Blue Bell Foundation for Cats

Analysis

Blue Bell Foundation for Cats is a registered charity in United States, based in Laguna Beach, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1987, 39 years ago. 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 January 2024, Blue Bell Foundation for Cats reported income of $442k and spending of $697k, spending 158% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2024, income grew from $178k to $442k (+149%), an average of +58% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 224%. Over the whole period it spent 134% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Blue Bell Foundation for Cats sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Caring Kitchen Incorporated ($442k), Hello Future Inc ($442k) and The Association of Naval Aviation Inc ($442k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending January 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $270k. At year end it held assets of $6.1m against liabilities of $35k, net assets of $6.0m. It reported 13 employees.