Fox Valley Animal Welfare League

Analysis

Fox Valley Animal Welfare League is a registered charity in United States, based in North Aurora, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1973, 53 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, Fox Valley Animal Welfare League reported income of $847k and spending of $958k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $946k to $847k (-10%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Fox Valley Animal Welfare League sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers ($847k), Blue Hill Troupe Ltd ($847k) and Crawford County Agricultural Society ($847k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.8% and program service revenue 84% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $434k, net assets of $1.6m.

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.