Nine Lives Foundation

Analysis

Nine Lives Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Redwood City, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2005, 21 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, Nine Lives Foundation reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.8m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.9m (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Nine Lives Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bonobo Conservation Initiative ($1.9m), Red Creek Wildlife Center Inc ($1.9m) and Habitat for Horses Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 46% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $118k (6.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $525k. It paid $29k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $85k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 23 employees.