Operation Snow Leopard

Analysis

Operation Snow Leopard is a registered charity in United States, based in Richmond, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Operation Snow Leopard reported income of $168k and spending of $167k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $223k to $168k (-25%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Operation Snow Leopard sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Bio Iron Society ($168k), Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum Inc ($168k) and Portuguese American Leadership Council of the United States Inc ($168k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $14k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $14k.