The International Snow Leopard Trust

Analysis

The International Snow Leopard Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1981, 45 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, The International Snow Leopard Trust reported income of $3.3m and spending of $2.9m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.7m to $3.3m (-10%), an average of -2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The International Snow Leopard Trust 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 91st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pilots to the Rescue Inc ($3.3m), Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association ($3.3m) and One Tail at a Time NFP ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $295k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $503k. At year end it held assets of $8.2m against liabilities of $476k, net assets of $7.7m. It reported 15 employees.