Positive Tails

Analysis

Positive Tails is a registered charity in United States, based in Brooklyn, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 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, Positive Tails reported income of $204k and spending of $94k, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $120k to $204k (+70%), an average of +70% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Positive Tails sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lionel S Legacy Inc ($204k), Wildlife Heritage Foundation of New Hampshire ($204k) and Give Me Shelter Cat Rescue ($204k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% of the total. At year end it held assets of $148k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $148k.