Pet Animal Welfare Society of Connecticut

Analysis

Pet Animal Welfare Society of Connecticut is a registered charity in United States, based in Norwalk, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1964, 62 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 August 2023, Pet Animal Welfare Society of Connecticut reported income of $2.0m and spending of $909k, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $841k to $2.0m (+136%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Pet Animal Welfare Society of Connecticut sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include McPaws Inc ($2.0m), Kinder4rescue ($2.0m) and Juneau Animal Rescue ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 5.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $136k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $244k. At year end it held assets of $6.2m against liabilities of $33k, net assets of $6.2m. It reported 34 employees.