Shelter Outreach Services

Analysis

Shelter Outreach Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Ithaca, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Shelter Outreach Services reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.1m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.0m to $1.0m (-0.6%), an average of -0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Shelter Outreach Services sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Addison County Humane Society Inc ($1.0m), Evergreen Animal Protective League ($1.0m) and Save Giraffes Now ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.2% and program service revenue 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $206k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $482k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $38k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 55 employees.