Westfield Homeless Cat Project

Analysis

Westfield Homeless Cat Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Westfield, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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 December 2023, Westfield Homeless Cat Project reported income of $304k and spending of $337k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $223k to $304k (+37%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Westfield Homeless Cat Project sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 64th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dove Project ($304k), Dreamscape ($305k) and The Raven Corps ($304k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% and program service revenue 55% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $52k (15% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $211k against liabilities of $8,188, net assets of $202k.