Cat Welfare Association Incorporated
Analysis
Cat Welfare Association Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1956, 70 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, Cat Welfare Association Incorporated reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.6m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.6m (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.
Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Cat Welfare Association Incorporated sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Federation of Humane Organizations of West Virginia ($1.6m), Kootznahoo-Fortress of the Bear ($1.6m) and Rising Starr Horse Rescue ($1.6m).
On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 4.8% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $464k. At year end it held assets of $7.2m against liabilities of $431k, net assets of $6.7m. It reported 4 employees.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 76%
- Program services 4.8%
- Other 20%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Federation of Humane Organizations of West Virginia | Elkins | $1.6m |
| Kootznahoo-Fortress of the Bear | Sitka | $1.6m |
| Rising Starr Horse Rescue | Wilton | $1.6m |
| Marion Willoughby Foundation for the Care of Animals Inc | Bastrop | $1.6m |