Colony Cats

Analysis

Colony Cats is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2018, 8 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, Colony Cats reported income of $534k and spending of $638k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $323k to $534k (+65%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Colony Cats sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ridgefield Operation for Animal ($533k), Raven Rock Ranch ($534k) and The Humanitarian League Inc ($532k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 29% of the total. At year end it held assets of $91k against liabilities of $2,822, net assets of $88k.