Kansas City Pet Project

Analysis

Kansas City Pet Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2012, 14 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, Kansas City Pet Project reported income of $9.8m and spending of $9.8m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.6m to $9.8m (+111%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Kansas City Pet Project 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 95th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humane Society of Charlotte Inc ($9.7m), Rancho Coastal Humane Society ($9.8m) and Placer County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ($9.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $274k (2.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.8m. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $667k, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 263 employees.