Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter

Analysis

Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter is a registered charity in United States, based in Alameda, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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, Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.5m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $2.7m (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 115%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Panhandle Animal Welfare Society Inc Aka Paws Inc ($2.7m), Orcat Inc ($2.7m) and Wildlife Guardians ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 1.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $121k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $948k. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $260k, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 32 employees.