Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter Inc

Analysis

Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Gwinn, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1981, 45 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, Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter Inc reported income of $716k and spending of $903k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $812k to $716k (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 201%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter Inc sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Equine Rescue of Aiken ($716k), Paws Across Pittsburgh ($717k) and Valley Humane Society Inc ($716k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $18k (2.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $389k. At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $49k, net assets of $5.2m. It reported 25 employees.