Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue

Analysis

Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in Sonoma, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1981, 45 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, Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.9m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.7m (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nuzzles & Co ($1.7m), Tanka Fund ($1.7m) and Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $536k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $4,578, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 15 employees.