Paws for Purple Hearts

Analysis

Paws for Purple Hearts is a registered charity in United States, based in Canyonville, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Paws for Purple Hearts reported income of $10.0m and spending of $9.7m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.0m to $10.0m (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Paws for Purple Hearts sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New North Citizens Council ($10.0m), Marias Healthcare Services Inc ($10.0m) and William F Vilas Estate ($10.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $8.2m against liabilities of $3.1m, net assets of $5.0m. It reported 40 employees.