Animals in Distress

Analysis

Animals in Distress is a registered charity in United States, based in Coopersburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1977, 49 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, Animals in Distress reported income of $1.5m and spending of $886k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $941k to $1.5m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Animals in Distress sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Florida SPCA Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals I ($1.5m), Chasing Daylight Animal Shelter Inc ($1.5m) and Buddy Dog Humane Society Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $206k. At year end it held assets of $4.3m against liabilities of $2,024, net assets of $4.3m. It reported 23 employees.