The Cat Shelter

Analysis

The Cat Shelter is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2003, 23 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, The Cat Shelter reported income of $608k and spending of $639k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $505k to $608k (+20%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 25%. 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, The Cat Shelter sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 71st percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lakes Region Humane Society Inc ($608k), Animal Shelter Foundation Inc ($608k) and Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center Inc ($607k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 4.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $55k (8.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $181k. It paid $2,500 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $524k against liabilities of $232k, net assets of $292k. It reported 10 employees.