Peoples Animal Welfare Society

Analysis

Peoples Animal Welfare Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Tinley Park, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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 December 2023, Peoples Animal Welfare Society reported income of $1.2m and spending of $981k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $986k to $1.2m (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Peoples Animal Welfare Society sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include P a a C People Assisting Animal Control ($1.2m), Eco Defense Group ($1.2m) and Partners in Animal Protection and Conservation ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $142k. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $35k, net assets of $3.8m. It reported 20 employees.