Pongo Fund

Analysis

Pongo Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. 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 June 2023, Pongo Fund reported income of $1.8m and spending of $894k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.8m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Pongo Fund sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wild Fish Conservancy ($1.8m), Santa Paula Animal Rescue Center Inc ($1.8m) and Lake Humane Society ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $94k (11% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $6.8m against liabilities of $35k, net assets of $6.8m. It reported 1 employees.