Compassion Without Borders

Analysis

Compassion Without Borders is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Rosa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2006, 20 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 June 2023, Compassion Without Borders reported income of $2.5m and spending of $1.9m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $2.5m (+84%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Compassion Without Borders sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cheyenne Animal Shelter-Services ($2.5m), Vested Interest in K9s Inc ($2.5m) and Al-Van Humane Society Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 4.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $235k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $664k. It paid $5,378 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $94k, net assets of $3.2m. It reported 35 employees.