Pet Orphans of Southern California

Analysis

Pet Orphans of Southern California is a registered charity in United States, based in Van Nuys, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1973, 53 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 August 2023, Pet Orphans of Southern California reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.6m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $892k to $1.3m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 132% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Pet Orphans of Southern California sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Young at Heart Pet Rescue Inc ($1.3m), Animals Angels Incorporated ($1.3m) and Journey Home Animal Center Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% and program service revenue 69% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $28k (1.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $732k. At year end it held assets of $787k against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $766k. It reported 26 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.