Friends of the Fairfax County Animal Shelter

Analysis

Friends of the Fairfax County Animal Shelter is a registered charity in United States, based in Centreville, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2007, 19 years ago. 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, Friends of the Fairfax County Animal Shelter reported income of $594k and spending of $496k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $385k to $594k (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Friends of the Fairfax County Animal Shelter sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Marshall Court Housing Development Fund Corporation ($594k), Greater Jacksonville Fishing Tournament Inc ($594k) and Apostolic Faith Church Bible College Inc ($594k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $57k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $55k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $28k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 3 employees.