3.1%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy USA sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gulf Coast Humane Society ($3.3m), Cat Adoption Team ($3.3m) and New Vocation Racehorse Adoption Program ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $7.6m against liabilities of $619k, net assets of $7.0m. It reported 9 employees.