Gateway Pet Guardians

Analysis

Gateway Pet Guardians is a registered charity in United States, based in E Saint Louis, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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, Gateway Pet Guardians reported income of $2.0m and spending of $2.0m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.0m (+90%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Gateway Pet Guardians sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Peppers Senior Dog Sanctuary ($2.0m), Cat Care Society ($2.0m) and American Association of Zoo Veterinarians ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $75k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $307k, net assets of $776k. It reported 39 employees.