Wild Horse and Burro Sanctuary

Analysis

Wild Horse and Burro Sanctuary is a registered charity in United States, based in Shingletown, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2025. 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 November 2020, Wild Horse and Burro Sanctuary reported income of $195k and spending of $286k, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from November 2019 to November 2020, income fell from $308k to $195k (-37%), an average of -37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2020, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Wild Horse and Burro Sanctuary sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 55th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alleykattz Inc ($195k), Vermont Coverts Woodlands for Wildlife ($195k) and Bosler Humane Society Inc ($195k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending November 2020, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $38k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $2,011, net assets of $1.9m.