Action Programs for Animals

Analysis

Action Programs for Animals is a registered charity in United States, based in Las Cruces, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2009, 17 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, Action Programs for Animals reported income of $691k and spending of $716k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $244k to $691k (+183%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Action Programs for Animals sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northwoods Humane Society ($690k), Laguna Madre Humane Society ($692k) and Noahs Animal House Foundation ($690k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 43% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $31k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $328k. At year end it held assets of $520k against liabilities of $162k, net assets of $358k. It reported 32 employees.