Liberty Wildlife Inc

Analysis

Liberty Wildlife Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1981, 45 years ago. 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 December 2023, Liberty Wildlife Inc reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.4m, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $2.0m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Liberty Wildlife Inc sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Independent Living Options Inc ($2.0m), Merrick Foundation Inc ($2.0m) and Fair Shot Texas ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 7.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $60k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $266k. At year end it held assets of $11.5m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $9.7m. It reported 14 employees.