Oregon Zoo Foundation

Analysis

Oregon Zoo Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1979, 47 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 June 2024, Oregon Zoo Foundation reported income of $12.4m and spending of $12.7m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $9.0m to $12.4m (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Oregon Zoo Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Zoological Society of Milwaukee County ($12.2m), Wildlife Mississippi ($12.4m) and Richmond Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ($12.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $397k (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $24.5m against liabilities of $3.6m, net assets of $20.9m. It reported 18 employees.