Reid Park Zoological Society

Analysis

Reid Park Zoological Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1977, 49 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 2023, Reid Park Zoological Society reported income of $11.9m and spending of $9.1m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $9.7m to $11.9m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Reid Park Zoological Society 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 94th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humane Society of Pomona Valley Inc ($11.8m), Operation Kindness ($11.9m) and Wildaid Inc ($11.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% and program service revenue 80% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $346k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.2m. At year end it held assets of $22.9m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $21.3m. It reported 175 employees.