Puppy Jake Foundation

Analysis

Puppy Jake Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Urbandale, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2013, 13 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, Puppy Jake Foundation reported income of $809k and spending of $567k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $819k to $809k (-1.2%), an average of -0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Puppy Jake Foundation sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Helping Families in Need ($809k), Gods Shelter of Love Inc ($809k) and Asu Research Enterprise ($809k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $191k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $54k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 9 employees.