Bighorn Institute

Analysis

Bighorn Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Palm Desert, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1982, 44 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, Bighorn Institute reported income of $442k and spending of $365k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $232k to $442k (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 137%. 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, Bighorn Institute sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Delaware Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ($442k), Gerdas Equine Rescue Inc ($443k) and Noahs Ark Spca-Humane Society ($442k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 56% and program service revenue 42% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $210k. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 4 employees.