Animal Orphanage

Analysis

Animal Orphanage is a registered charity in United States, based in Orono, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1992, 34 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 Orphanage reported income of $167k and spending of $195k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $163k to $167k (+2.3%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Animal Orphanage sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Columbus Pet Rescue ($167k), Friends of Clovis Pet Adoptioncenter ($167k) and Spark Rescue Santa Barbara ($167k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 56% and program service revenue 44% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $80k. At year end it held assets of $631k against liabilities of $4,598, net assets of $627k. It reported 5 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.