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The Fort Worth Zoological Association

Fort Worth, Texas · EIN 75-0991727 · Animal-Related · tax-exempt since 1952

B

Charity Clarity grade B (score 71.2 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended September 2025.

Graded against 285 animal-related nonprofits with revenue over $50M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.28.1 months59
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.100% of practices100
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.27
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.40% from one source75
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.92.6%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.1.0%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.11not scored

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Year by year

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Sep 2025Form 990$62.18M$52.64M$9.54M$123.28M28.1947B
Sep 2024Form 990$52.84M$55.29M−$2.46M$110.08M23.9950B
Sep 2023Form 990$53.08M$69.46M−$16.38M$105.56M18.2878B
Sep 2022Form 990$71.78M$38.03M$33.75M$121.74M38.4798C
Sep 2021Form 990$52.70M$65.56M−$12.86M$90.14M16.5751B
Sep 2020Form 990$32.77M$35.54M−$2.77M$102.47M34.6905C
Sep 2019Form 990$32.50M$59.44M−$26.94M$104.56M21.1839B
Sep 2018Form 990$32.66M$23.19M$9.48M$130.62M67.6792C
Sep 2017Form 990$51.48M$22.73M$28.75M$120.36M63.5857C
Sep 2016Form 990$38.51M$20.31M$18.20M$91.55M54.1700C

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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