Five Acres Animal Shelter

Analysis

Five Acres Animal Shelter is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Charles, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2003, 23 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, Five Acres Animal Shelter reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.3m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $1.2m (-13%), an average of -3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Five Acres Animal Shelter sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 79th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Camano Animal Shelter Association ($1.2m), Agr Foundation Inc ($1.2m) and All 4 Paws ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $84k (6.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $523k. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $249, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 31 employees.