Paws with a Cause

Analysis

Paws with a Cause is a registered charity in United States, based in Wayland, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 September 2023, Paws with a Cause reported income of $9.0m and spending of $4.4m, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $9.0m (+265%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Paws with a Cause sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greensboro Urban Ministry ($9.0m), Harbor Alternate Living Association ($9.0m) and United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania ($9.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 3.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $199k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $13.5m against liabilities of $139k, net assets of $13.3m. It reported 68 employees.