San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance: $411.0M Revenue, $284.7M Program Expenses

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance grades a B on the nonprofit efficiency rubric. 75/100 on the composite — above the national median, with strong performance on some factors balanced by middling performance on others.

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is a large nonprofit by U.S. standards: $411.0M in 2023 revenue against $365.0M in expenses. Organizations in this revenue bracket usually run multiple programs with permanent staff and a meaningful endowment or reserve. Program-spending efficiency is strong: 80% of total expenses flow to program activities, above the 75% benchmark most third-party charity raters use.

Five-year revenue is essentially flat — San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance's funding base appears stable but not growing. For mature organizations this is often the steady state; for younger ones it can signal a funding plateau worth diagnosing. CEO compensation is reported as zero in the filing — typical for nonprofits where the chief executive is paid through a related entity (parent system, university, or foundation) rather than the filing organization itself, or for small organizations whose chief is a volunteer or board member. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance works in Environment & Animals — environmental, conservation, animal-welfare, and natural-resources programs. The sector spans large international conservation groups and small local land trusts; the financial profile varies accordingly.