Paws Chicago

Analysis

Paws Chicago is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1999, 27 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, Paws Chicago reported income of $32.4m and spending of $19.8m, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $18.7m to $32.4m (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Paws Chicago sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Omaha Zoo Foundation ($31.9m), Dallas Zoo Management Inc ($32.4m) and Tennessee Aquarium ($31.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 8.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $553k (2.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $9.1m. At year end it held assets of $124.5m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $123.1m. It reported 258 employees.