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How much does THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST raise and spend?

THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST (CA, EIN 30-0224549) reported $22.8M in revenue and $18.9M in expenses for tax year 2026, with $24.0M in net assets (15.2 months of reserves). By expenses that ranks 69 of 14,907 e-filers, 3 of 222 in NTEE D: Animal-Related, 6 of 1,517 nonprofits in california.

REVENUE: $22.8MEXPENSES: $18.9MRESERVES: 15.2 months8 filings

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What stands out

THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST (CA, EIN 30-0224549) reported $22.8M in revenue and $18.9M in expenses for tax year 2026, with $24.0M in net assets (15.2 months of reserves). By expenses that ranks 69 of 14,907 e-filers, 3 of 222 in NTEE D: Animal-Related, 6 of 1,517 nonprofits in california. Against NTEE D: Animal-Related: months of reserves 15.2 months, above the peer median of 13.4 months; officer compensation share of expenses 1.7%, above the peer median of 1.7%; contributions share of revenue 98.4%, above the peer median of 88.1%; surplus margin 16.9%, above the peer median of 6.2%.

Key figures, tax year 2026

As filed on Form 990; ratios computed by FACTANKER. Peer medians are percentile_cont over the group in the same year. Every filed line links to its record on the entity page.

Measure2026Median, activityMedian, sizeMedian, all
Total revenue$22.8M$104.2k$20.9M$107.6k
Total expenses$18.9M$89.2k$19.4M$98.3k
Total assets$24.4M$287.5k$32.1M$551.9k
Net assets$24.0M$294.3k$20.6M$436.5k
Officer compensation (total per organisation)$315.3k$74.3k$557.6k$39.2k
Program service revenue share0.0%4.9%55.5%8.4%
Contributions share of revenue98.4%88.1%23.1%30.1%
Officer compensation share of expenses1.7%1.7%2.6%3.7%
Months of reserves15.2 months13.4 months11.6 months14.1 months
Surplus margin16.9%6.2%3.6%5.1%

Year by year

8 filings on record.

Tax yearRevenueExpensesNet assetsReservesOfficer comp.Rank
2026$22.8M$18.9M$24.0M15.2 months$315.3k69
2025$18.8M$14.7M$19.7M16.1 months$220.8k8,012
2024$16.7M$15.5M$15.4M12.0 months$253.2k12,810
2023$17.5M$13.6M$14.0M12.3 months$238.8k22,048
2022$17.6M$10.6M$10.0M11.4 months$199.0k23,891
2021$8.1M$8.6M$3.0M4.2 months$173.9k19,231
2020$6.5M$4.8M$3.6M9.0 months$161.3k37,651
2019$5.9M$5.5M$2.0M4.3 months$158.6k33,206

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