Wildlife Heritage Foundation

Analysis

Wildlife Heritage Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Lincoln, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Wildlife Heritage Foundation reported income of $7.0m and spending of $3.6m, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $11.2m to $7.0m (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Wildlife Heritage Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mighty Earth Inc ($7.0m), National Network of Abortion Funds Access Reproductive Care-Southeast ($7.0m) and Keep America Beautiful Inc ($7.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 10% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $195k (5.4% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $115.3m against liabilities of $3.8m, net assets of $111.4m. It reported 11 employees.