San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

Analysis

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1942, 84 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 December 2023, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance reported income of $411.0m and spending of $365.0m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $422.1m to $411.0m (-2.6%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 44%. 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, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ($379.3m), National Fish and Wildlife Foundation ($415.5m) and Wildlife Conservation Society ($345.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% and program service revenue 71% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $5.6m (1.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $123.8m. It paid $23k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $954.8m against liabilities of $165.4m, net assets of $789.4m. It reported 4,297 employees.