Pets Alive Wny

Analysis

Pets Alive Wny is a registered charity in United States, based in N Tonawanda, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2023, 3 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, Pets Alive Wny reported income of $77k and spending of $110k, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $203k to $77k (-62%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Pets Alive Wny sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 30th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Silver Whiskers Feline Rescue Inc ($77k), Ahimsa Rescue Foundation ($77k) and Ruff Road Pet Rescue ($77k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $39k against liabilities of $83k, net assets of -$43k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.