Tail Waggers 1990

Analysis

Tail Waggers 1990 is a registered charity in United States, based in Livonia, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2011, 15 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 December 2023, Tail Waggers 1990 reported income of $730k and spending of $749k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $668k to $730k (+9.2%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Tail Waggers 1990 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 75th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Black Swamp Bird Observatory ($730k), Retrieve a Golden of Minnesota ($730k) and Planned Pethood Inc ($730k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.4% and program service revenue 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $69k (9.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $130k. At year end it held assets of $7,618 against liabilities of $250k, net assets of -$242k. It reported 21 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.