Anderson Animal Shelter

Analysis

Anderson Animal Shelter is a registered charity in United States, based in South Elgin, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1968, 58 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, Anderson Animal Shelter reported income of $5.7m and spending of $4.8m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.8m to $5.7m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Anderson 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 93rd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dogs on Duty ($5.6m), Humane Society of Austin & Travis County ($5.7m) and Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center Inc ($5.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 28% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $69k (1.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.1m. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $8,401, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 148 employees.