International Bird Rescue

Analysis

International Bird Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in Fairfield, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, International Bird Rescue reported income of $2.9m and spending of $3.0m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $2.4m to $2.9m (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, International Bird Rescue sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lake Superior Zoological Society ($2.9m), Wildlife Habitat Council Inc ($2.9m) and White Buffalo Inc ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $260k (8.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $642k, net assets of $371k. It reported 50 employees.