Cracker Box Palace

Analysis

Cracker Box Palace is a registered charity in United States, based in North Rose, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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, Cracker Box Palace reported income of $424k and spending of $401k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $250k to $424k (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Cracker Box Palace sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Contra Costa Humane Society ($423k), Erwin Unicoi & Unicol County Animal Welfare Board ($424k) and Dodge County Humane Society Inc ($423k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 4.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $33k (8.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $122k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $134k, net assets of $904k. It reported 16 employees.