Animal Charity Evaluators

Analysis

Animal Charity Evaluators is a registered charity in United States, based in Covina, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2011, 15 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 March 2024, Animal Charity Evaluators reported income of $5.9m and spending of $6.1m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2019 to March 2024, income grew from $3.4m to $5.9m (+75%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 173%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Animal Charity Evaluators sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Connecticut Zoological Society Inc ($5.9m), New Mexico Biopark Society Inc ($5.9m) and Erie Zoological Society ($5.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $91k, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 9 employees.