Critter Barn

Analysis

Critter Barn is a registered charity in United States, based in Zeeland, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Critter Barn reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.0m to $1.5m (-22%), an average of -6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Critter Barn sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Love First Child Development Center Inc ($1.5m), McKendree Village Foundation ($1.5m) and Northeast Indiana Positive Resource Connection Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $30k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $511k. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $235k, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 30 employees.