Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland

Analysis

Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland is a registered charity in United States, based in Westbrook, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1942, 84 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, Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland reported income of $8.1m and spending of $4.6m, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.8m to $8.1m (+115%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Zoo Miami Foundation Inc ($8.1m), Gardner Crenshaw Foundation ($8.1m) and Valley Zoological Society Chartered May 1968 ($8.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $134k (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. It paid $111k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $20.3m against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of $18.2m. It reported 94 employees.