Animal Friends Alliance

Analysis

Animal Friends Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Collins, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2007, 19 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, Animal Friends Alliance reported income of $4.3m and spending of $4.2m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.4m to $4.3m (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Animal Friends Alliance sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Salmonid Restoration Federation ($4.3m), Affordable Pet Care Group of Los Angeles ($4.3m) and Longmont Humane Society Inc ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 45% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $102k (2.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $5.6m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $4.2m. It reported 88 employees.