Canine Partners for Life

Analysis

Canine Partners for Life is a registered charity in United States, based in Cochranville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2024, Canine Partners for Life reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.6m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $1.3m to $1.5m (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Canine Partners for Life sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% 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 Issara Institute Inc ($1.5m), Bright Beginnings Academy Inc ($1.5m) and Empowerment Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $177k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $686k. At year end it held assets of $6.7m against liabilities of $29k, net assets of $6.7m. It reported 29 employees.

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.