Its the Pits

Analysis

Its the Pits is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Its the Pits reported income of $54k and spending of $94k, spending 174% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $144k to $54k (-63%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 133% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Its the Pits sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 21st percentile, and in the 23rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Judy Mann Cat Rescue ($54k), Oasis Animal Shelter ($54k) and New Jersey House Rabbit Society ($54k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 146% and program service revenue 8.7% of the total. At year end it held assets of $175k against liabilities of $32k, net assets of $142k.

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.