Tails

Analysis

Tails is a registered charity in United States, based in Westport, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2001, 25 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, Tails reported income of $141k and spending of $143k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $123k to $141k (+14%), an average of +14% a year. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Tails sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Awesome Greyhound Adoptions Inc ($140k), Surfers for Strays Inc ($141k) and Barry County Humane Society ($140k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% of the total. At year end it held assets of $83k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $83k.