Puppies Behind Bars Inc

Analysis

Puppies Behind Bars Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Puppies Behind Bars Inc reported income of $4.0m and spending of $3.0m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.9m to $4.0m (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Puppies Behind Bars Inc 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 91st percentile, and in the 88th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The 410 Bridge Inc ($4.0m), Hope Center Incorporated ($4.0m) and Ccof Foundation ($4.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 2.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $375k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $20.9m against liabilities of $789k, net assets of $20.1m. It reported 16 employees.