Alaska Zoo

Analysis

Alaska Zoo is a registered charity in United States, based in Anchorage, AK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1968, 58 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, Alaska Zoo reported income of $3.0m and spending of $3.3m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $3.0m (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Alaska Zoo 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 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within AK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wright-Way Rescue ($3.0m), TLC Petsnip Inc ($3.0m) and Humane Societys Mountain Shelter Inc ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 59% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $183k (5.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $10.3m against liabilities of $901k, net assets of $9.4m. It reported 51 employees.