Sarvey Wildlife Care Center

Analysis

Sarvey Wildlife Care Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1986, 40 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, Sarvey Wildlife Care Center reported income of $1.9m and spending of $841k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $540k to $1.9m (+247%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Sarvey Wildlife Care Center sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wild Bird Fund Inc ($1.9m), Hawkwatch International Inc ($1.9m) and Paw Works Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $79k (9.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $252k. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $19k, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 10 employees.