Friends of the Palm Springs Animal Shelter

Analysis

Friends of the Palm Springs Animal Shelter is a registered charity in United States, based in Palm Springs, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1996, 30 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, Friends of the Palm Springs Animal Shelter reported income of $4.6m and spending of $4.8m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.4m to $4.6m (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Friends of the Palm Springs Animal Shelter sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include All Seated in a Barn ($4.6m), National Foundation for Rescued Animals ($4.7m) and Palm Valley Animal Center ($4.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% and program service revenue 32% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $171k (3.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $503k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 96 employees.