Patriots and Paws

Analysis

Patriots and Paws is a registered charity in United States, based in Huntington Beach, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2011, 15 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 December 2023, Patriots and Paws reported income of $2.5m and spending of $3.3m, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $2.5m (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Patriots and Paws 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 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little Shepherds Learning Center ($2.5m), Face to Face ($2.5m) and Consumer Credit Counseling Foundation Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $84k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $97k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $139k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 6 employees.